Letter to Herbert Henry Asquith regarding the Casement Relief Petition, 27 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923

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This is a covering letter from the Casement Relief Petition sent to Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928), British prime minister, from the Casement Relief Petition Committee. They are sending 46 signatures to be included with the petitions they have already sent by the same post. But, because these people are not 'people of note' they are to be understood as a different category. Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916) had been arrested at Banna Strand, County Kerry on the eve of the Easter Rising. Though Casement had not been intimately involved in the planning of the Easter Rising and had travelled to Ireland from Germany to try and prevent it taking place, believing it should not happen without sufficient German support, he had been sentenced to sentenced to death for treason. The names of the relief committee, who were campaigning for a reprieve, are listed in full.

 National Library of Ireland Roger Casement Papers, Collection List No. A15, Ms. 13,088/9 https://letters1916.ie/item/301 English 1916-07-27 44 Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland Herbert Henry Asquith Westminster, London, England Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Politics

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 44, Parnell Square, Dublin 27th. July,1916. The Rt. Hon. H.H. Asquith M.P. Prime Minister. Sir, We are sending by some post an eith list of 46 signatures, to the Casement relief Petiton. As they are not personally know to us and appear to belong to a different category we have not included them in the list of people of note. We have the honour to be, Your Obedient servant, Hon. Secretaries Committee:- The Lord FFrench The Lord Ashbourne Rt. Rev. Mons. Ryan P.P. Rev. Matthew Maguire P.P. Dr. Hyde LL.D. Professor Nat. University Col Maurice Moore C.B. Lorcan Sherlock Esq. Late Lord Mayor Dublin F.J. Allen Esq Mrs Hutton Mrs. O'Nolan Miss O'Farrelly M.A Professor Nat. Univerisyt Miss Young Queen's Co. Westminster, London, England Letter to Herbert Henry Asquith from the Casement Relief Petition Committee, 27 July 1916Letter to Herbert Henry Asquith regarding the Casement Relief Petition, 27 July 1916Letter from Gertrude Bannister to Colonel Maurice Moore, 22 July 1916 44 Parnell Square, Dublin, Ireland Letter to Herbert Henry Asquith from the Casement Relief Petition Committee, 27 July 1916Letter to Herbert Henry Asquith regarding the Casement Relief Petition, 27 July 1916