Postcard from 'M' to James Ryan, 27 May 1916

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Postcard from 'M' to James Ryan, 27 May 1916

1 Mr. James Ryan C/O Chief Postal Censor London Irish Prisoner F50 Detention Camp Stafford 2 Wexford 27. v. 1916. Dear Jim, I need not say that I was
delighted to hear of you. I hope you are very
well, Is there anything that I could do
for you? Please let us know if there is any
thing that you or any of the Wexford
prisoners would like. All over here are
very well and are looking forward
to seeing you soon. After hearing from you
Fr. Mark will send you all anything you like. M.

Letter from an unknown 'M' to James Ryan (1891-1970) during his imprisonment in Stafford. The correspondent offers assistance to Ryan, asking him on behalf of the other prisoners from Wexford whether there was any item they needed that the correspondent could send (Ryan was born in Wexford). Given the familiar terms of address used, 'M' is probably a close friend or relation of Ryan's. James Ryan studied medicine in University College Dublin. He was appointed chief medical officer in the GPO during the Easter Rising. After the Rising he was imprisoned in Stafford and, later, Frongoch, and was released in August 1916. Ryan was later a founder member of Fianna Fáil and a government minister.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__0426.html)