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Lahardane Crossmolina Co Mayo. 21.4.1916 The Under-Secretary Dublin Castle. Sir I did not yet receive-a.
Form to fill up stating the
amount of Petrol I use per
week although the other Doctors
in the neighbouring Districts
did so.
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will you kindly give instructions
where I shall apply for same. I am Sir
Your Obedient Servant Michael .B Dooley Dispensary Medical Officer
A letter from Michael B. Dooley, Dispensary Medical Officer to the Sir Matthew Nathan
(1862-1939). Dooley requests a form to complete requesting a form for petrol reimbursement
as a Dispensary Medical Officer. Petrol shortages during the Great War ensured strict
rationing of fuel.Sir Matthew Nathan was the under secretary for Ireland from 1914
to 1916. In 1916 Nathan offered his resignation following the outbreak of the Easter
Rising.