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Alderman T. Kelly, 23.Longwood Avenue, S.C. Road, Dublin Sir, In reply to your
letter of 14th inst, although
full enquiry has been made, I regret to say the missing papers
and sketches cannot be traced. Should any trace of them appear at a later date,
you will be informed Yours faithfully, T.C.R Moore Capt
Colonel,A.D.S.T.,
for Major-General i/c Administrator,
Irish Command.
Headquarters, Parkgate, Dublin 15/7/1916.
This letter from Captain T. C. R. Moore to Alderman Thomas Kelly (1868-1942) following
up on a previous letter from 13 June in which Moore , responding to a letter of 6
June from Kelly, writes that the items that Kelly seeks, including 'a number of water
colours' cannot be traced. There is an implication in Moore's response that Kelly
has accused the Military of taking these items. Thomas Kelly was an influential member
of the Dublin City Council in the early decades of the 20th century. His achievements
included replacing slums with social housing; developing a public library service;
and the foundation of the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art. Although not involved in
fighting during the rising, he was arrested afterwards but was released after a short
time. He was arrested again in 1919 and was unable to take his position as Lord Mayor
of Dublin due to health complications that had arisen from his imprisonment.