Letter from Captain T. C. R. Moore to Alderman Thomas Kelly, 15 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923 T. C. R. Moore

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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.

 Military Archives of Ireland Br. Allen Collection, IE/AL/TK/27 https://letters1916.ie/item/591 English T. C. R. Moore 1916-07-15 Irish Command Headquarters, Parkgate, Dublin, Ireland Thomas Kelly 23 Longwood Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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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. T. C. R. Moore Letter from Captain T. C. R. Moore to Alderman Thomas Kelly, 15 July 1916 23 Longwood Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Colonel F. M. Taylor to Alderman Thomas Kelly, 13 June 1916Letter from Captain T. C. R. Moore to Alderman Thomas Kelly, 15 July 1916 Irish Command Headquarters, Parkgate, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Colonel F. M. Taylor to Alderman Thomas Kelly, 13 June 1916Letter from Captain T. C. R. Moore to Alderman Thomas Kelly, 15 July 1916Letter from General John Grenfell Maxwell to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 6 May 1916Letter from James O'Shea to John Grenfell Maxwell, 9 May 1916Letter from General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell to Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, 12 May 1916Letter from Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer to General John Grenfell Maxwell, 17 May 1916