This letter was sent by Sir Roger Casement to Robert Monteith in which he informs Monteith that he will not be able to attend this evening as he has no clean clothes. He then expresses hope that news will come soon.Roger Casement (1864-1916), an Irish nationalist who spent the months preceding the Easter Rising in Germany trying to induce captured Irish prisoners of war to join an ‘Irish brigade’ which would support the central powers by liberating Ireland. However, when it was clear that the Rising would not have sufficient assistance to make it a success Casement returned to Ireland on a German submarine in an attempt to dissuade the Rising's leaders from going ahead. Casement was captured before he could do so and after the Rising he was sentenced to death for treason. Casement was hanged on 3 August 1916. Robert Monteith (1879-1956) was a founding member of the Irish Volunteers. In 1915 he was selected by Thomas Clarke (1858–1916), a veteran of revolutionary politics, to accompany Sir Roger Casement to Germany to assist with the recruitment of an 'Irish Brigade'.