This letter was sent by Sir Roger Casement to Robert Monteith about the visit of Fr. Crotty, a Dominican priest. Casement goes on to express concern for Monteith's welfare as Monteith left the previous night without saying goodbye and states that he will not rest easy until he sees Monteith again.Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916),was a humanitarian and Irish Nationalist. Casement believed that an Irish insurrection would be crushed unless it received substantial assistance from Germany. He spent eighteen months in Germany, arriving first as an envoy of Irish-American leaders, attempting to encourage Germany to support Irish separatist aspirations by providing arms. Casement succeeded in securing limited German support but his attempt to form a brigade of Irish soldiers in German prisoner of war camps to fight against Britain was largely unsuccessful. When it became clear that adequate help would not be forthcoming he travelled to Ireland by submarine. Casement landed and was arrested at Banna Strand, County Kerry on Good Friday 1916. He was tried in the Old Bailey for treason and subsequently executed by hanging at Pentonville Prison 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'.