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In this letter to Skeffington (1877-1946) Fletcher (c. 1863 - 1948) apologises that he cannot assist Skeffington with her fundraising as his parishioners are still continuing their boycott of the parish funds. He notes that while they were utterly defeated in the political controversy they still have the 'power of the purse'. Fletcher arranges to call on Hanna and her husband when he visits Dublin later in the coming week.Reverend Dudley Fletcher was an Anglican minister. Fletcher was also a prolific writer and wrote many pieces on various topics during his lifetime, a large degree of his correspondence with the national press concerned the Irish question and Ulster.Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons. Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916), and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full details of his execution emerged.
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