Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 26 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Fred J. Allan

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A letter from Frederick James Allan (1861-1937), a member of the Irish National Aid Association, to a mister Walker. The letter refers to the printing of armlets for the Belfast branch of the fund. The association was founded after the Rising to provide relief to the dependents of those who were executed, killed in the fighting or had lost their employment. It later merged with the Irish Volunteer Dependents' Fund to form the Irish National Aid and Volunteer Dependents' Fund. Fred Allen was an Irish Nationalist and republican. During the Parnell era, Allan was one of the most influential and powerful men in the IRB. He later resigned from the organisation in 1912. Allan opposed the 1916 Rising, viewing it as a futile gesture, yet he would go on to be heavily involved in the politics of the Irish War of Independence.

 Military Archives of Ireland Bureau of Military History Contemporary Documents, Joseph Michael Stanley Collection, BMH CD/4/3/6 https://letters1916.ie/item/1254 English Fred J. Allan 1916-07-26 Electricity Supply Committee Offices, Cork Hill, Dublin Mr Walker Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 Letterhead on righthand side of page Telephone: — 3601, — Branch 21). Fred J. Allan, Secretary and Commercial Manager. Electricity Supply Committee, Dublin Corporation, Offices and Showrooms — Cork Hill, Dublin 26 July 1916 Dear Mr.Walker The Belfast National Aid Asso. want, as quickly as possible, 6 doz armlets. They can go through our account. You might send word over to meas (to Exchequer St) as to when you think you can have them. What about the Pearse job too? Yours Sincerely Fred Allan Fred J. Allan Letter from William P. Triston to Fred J. Allan, 18 September 1916Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 2 August 1916Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 28 June 1916Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 26 July 1916Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 7 September 1916Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 27 October 1916 Electricity Supply Committee Offices, Cork Hill, Dublin Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 2 August 1916Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 28 June 1916Letter from Fred J. Allan to Mr Walker, 26 July 1916