Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 29 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923 C. Spencer Smith

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The letter is from C. Spenser Smith of Queen Anne's school in London to Gertrude Bannister (d.1950), a cousin of Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916). The letter enclosed £40, some documentation and certificates and a resolution passed by the board of the school in relation to the ending of Bannister's contract of employment there. The writer also adds a personal note on the back of the letter expressing 'regret at the ending of such a long period of service.'The letter was written while Casement was imprisoned in London after he had been arrested while landing on the coast of Kerry in a submarine on the eve of the Easter Rising. Bannister was heavily involved in raising public support for Casement during his trial for treason.

 National Library of Ireland Roger Casement Papers, Collection List No A15, Ms. 13,075 /1 https://letters1916.ie/item/1288 English C. Spencer Smith 1916-07-29 53 Palace Street, Victoria Street, London, UK Gertrude Bannister 36 Grosvenor Road, Westminster, London, UK Industry and Public Administration Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 CLERK & RECEIVER'S OFFICE, 53, Palace Street, Victoria Street, S.W. 29th July 1916 Queen Anne's School Dear Madam, I am directed to forward the enclosed cheque for £40 together with copy of a Resolution come to by the Board at their meeting this morning, which will explain itself. I also enclose your Thrift Fund Securities viz. P.O.I.B. Certificate B37710 for £100 41/2 per cent War Stock 1925-1945 dated 13 Aug. 1915 and Post Office Savings Bank Certificate 713254 for £125.3.11 21/2 per cent Consolidated Stock dated 27 January 1911. The control exercised by the Governors over your deposits in the P.O. Savings Bank now ceases. Will you be good enough to acknowledge the receipt of these Certificates & also to send us a formal receipt for £40 Salary. I am dear Madam Yours faithfully C.Spencer Smith Miss G.A.Bannister, 36 Grosvenor Road, Westminster May I add an unofficial P.S. to express my regret at such an ending of a long period of good service. 36 Grosvenor Road, Westminster, London, UK Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 29 July 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916Letter from E. Blackwell to Gertrude Bannister, 2 August 1916 53 Palace Street, Victoria Street, London, UK Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 29 July 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916 Gertrude Bannister Letter from Gertrude Bannister to Colonel Maurice Moore, 22 July 1916Letter from George Bernard Shaw to Gertrude Bannister, 12 July 1916Letter from Dora Shorter to Gertrude Bannister, 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 29 July 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916Telegram from Brixton Prison to Gertrude Bannister, 20 May 1916Letter from Henry W. Nevinson to Gertrude Bannister, 10 July 1916Letter from Henry W. Nevinson to Gertrude Bannister, 12 July 1916Letter from J.S. Northcote to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916Letter from E. Blackwell to Gertrude Bannister, 2 August 1916Telegram from Sidney Parry to Gertrude Bannister, 29 August 1916Letter from A. Holmes to Gertrude Bannister, 23 July 1916Letter from Gertrude Bannister to C. Spencer Smith, 29 July 1916 C. Spencer Smith Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 29 July 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916Letter from Gertrude Bannister to C. Spencer Smith, 29 July 1916