Letter from C. Spencer Smith to Gertrude Bannister, 31 July 1916 Letters 1916-1923 C. Spencer Smith

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This is a letter from C. Spencer Smith of Queen Anne's School in London to Gertrude Bannister (later Parry), a cousin of Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916). The letter refers to arrangements to terminate Bannister's employment in the school and the writer asks that she send a copy of the notice announcing her resignation.The letter was written while Casement was imprisoned 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/1289 English C. Spencer Smith 1916-07-31 53 Palace Street, Victoria Street, London, UK Gertrude Bannister Industry and Public Administration Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 CLERK & RECEIVER'S OFFICE: 53, PALACE STREET, VICTORIA STREET, S.W. 31st July 1916 Dear Miss Bannister I am sending a formal reply to your letter, & also a note from the Chairman which may go some way to satisfy you. There was some delay in sending my previous letter off as your address was unknown until obtained from Miss Holmes, & I was not present here when it was dispatched. It appears that the notice was not booked and as it is desirable for me to have a copy it would much oblige me if you would send me one - or return the original on promise of return. I am faithfully yours C.Spencer Smith 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