Letter from Henry W. Nevinson to Gertrude Bannister, 12 July 1916

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Letter from Henry W. Nevinson to Gertrude Bannister, 12 July 1916

1 From Henry W. Nevinson, 4, Downside Crescent. Hampstead, N. W. July 12/16 Dear Miss Bannister, Many thanks for
your letter this morning. Zangwill writes that he has
already signed Clement Shorten's
petition and Malsingham tells
me his is signing that too. The Hon. Lady Barlow
(K.2. The Albany W.) is
writing privately to Asquith
and you may put her
name to the Llewellyn Davies
petition, or send it to her to
sign. E. Richard Crofs (York)
the solicitor to the Nation 2
and a great friend of Ll. George
given me leave to put his
name to the Native Races
Petition. Please add it. V Sir Edwin Pears will
write privately to Asquith &
will probably sign one of
the petitions. His address
is Reform Club. Pall Mall
or 10 Lowther Road, Barnes. I have not seen the D4
News yet, but Gardiner
promised to put in my letter last night. Please let me know
anything that can be done. Warmest regards H.W.N.

The letter is from writer, war correspondent and crusading journalist Henry W. Nevinson (1846-1951) to Gertrude Bannister (later Parry), a cousin of Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916). Nevinson writes to inform Bannister about individuals who have agreed to write personally to the British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith (1852-1928) or sign petitions in support of Casement. 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. In the 1900s Nevinson had worked closely with Casement in raising awareness about slavery in western Africa and he worked extensively for the campaign to save Casement.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1293.html)