Letter from E. Blackwell to Gertrude Bannister, 2 August 1916 Letters 1916-1923 E. Blackwell

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The letter is from E. Blackwell of the Home Office in London to Gertrude Bannister (later Parry), a cousin of Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916). 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. Blackwell writes on behalf of the secretary of state for the Home Office, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870-1963). He advises that after a petition from Bannister relating to Casement's sentence Simon has decided that there were no grounds for him to interfere in the matter.Bannister was heavily involved in raising public support for Casement during his trial for treason. Casement was hanged on 3 August 1916, the day after the letter was written.

 National Library of Ireland Roger Casement Papers, Collection List No A15, Ms. 13,075 /1 https://letters1916.ie/item/1295 English E. Blackwell 1916-08-02 Home Office, Whitehall, London, England Gertrude Bannister 36 Grosvenor Road, Westminster, London, UK Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Politics

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 HOME OFFICE, WHITEHALL. 2nd August, 1916. Madam, I am directed by the Secretary of State to inform you that he has given careful consideration to the Petition submitted by you on behalf of Roger David Casement, now under sentence of death, and I am to express to you his deep regret that after considering all the circumstances of the case he has failed to discover any grounds which would justify him in advising His Majesty to interfere with the due course of law. I am, Madam, Your obedient Servant, E. Blackwell Miss Gertrude Bannister, 36, Grosvenor Road, Westminster, S. W. Home Office, Whitehall, London, England Letter from M. L. Waller, Home Office, to the Commandant, Prisoner of War Camp, Frongach, 9 October 1916Letter from John Pedder to the Under-Secretary, 2 August 1916Letter from John Pedder to Matthew Nathan, the Under-Secretary for Ireland, 6 April 1916Letter from John Pedder to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 27 March, 1916Letter from Arthur Eagleston to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 13 July 1916Letter from Arthur Eagleston to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 4 July 1916Letter from S. A. Arthur to Sir Robert Chalmers, the Under-Secretary for Ireland, 13 July 1916Letter from Edward Troup to the Under Secretary of the State for India, 19 July 1916Letter from Arthur John Eagleston to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 7 January 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to sir George Chrystal, 15 April 1916Letter from E. Blackwell to Gertrude Bannister, 2 August 1916Letter from J. F. Henderson to Matthew Nathan, 28 April 1916Letter from M.L. Waller to Sir Robert Chalmers, 5 July 1916Letter from John Peddar to Matthew Nathan, 22 January 1916Letter from M.L. Waller to Robert Chalmers, 10 July 1916Letter from A.B. Adams to Robert Chalmers, 19 July 1916Letter from George Chrystal to Andrew Philip Magill, 14 April 1916Letter from J.H. Morgan to Herbert Samuel, 4 August 1916Letter from Arthur John Eagleston to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, 4 April 1916Letter from Arthur Eagleston to the Under Secretary for Ireland, 8 June 1916 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 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 E. Blackwell Letter from E. Blackwell to Gertrude Bannister, 2 August 1916Letter From E. Blackwell to George Gavan Duffy, 2 August 1916Letter from George Gavan Duffy to E. Blackwell, 3 August 1916Letter from E. Blackwell to George Gavan Duffy, 3 August 1916Letter from G. Gavan Duffy to E. Blackwell, 4 August 1916