Letter from G. Gavan Duffy to E. Blackwell, 4 August 1916 Letters 1916-1923 George Gavan Duffy

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A letter from George Gavan Duffy (1882-1951) to the under secretary of state for the Home Office in London, E. Blackwell. This letter is in response to the Secretary of State's decision to apply the capital punishment amendment of 1868 to the execution of Casement. This act requires the body to be buried within the prison. Gavan Duffy argues that this applies only to murder and not for treason. He also comments on the family's belief that they have been 'grievously wronged' by the State in the rejection of their request for private burial. The letter was written the day after Casement's execution.George Gavan Duffy was an Irish politician, barrister and judge. He unsuccessfully defended Roger Casement at his trial for high treason after the Easter Rising.

 National Library of Ireland Roger Casement Papers, Collection List no. A15, Ms. 13,088 /12 https://letters1916.ie/item/1306 English George Gavan Duffy 1916-08-04 4 Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn W.C., London, UK E. Blackwell Home Office Whitehall (London) Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Law and Judiciary Politics Industry and Public Administration

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 4 Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn. W. C. 4th August 1916. The Under Secretary of State, Home Office, Whitehall, S. W. Sir: - 311643/146:- I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date from which I understand that the Home Secretary takes the view that section 6 of the Capital Punishment Amendment Act, 1868 applies to a case of execution for treason. I most respectfully dissent from this view inasmuch as that Act has always been considered to apply to cases of murder and none other, and the principal section of the Act (Section 2) as to carrying out of judgement of death is expressly confined to murder. In view of the submission which I ventured to put before you in my letter of yesterday, the relatives of Roger Casement consider that a grievous wrong has been done to them, since it is apparent that the question of burial within the prison walls has never been considered by the Home Secretary otherwise than in connection with a Statute which they are advised has no application. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, G. GAVAN DUFFY.. George Gavan Duffy Letter from Fr. E.F. Murnane to George Gavan Duffy, 2 August 1916.Letter from J.T. Burns to George Gavan Duffy, 16 October 1916.Letter from Ernest Blythe to George Gavan Duffy, 18 April 1916Telegram from P.S. O' Hegarty to George Gavan Duffy, 18 April 1916Telegram from George Gavan Duffy to P.S. O' Hegarty, 18 April, 1916Letter from George Gavan Duffy to P.S. O'Hegarty, 20 April 1916Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Eoin MacNeill, 20 April 1916Letter from P.S. O'Hegarty to George Gavan Duffy, 24 April 1916Letter from Ernest Blythe to George Gavan Duffy, 12 May 1916.Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Ernest Blythe, 14 May 1916.Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Miss Helen Blythe, 22 May 1916.Letter from George Gavan Duffy to the Manager, 'Irish Independent', 22 May 1916.Letter from Ernest Blythe, Brixton Prison, to George Gavan Duffy, 29 May 1916.Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Messrs Corrigan & Corrigan, 31 July 1916Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Messrs Corrigan & Corrigan, 4 October 1916Letter from George Gavan Duffy to John O'Connell Esq., LLD, 9 August 1916Letter from Roger Casement to George Gavan Duffy, 30 June 1916Copy of letter from F. O'Donnell to George Gavan Duffy, 4 July 1916Copy of a letter from Serjeant Alex Sullivan to George Gavan Duffy, 4 August 1916Copy of a letter from George Gavan Duffy to Michael F. Doyle, 7 August 1916Letter from John Quinn to George Gavan Duffy, 9 September 1916Letter from Fr F.M. Ryan O.P. to George Gavan Duffy, 12 July 1916Letter from Fr F.M. Ryan O.P. to George Gavan Duffy, 12 July 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 1916Letter from Father Edward Murnane to George Gavan Duffy, 24 July 1916Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Ernest Blythe, 21 April 1916.Letter from George Gavin Duffy to Joseph Cyrillus Walsh, 6 July 1920 Letter from George Gavan Duffy to Joseph Cyrillus Walsh, 6 July 1920 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 Home Office Whitehall (London) Letter from G. Gavan Duffy to E. Blackwell, 4 August 1916 4 Raymond Buildings, Gray's Inn W.C., London, UK Letter From E. Blackwell to George Gavan Duffy, 2 August 1916Letter from E. Blackwell to George Gavan Duffy, 3 August 1916Letter from G. Gavan Duffy to E. Blackwell, 4 August 1916