Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916. Letters 1916-1923 Andrew Philip Magill

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Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien acknowledging of receipt of O'Brien's letter concerning the control of shipping.Andrew Philip Magill (1871-1941) had a varied career in the Irish civil service; he moved to the Ministry of Home Affairs in Northern Ireland before resigning prematurely in 1925. As private secretary to Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary whose resignation was prompted by the 1916 Rising, Magill was well placed to observe the often bizarre workings of the pre-revolutionary Irish administration. His subsequent postings in Dublin and Belfast likewise made him an invaluable witness of conflicts associated with revolution and partition.William O'Brien (1881-1968) was a politican and trade unionist. A close friend and associate of James Connolly, O'Brien helped establish the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union in 1909, and was instrumental in the Dublin Lock-out strike in 1913. A member of the Irish Neutrality League, and Anti-Conscription Committee, during the World War I, O'Brien was interned on several occasions by the Dublin Castle government. From 1913 until 1918 O'Brien served as secreatry of the Dublin Trades Council.

 National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers, CSO RP/1916/3733/3 https://letters1916.ie/item/1378 English Andrew Philip Magill 1916-02-28 William O'Brien Capel Street, Dublin, Ireland Industry and Public Administration Politics Industry and Public Administration

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 28th February, 1916. Dear Sir, I am desired by Mr. Birrell to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 26th instant forwarding copy of a resolution adopted by the Dublin United Trades Council and Labour League relative to the control of shipping. Yours faithfully , (sd) A.P.M The Acting Secretary, Dublin United Trades Council and Labour League, Trades Hall, Capel Street, Dublin. Capel Street, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916.Letter from William O'Brien to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 9 November 1915 Andrew Philip Magill Letters from Andrew Philip Magill to J. P. Farrell, 7 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Field, 1 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Francis E. Meehan, 4 April 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to James Patrick Farrell, 29 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Alfred Byrne, 1 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Edward, 5 May 1916Letter from Henry Arthur Wynne to Andrew Philip Magill, 29 March 1916Letter from Matthew Nathan to Andrew Philip Magill, 19 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to J. G. Swift MacNeill, 19 April 1916.Telegram from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Robert Chalmers, 15 July 1916Telegrams from Andrew Philip Magill to Henry, 4 August 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Peter Quinn, 10 August 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Robert Chalmers, 14 July 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to M.J. Murphy MP, 11 November 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to sir George Chrystal, 15 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Scott Alexander, 4 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas O'Donnell, 17 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Peter Burrowes Shiel, 29 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 19 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 12 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde, 8 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Howell Davies, 11 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Bertram Coghill Alan Windle, 1 April 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Cecil Harmsworth, 1 April 1916.Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Jeanie Horner, 6 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Horner, 31 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Francis Smyth, 29 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Seddall, 15 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Matthew Bourke, 6 May 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Field, 19 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Sir Neville Chamberlain, 24 March 1916Telegraph from Matthew Nathan to Andrew Philip Magill, 23 March 1916Letter from Matthew Nathan to Andrew Philip Magill, 22 March 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Joseph Devlin, 8 August 1916Letter from George Chrystal to Andrew Philip Magill, 14 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916 William O'Brien Letter from William Crawford Anderson to William O'Brien, 28 October 1916Letter from Irish Prisoners, Frongoch to William O'Brien, Esq., MP, 14 October 1916Letter from William O'Brien to Augustine Birrell, 26 February 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916.Letter from William O'Brien to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 9 November 1915Letter from Frongoch to William O'Brien, 14 October 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William O'Brien, 28 February 1916Letter from William O'Brien to Augustine Birrell, 26 February 1916