Letter from N. Maxwell, 23 July 1916.

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Letter from N. Maxwell, 23 July 1916.

1 Returned
2 cards —
J.W.A. say a Lady
in England sends
parcels regularly
to James Joseph there
and Extras whence herself
Aui July 23. 1916. Corduff House
Lusk
Co. Dublin July 3 Dear Madam Thanks very much
for letting me know about
Matthew James & sending
me the report of the county
work. I enclose the last two
cards we got from him, which
told us he had been moved
from Sennelager. I can't read
German, but does it not
mean that the parcels
should have Bomelah on
them & letters the other. 2 We are so glad to hear
M. James is getting parcels
through the So. Association. Yours very truly N. Maxwell

This letter was presumably addressed to Augusta Caroline Dillon (née Crofton), Lady Clonbrock (1839-1928), a prominent member of the Irish Women's Association, founded to provide assistance and supplies to Irish prisoners of war. The writer is concerned that a particular P.O.W., who has been transferred to another camp, may no longer be getting parcels. Writer encloses the last two (post)cards she got from him. A note added to the letter (by Lady Clonbrock) reads "Returned 2 cards - I.W.A. say a Lady in England sends parcels regularly to him through them and Extras".

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1543.html)