Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Howell Davies, 11 April 1916

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Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Howell Davies, 11 April 1916

1 Copy 11th April, 1916. Dear Sir William Howell Davies, I am desired by Mr. Birrell to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of 10th instant, and enclosure, recommend-
ing Mr. Horner for appointment as Chief Crown Solicitor for
Ireland, and to say that Mr. Birrell has taken a note of
your recommendation and will see that Mr. Horner's claims
are fully considered. Yours faithfully,
(Sd) APM
Under Secy.
A.P.M.
11/4/16
Sir William Howell Davies, M.P., Down House,
Stoke Bishop,
BRISTOL.

This is a letter from Andrew Philip Magill (1871–1941) an Irish civil servant to William Howell Davis (1851-1932), a British politician. Andrew Philip Magill acted as private secretary to Augustine Birrell (1850-1933) the chief secretary for Ireland. Magill assumed the role in 1913 and continued after the resignation of Birrell in 1916. Davis held a seat in Westminster for the South Bristol district. The letter is written in the context of the death of the chief crown solicitor, Malachy Kelly (1850-1916). The letter acknowledges a previous letter of recommendation sent by Davis on behalf of William Horner (b. 1878), a solicitor in London-Derry. It goes on to state that Horner's application will be fully considered.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1780.html)