Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Francis Smyth, 29 March 1916

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Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Thomas Francis Smyth, 29 March 1916

1 Copy 29th March, 1916. Dear Mr. Smyth, I am desired by Mr. Birrell to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of 27th instant, and to
say that he has taken note of your recommendation
of Mr.Delaney for appointment as Chief Crown Solicitor,
Ireland. Yours faithfully, (sd) APM
Under Secy.
A.P.M.
29/3/16 Thomas F. Smyth, Esq., M.P.,
Mohill,
Co.Leitrim.

This is a letter from Andrew Philip Magill (1871-1941), the private secretary of the Chief Secretary of Ireland, Augustine Birrell (1850-1933). Magill was writing to Thomas Francis Smyth (1875-1937), MP for South Leitrim. In the letter Magill was writing on behalf of Birrell stating that, Birrell had received Farrell's letter of recommendation and had taken it on board. Smyth had sent Birrell a letter asking him to consider Mr Thomas W. Delany (1868-1939) for the position of chief crown solicitor of Ireland. A vacancy had arose when Sir Malachy Kelly (1851-1916) died suddenly. Delany was the crown solicitor for Longford.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1801.html)