Letter from Kate English to Patrick English, 1916

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Letter from Kate English to Patrick English, 1916

1 c/o 2 Ashtown Villa,
Black Horse. Road.
Phoenix Park.
Co. Dublin My Dear Patrick, I got your
second letter and was
surprised to hear that you
did not get the money
I sent you for Ciggarettes .
I sent you one shilling
and I am sending you
another now. answer 2 as soon as possible to
let me know if you
recieved it. I hope
you will be soon home
as I am expecting you
every morning You
need not be worring about
me as I am splendid
I am quite happy with
Nellie it is a beautiful
house when you are
coming it is to this
house you are coming
it is beside Horans. 3
3
I know you will be
delighted with it. all your
comrades are more than
surprised to see you
are not home they
cannot understand it
I have no more to
say at present hoping
to hear from you soon
again. we all join sending
our best love Good Bye
with love and kisses
from mother
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

This letter is from Kate English (b. 1855), and is addressed to her son Patrick English (1894-1970). After the Easter Rising of 1916 Patrick English was interned at Stafford Prison before he was later moved to Frongoch internment camp in Wales. In the letter Kate states that she is surprised to learn that Patrick did not receive the money that she sent him to buy cigarettes. She states that she will send him some more money. She asks Patrick to write to her as soon as he receives this money. She writes, also, of her hope that he will soon be released. Kate goes on to state that she is happy with the new house she has moved into with her daughter Nellie. She also notes that Patrick's comrades are surprised he has not been released yet.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__1946.html)