Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Hamilton, 10 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery

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This is a copy of a letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery (1844-1924) to Hamilton. Originally a Liberal and a strong supporter of Gladstone, Montgomery was also a firm Unionist, but by 1916 he believed that Ulster Unionists had no choice but to accept Lloyd George's proposal for a six-county Northern Ireland. In this letter, Hamilton discusses letters regarding Colonel Henry Irvine (1850-1928), the chief recruiting officer for Tyrone, and Colonel John Arthur Welby (b. 1874). Montgomery states that Welby should be informed that a letter he sent will be brought before the county council in August and until then families of soldiers and help societies should continue their work. Montgomery believes that it would not be possible to set up a benefit committee without him. Montgomery also notes the lack of co-operative and benefit societies in Tyrone.

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Montgomery of Blessingbourne Papers, D/627/429/37 https://letters1916.ie/item/2239 English Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery 1916-06-10 Hamilton Male 1924 Politics Politics

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 Copy 16th June, 1916. My dear Hamilton, By all means send Colonel Irvine's letter to ColonelWelby. Keep a copy. I suppose you had better tell Colonel Welby that youwill bring his letter before the County Council at its nextmeeting, which will be in August, and that meanwhile theSoldiers' and Sailors' Families and Help Societies can continueto carry on the work. You might add that you do notthink the Council is at all likely to agree to modify theirscheme, but you enclose Colonel Irvine's letter with regardto the A.O.H. Colonel Irvine has done all the work of theSoldiers and Sailors' Families Society hitherto, and youdo not see how it would be possible to run the proposedCommittee without his assistance, There are no co-operativeor benefit Societies in Tyrone except purely local Creameryand Flax Societies, the constitution and objects of whichdo not appear to entitle them to special representation ona War Pension Committee. Yours very truly, Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to William Coote, 25 March 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenerg Montgomery to Edward Carson, 31 May 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Edward Carson, 9 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Willis, 10 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Edward Carson, 9 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to 'Canon', 10 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to W. G. Vance, 13 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Vernon, 15 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Willis, 15 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Hamilton, 10 June 1916Letter to Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery from Walter Long, 2 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to George Francis Stewart, 17 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to James Stronge, 3 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to John Edward Fowler Sclater, 3 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to James Stronge, 9 June 1916.Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Mr Glasgow, 18 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to George Francis Stewart, 18 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Hugo, 27 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Maurice Headlam, 19 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery, 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Charles Hubert Montgomery, 30 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to William Hovenden Ffolliott, 2 August 1916Letter from Charles Hubert Montgomery to Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery, 29 May 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to John Ross, 27 May 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to William Coote, 27 May 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to William Coote, 22 May 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Waldron, 26 June 1916Letter to Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery from Sir John Ross, 2 June 1916.Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Sir Richard Dawson Bates, 23 June 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to William Coote, 9 Spetember 1916Letter from Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery to Walter Long, 31 May 1916Letter from M. E. Sinclair to Hugh de Fellenberg Montgomery, 18 September 1916