Letter from ‘One of the Hard Pressed’ to Mr. Samuel, 28 July 1916
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July 28th 16 Mr Samuel
Home Secretary Sir I see by todays papers you state the Police war bonus
petition is under consideration. May I beg you, in
the name of fair play, if you have any power in the
matter, or can use your influence in any way, pray do so
& secure an increase in pay which will lift us
out of the power of "Sinn Fein" grocers whom so many
of us are indebted to for groceries etc. We are loyal & have
been loyal so try & secure for us a living wage. Yours etc. One of the hard pressed. I.J.T.
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Home Secretary Sir I see by todays papers you state the Police war bonus
petition is under consideration. May I beg you, in
the name of fair play, if you have any power in the
matter, or can use your influence in any way, pray do so
& secure an increase in pay which will lift us
out of the power of "Sinn Fein" grocers whom so many
of us are indebted to for groceries etc. We are loyal & have
been loyal so try & secure for us a living wage. Yours etc. One of the hard pressed. I.J.T.
3/8
Herbert Louis Samuel, (1870-1963) served as Home Secretary from January to December 1916 The writer, a policeman who prefers to remain anonymous, urges the Home Secretary to do all in his power and influence to ensure a pay increase for the Police which, he says, will 'lift us out of the power of Sinn Fein'.
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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__2429.html)
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- Place
- Ireland
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- Place
- Home Office, London, England
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