Letter from William Adamson to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 9 May 1916 Letters 1916-1923 William Adamson

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 National Archives of Ireland NAI-CSO-RP-1916-7971 https://letters1916.ie/item/3184 English William Adamson 1916-05-09 103 Mulberry Street, Liverpool, England Under Secretary of Ireland The Under Secretary of State for Ireland, Whitehall, S.W., London, England Male Easter Rising Ireland 1916

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 103 Mulberry Street,Liverpool. 9th May, 1916. I. Ack. also 1954 hereonII. [Questionable reading.] 11:5:16 Sir, I gather from press reports that a number ofvacancies are occurring in Irish Government Offices byreason of the expulsion of Sinn Feiners. If there isa vacancy which I could fill I am anxious to apply for it,and shall therefore feel indebted to you if you would beso good as to give me any available information. I am at present employed by the LiverpoolCorporation, in the Town Clerk's Department, previously to whichI was in the Court of Passage department, having enteredthe Corporation service after some years of experiencein the office of Messrs J.F.Read and Brown, Solicitors,Liverpool. I am in my twenty fifth year. I may say that I have paid considerable attentionto the subject of Local Government, and to legal studygenerally, having attended the lectures on LocalGovernment organised by the National Association of LocalGovernment Offices, and also the Courses organised by theLiverpool University Board of Legal Studies on High Courtprocedure, and lectures in the same subjects under theLiverpool School of Commerce. I have been definitely rejected by the MilitaryAuthorities, and possess the armlet distributed to rejectedmen. I am of course, a speedy Shorthand-typist. -1- If there are any vacancies suitable for men ofmy type I should feel greatly obliged if you will kindlyadvise me as to the proper procedure to adopt in regardingmaking application. I am, Sir,Your obedient Servant, W Adamson. The Under Secretary of Statefor Ireland,Whitehall, S.W. (2) Stamp on rear of envelope DOMINE DIRICE NOS The Secretary IIrish Office S.W. William Adamson Letter from William Adamson to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 9 May 1916 103 Mulberry Street, Liverpool, England Letter from William Adamson to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 9 May 1916 The Under Secretary of State for Ireland, Whitehall, S.W., London, England Letter from William Adamson to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 9 May 1916