Postcard from Susan Cuming to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 19 January 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Susan Cuming

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Postcard from Susan Cuming (c. 1896 -1970) to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946) to tell her that she can not take charge of the office in the morning as she is working until 1 o'clock. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the widow of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington (who was summarily executed on 26 April 1916). She was active during the Rising, bringing food to the Volunteers in the G.P.O. and the College of Surgeons. Four days passed before she found out what had happened to her husband, Francis (1878-1916), and it wasn't until almost two weeks later that the full details of his execution emerged.

 National Library of Ireland Sheehy Skeffington Papers, Collection List No. 47; MS 33,604/15-15 https://letters1916.ie/item/3438 English Susan Cuming 1916-01-19 39 Leeson Park, Dublin, Ireland Hanna Sheehy Skeffington Westmoreland Chambers, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Ireland Female 1970 Country and City Life Industry and Public Administration

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 39 Leeson Park Dublin 19/1/16 Very sorry I cannot take charge of office for you for I am engaged all morning now & do not get home till after 1 oclock. S. Cumming Mrs Sheehy Skeffington Westmoreland Chambers Westmoreland Street Dublin 39 Leeson Park, Dublin, Ireland Postcard from Susan Cuming to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 19 January 1916Letter from Agnes Cuming to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 10 May 1916 Westmoreland Chambers, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Ireland Postcard from Susan Cuming to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 19 January 1916 Susan Cuming Postcard from Susan Cuming to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, 19 January 1916