In this letter from David Sheehy (1844–1932), Hanna's Father, to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946), David writes in the aftermath of Hanna's husband Francis' death. David then discusses his living situations, as he is currently living in Bath, writing that he wishes he were where Hanna is. He then shares his knowledge of the trial that will occur and sends his love. David Sheehy was a parliamentarian and the father of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington. Though he supported Irish involvement in the first World War and did not approve of Hanna Sheehy Skeffington's feminist politics, he was a member of the IRB and interceded for the release of his son in law Francis Sheehy Skeffington after he was imprisoned for anti-war protests. He formally declared bankruptcy in 1915 and was forced to sell the family home, living briefly in Bath, England before moving in with his widowed daughter, Margaret Sheehy, in Dublin. Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette, nationalist, language teacher, was the founder of the Irish Women’s Franchise League and a founding member of the Irish Women Workers’ Union. She 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.