In this letter from George Lansbury (1859-1940) to Hanna Sheehy Skeffington (1877-1946), George expresses his grief over the death of Hanna's husband, Francis. He writes regarding the work of Francis' life and laments the circumstances of his death. He finished by sending his love and with a comforting quotation. George Lansbury was a British politician who held socialist views and advocated for social justice, disarmament, and women's suffrage. He held various elected offices and was the editor of the Daily Herald, which he helped to establish. 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.