1 11, Grosvenor place,
Rathmines, Dublin. 24 — II. — 16. Dear Dr. Maguire, You were kind enough, in September 1914, to sign for me a bank
guarantee for £100 for the IRISH CITIZEN, jointly with Lady Ernestine
Hunt and Captain White. Owing to the continued drain on the paper,
I have been unable to pay this off; nor will the National Bank press
for repayment so long as I meet the interest regularly. Now, howev-
er, Lady Ernestine Hunt, for personal reasons, wishes to withdraw her
name from the guarantee; with the result that the bank will call up
the guarantee unless they are satisfied that you and Captain White
are prepared to be jointly responsible for the amount, without Lady
Ernestine's concurrence. May I ask if you will be good enough to
let me have an intimation to this effect? I have now stopped the drain on the paper by making it a monthly
and will not attempt to resume weekly publication until the entire
debt, including this guarantee, has been paid off. I note that "Votes for Women" has also been compelled to become
a monthly; so it is not surprising that, with our more restricted
field, the IRISH CITIZEN should also have had to shorten sail. With regrets for having to trouble you, and many thanks for your
assistance in keeping the paper going,