Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Dr Catherine Maguire, 24 January 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Francis Sheehy Skeffington

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 National Library of Ireland Sheehy Skeffington Papers, Collection List No. 47; Ms 33,612/18-19 https://letters1916.ie/item/3924 English Francis Sheehy Skeffington 1916-01-24 11 Grosvenor Place ,Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Catherine Maguire Male 1916 Country and City Life

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 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, 11 Grosvenor Place ,Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Dr Catherine Maguire, 24 January 1916 Francis Sheehy Skeffington Letter from Francis Sheehy Skeffington to Dr Catherine Maguire, 24 January 1916