Letter from Leopold Maxse to Ruby Carson, 15 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 Leopold Maxse

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Letter from Leopold Maxse (1864-1932) to Lady Ruby Carson (1881-1966). Ruby was born in Yorkshire and was the daughter of Lt Col Stephen Frewen. In 1914 she became the second wife of the prominent Unionist figure Sir Edward Carson (1854-1935). Leopold "Leo" James Maxse was editor of the conservative British publication, National Review, between August 1893 and his death in January 1932.

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Carson Papers, D1507/A/17/19 https://letters1916.ie/item/4324 English Leopold Maxse 1916-06-15 National Review, 14, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C., England Ruby Carson Male 1932 Politics Easter Rising Ireland 1916 Politics

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 TELEGRAMS, NATIONAL REVIEW. TELEPHONE, REGENT 1914. Maxse NATIONAL REVIEW, 14, TAVISTOCK STREET, COVENT GARDENS, LONDON, W.C. 15th June 1916. Dear Lady Carson, Sir Edward has the enviable reputation of not reading letters. It would be so kind of you to hand him the enclosure. I am appalled and shocked by this Irish development. The installation of a Sinn Fein Government in Ireland after the events of the last few weeks seems is simply putting a premium on crime everywhere. Its effects in Egypt and India and elsewhere would be incal- culable. Yours very sincerely, L.J. Maxse National Review, 14, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C., England Letter from Leopold Maxse to Ruby Carson, 15 June 1916 Leopold Maxse Letter from Leopold Maxse to Ruby Carson, 15 June 1916