Letter from John Elliott and Edward Clark to Henry T. Gallagher, 23 June 1916 Letters 1916-1923 John Elliott

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Letter from Elliot & Clark Solicitors to Henry T. Gallagher informing him that they will be acting as defence in the case of King vs Bonner & Ors. and providing the list of witnesses for the trial. John Elliott (1859-1936) was a solcitor in the firm of Messrs Elliot ad Clark in Strabane, Co. Tyrone. Elliott's only son Cecil Moore Elliott was a private in Private "D" Coy. 7th Battalion of The Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He was killed in action in August 1915 aged twenty-two.

 National Archives of Ireland NAI/CSO/RP/1916/10858/2 https://letters1916.ie/item/4434 English John Elliott 1916-06-23 Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland Henry T. Gallagher Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland Male 1936 Law and Judiciary Industry and Public Administration Law and Judiciary

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 ELLIOTT & CLARK SOLICTORS. JOHN ELLIOTT, Coroner for North Tyrone EDWARD CLARKE Deputy Coroner. Telegrams- "ELLIOTT, CORONER." Telephone No 24. STRABANE, CO.TYRONE. 23rd June, 1916. King V Bonner & Ors. Dear Sir, We are acting for the defence in above case at next Lifford Assizes and wish to summon as witnesses for the defence Edward Brennan of Aughmeen, Dungloe and Patrick Sweeney of Cranashallow, Dungloe who in our opinion are material witnesses. Our clients are poor people and as they will incure very heavy expense in the defence and in travelling from Dungloe to Lifford, we would ask you to have the two witnesses summoned by the Crown. Yours faithfully, Elliott & Clarke H.T. Gallagher Esq., Crown Solictor, Strabane. Henry T. Gallagher Letter from John Elliott and Edward Clark to Henry T. Gallagher, 23 June 1916Letter from Henry Gallagher to Sir Robert Chalmers, 26 June 1916Letter from Henry T. Gallagher to Augustine Birrell, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 29 March 1916 John Elliott Letter from John Elliott and Edward Clark to Henry T. Gallagher, 23 June 1916 Strabane, Co. Tyrone, Ireland Letter from John Elliott and Edward Clark to Henry T. Gallagher, 23 June 1916Letter from Henry Gallagher to Sir Robert Chalmers, 26 June 1916