Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 16 May 1916

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Letter from Mary McEvoy to Agnes Sweetman, 16 May 1916

1 Drumbaragh House May the 16 Madam We are all so glad
to here the Master coming
home tomorrow. Christine says the
chimneys will be done
tomorrow, the cook is
sending butter and eggs
to day. 2 The children are
very good. Your obed
Servant Mary Mc Evoy

The letter is from Mary McEvoy, servant on the Drumbaragh Estate in County Meath, to Agnes Sweetman, wife of politician John Sweetman (1844-1936) who owned the estate. McEvoy expresses everyone's relief that the Master, John Sweetman, is coming home the following day and outlines some preparations they are making for his return. He had been imprisoned in England after the Easter Rising.

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Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__5602.html)