Letter from Thomas Clarke on Portland Prison headed notepaper to his friend Paddy Jordan of Strabane, signed in his prison name "H.H. Wilson",
21 December 1897.
He mentions his completion of 15 years in prison by next April - "Yes, fifteen years is a dreadful long time sure enough, but the slow going days & hours of it never seemed to drag along as slowly as now. How I am longing for it to end!". He mentions the restrictions on his correspondence [he was allowed one letter out every 3 months]. Various friends are mentioned and he discusses disappointments over the Amnesty movement, urging Jordan not to blame people who have done their best.
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Notes: | Addressed to "Mary Clarke, 26 Queen's Square, Brunswick St., Dublin" on verso, along with printed rules and regulations regarding communications with prisoners. At top, written in ink - "J464 H. Wilson, Portland Prison, Dorset". Note - on very delicate paper, please handle with care. Physical description: 1 item (2 pages). more |
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Letter from Thomas Clarke on Portland Prison headed notepaper to his friend Paddy Jordan of Strabane, signed in his prison name "H.H. Wilson",
21 December 1897.
In Collection: | Tom Clarke and Kathleen Clarke Papers, 1890-1972. |
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Description: | He mentions his completion of 15 years in prison by next April - "Yes, fifteen years is a dreadful long time sure enough, but the slow going days & hours of it never seemed to drag along as slowly as now. How I am longing for it to end!". He mentions the restrictions on his correspondence [he was allowed one letter out every 3 months]. Various friends are mentioned and he discusses disappointments over the Amnesty movement, urging Jordan not to blame people who have done their best. |
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Language: | English |
Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 49,425
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |