Letter of appeal to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on behalf of the "Irish Race" on the request of a resolution passed at a "Great Citizens' Mass Meeting" chaired by James P. McGranery on 19 February 1939, asking him to refrain from giving aid to Britain as "Ireland's enemy" and to demand that Britain relinquishes all claims to Ireland, citing the example of the role of the US in the freeing of Cuba [in 1898],

1939 [February].
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Main Creator: McGranery, James P. (James Patrick), 1895-1962
Contributors: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
McGranery, James P. > (James Patrick), > 1895-1962
Parkhill, William > Irish-American Club
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Correspondence
Clan-na-Gael
Irish Americans > Political activity > 20th century
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century
Notes:Typescript.

The latter half of the text is very similar to that of MS 17,546/6/1.

Items 1 and 2 signed in blue ink by James P. McGranery.

Item 2 is a copy of page 2 of item 1. Item 3 is a copy of page 2 of item but dated to March 4 1939 and unsigned by James P. McGranery.

Quote from Robert Emmet at the top of the first page: "When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then and not till then, let my epitaph be written".

Document addressed from "Citizens' Mass Meeting Favoring Ireland's Independence" at: "1428 N. Broad St., / Philadelphia, Pa.", with its secretary being William Parkhill.

Physical description: 1 item (4 pages).

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