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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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Typescript. 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". This document is very similar to MS 17,546/6/10, suggesting that this was an early draft. Document addressed from "Citizens' Mass Meeting Favoring Ireland's Independence" at: "1428 N. Broad St., / Philadelphia, Pa.". Physical description: 1 item (2 pages). more |
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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].
| In Collection: | Joseph McGarrity Papers, 1789-1971 |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (2 pages). |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 17,546/8/22
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |
| Corporate Author: | Clan-na-Gael |