Letter from Patrick McCartan to Bulmer Hobson regarding the "whispering campaign" against Roger Casement accusing him of homosexuality, and about contacting the IRA to to put a stop to it,

1937 April 27.

In this letter Patrick McCartan states "if [Shane] Leslie or any other Irisman help to substantiate the charges against Casement, Maloney will have a lot more to say. Other who will say nothing may act. Some of the men involved in shocking Wilson on his own door step are yet alive and they will get all the facts from me".

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Main Creator: McCartan, Patrick, 1878-1963
Contributors: Hobson, Bulmer
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Hobson, Bulmer > Correspondence
McCartan, Patrick, > 1878-1963 > Correspondence
Maloney, William Joseph Marie Alois, > b. 1881
Casement, Roger, > 1864-1916
Bigger, Joseph Warwick, > 1891-1951
Leslie, Shane, > 1885-1971
Hackett, Francis, > 1883-1962
Irish Republican Army
Notes:Physical description: 1 item (2 pages).
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Letter from Patrick McCartan to Bulmer Hobson regarding the "whispering campaign" against Roger Casement accusing him of homosexuality, and about contacting the IRA to to put a stop to it,

1937 April 27.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Joseph McGarrity Papers, 1789-1971
Description:In this letter Patrick McCartan states "if [Shane] Leslie or any other Irisman help to substantiate the charges against Casement, Maloney will have a lot more to say. Other who will say nothing may act. Some of the men involved in shocking Wilson on his own door step are yet alive and they will get all the facts from me".
Main Creator: McCartan, Patrick, 1878-1963
Language:English
Extent:1 item (2 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 17,604/3/15 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.