Draft letter from Roger Casement to Charles Roberts confirming the date and time of the first meeting of the Select Committee and informing him he does not believe he is in the position to offer evidence on the Directors as he was not appointed to enquire that subject,

1912 Nov. 02.

Casement states he cannot provide evidence of the point of the Directors as he "was not appointed to enquire into the relations of the Directors of the Company [or] with their agents or the degree of their responsibility." but he states he will "answer any questions put to me within the scope of the enquiry.".

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Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Contributors: Roberts, Charles Henry 1865-1959
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Roberts, Charles Henry > 1865-1959, > Correspondence
Casement, Roger, > 1864-1916 > Correspondence
Peruvian Amazon Company
Diplomatic and consular service, British
Rubber industry and trade > Amazon River Region > History > 20th century.
Ireland > History > 1910-1921
Putumayo River Valley > Description and travel
Notes:Letter includes the address "45 Ebury St. S.W.".

Physical description: 1 item (2 pages).

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Draft letter from Roger Casement to Charles Roberts confirming the date and time of the first meeting of the Select Committee and informing him he does not believe he is in the position to offer evidence on the Directors as he was not appointed to enquire that subject,

1912 Nov. 02.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Roger Casement Papers, 1889-1945
Description:Casement states he cannot provide evidence of the point of the Directors as he "was not appointed to enquire into the relations of the Directors of the Company [or] with their agents or the degree of their responsibility." but he states he will "answer any questions put to me within the scope of the enquiry.".
Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Language:English
Extent:1 item (2 pages).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 13,073/36i/5 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.