Copy letter from John Redmond to Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom asking for leniency for the leaders of the 1916 Rising,
1916 Apr. 3.
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| Summary: | Letter says "I would most earnestly beg of you to prevent any wholesale trials of this kind - wholesale executions would destroy our last hopes. The precedent of Botha's treatment of the Rebels in South Africa is the only wise and safe one to follow". |
| In collection: | Autograph letters signed collection, ca. 1603-ca. 1972 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Inscibed on headed paper "House of Commons". Physical description: 1 item (1 page). more |
| Arrangement: | Sub-fonds. |
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MS 49,491/2/753 |
Manuscripts Reading Room |
Manuscripts |
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