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Letter from L. T. Silvester to Edward O’Farrell, 21 July 1916

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<address>"L" Signal Company,  
<lb/>Royal Engineers, 
<lb/>A..P.O.S., 7</address>
<date>21st July. 1916.</date>

<salute>Sir Edward,</salute> 
<p>I take the liberty of writing to you to ask if you could
<lb/>kindly give protection to my wife and children against the
<lb/>vindictiveness of a certain Mrs, Cotterill living in Leinster
<lb/>Avenue, North Strand, a Englishwomen whom my wife has befriended
<lb/>in many ways. I might point out that my wife and three children are
<lb/>living alone at No.5. Leinster Street, North Strand and have no
<lb/>relations or friends whatever. Mrs. Cotterill, I presume, has
<lb/>written an anonymous letter to the authorities making baseless
<lb/>accusations against her character and I enclose a copy of a letter
<lb/>received from my wife where it will be seen how far matter were
<lb/>carried.</p>

<p>My duties here are abnormal and such worry as this is
<lb/>likely to seriously interfere with my capability of executing them.
<lb/>On leaving the Chief Secretary's Telegraph Office to mobilise in
<lb/>August 1914 Sir James Dougherty promised to assist me in any way
<lb/>should the occasion arise and I now beg that assistance may be given
<lb/>to my wife to live peaceably as an honest and law abiding <sic>women</sic> 
<lb/>and immune from such cowardly attacks.</p>
<salute><sic>Iremain</sic>, Sir, 
<lb/>Yours Faithfully,</salute>
<signed>L.T.Silvester
<lb/>Sgt. R.E</signed>

<address>The Right Hon:
<lb/>Sir Edward O'Farrell 
<lb/>Chief Secretary's Office,
<lb/>DUBLIN CASTLE. 
<lb/>DUBLIN.</address>

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Letter from L. T. Silvester to Edward O’Farrell, 21 July 1916

National Archives of Ireland

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