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Letter from Rev. Thomas Carey, 5 August, 1916.

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<address>From Rev.Thomas Carey
Catholic Church, Eden Grove, Holloway, London, N.</address>
<p>5 August 1916</p>

<salute>Dear Sir,</salute>
<p>I know that you will be glad <lb/>to learn that your friend Roger Casement <lb/>was reconciled to the Church & made <lb/>his First Confession on last Wednesday <lb/>evening & made his first & last Com-<lb/>munion on the morning of his execution <lb/>on last Thursday. He died with all the <lb/>faith & piety of an Irish peasant woman, <lb/>& had, as far as I could judge, all the <lb/>dispositions, faith, hope, charity - & <lb/>contrition, resignation to God's will ?? ?? <lb/>to meet his Creator. I gave him the <lb/>Holy Father's blessing with Plenary In-<lb/>dulgence attached shortly before his ex-<lb/>ecution & for half-an-hour before <lb/>he followed me in fervent & earnest</p>

P.S. Hundreds of Mass were offered for him on the morning of his execution.  The Cardinal &<lb/> about 50 priests who were <unclear>retired</unclear> offered Mass for him.  I can only say that the friend of all appeared to me <unclear>?</unclear>-al-lin death T.C.

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Letter from Rev. Thomas Carey, 5 August, 1916.

National Library of Ireland

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