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LIST OF NLI CASEMENT DOCUMENTS SEEN PLUS NOTES

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NEW NPA photographs

CAS5B Has to be the Christensen family, without Adler. NPA http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000658637

Family of six, with two parents and four children. Roger Casement Photographic Collection [undated].

CAS40B ‘Man posing in front of foliage’ – young man with hat.

CAS41B ‘Rocky outcrop with a bridge and a man’. Below bridge over river bed. Young man in suit with white shirt and pocket handkerchief. Perhaps Jose Gonzalez but more elegant, quite tall, about 21.

https://orders.nli.ie/orders/30786/build/add_items

RTE are using this photograph but not of RDC – a PAC commissioner Seymour Bell or Walter Fox, or Juan Tizon, (all were short men), or perhaps Hardenburg?

See p. 138 photograph of six at La Chorrera in Jordan Goodman’s book. Seymour Bell most likely as he has white shoes and a diagonal band over his shirt.

British Library: McHugh says the handwriting “A discarded defence of Roger Casement, suggested by Bernard Shaw; with an appendix of comments by Roger Casement [and an introduction by Clement Shorter]. George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950. London: Privately printed by Clement Shorter, 1922”.

See Spectator 22 June 1956 where Roger McHugh is quoted as reporting presumably Shorter as in a footnote writing the handwriting of Casement on the defence [where is the original?] does not tally with that in the diaries. See also IPR of April 2020. Draft memorial for Roger Casement written by George Bernard Shaw NLI 13,088/10/2 ‘Papers relating to the trial of Roger Casement, 1916-1917. Main Creator: Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. 1 item (4 pages)’.

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MANUSCRIPTS SEEN

D = Digitised

BMH has George Gavan Duffy papers on Casement some pre-July 1914 in CD 45 (Appendix Part I)

UCD George Gavan Duffy archive (letters on conversion and 30 June 1916 letter on missing papers):

http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/p0152-gavan-duffy-gerorge-descriptive-catalogue.pdf

P152/ George Gavan Duffy Papers

30 June 1916 Letter from Casement, Pentonville Prison, to Gavan Duffy, in which he urges Gavan Duffy to

recover from the High Court of Justice or the Home Office, documents and papers contained in a canvas portfolio which he had brought in from Brixton Prison to give to him (Gavan Duffy). States that they are documents dealing with the trial and that ‘it is very important that they fall into no hands but yours’. Also states that he has ‘been wrongfully and most untruthfully assailed in the course of proceedings by the crown witness’. Notes that Gavan Duffy is acquainted with the facts and leaves ‘ the vindication of my personal honour thus aspersed and falsely charged in your hands’. Also claims that the testimony of the other soldier witnesses was capable of being completely upset had he chosen to defend himself. Thanks Gavan Duffy and his wife, Margaret, and others who supported him, ‘so faithfully, so bravely and so loyally’. Requests that his last and most recent statements are carefully preserved and copies given to his many friends in Ireland.

Notes that the noblest, bravest and most chivalrous friends he has found in the last days have been women. Warns that he shall not be able to write often and that when Gavan Duffy comes again to see him it can be only about his legal affairs. Reminds Gavan Duffy that he has left it to him and other friends to protect his name and further states ‘you know why I kept silent and why I did not refute many things as I might have done’. Finally notes that he is happy with his fate and is ‘reconciled with all men and things’.

Item 14 - 9 September 1916 Copy of unsigned letter from [an American journalist] to Gavan Duffy, in which he informs Duffy that he dictated notes about Casement which were published by the New York Times a few weeks previously. States that he spoke frankly but would like Gavan Duffy to confirm his statement about Germany. Notes that ‘the English have been circulating reports on Casement’s degeneracy. Admits that he was shown what ‘purported to be photographic copies of his diary and the handwriting looked like his. Declares that ‘it was a dirty piece of business to circulate such reports, that even if the statements were true his private life had

nothing to do with his public acts’. John Quinn is the author - original in NLI 10763/25

MSS 17401-20 were not catalogued until recently (Scribbling Diary etc)

http://catalogue.nli.ie/ (MSS after 25,275)

http://sources.nli.ie/ (MSS up to c. MS 25,275 includes old card index)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/A015_Casement.pdf (A15 List - MSS 13073-13092 new second version)

http://www.nli.ie/pdfs/mss%20lists/103_Casement_Additional.pdf (103 List - MSS 36,199-36,212)

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000513403 (MS 49154) - See also my Casement rediscovered Papers (2012 release) - catalogue by Avice-Claire McGovern, annotated with * if seen.

Casement manuscripts were to be found in the Hayes Irish Civilisation Volumes (they went up to 1965 (no MS numbers present after c. MS 14,352), and the Hayes Supplement 1965-1975 which since 2009 are all now computerised under ‘Sources’ database, as is the NLI card index (c. MS 21,800-26,064).

The first NLI Special Collection List is A15. This Casement catalogue details manuscript numbers NLI 13073-13092 (Acc. 863+) from Gertrude Parry, and consists of some 4,000 documents.

Since 2006, Accession 4902 has become NLI Collection List 103, ‘Roger Casement Additional Papers,’ with new manuscript numbers 36,199-36,212. The front of Special Collection List A15 had the previous listing of Acc. 4902 papers when uncatalogued by the different folders.

There were 365 references to ‘Casement’ in NLI manuscripts and journal articles, 337 to ‘Roger Casement’ and 288 to ‘Roger Casement’ manuscripts (262 in the NLI). They include items from special collection list A15.

The NLI computer index or online catalogue listed 220 manuscript files (c. MS 26,000+ from 1990 accessions onwards), 181 books and 68 photographs. [in 2020 around 165]

Special Collection List 442 in the MS Reading Room, and also on 1st reel (POS 911), contains Casement items (amongst others) to be found in Cathal Brugha barracks.

Latterly, MS 39120 (1-10) a big Parry purchase (inc. an 1895 notebook) has been bought.

MISSING ITEMS MENTIONED IN OTHER BOOKS:

‘The Nameless One’ poem (see Montgomery Hyde article). May only have been in New York see Singleton-Gates mention.

Francis Naughton sheet (see BL Reid)

The Casement papers in three suitcases seen in 1915 by George Gavan Duffy and Art O’Brien (see BMH)

The 1881 Scribbling Diary (see BL Reid, some copy part was in Oliver McMullan’s papers in Cushendall) – FOUND in NLI on 17 November 2012 in 17,413.

I discovered in 2012 nearly twenty Casement folders (17,401-20) that are not in any NLI catalogue and which include one item, Casement’s 1881 Smith’s Scribbling Diary (MS 17,413) which I had long been searching for. It was last heard of when seen by B.L Reid, and duly referred to in his 1976 biography but without a proper reference. I assumed wrongly it had been illicitly removed like the missing poem ‘The Nameless One’ and the Francis Naughton document seemed to have been.

I suspect these newly discovered papers were uncatalogued when seen by Reid and then accidently omitted from the Hayes Irish Civilisation Supplement 1965-1975 or were too late for it yet failed to get on to the later index cards which preceded computerisation. They too emanated from Gertrude Parry

NLI 1622-1623 (1622/3) White Diary of 1910 typescript; 13087/25 manuscript.

FIND OUT:

'Fatal day' 9 June 1890 – Gads or ‘Gado’ Hill poem. He met Joseph Conrad in Matadi on 13 June 1890. Did someone die, Baptiste? MS 12,114.

Millar postcards dated 2 September 1913 in NYPL: What else happened around that day? - 10 September writing to Miss O'Rorke from Ardrigh.

LIST OF CASEMENT AND CASEMENT-RELATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM ABOVE CATALOGUES (INCOMPLETE)

* = seen

?? = error or uncertain fact

Roger Casement Photographic Collection.

Sir Roger Casement's papers are lodged in the Manuscripts Department of the National Library of Ireland. The associated photographs, numbering 110 prints [1 box; mounted, in mylar, in phase box 164 photographs: b&w prints.] are housed at the National Photographic Archive. There are some portraits of Casement and his family but the bulk of material concerns his investigative work in the Congo and South America. The collection has been fully catalogued and the images digitised in the Online Catalogue. A file containing a surrogate copy of the images is available in the National Photographic Archive reading room.

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000509360/CollectionList?lookfor=&type=AllFields&view=list#tabnav - list with 62 images

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000172331/HierarchyTree

NLI electronic catalogue list (63 digitised prints are listed [now 165 NPA Casement images]

CAS1A, 2B, 3A, 3C, 4A, 4C, 4D (wee auntie), 7A, 7B, 8A1, 8B, 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B (cottage), 12C (Riederau house), 14A, 15A ( Julio?? ‘Unidentified tribesman in the Putumayo region’ but not so - youth on river boat with obvious finger print, not used, very good), 15B, 15C1& 2, 16A, 16C, 16D, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B (2 men one with rifle & 2 boys, good, not used) , 18C, 18D, 19A, 19B, 19C, 20A, 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 22A (bare chested boy), 22B, 22C three people, 22D (boy child in Putumayp region), 23D (1 and 2 duplicates of Ricudo), 24A, 24B (Jay, tribesman standing behind shrubbery), 24C (“Long-haired tribesman in the Putumayo region”. Cheerful boy at side; see Jordan Goodman article on Putumayo photographs where reproduced, not used by me, good), 25A (perhaps Julio and another man with rope - not used), 26A (scarred boy - used), 27A, 28A, 29A, 30A, 31A, (five Ward studio and sculptures), 32A (Santos), 33A (Rio coast), 34A (Rio street), 36C (Barbados coast), 36D (Barbados donkey cart), 40A , 40C , 40D , 41A , 41C, 42A , 42B, 42C, 42D, 43A, 43B, 43C (man in a hat), 48A (two men in boat), 48B , 48C (black men in rowing boat, white man in solar topee, in Congo??), 49A, 49B, 49C, 56A (McKenna’s fort 1916??), 56B (Casement at Bow St. 1916 - last one).

CAS57D is now last numbered item – ‘Pencil profile portrait of Sir Roger Casement Signed and published by J.J.P. O'Healy, 23 Bachelor's Walk’. Many new items come from folder 36,208.

UNCATALOGUED *Acc. 5119: Scrapbook of news cuttings on Rising and executions etc. Pages on petitions on reprieve for Casement and other clippings on him. Provenance unknown. “Found 1997.”

*1689 “Diary of Roger Casement relating largely to his efforts in Germany to obtain arms and help for the Irish Volunteers, Nov. 7, 1914 - March 28, 1916.” – Acc. 863. Notebook 1. Mostly in Curry's book now in my German Diary (2016).

*1690 “Diary of Roger Casement relating largely to his efforts in Germany to obtain arms and help for the Irish Volunteers, Nov. 7, 1914 - March 28, 1916.” – Acc. 863. Notebook 2. Mostly in Curry's book now in my German Diary (2016).

*3229 “A collection of original and "Photostat" copies of letters and postcards from G. B. Shaw to various persons on a variety of subjects, including the 1916 Rising, Casement, legal abortion, reminiscences of Coole Park, Christianity and the presentation of his earlier manuscripts to the National Library of Ireland, 1913 - 1949.” – GBS/C.H. Norman (defence) and Muriel McSwiney (abortion) letters.

http://www.bureauofmilitaryhistory.ie/reels/bmh/BMH.WS0637.pdf

*5220 “Bulmer family chronicle by Mary A. Bulmer Hobson, 1050-1936.” – Huge book, beautifully typed. Her address: Alteannach, Carnalea. Dated 26 February 1937. Dedicated to Declan Hobson. Benjamin (father) 1852-1927. Page of Co Armagh Hobsons. Brother Harold married Eva K Dawson. Mary Claire Gregan’s mother Caroline may have been Protestant going by her parents’ names, St. George and Newtownbarry.

*5244 “"A last page of my diary", by Roger Casement, written in Berlin, March 17th to April 8th, 1916.” – manuscript of German book/diary, also transcript in 17587 (3); after EXPOSE – ‘to my diary! exclamation mark? Yes in NLI ts should read “Expose” April 5. 1916 to my Diary! Now in my German Diary (2016).

*5459	“Letter of Roger Casement to Miss Doyle, June 11, 1908 – extract.” also “Seven letters of Roger Casement to Mrs Elsa Douglas in Munich relating to his articles, pamphlets, etc., March to Oct., 1915. Letters of Casement to Mr Campbell, July 2, 1906, Miss Doyle, June 11, 1908, to Mr Plunkett, n.d., Miss A. Meyer, Dec. 10, 20, 1915, and to unknown addressees dated Jan., 1907, Feb. 1910, May, 1915. Letter to a person visiting America giving a long account of the "Christiania" incident, Nov. 12, 1914.” – Frau Elsa Douglas, Munich typist, Douglas Fitzgibbon, Miss Antoine Meyer, Congo thoughts, Findlay. Dandelman.

*5460 “Letters written by noted people in The Irish Press controversy over the Forged Casement Diaries by W. J. Maloney, together with two poems relating to the subject by W. B. Yeats, 1936 - 1937.” – Cuttings of Yeats and George Bernard Shaw letters. In 1937, GBS wrote in the press that “the documents existed and were authentic” which prompted Francis Stuart, to respond saying the diaries were a “concoction”.

*5461 “Letter from Roger Casement to Sir M. F. Ommanney, acknowledging warrant conferring on him the companionship of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, together with a copy of the statutes of the Order, 1905.” – Acc. 1034. CMG documentation donated 1951 by late Mrs Gertrude Parry. CMG donation. With a Parry letter? – No, only Casement’s draft reply dated 29 December 1905, Ballycastle. “The state of my health has rendered it impossible for me to personally receive from the King’s hand, the insignia…” ‘September 1954 – warrant and insignia with covering letter now in Heraldic Museum Genealogical Office Dublin Castle’; Bound 1960.

MSS 5581-5583 are in Hayes Sources as ‘Correspondence dealing with the National Movement 1906-21’ but without any details:

*5581 1906-17: many letters; Patrick Pearse, Arthur Griffith, F.J. Bigger, Bulmer Hobson to Gavan Duffy 15 May 1906; Alice Stopford Green to Gavan Duffy 9 February 1914, “I propose to get together about a dozen of the most extreme Irishmen in London that I can to have a talk with Mr Bigger.” He offers names.

*5582 1918-21 Gavan Duffy’s visits to Europe as official Irish envoy – extensive correspondence inc. many early 1920s letters from Erskine Childers; 1921 pan-Latin movement letter; Grabisch.

*5583 consists of 1920s invitations to the Gavan Duffys & Mass cards etc.

[*5349-5351 are workmen’s accounts books of 1839-40 with farm and timber mentions and are irrelevant to Casement despite NLI saying they were part of a Gavan Duffy donation. “Accession number 1042 refers to papers acquired by the NLI on 24 September, 1951 from Mrs. Gavan Duffy. These papers are catalogued as MS 5349-5351 and MS 5581-5583 and are described in the Accessions Register as ‘Mr Justice Gavan Duffy: remainder of his papers incl. Rex v Roger Casement and Casement's memoranda, misc correspondence 1906-1921 with photos, cartoons, Irelands request internationally for recognition, 1920’.” There weren’t any Casement papers in those numbers anyway.]

*5462 “"Photostat" copies of letters from Roger Casement to Thomas St. John Gaffney, American Consul in Germany and to Mrs. Gaffney, 1915-1916, together with letter from Maj. Gen. M. Brennan acknowledging the presentation of the tunic, etc. of Bailey, one of Casement's comrades, 1925.” – Gaffney’s brother presents Bailey’s (Beverley) uniform to Major Brennan Cork, nothing of interest.

*5463 “Presented by Mrs Parry-Dr Curry” on 27 October 1951, accession number 1057. In bound volume “Roger Casement correspondence, dealing with his mission to the Putamayo and distress in the west of Ireland, a ballad of Sir Roger by W. S. Blunt with his photograph and a German pass granted to him by the Kaiser 1911-1914.” Much of this correspondence received by Casement in Rydal Mount, South Africa. Putumayo/Connemara/German pass/Harriette Dickey or Wilkinson, Blunt poem “All hail to our chief Jew”, copy of thank-you letter to Sir Edward Grey 13/14 March 1911. 4 September 1911, “I find it less strain” on my eyes to write in pencil. “I am the guest of Mr Cazes.” Adler’s Norwegian passport issued in Berlin says he is a Lutheran. Jane Tubridy, Louis Barnes and Archbishop of Canterbury (Randall Davidson ‘Rec’d 5 March 1913 at Rydal Mount’ on Putumayo). Dr Curry saw Gertrude in 1930.

Photograph of Casement, spotted mount, slightly damaged, face-on, J Thomson, 70a Grosvenor St. W studio. Inscribed/signed on front “Yours ever sincerely Roddie Casement. May 8th 1890” and verso “To Harriette [Dickie/Dickey/Mrs Adderley Wilkinson sister of Emma] with Roddie’s best love, sailing for the Congo tonight. May 8th 1890”. Séamas O Síocháin mentions the verso inscription (p. 39) but does not reproduce photograph. Same as 36,208/1 which is used in my book on p. 55 (1st ed).

*5588 “Statements by associates of Roger Casement, including Ben S. Allen, Joseph Conrad, H.S. Dickey, Geo. Gavan Duffy, Bulmer Hobson, T. Artemus Jones, G. B. Shaw; mainly for use in Maloney's book 'Forged Casement Diaries'; with some associated letters; mainly 1933-34. 23 items in 13 folders.” Also described as “"Photostat" copies of statements by prominent people concerning the book, "Forged Casement Diaries", by William J. M. A. Maloney, 1933-1934”. - the statements are not originals and are not all present; for originals from McGarrity collection see 17601 (1-13). Angus Mitchell misreferences 5588 (negatives) as 5388 in his 2013 biography – see p. 328 and 300. MF Doyle statement is in 17601, if not here. See also BL Reid pp 382-3 and Angus Mitchell’s Amazon Journal pp. 29-32.

Ben Allen – 2 December 1932, 4pp. ‘rabid nationalist’ ‘just Irish enough’, saw a rolled up manuscript. Does not quote any content. Complete 4 page letter unlike 17601/1/4 which is missing p. 3.

– 'Early recollections' wrote BL Reid but he quoted a wrong or old number which should be 17594, being “Biographical notes on Roger Casement by his sister Agnes Newman and his cousins Elizabeth Bannister and Gertrude Bannister, 1923 and n.d. (c. 1933.) 4 items

*7398 Wrong/microfilm number quoted by B.L. Reid, should be 17594, 'Bannister memoir’ (Parry).

*7946 “Accounts of events in 1916, dealing mainly with the imprisonment and trial of Roger Casement, written by Mrs Parry (formerly Gertrude Bannister).” – Gertrude Parry’s 50 page 1916 memoir, photocopy. BL Reid wrong, saying 7948 (not a Casement item). Did Gertrude go to Casement’s London landlord? No mention seen. Stuff about diary and ‘moral pervert’ being spread. “Mrs Green attempted to get Sir John Simon to undertake it [the defence of Casement] but he refused. Mr Tim Healy was also approached but returned the same answer.”

*8358 “Letters from Roger Casement, mainly to W. Cadbury, dealing with political and humanitarian subjects, with a few letters from the latter to Casement; also typed copies of a personal statement made by Cadbury after Casement's death and of a petition to H. L. Samuel, Sec. of State for the Home Dept., for remission of the capital sentence passed on him, 1905-1916.” – Acc. 1757. Three folders, numerous letters most on CRA/Putumayo. Morel mentions.

*8612 “Letters from Sir Roger Casement to Mrs. Mary Hutton, dealing, among other things, with the plight of the Irish-speaking people of Tawin, Co. Galway, with regard to a schoolhouse, together with two poems by Sir Roger entitled "The Irish Language" and "A Ballad History of Ireland," 1904-1914.” – (in Séamas’s book) 14 letters, dull: “Manx Gaelic speakers all and were of the Norse invasion of that island.” 17 July 1910, Gresham Hotel [Black Diary that day: “Arr Dublin 6 a.m.]

*8605/13 14 January 1916 Letter from Roger Casement to Mrs. Thomas St. John Gaffney (6 p.) thanking her for her kindness to Irish soldiers in Germany and giving instructions relating to the contents of a trunk that he sent to her for safe keeping, Casement asks her to remove her husband’s books and a suit from the trunk and if Casement dies, to send the rest of the contents to Joseph McGarrity in Philadelphia at the end of the war. Batch of letters bought in 1956 at Sotheby’s and presented by Sean T O’Kelly in special folder. Others: 7 January 1916 trunk being sent. 14 January suit for McGarrity. 13 March 1916 trunk at Mrs Wildberger.

*8638 “Autograph letter (1936) from Bulmer Hobson to Roger McHugh, in relation to the Casement trial, 1916.” Actually 1956 [now corrected by NLI]. Mention of Sir James O'Connor, Irish Attorney General in 1916 who attended the trial. F.E. Smith “then handed O’Connor a photostat of a page of the indecent diary”. O’Connor said it was “peddling dirty stories.” – Acc 1887.

8743 “Correspondence carried on in Germany between Roger Casement and Rev. John T. Nicholson in relation to Irish prisoners of war at Limberg, 1915.”

*8824 “Articles and notes by Harry F. Norman on literary topics, mainly poetry, and on music in Dublin, including a number of poems of a humorous nature, together with articles and lectures on Herbert Hughes, AE., Fr. Thomas Finlay, Horace Plunkett and John Eglinton (pseud.) i.e. William Kirkpatrick Magee, c. 1930 - 1940.” – Herbert Hughes, broadcast memoir. No Casement aspect.

*8999 “'Photostat' copies of two letters from Roger Casement to Miss Jephson-Norreys of Mallow with regard to his mother's connection with the Jephson family, 1895.” – letter 1 June 1895 (not 1898) from Ballycastle and 29 June 1895 from 50 Jermyn St. SW. Photocopies. Two sets of each. Actually a third letter exists of 10 June from Ballycastle. All three are reprinted in ‘Anglo-Irish Miscellany’ by Maurice Denham Jephson. See also MS 36,207/8 below.

*9932 “A collection of newspaper cuttings and other notes made by Alice Stopford Green, including many articles and reviews by her and a life of Roger Casement by Mrs Newman, 1890-1918.” – Nina's early ‘life’ of Casement. Heyn mention.

*10464 (1-16) “Eighty-one letters of Roger Casement to A. S. Green, with some associated documents, 1904-1916.” – ‘ND’ on cover of first folder, otherwise in date order. ‘Alice Stopford Green Papers’ printed on folder covers. Seem all to be by Casement to Alice. No accession number indicated. But there is a 20 September 1905 letter in folder 2 to Mr [Robert] Stopford concerning Sir William Casement and family history. Letter of 27 June 1907 also to Robert Stopford [should be Edward the brother not Robert Jemmett Stopford the nephew b. 1895] and inscribed Acc 980 (presumably refers to whole batch). Other Alice Stopford Green files are in the numeric sequence.

/1 ND ‘cold hearted reply’ re Sir Roger’s knighthood.

/2 - 24 August 1906, 110 Philbeach Gardens “Miss McNeill is a brick”; “Robert Lynd came to lunch with me at noon today – and I go to a Dungannon Club meeting on Saturday”;

- 8 September 1906, Ballycastle “Sir E. Grey was charming – we talked about Congo and about myself too”, “I shall see the ‘boys’ in Belfast soon – but I am not going to be present at one of Mr B’s ceilidhs – those gatherings are amusing but one does not want too many of them.”

“Yes the ‘boys’ are a good lot – a dear lot of youngsters although I think Mr B. is a bit foolish over some of them, but he is a boy himself and that’s all to the good.” [Roy Foster references it as from me in ‘Vivid Faces’ on p. 136, n. 62 with no date however I failed to include that phrase ‘but he is a boy himself’. In 3rd edition.]

*10564 (1-6) “About 100 documents concerning the movement for the reprieve of Roger Casement, 1916. “Col. Maurice Moore Papers. Yeats to Asquith on reprieve – 100-odd interesting documents from people responding to Maurice Moore’s request to join committee or sign petition. Yeats items are typed copy and half a manuscript version marked ‘copy’.

Lord ffrench (16 July 1916 letter) was perhaps the first? to start the story about the Putumayo source for the diaries, speaking of “notes Casement kept in connection with the Putumayo atrocities of evidence taken down from witnesses and these notes are now being brought forward as if they were a diary of Casement’s own doings.” Gerald Dease, Turbotstown, Coole, Westmeath; very angry and against reprieve.

*10763 (1-29) “Documents accumulated by George Gavan Duffy as solicitor for the defence in the case of Rex. v. Casement, 1916, and as executor of Casement's will, correspondence, briefs, notes by defendant, etc.” - 29 folders.

Excellent. Brief to counsel?

[See also 49,154/11/1, Rex v Sir Roger David Casement: Brief to counsel for the defendant upon trial and 17,420 Original Brief to Counsel for the defendant’ upon trial, Rex v. Sir Roger Casement, June 1916.]

Stamp lower centre on cover: "G. Gavan Duffy / 4, Raymond Building, / Gray's Inn, / W.C.".

Inscriptions on cover: "Mr. A.M. Sullivan / 500 [?]" and "With [?] Mr. Artemus Jones / & Mr. J.H. Morgan". Alexander Martin Sullivan, Thomas Artemus Jones and John Hartman Morgan were on Casement's defence team at his trial.

/6 (30 May-3 June 1916) Many documents photographed.

£500 from Doyle. What date and which Doyle? Michael Doyle doesn’t arrive until 7 June. Can’t refind in 6.

John Devoy advanced $5,000 from proceeds of his brother’s will.

3 June 1916 Mary Boyle O’Reilly after mention of Alice Stopford Green tells “about a month ago a group of important American journalists were called to Whitehall and there shown letters and a diary of Sir Roger Casement’s that proved which proved him to be a moral offender unworthy of public sympathy”. She adds that “My answer was that the horrid charge was probably false” [photographed]

Inspector Kearney sends Casement’s watch to Duffy. He couldn’t retain it.

30 May 1916 Henry Walsh (Tralee solicitor) re Fr Ryan (photographed);

F.J. Bigger, “P. is worrying about the papers. All serene. 1/vi/16” (I June 1916). [‘P’ must be Sidney Parry]

Nannie (NF) Dryhurst, “Sir Horace Plunkett is trying to see the documents or “diaries””.

Mysterious letter from “Barbara Allen” 8 Howard Street, Belfast.

Warburton says Hardinge (judge) won’t hear his evidence.

Cadbury sends £200 for defence [photographed].

Roger Casement from Magherintemple gives £25 [photographed]

/7 Sullivan “There are parts of his notes that should be burned. Tell him he must stop scribbling. Papers get mislaid, overlooked and spied upon sooner or later. He has told us as much as can be of use – and everything else that is worse than useless.” Miss O’Farrelly gives £50; Michael Francis Doyle arrives Liverpool, Sunday, 9 June 1916 telegram to Doyle.

/8 Dick Morten a problem [photographed]

/9 Dick Morten problem discussed [photographed]

/10 Sullivan to George Gavan Duffy: saw Bigger and "instructed him as to the lines upon which enquiry is to be pursued." Press Michael Francis Doyle for money "I can't send back the business of last term without certainty as to my position when this is done. He must realize that this is not a matter to be left in doubt at this crisis and must be attended to at once." 14 June 1916 (see also Gaelic American 11 October 1924, NYPL Maloney IHP 56)

June 14; Duffy to prospective client: can't take case - too busy

June 16; Duffy to Sullivan: pointing out that in London there are no peremptories. Have not got statements of evidence of witnesses who had not yet testified, but doesn't think Sullivan's misgivings re one will be borne out; read Lynch transcript, which gives different impression from official report.

June 18; Fr. Murnane to Duffy: I saw Casement, but with warder. The bishop thinks he might be able to get prison to dispense with warder.

June 22; Alice Stopford Green research notes re British press treatment of assassination of Archduke Ferdinand as politically justified (Contemporary Review

Aug 14, 19th Century Aug 14) and Irish volunteers as unifying and non sectarian (Contemporary Review July 14)

/11 19-22 June 1916, Letters from Alice Stopford Green, Fr Murnane, Sjt Sullivan; seats at trial for Lady Byles but not Miss Colles. Accounts (Doyle £700)

/12 23-26 June 1916, Hoste gives £100, Morgan complains about Michael Francis Doyle, Alice Stopford Green, Dick Morten.

/13 27-30 June 1916, N. Beresford Heaton gives £100, Serjeant Sullivan’s fee is £525; FJ Bigger is thanked for sending over Rory’s clothes.

/14 1-4 July 1916: letters from ED Morel, Artemus Jones, (fee £322), O’Donnell of the O’Donnell, William Allan Hay (1 July young Scotsman who met Casement in Africa letter to Gavan Duffy mentions of poem and Lourenco Marques and St Paul de Loanda, (3 sides photographed).

/15 Mrs Nannie Dryhurst (6 and 7 July 1916 re diaries), Alice Stopford Green 10 July 1916 don’t publish, and Mary Boyle O’Reilly re rumours [photographed] also letters from?? E.D. Morel, Gertrude Bannister with defence ideas, and Sidney Parry.

Anonymous letter to Gavan Duffy of 7 June 1916, “As regards Eureka [in Greek script] the material in question has not been found. Of that I am quite certain.” - possibly items in Kerry; a priest writes but hand delivered, and why does he write Eureka if ‘I have [not] found it’?

/16 15 July 1916 Gavan Duffy to Gertrude Bannister on diary and rumours (photographed) see also p. 329 Mitchell ‘16 Lives’.

/17 17-24 July 1916: Duffy to Michael Francis Doyle 20 July 1916, “The non-arrival of the American cheque on which I counted in briefing Counsel for the appeal is very disappointing. We want at least £300 more up to date and if the case goes to the House of Lords it will cost me out-of-pocket another sum of 250 guineas in Counsels’ fees even at a moderate estimate so I trust that when you get over the other side you will be able to help in the matter. Yours sincerely GGD”.

22 July 1916 telegram to Doyle passenger New York American Line Liverpool ‘Execution Third August’.

Mention of Thomas Hughes Kelly of New York, Treasurer of Irish Relief Fund in 22 July 1916 letter from Michael Francis Doyle.

/18 25-28 July 1916: (3) Sarah Purser letter.

27 July 1916 Casement letter from Pentonville (original) to his cousin May Casement. In old envelope marked ‘Roddie’s letter’. Mention of Mrs Dunlop Williams.

/19 Alice Stopford Green statement on Casement: ‘known since 1904’.

Casement will copy dated 1 August 1916.

Michael Francis Doyle telegram Washington DC 1 August 1916 “Splendid success. Every promise fulfilled.” ??

Francis Joseph Bigger asks about ‘ship hope’. (I quote in my book)

/20 5 August 1916 (photographed) Gavan Duffy to and from JH Morgan (7 August) re draft of letter to Attorney General. Montgomery Hyde thought this was a draft and never sent (copy of AG letter not present) but revised his opinion. Duffy cautions Morgan by referring to a (unnamed) newspaper item in ‘London Letter’ on the ‘other matter’.

/22 14-18 August 1916: 14 August 1916 letter from Duffy to W. Allan Hay “I have your letter, but pay no attention to the kind of rubbish appearing in the enclosure. It is sufficiently obvious that if charges of the kind indicated could have been established at all they would have been the subject of the prosecution and aspersions of this kind defeat their own end” (photographed).

16 August 1916 Duffy letter to Michael Francis Doyle looking more money.

/24/18 Gillian Shirley of 40 Cromwell Grove wrote 30 August 1916 with memories of meeting Casement in Brazil. Seeking his mother’s address and given Nina’s. Sounds as if she was down and out in Brazil and Casement got her home.

/24 Gavan Duffy to JH Morgan 31 August 1916; Dick Morten paid nothing toward defence fund. Morgan got £42 from Duffy as a token.

10763/24/22 List of Property from CRO, Scotland Yard, no mention of diaries but many books 23 + 6 + 18 + 76 + 5 = 128 in all. Six trunks, a wooden box, a canvas bag and a case with a silk hat. No origin stated.

/25/13/1 Quinn to Gavan Duffy on diaries 9 September 1916, “I was finally shown what purported to be photographic copies of his diary and the handwriting looked like his.” (Also in 17603).

/25/13/5 Duffy reply to Quinn on 5 October 1916. Says nothing.

/25/15 Doyle to Duffy on diaries 15 September 1916, 3 pp., tenor John McCormack saw copies.

/25/21 Doyle to Duffy about Nina receipt 28 September 1916.

/26/35 Brigid Matthews gets rosary 28 October 1916.

/27 Nov-Dec 1916: /27-2 2 November 1916 Brigid Mathews thanks Gavan Duffy for relic.

15 November 1916 Michael Francis Doyle on surprise at the Parry marriage

8 December 1916 Duffy to Doyle “Your friends have not treated me well in the matter”.

/28 Jan-Feb 1917: Doyle mention of letter January 1917

4 January 1917 Doyle wants to know what costs are outstanding.

22 February 1917 Duffy keen to get Gertrude to look at contents of returned box.

27 January 1917 Duffy to Michael Francis Doyle with copy accounts: £1,750 income, £1,213 costs paid. £537 balance. £800 Gavan Duffy’s costs still to be paid.

/29 – last 10763 folder. March to May 1917:

Michael Francis Doyle mentions. £130 from Casement’s bank account coming to executor. Going to Duffy.

21 March 1917 Ginnell letter from Duffy denying Michael Francis Doyle’s not getting going to Germany story.

*10764 Trial papers – witness statements (huge volume). “The inner circle were bent on it” (the Rising). Sicily boys photographs – Casement instruction to Gavan Duffy /1A probably. “Extracts from Roger Casement's notes on his trial, Rex v. Casement, 1916 June 16. Typescript document with manuscript annotations. Covers a general explanatory statement, with notes on military and other witnesses and their statements. Physical description: 1 item (126 pages).”

*10765 Trial papers – probate of will only.

*10766 Trial papers – scraps.

*10880 “Arranged mainly under name of correspondent…Correspondence and associated papers including letters in Irish and English mainly, to Eoin Mac Neill re. the Gaelic League and the Irish language movement, c. 700 items, 1893-1929. Includes original ms. of article by Sir R. Casement re. former prevalence of spoken Irish in Ulster, n.d. (c. 1910?) and typescript copies of two letters from Casement to Count Von Wedel, 30 March 1916 11 pp; and 1 April (cover note) and 2 April 1916 [12 pp. Devoy’s speech mention, letter marked ‘cancelled’ plus four typed pages of notes also marked cancelled, “infamy”] Copies of 2 April in NYPL; ts 17587 (4), 43227 (2 & 3); and 30 March (ms and ts) in (NLI ts 10,880); NLI (copy of German FO original) 14,914 (2); NLI ts 17587 (4); NLI 43,227 (1); NYPL draft ms Maloney IHP 1/31; PRO HO 144/1637.) re. his work with the Irish Brigade in Germany, etc...” – inc. MacNeill to Hayden Talbot re correction on Casement’s landing and nil communication; Casement letter to MacNeill of 31 May 1910 from Northern Counties Hotel with Midland Station Hotel crossed out.

*10999/i “Seven letters to or concerning J. M. Plunkett en route to Berlin via Switzerland including a letter from Roger Casement, 1914-1915. With seven other documents including a description of his journey, a draft of a declaration for the Irish Brigade in Germany, and a draft paper on "Germany's future World Policy", May-June, 1915.” – Adler Christensen note about a passport for Plunkett; also good description by him of entering Germany from Bern in Switzerland.

*10999/ii “Thirteen letters and a post card to J. M. Plunkett on literary matters and in connection with the Irish Volunteers. Correspondents include Thomas Mac Donagh, George Plunkett, James Stephens, Bulmer Hobson, James Connolly, L. J. Kettle, and Roger Casement. With an autographed sonnet by Casement on "Lost Youth" 1911 - 1915.” – Lost Youth poem in manuscript, 18 February 1914 about a dead missionary. Letter from Casement to Meyer.

*11488 “"Photostat" copy of a statement of Miss Gertrude Parry, concerning Sir Roger Casement, Jan. 10, 1926.” Gertrude Parry [Bannister] regarding the trial of Sir Basil Thomson and his involvement with Roger Casement. Photocopy of 10 January 1926 “Statement by Mrs Parry lent by Dr Mackey who has the original” 1961 - 7 pages. Gertrude on Herbert Ward and Basil Thomson, reference to ‘landlady’ ‘Vile slander’ etc. Written after Basil Thomson’s trial (the Thelma de Lava incident) “As a matter of fact the trunks left behind by Roger in Ebury St. were handed over to the police by the landlady at the instigation of another lodger, as soon as Roger went to Germany. Sir Basil Thomson had the diary in his possession for at least 16 months before Roger’s trial.” Shown to people in 1915 and then to a man (probably Herbert Ward).

*12113 Not a Casement item, nor 12112 (1870s St. Jarlath cuttings).

*12114 [12,114-20 Acc. no.??] “Casement Papers. Poems by Roger Casement, 1882 and 1883.” – inc. Nameless One (Libya), Virgil text, drawing Benburb but no famous poem Nameless One. Fat, two inch-thick notebook with striking colour drawing of bearded young man – by or of Casement?? Tantallon Castle Haddingtonshire sketch. Spelling of great grandfather’s address, ‘Castle Casement Hollywood’ in p. 497 of Séamas O Síocháin’s book is wrong. It should be ‘Holywood’ as on the inside cover in the ms. New Zealand property sale advised; letter to Charlie and Tom from Mr Perry copied in at front, Euroa, Williamstown, ship Chrysomme. Montreux poems.

Gads or Gado Hill poem 9 June 1890 (Fatal Day – who died? Baptiste??)

*12115 “Casement Papers. Poems by Roger Casement, 1882 and 1883.”

*12116 “Casement Papers. Journal and note book of Roger Casement, with some verse, 1899.” – Poem on youth.

*12117 “Address and memorandum book of Roger Casement, 1901.” – 1901-1905; excellent. All Eve references spelt ‘Symons’, one very faded. Blunt/Darien addresses (see separate transcript).

L. George Brown

care of T.B. Blunte [should be T not J as in my book’s first edition.]

Sheriff

Darien, Macintosh County

Georgia

U.S.A.

See T Butler Blunt (McIntosh county) – from Georgia State Gazetteer, Business and Planter’s Directory, Vol. II, 1881-82

*12118 “Memorandum by Sir Roger Casement on the Irish Brigade in Germany, April, 1915.” – Described by Casement as “Copy”. Dated Berlin, 13 April 1915. Pages 21-35 inscribed on odd pages. Large hard-backed memo book Germany Irish/German pact. Uninteresting. Zimmermann meeting mentioned. Two cuttings enclosed one of mass German executions at Songea East Africa from Daily Mail 31 January 1919. First and necessary step is to “free the Irish civil prisoners at Ruhleben”.

*12119 “Part of a play (by Gertrude Bannister?), n.d.”

*12120 “A collection of poems on 1916 by various authors, collected by Una Parry.” Poems after execution – in Gertrude Parry's notebook; Colum, Blunt, Eva Gore Booth. (3) Sidney

*12175 “Bulmer Hobson Papers. Address book of members of the "Dungannon Club" to advance the Hungarian policy in Ulster, with minutes of the first three meetings, 1905.” – On cover: printed. First meeting’s minutes is on Wednesday 8 March then up to May 1905. Padraic Colum present. D. [Denis] McCullough Hon. Sec. 109 Donegall St and 319 Grosvenor Road. Members included David Parkhill 17 Cliftonville Road, John Morrow, Sean McDermott, David McCullough Moneyrea, Comber, Rev Richard Lyttle Moneyrea Comber, W.R. Lynd University St., Bulmer Hobson 6 Hopefield Ave., Herbert Hughes Bangor, W.R. Gordon King St., Ned Trodden Falls Rd., James and John Sharpe. Names cut out include: Treasurer’s, 1B, 2Cs, 1K in Malone Park and 1S.

*12176 “Bulmer Hobson Papers. Minute book of Na Fianna Éireann, an association of Junior Gaelic Athletic Clubs in Belfast, 1902.” – Hobson is chairman. Very fussy minutes. Denis McCullough and Thomas Collins mentions, also Arthur Robin, McKenna and Richard McDaniel. Protest over “encroachment of spectators” upheld.

MSS 13073-13092: A15 SPECIAL LIST (most seen but not so noted here)

*13073/3 Brock/Bradley – JB? – Not J.B. – Brock was in Loanda 1902, and acting British consul; Bradley from Free Press Cork.

*13073/5 James Duggan NT to Casement at Gortahork, encloses school essays from Meenacladdy.

*13073/6i/5 and 6 ‘Ffrench 2 letters; 1912. Kate M. A. ffrench 2 letters; 1905’

- 1905 letters from Kate 29 October 1905 from St Josephs, Ailesbury Road in Dublin – very Catholic re suicide, no lover of Wolf Tone. ‘Congo affair’, ‘ffrench’ and Jack mentions, he in Johannesburg.

1912 letters from Mary: 17 December 1912 from 40 Clayes St Piccadilly. Job with Pauling in Mozambique (so ffrenchs knew George Pauling). Tyrrell is ‘a swine’. ‘Love from us both’; 19 December 1912 from 45 Ebury Street. – ‘saw G.P. today’ i.e. Pauling, Mozambique job gone, somebody is ill.

Letters from different women though both Lady ffrench – the mother Catherine (Kate) Mary Anne in 1905 (widowed 1893 d. 1908), and the daughter in law Mary Margaret in 1912.

*13073/8i four 1913 Hambloch letters:

8i/2 6 June 1913 Letter from Ernest Hambloch to Roger Casement, discussing the duration of his tenure in Rio de Janeiro and the posts of Casement and "Mr. Annett".

8i/3 22 July 1913 ‘Letter from Ernest Hambloch to Roger Casement, expressing his regret that Casement will not act as "Chief" again in Rio, discussing "Avelino’s" ill health and conveying Sir William [Haggard’s] kind regards’. “I had a short note from Avelino the other day. He seemed very bad and apparently knows it…He made many inquiries after you” Ends “Hoping we may meet again at no very distant date”.

8i/4 29 October 1913 1st of same date. ‘Letter from Ernest Hambloch to Roger Casement, expressing his displeasure at Casement opening a letter addressed to Hambloch's sister and readdressing it incorrectly’. “You did not even address the letter correctly when you returned to my sister her letter. The letter might easily have gone astray”

8i/5 29 October 1913 2nd of same date. ‘Letter from Ernest Hambloch to Roger Casement, saying he will consider the case of the "rubber-man" and talk to the Director of the Jardin Botanic about him’; O’Sullivan Beare job mention.

*13073/7i/4 ‘3 letters 1912-3’. - 7 February 1913 Gielgud to Casement Arana blackmail gossip. Also 16 April 1912 and 20 February 1912.

13,073/12ii/7 Partial letter from Íde Ní Néíll to Roger Casement about being converted to Christian Science, informing him about Mr. Biggis??, [Bigger] and that she is being proposed as a member of the Central Croabhe (Gaelic League) in Dublin. Converting “by a dear boy who is spending his Xmas holidays doing this work!” n.d.

*13073/12/ii/10 F. Nordenflycht 1 letter 4 p. 8 December 1910 to Roger Casement, providing the addresses of his children, speaking of different consulate posts in Europe and South America, and discussing the elections in England. Letter includes the address "Berlin W., Wilhelmstr. 75." Son’s address in Germany also given. Acknowledges Casement’s letter of 26 September 1910 ‘written way up the Putumayo’. “Our house in Nictheroy has been taken by Sir Wm Haggard”. Von Bulow consul mentions. ‘Looking forward to our meeting in Rio’. Thanks him for present to Olga. Almost perfect English. Úna Ní Fhaircheallaigh 1 letter; 22 June 1911, Íde Ní Néill (Ada McNeill) 5 letters; 1904. Nineteenth Century and After 2 letters; 1913

*13073/13/i Hugh O’Duffy, 1908 Gortahork, Irish language organiser. “I was indeed very sorry to learn of your disappointment and losses.”

*13073/13i O’Neily/O’Neill O'Neill, Jorge Torlades 1849-1925 to Casement, 4 letters out of 8 items in folder (another being Horgan critical of Irish Volunteers 30 December 1913); 2 in 1905, 13073/13i/5 of 6 January 1905: ‘I have just seen Gosselin’ (4 sides); 13073/13i/6 of 5 March 1905 mention of Gosselin, 7½ sides, p. 3 ends ‘your verses are delightful’. 2 in 1911 (2 sides with writing each: 9 January 1911 (‘R. 26 Feb 1911’) and 12 March 1911 (‘R. about 16 M’ch Denham ans 13 June 1911 from Denham too’.)

*13073/13ii/2 letter to Casement of 11 March 1905 from Francis Cowper (not The O’Neill). Catalogue still says ‘from Orpen’. Gosselin funeral detail. Also a 10 July 1913 letter from England on Connemara.

*13,073/16ii/5 William Warden correspondence which includes newspaper cutting of contributors to appeal: John T Duggan 50, D Duggan 70; Edward Duggan 100, Mrs T Duggan 115 (all dollars).

13,073/16iv/6 Arthur Zimmerman Letter from [Count Arthur Von] Zimmermann to Roger Casement regarding the latter's Congo report, discussing slavery in Africa and America, and gambling in South Africa, 1905 Jan. 1. http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000658637

*13073/18 Pat the Cope Gallagher letter from Dungloe addressed to Barbour 18 November 1913 and sent to Casement. “I have no hesitation in saying that if Irish was the predominant language spoken by the peasants that form our society that it would not be in existence today.”

*13,073/22/i/5 ‘Letters from Lord Beauchamp; 5 letters.’ 1905, 1908, 1 July 1910 invitation to meet. Mentions of Shanu and Bigelow.

*13073/23/ii ‘Letters from R. H. Bertie; 8 letters 1911

‘Heart of Darkness’ book by Angus Mitchell has 7 Bertie letters from Casement, one being from the Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiry (PSCI) archive and six from NLI. One missing Bertie letter is that to Casement of 11 January 1911 with mention of returning the pistol [transcript made]. It refers to two of Casement’s letters forwarded from Chepstow to Mickleton.

The other one missing from Angus’s book is in 13073/23ii/1 dated 16 October 1910, ‘R 6 Feb 1911’. “I was so glad to get your letter yesterday”. “Glad to hear revolver is useful”. Mention of eyes, “be careful of them”.

Blotting opposite 31 August 1910 is of Col. Bertie’s address in Chepstow. [Paul Hyde says he wrote Bertie on 4 September 1910 saying he was staying with Cazes - no reference provided]

Seven letters in Angus’s 1911 book are:

p. 120-1 Bertie to Casement 8 March 1911, mentions giving up Mickleton house.

p. 123 Bertie to Casement 14 March 1911 returning to the Grondra, Chepstow at end of month, ‘so sorry about your eye trouble’. [photo made of ts in Angus book]

p. 335 Bertie to Casement 26 May 1911 ‘hoping your eyes are better’.

p. 352-3 Bertie to Casement 31 May 1911 ‘action vital’. PAC Board mention.

p. 371 Bertie to Casement. 9 June 1911 rec’d 10 June 1911 Bertie’s address Grondra Chepstow [photo made of ts in Angus book] RC note “Crichlow’s claim for compensation”.

p. 396 Bertie to Casement 20 June 1911 from Grondra, Chepstow ‘delighted about honour’.

p. 48 - in PSCI not NLI, Bertie to Casement 17 January 1911 [photo made of ts in Angus book].

13,073/27ii has 5 letters from Joseph Conrad to Casement in 1903/04, dated 1, 17, 21 and 29 December 1903 and 3 September 1904.

13,073/27ii/1 of 1 December 1903 - eight page letter from Joseph Conrad to Roger Casement, informing him of his life since they last met and inviting him to stay.

13,073/27ii/2 of 17 December 1903 from Pent Farm - six page letter from Joseph Conrad to Roger Casement, saying he had never heard of the practice of cutting off hands in Africa, neither through consul talk nor inquiries into tribal customs, and discussing E. D. Morel's pamphlet,

13,073/27ii/3 of 21 December 1903 from Pent Farm - eight page letter from Joseph Conrad to Roger Casement regarding the treatment of the natives of Congo and the slave trade.

13,073/27ii/4 of 29 December 1903 from Pent Farm – four page letter from Joseph Conrad to Roger Casement, informing him that his friend, "R.B. Cunningham Graham, would like to communicate with him, with a description of his character.

13,073/27ii/5 of 3 September 1904 from Pent Farm - four page letter from Joseph Conrad to Roger Casement, expressing his delight at Casement's acceptance of the consulate position in Lisbon and informing him that his book will be released at the end of the month.

*13,073/24/i ‘Letters from H. L. Giegud [Hal Lex Gielgud]; 8 letters 1910-12.’- 5 March 1911 4pp ‘Re’d at Belfast 4 April’, “No trace of Agassiz”. 16 August 1911 congratulations and mention of Boras. “My dear Casement”. Yahuas dress. 5 March 1911 ‘Re’d at Belfast 14 April’. 29 January 1912 Michell mention, 17 July 1912 long apology for misuse of photographs. Ladder pictured was not a whipping post – correction he says needed. Macedo mention.

*13073/31/ii (or i) McGarrity - 13 March 1915 “You have done the proper thing in keeping [Adler] Christensen in Germany. You cannot tell what they might get do if they got him away from there.”

13 May 1915 – “She [Nina] says that Bigger is a wobbler” but hold back on judgment says Joe McG.

25 September 1915 on Adler “Brave boy but foolhardy”… “he would as he says have died for you” … “His personal troubles I will not mention as he made confident of me and the matter rests there.”

“Did my friend from Chicago reach you?”

Discussion on Mr Freeman, Brogan and John Thomas [who he??]

*13,073/44 i-viii “Letters from John Devoy; 8 letters 1915” - Devoy on Adler Christensen (Olsen) all 1915:

vi “Olsen is a splendid fellow” 22 August 1915, R. 23 Sept 1915.

vii mostly minor, Adler messenger, sleepy.

viii [copy obtained] Devoy letter 19 December 1915 R. in Berlin 19 Feb 1916 No. 8, seven pages of Adler’s deceptions and trickery and thefts. Men unable to get out to Norway, forged passports failed, stowaways rather than passengers, Second wife revealed, confinement in hospital, “dual establishment”, daughter of an official of a Berlin bank, Capt. V P., 6 Hanover Street, Joe McGarrity familiar with Adler story.

*13073/46ii “Letters from Count Gebhard von Blucher 4 letters 1904-05”- signed Blücher and ending Yrs ever except one initialed GB. Cui’s are mentioned as at 44 Sloane Street.

*13073/46x Bulmer Hobson, 1 letter n.d. – to Casement. Missing 25 September 2008 and 2010. Still missing 20 May 2011. “Search will be undertaken.” Found 22 March 2012. Belfast May 19th [1907] My dear Roger, signed B. McCullough’s brother Myles is dying. McDermott mention. Transcribed. Other items include letter from Hammond & Richards, Lincoln’s Inn Field, re receipt and discharge of late Hugh Casement’s will: £59.15.1 – Nina to be given £40.5.0.

*13073/46xi (copies obtained) Lord (Frederick) Lugard letter of 18 July 1911, ‘R 2 Dec 1911, Iquitos ansd. 12 Dec from Manaos’, congratulating Casement on knighthood. 2 sides. Unrequested letters received from NLI from Col R. Kennedy and Arthur Kaye (both Barbados) with O’Donnell trial details, and from Lady Margaret Jenkins (Norbury).

“Lady Margaret Jenkins 1 letter n.d., Arthur Kaye 1 letter 6 Oct. 1912, R.J. Kennedy 1 letter 20 Oct. 1912, [P.O.] Lugard 1 letter 18 July 1911.”

*13073/46xii [copy obtained] Sir Claude. sp? (Yes, Claude MacD) MacDonald, 1 letter 17 January 1914

*13,073/46xiii [copy obtained] “Richard Morten to Casement 1 letter; undated.” – regarding repaid debt of £12.10.0, annotated by Casement, ‘much wood mucha medera/many words muchas palebras.’ Unique, surviving incoming letter from Dick Morten. “The influence for good in every way you have on my life.”

*13073/46xiv/8 Letter from Adler Christensen signed Olsen 24 November 1915 Jersey City address. ‘R. in Zossen 24/Dec 1915’. “I arrived safe and sound”.

/9i&ii Letter catalogued as “O’Neill” 1 letter; 18 Oct. 1908; definitely from The O’Neill on his crested paper.

*13073/46/xvi (copies obtained) Eve Symons to Casement 1911 dated 4 August 1911; NLI catalogue says wrongly?? ‘1 letter 11 Feb. 1908’.

‘Shelagh’ 3 letters n.d., 1912. She was Shelagh Alexander 1913?

[Diary; Tuesday 16 May 1911 To leave Ireland again today!…To Sharmon 2/6. Mrs Green’s book to Lady Sheelagh]

W.W. Skilbeck 1 letter 20 October 1913.

Also an uncatalogued Juan Tizon letter of 29 December 1910, received in Dublin 25 February 1911. Present and mentioned on file cover.

And one from Francis Villiers 1908 mentioned on file cover. Villiers letter date misquoted.??

*13073 (46/xvii) “Letters from unidentified correspondence; 5 letters Undated” –

1.	Notes written by Casement himself; 9 March; Congo mention; says that “Cortemans cut his throat at Banana having gone there on 8th March”…”Stokes dying with bible. 2 Baccari’s?? Selling guns to natives”. Mention of Commission and letter to Morel of 20 March 1905??

2.	Katharine Parnell the eponymous daughter of Kitty (d. 1921.) [I had her spelt Katherine with a husband called ‘Bill’ not ‘Arthur’ Moule.] Letter of thanks addressed from Hove. ‘Dear Sir Roger’; someone called Bill mentioned; and brother-in-law Arthur. “I got your letter on my return from a visit to 10 Walsingham Terrace, the house my father lived & died in. It is empty now and looks very deserted.” That address in Hove, Brighton, is where Parnell died in 1891. Note on it by Casement about “German Emperor’s…Potsdam…it or tyranny.” “Bill is doing well, in a letter I got this last week he says “I am holding court, & travelling round my district administering justice.” So thanks to you he is a happy man once more, & I am happy too.”

3.	‘Letters from Lima’, ‘Legation at Lima’ and ‘no cypher’ mention; initials GSM – George Michell, Iquitos consul.

4.	July 1912; from Wien; “My Dear Roddy”; Delagoa and Blücher mentions; old Hans [brother in Nyasaland] - written by Richard Coudenhove.

5.	April 1911; Mention of Miss Heath, an artist, problem, the fool Rapaze “in white clothes like the rest”; also by Richard Coudenhove.

*13073 (46/xviii) “Letters from unidentified correspondence; 8 letters 1892, 1904-09” –

1.	Letter of 16 May 1892. Séamas took the initials as H.W., which, given the topic and Casement’s friends/correspondents of the time, would be Herbert Ward. It talks of the marriage of Miss Heyn to Parminter (sr). Ward was to be best man.

2.	22 January 1905 letter from Hans Crescent Hotel, Hans Crescent, Belgravia which Séamas takes to be Cui Bono. He writes of Russian troops firing into a mob of 15,000 people (the 1905 revolution, on which Casement also was to comment). Cui Bono (Studs??) was clearly not settling down in London or finding a niche for himself.

3.	The three letters (two of the same date 5 April 1905, and one 20 October) from Beaumont House, Ottery St Mary, are from J. Rose Troup, a Congo associate.

4.	27 April 1905 letter from 16 Holland Villas Road, ABIR and Boma mention; Arthur Nightingale??

5.	19 November 1905, Oldham letter from Alfred Emmott MP. “I saw Jones.”

6.	Received 26 March 1907. William Haggard (Rio Minister) letter.

7.	1907 Bath Abbey postcard. Initialled GAA??

8.	25 February 1909 letter from Para, subscription for cemetery in Para and Pickerell	(American consul) mentioned. Office counter not yet sold. Signed ‘Pugg’ - Pogson??

*13073 (46/xix) “Letters from unidentified correspondence; 12 letters 1910-15” –

1.	21 July 1910 telegram. Sir Edward Russell, Liverpool.

2.	10 July 1911 one page letter on recruiting Barbados labour. Mr Harcourt talks of	replying to Ramsay MacDonald. Arana mentioned.

3.	14 March 1912 letter from Tulse Hill is a receipt for £4. Signed N Wegner??

4.	29 July 1912 letter from Bishops Waltham; mention of bulldog, “soft spot for the negro”.	Signed ‘..….dale’. J. Griffiths Whittendale??

5.	21 December 1912 letter from Alan Boisragon. Mentions healing through Christian Science.

6.	22 April 1913 letter from Major Peter Swanston. He was gazetted as “His Majesty's Consul for the Island of Grand Canary, to reside at Las Palmas. Foreign Office, June 16,	1911”

7.	29 June 1913 letter from Fritz Pincus in Berlin.

8.	2 October 1913 letter inviting Casement to dinner in London and to a talk. Declined as “will be in Ireland”. Signed E Morley??

9.	1 November 1913 letter (one page only present) from Foreign Office regarding Portuguese labour in West Africa.

10.	1913 postcard of Kerkhof in Medan, Sumatra. “Kindest regards to your sister and cousins”. Signed Klein? [See 1921 letter to Sidney Parry in NLI MS 17,411 revealing this is from Heini/Heinrich d’Oleire.]

11.	19 February 1915 letter from Franz von Papen. “R. at F.O. Berlin” on Thursday 11 March 1915, mention of “letter from Mr Devoy” and memo on Brogan.

12.	23 February 1915 letter from Albert Ballin (Hamburg-Amerika line), “R. at Frau Behrens 23 Feb. 1915.” Asks Casement to dine on Thursday. Or 13 Rallen? in catalogue.

13.	Postcard from Hailsham. November 13. Nina Newman??

*13,074 “Letters of Roger Casement to his cousin, Gertrude Bannister (aft. Mrs. Parry) 55 undated documents and 215 documents, 1889-1915, in 10 folders”

13,074/1 Gertrude Letters 1889-98; 14 manuscript letters. 6 May 1890 in London and watch stolen. The letter of 8 May 1890 is incorrect and actually dated 8 September in manuscript describing the village of Luvituku i/3. Casement leaving for Congo according to manuscript words on signed portrait 5463/1 dated 8 May 1890. In 23 October 1889 in his earliest letter, from Portglenone House, he tells Gertrude he may go to Congo.

13,074/6ii “10 letters 1910” - 25 January 1910 Rio, 31 January 1910 Rio, 21 March 1910 Mar del Plata.

13,074/7i “15 letters 1911” - Postcard from Madeira with picture of Carro de bois - ox driven cart.

13074/7ii “Jan.-Aug. 1912, 13 letters 1912” Letters and postcards (Mss) from Casement to Gertrude, some re German trip.

13074/7iii “Sept-Dec. 1912, 10 letters” - No German mention but 10 September 1912 has mention of Gertrude and Eily being in photographs taken at Tory; see 36,202 (2-3) for typescripts.

13,075 (1-4) “Letters from various correspondents principally to Gertrude (1-4) Bannister, [Mrs Sidney Parry], 73 items, 1916-36.” [13075 Charlotte Shaw to Gertrude 24 June 1935 p. 466 re Lawrence It is as you say he ‘understood’.

*/1 [copies obtained of folder 1] inc. “Queen Anne’s School 7 letters; July 1916” – 23 July 1916 from A Holmes writing committee feels it would not be wise “that you should come back to us.”

*/3 Letters from Una Parry to R. I. Best etc.; 9 letters 1930, 1935-36” Una [Gertrude] Parry to Richard I. Best etc. 9 letters 1930, 1935-36 [10 items] on handover of papers to NLI. Dr Curry has arrived. 21 May 1930. Gertrude Parry says no access until I can go over them.

22 May 1930 Tom to be granted access. Parry writes “I expect the diaries would be of chief interest to him. They are in one of the boxes.”

1 July, Richard Best writes saying don’t allow Parmiter to see the papers (closed to all); injudicious as “Dr Maloney’s life must now be far advanced.”

9 July (1935) letter from Rockport, signed G. Una Parry. 9 Nollag 1935 letter from Joseph Connolly (Aire Tailte). Parliamentary question answered he hopes to have a chat with the President (de Valera) about it. Gertrude wrote 6th inst. (See Dáil Éireann Volume 59 – 5 December, 1935 Questions. Oral Answers. – Remains of Roger Casement.)

* /4 ‘Nina Casement 4 letters n.d. [1920?]’ to Gertrude Parry: Devoy quote. Nina’s letter to Gee re Devoy ‘Well it’s all true. I know it [is? – no; it is correct] myself. Went with ‘me’ or went with ‘her’? [‘with her’ is right]'. Nov. 1st letter: “Dearest Gee” “and one told me, the sister gave it to the villainous old beast”, speaks also of “his master Daniel C.” Also 1916 letter from Charlie’s wife Bea with note by Charlie, “sick at heart.”

“LETTERS AND PAPERS OF CASEMENT FAMILY, 1850-1916.”

13076/1/i-ii

13,076/1 i-ii “Letters from Tom Casement to Roger Casement; 19 letters 1904-05, 1910-14” – 8 January 1904 from Johannesburg; 3 December 1904, 20 January 1905, 21 February 1905 “poor old chap” – bad leg, rec’d 20 March 1905. Casement inscribed “The winding sheet in my bedroom candle has about 27th Feb. or 28th. A very marked and dreadful one”. Tom writes “Thank you for your kindness in sending me £100.” Casement notes on letter: “Milnerism at work”, 10 March 1905 “Thank Bigger”; “If Germany had been allowed to get out of Europe & build up a few decent colonies for his millions of babies…she wd. have been quite friendly to England.” [Aunt Charlotte’s death, (died 1909)], 27 January 1910, Blanche has “knife in” for Tom, 2 February 1910 “R. 2 April 1910”; 9 September 1911. Letter of 19 February 1910 (not 1911): Tom Casement writes “3 and 6 Jan letters and enclosure received”. Tom to RD Casement, 1 September 1914 “If Germany had been allowed to get out of Europe & build up a few decent colonies for his [her] millions of babies…she wd. have been quite friendly to England”. Lots of reasonable commentary on the war, Anglo and Austrophobic.

“Thanks for your letter of 16 Aug.”, 1914, 1 September.

13,076/1 iii Letters from Charlie Casement to Roger Casement; 3 letters 1904, 1912 – received at the Savoy 6 December 1904 and 20 December 1904, re marriage to Beatrice and lack of money, Blanche won’t divorce Tom, Auntie (Grace Bannister) “little mother”; 25 June 1912 Charlie after clothes.

13,076/2 i “Letters (sic) from Gertrude Bannister to Roger Casement; 1 letter 7 Oct. [1909/10]” – ‘1909’ inscribed by NLI. Caversham address. 4-sided notepaper embossed with logo and the words ‘See that your purchases are branded with the Irish trade mark’. Brazil mentioned. “Your letter written on Sep 1st arrived last week…I always feel refreshed when I can write to you, & you are so good about writing to me…The idea of Ireland sailing away to the S.W. & all the Unionists wailing with despair…was too gorgeous.”

Strangely there are next to no surviving letters from Gertrude Bannister to Casement. The only others are from 1914 in the NYPL dated 16 August, 26 August and 10 September. The rest must have been stored at F.J. Bigger’s house or at Dick Morten’s and destroyed in 1915 by Duffy or Bigger.

13,076 /2 ii Letters from Nina Bannister [Nina Casement actually] to Roger Casement; 8 letters 1914-15 – Rathlin View, Ballycastle, 22 November 1914, “R in Zossen 24 Dec/15”; December19, 1915, “R. in B. Feb. 19. 1916”, Eddie injured.

13,076/3 Letters from Kathleen Casement and Nina Casement to Roger Casement; 4 letters 1900, 1904-05” – Nieces who went to reburial in 1965; 2 letters each. Kathleen talks of Blanche. “We love you for your kindness to us.” Bairnsdale. ‘Mrs Casement, Nanaveere’ written on an envelope.

*13077/1 six letters 1913-16 Nina etc., – 27 July 1916 is ts to Nina. Nothing of interest. Nothing about war-time Antrim.

27 July 1916 is a transcript of one to Nina before the execution. Nothing about Antrim.

8 September 1913: Ardrigh. “An biggerac and Mrs Green are as thick as thieves together. I say they’ll turn unionist yet – get married.”

O’N ruined by Selfridges. “All her savings gone”.

Postcard from Madeira in colour; on front woman being carried in hammock.

1903 P Bigelow copy manuscript mentions Sir Claude MacDonald saying 1893/4 “considerable experience with natives” etc. “Numkins is the gayest of the gay at present”. “Seadog swankers.”

13,078 (1-8) “Letters from various correspondents to Casement and others, (1–8) including letters by Casement, arranged in chronological sequence. 68 items, n.d. [c.1900]–1916, 1935–36.” “70 documents (including 20 incomplete) Letters, mainly to or by people associated with Roger Casement, 1900-1916”

*13078/1 “(1) Miscellaneous letters and notes by Casement 6 items. n.d. 1911” – Letter to Ward, undated, signed Roddie C. about deaths of Reginald Heyn and Major Parminter. Glave’s bio. But who was the ‘Leslie’ whose death so upset Casement?? Tanqueray (who he??) told Casement “poor old Ingham is dead too! Killed by an elephant – his rifle having jammed” and he himself was killed by an elephant! Mrs Troup spoke of Casement’s no. 1 Godson. Part of letter only present.

Rambling silly letter from Casement (28 August 1893??) presumably to Gertrude Bannister, from 7 The Grove, Fairlawn Park, Chiswick. Kew mentioned. Signed “Your cousinly Roddie”. Odd, varied handwriting style.

Grosvenor Hotel headed paper used for listing Casements from 1904 Belfast directory and the two William Bell addresses.

“A diet of cold marble torso and chump chops of Deutscher demi-god would agree with the gentleman in the brown overcoat”??

/2i and ii (ten letters/nine people).

‘Máire’ 1 letter; undated [after execution?? about Casement and Catholicism, fragment]

Eilis [Bannister] 1 incomplete letter; undated [Elizabeth Bannister]

Lady [Augusta Crichton-Stuart, Marchioness of] Bute 1 letter; undated

Charlie Casement 2 letters; undated [wants clothes]

Arthur Conan Doyle to E. D. Morel 1 letter; undated

Arthur Griffith 1 incomplete letter; undated

J. M. to H. W. Nevinson 1 letter; undated [from Lollingdon]

Barbara McDonnell 1 letter; undated

Ada MacNeill 1 letter; undated [in Irish]

/3 Standish O’Grady 1 incomplete letter; undated

Seamus O’Barra 3 letters; undated

Sidney Parry to Gertrude Bannister 2 letters; undated, 30 September 1916 about marriage licence etc.

Matthew Russell 2 letters; undated

A. Werner to H. W. Nevinson 1 letter; undated [see also 13088/9 for probable related enclosure??, copy obtained] 31 July 1916. Mentions of Masala, Deane [‘he went before the others’ – see 13088/9], Glave, Swinburne, [Anthony Bannister Swinburne – see Sanford Museum letters 1886-8)] Coquilhat and Skagerstrom??]

/4 (copies bought)

‘Mac’ 1 letter; 1905 [identified as Henry MacNally??]

Letters to J. P. Akroful re. slave buying at Isauzi, Africa 2 letters; 1901

Márie, Bean Arthur Huston 1 letter; 1905 [Hutton??]

R. C. Bonner 1 letter; 1905

‘Stephen’ 1 postcard; 1907 [Clarke?? Ballycastle]

G. Arthur 1 letter; 1904

Seamus O Barra 1 letter; 1906

Dáithí Ó Ceallacháin 1 letter; 1905

Henry Seton Kerr 1 letter; 1905

Pacific Steam Navigation Co., Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. to Dublin Zoo 2 copy letters; 1909 (Captain Arbuthnot)

F. A. Campbell (F.C.) to A. Parminter 1 letter; 1904

W. A. Churchill 1 incomplete letter; [1905]

/5 1910-13: Folder missing November 2006. Found 20 May 2011. These folder items are mostly not to or from Casement.

…Charles B. Boog Watson 1 letter 1910, [to Nightingale]

Queen Anne’s Typewriting Offices to John H. Harris. 1 letter 1911 [re 2nd copy of Devil’s Paradise]

John N– to E.D. Morel 1 letter 1910 [Casement criticised]

E.D. Morel to Casement 1 letter typed, enclosing W.H. Lever letter to Morel 11 April 1911 on Congo development (carbon copy) critical remarks about Lever's intentions/record, and 12 April reply which praises Casement heavily. Emile Vandervelde, Belgian Labour leader mention]…

*13078/7 Clement Shorter to George Bernard Shaw enclosing Conan Doyle ‘moderate’ petition 7 July 1916; Asquith secret letter to Gertrude saying no reprieve 2 August 1916; JH Morgan to Herbert Samuel 4 August 1916 complaining about allegations.

*13080/1/i to Barrington about declining honour, draft of 12 July 1905; averse, I shrink from honours etc. Not sent - Written before announcement in papers or after??

*13,080/1/ii Roger Casement to [Bulmer] Hobson 2 letters July 1911 – not Bulmer Hobson but J.J. Hobson (London). Correction needed to NLI catalogue. Also long letter to Mallet (copy) re Dickey and Arana 7 September 1911, copy in 31724/3.

*13080/2i W. L. Micks to Roger Casement 1 letter; 12 June 1914, 3 Palmerston Villas, they had met at Ardrigh the previous week.

- Millar Gordon to Roger Casement 1 letter; 19 Nov. 1913. I had this letter as being in 13073/1. Why? – long time mistake I think.

- Maurice Moore to Roger Casement 2 letters; 1913-14. I wrote wrongly letter of 6 September 1913 was a draft by Casement to Moore - other way round actually. Guidance by Moore on how to run the Irish Volunteers with “strictest discipline.” “Place in Sir Roger’s speech” inscribed.

*13,080/6/ii [copy obtained] “Casement to Richard Morten 1 letter; [189?]” – probably 1899, from Congo. Asks after Fred from Uganda who was later wounded in war. 15 February 1910 Rio to Vasquez (Gibraltar), Hawke (eggs) draft trade letters: (3) Tizon a Peruvian sub-prefect. Substantive report by Louis Mallet on whether Captain Whiffen good or bad – possibly both. Morel.

*13,081/2 i-iii [not iv] 20 letters 1905-15 from Roger Casement to Sir Edward Grey; hand written or typed original copies [Bills from 1911 here and in 15138]

(i)	12 December 1905 request for “return to active employment”; 4 March 1907 opinion on Santos ‘not a nice place – indeed it is quite the nastiest place I have been in. The Congo was infinitely gayer’ (stroked out); ‘this dreary, melancholy coffee ring where no-one smiles’; office furniture list at Para; 5 January 1908 Para appointment; 11 March 1908 list of expenditure incurred going from London to Para; 12 March 1908 new premises in Para leased from London and Brazilian Bank Ltd;

(ii)	Mostly 1911 typed and hand written copies; 16 August 1910 re Bertie’s departure; Brown from Montserrat; Whiffen’s revelations. Sickness and death from yellow fever 6 December 1911.

(iii)	To Grey from Germany 1 February 1915 and cuttings.

*13081/3 i-iv ‘Letters to Roger Casement from officials and colleagues in the Foreign Office; 50 letters 1898-1913’ 61 items – seen 1910/1913 especially:

Edward Grey to Casement on knighthood June 1911 and annotated by Casement - Ledger “Thursday 15th Letter from Sir E. Grey telling me of Knighthood! Alack. [Book - This letter is marked by Casement “Rec’d 15 June 1911 at Denham.” The Foreign Secretary, later Viscount Grey of Falloden, explained that the knighthood, given on his recommendation, was “in recognition of your valuable services in connection with your recent mission to the Putumayo District”.]

3iii/8 Mackinnon Wood with Bryce telegram etc to Grey 27 July 1911.

3iii/9 Casement note on Jerome FO memo re Montt and Fonseca 6 September 1911 on Boniface.

3iv/1 Cazes complaint about his post going without being told 29 January 1912;

3iv/2 Dufferin apologetic reply 24 February 1912.

3iv/14 Mallet ‘no book allowed’ to be written by Casement while in post 27 November 1912.

3/iv/20 Hambloch on Avellino 10 January 1913, ‘Draft letter from Roger Casement to Ernest Hambloch discussing insufficient office expenditure and paying half the fare of "Arelino's" passage’. 4 pages. Fare home paid £20. iv/16 notes for this letter.

MS 13,082 /1 i Negroland article and miscellaneous notes by Roger Casement on the Niger Coast Protectorate (8pp), Memo ‘Casements’ suggestions’ [re. E. D. Morel Fund] (7pp) and review of Duke of Mecklenburg’s From the Congo to the Niger and Nile by Roger Casement (6pp); 3 items [1905, 1910, 1913]

MS 13,082 /1 ii Miscellaneous notes by Casement and article The Reconstruction of the English Cabinet as a War Ministry; 6pp 1915

*13,082/1 iii Two articles on Casement, one by Sidney Parry, the other is anonymous [Gertrude Parry] and incomplete; 16pp [1916] - Gertrude - Casement family also in Italy. Rev. King – “a great Irish scholar well versed in the ancient literature of Ireland and from him Roger learnt to appreciate the literature of his own land...Roger’s years under Mr King’s care were fruitful in cultivating his fine intelligence and literary turn of mind”.

*13,082/2/i-vii [NLI electronic catalogue now has full list] “Poems by Roger Casement including all the poems in The Dream of the Celt and a letter from the published T. Fisher Unwin’s readers; c.200 items 1890-1913.

2vii/10 Dream poem itself.

MS 13,082 /3 Incomplete [speech] by Roger Casement Suggestion for memorial commemorating John Mandeville Manderville, mainly on the Irish language; 11pp c.1904.

2 (i) Mia Salvatore poem last line ‘Thy love dwelt in a stricken breast’ [replaced with] ‘Love dwells within a stricken breast’ [In NYPL version ‘Thy’ is stroked out].

The Nameless One [not famous version] subtitled ‘Abdul the Damned’ and then stroked out. ‘Embodied pest’ replaced with ‘Landlord of Egypt’. ‘The Love of Earth’ starts ‘O God of Love how can it be accurst’.

‘On the 50th birthday June 12, 1895 [June 4 stroked out] of a great [word stroked out] West African steam ship owner [three words stroked out] merchant who has done much for Africa.’ Ought to be Sir Alfred Jones but DNB gives his birthday as 24 February 1845 – can’t be many other candidates.]

2 (iii) ‘The Kruboy’ – comic but tender poem.

(v) To Queen Victoria – ‘a voice from South Africa 22 June 1897’:

‘...May we from out the scattered race

Which looks to Britain and to thee

As one, to draw our heart to thee

Altho’ we have not seen thy face’

– ‘Dream of the Celt’, publisher Fisher Unwin, cost Casement £48.11.00, 25 November 1901 bill.

viii Poems about Roger Casement, mainly about his execution, by various people; 26 items c.1916-17” – (2) Casaldo. 200 items. 2i – Casaldo’s poem is 'The Unforgotten'. Is 'Love's Awakening' opening line 'O God of Love' connected to Casaldo? – poem not in 2i.

MS 13,082 /4 Lecture by Roger Casement on the Irish language; 52pp [191?]

MS 13,082 /5 Typescript article by Roger Casement Ulster and Ireland; 14pp 1913

MS 13,082 /6 Typescript articles by Roger Casement written in Germany during the First World War, with press clippings; 15 items 1915-16

MS 13,082 /7 i-ii Newsclipping relating to Roger Casement, Irish and German articles and memoranda by Casement in Germany; c.20 items 1914-16

*13,084/1-5 “Documents and correspondence relating to Casement’s journey from New York to Berlin, principally relating to Alder?? [Adler] Christiansen’s dealings with the British Consul in Norway, M. de C. Findlay; c. 200pp Sep. 1914, April 1915” – No Nina items.

(1) ‘Smiler’ in Blucher letter One of the few mentions, of even a sexual thought in Germany, comes in a letter from Count Blücher “R. at Limburg 14 Jan/15 11.30 am by smiler - soft extension.” [how does letter look? Copy draft? Signed or initialled? Any other Blucher letters to compare? : Letter (4 sided note) is actually dated 13 January 1914 which is the wrong year. It is plainly an original as sent, and not a draft. Signature is initials from – Yours GB. From Hotel Esplanade.

(3) – ‘fuck’.

*13085 (1-28) “Documents relating to Roger Casement's negotiations in Germany and the Irish Brigade, including letters from J. M. Plunkett, 1914–1916. c. 400 documents in 12 folders and packets” Adler Christensen – BL Reid note viii (9) & (17) also (3). See also 13073/44 Devoy. Footnote 794 mention of Irish Revolutionary Union.

See NLI catalogue and A15 for more details i.e. “13,085 /1 i-ix Irish Brigade Papers 1915-18: Correspondence relating to the Irish Brigade, including some items by Casement and many letters from German Officers in charge, including J. Zerhusen to T. st. J. Gaffney; 173 items. For detailed list with notes of contents see MS 13,085 /1 i Sep. – Nov. 1915”

/5 Plunkett’s plan of campaign. Hand written May/June 1915, ms. and typescript, 39p., Berlin. Irish Brigade Abschrift typed. T.A. Quinlisk 2 letters 1915, one 20 March 1915 (copies bought) one jointly signed and written by Kehoe [Keogh]; other a note about ‘Krank’ soldiers.

/6 1915-18; Photograph of Patrick Kilamore (unter offiz, 12/9/17 Strolpin, Pommern) and an ‘open letter to T. St. John Gaffney and George Chatterton Hill, 7 Nov. 1918 by members of the Irish Brigade’ including McKehoe [Keogh], in Danzig, 23p.

List of Irish soldiers in affair at Mons (in Casement’s hand).

Register of Information – lists of Irish Brigade soldiers and personal details. (McGoey added by Casement; Irish address “Glasgow”.)

Beverley, “David Julien”, Sergeant, Bailey, 17 Trebovir Road, Kensington, 27, 5’ 8½”, 9st 6lbs, 27 Jan, b. Dublin, commercial clerk, Acct (stroked out), painter

Eng lan & lit – ex, French – good, Hasty demolition (explosives), Signalling, Field Dressing, Mapping,

Athletics: Swimming, Sword & Bayonet, Jiu–Jitsu, Tennis,

Ambit Yes

Relations M & F dead, Sister – London

7783, 4, RI Rifles

Quinlisk, 20, Wexford, student.

/9 i-x Wedel (and others) 27 January 1915, original ms of two draft items of same date, one congratulating the Kaiser on his birthday, the second related suggesting release of Irish internees; not 11 April 1916 (as in NYPL) [copy bought; typed copy in NLI 17,016].

/11 Draft article by Casement “Why I came to Germany’; 12pp Dec. 1915” – [3 pages (1, 2 and 12) photographed]; handwritten, mention of “small band of scattered Protestants who desire peace with their Catholic fellow-countrymen”, “Carson campaign” and “June 1913” resignation. Not in ‘The Nation’ articles. Not in Curry’s book. NLI 13085-11 16 December 1915

/14 German cheque books – 9 March 1915 Herr Heineken refunded 290 marks.

Dr Caro (who he?) prosecution 1000 marks, cheque dated 30 March 1915.

Hotel Saxonia bill dated April 1916 has on back “an example of the swindling in this country. The doctor visited me twice! And charges 60 marks.” Against doctor charge item on front of bill, “X a swindler”.

Many cheques to Adler; 5 November 1915 “AC for my sister” 300 marks. Suit 200.

Last cheque 100 marks for Dr Ch. Curry 4 April 1916. Bank is Die Kura Neumarkische Ritterschaftlich Darlehns-Kasse.

/17 Letters to Roger Casement in Germany from: W. Julien Beverley [Daniel Julien Bailey] 1 letter 24 October 1915– “Mr Zerhusen is thinking of his own promotion not the interests of the Irish men”. Neat handwriting; cool manner. Zerhusen did not like Beverley.

Adler Christiansen 2 letters; 26 November 1914 - “Please be quick about this and this bastard I will get”; 13 May 1915 - glasses forgotten “Give my love to Mr Peters”

Major von Baerle 1 letter; 29 March 1915

Hans Coudenhove 1 letter n.d. – Looks like Richard not Hans’s signature?? Wife ill. Knows Morten.

Halil Halid / Halid Bey 1 letter; 29 September. 1915

H. Hahn two 1915 letters, one 8 November 1915 – Irish Brigade matters

Karl Kieferle 1 letter 16 August 1915 – In English, intimate, interested in Ireland, humble; another Casement conquest I reckon. “We walked from Liverpool station to the docks” so they had met in England previously. Casement saw Karl in Munich who though him “kind of down hearted”. Books lent. In army at Wilhelmshaven. “You have given me a helping hand”. Offered to give Casement 100s of marks but could not afford 1000s.

/18 J.E. Noeggerath 1 letter 10 March 1916 – no reference to impending departure.

/22 Kuno Meyer two letters 1915 plus one from his sister Antonie Meyer

/23 Richard Meyer five letters 1914-16 [actually 1915] Auswärtiges Amt passport for Sweden or Switzerland will be arranged – 12 August 1915. Franz Hugo Krebs insisting on a meeting.

/24 Robert Monteith 14 letters 1915-16 [4 items not by Casement]

2 September 1915, 2 November 1915 (uniform/Kehoe [Keogh]), 5 November 1915 (Fr Berkessel mention), 8 November 1915 O.S., 10 November 1915 (Keogh, uniforms), 14 November 1915, 21 November 1915, 22 November 1915,

26 November 1915 (Kehoe Keogh mention),

24 January 1916 (photographed) mentions of Dr Curry, Miss McFadden, von Papen and Dr Meyer (FO)

1 February 1916: “I am afraid you are going to start writing again & if I was sure of it I would not send on these things,* a spade & a garden rake would be better.” On Beverley’s artwork? – “I have had the impudence to touch one of his brushes so you must pardon the smear” [small brown stain] *Correspondence from Golden Lion & a pamphlet also a letter from Zerhusen.

24 March 1916 (machine guns).

19 March 1916 McGoey’s list of men to go

John McGoey’s farewell letter (original)

“18 March 1916

Dear Comrades:

The hopes of seeing you again and, on let us trust a brighter morning for Ireland and her children, cheers me now. For on that day we will have a fuller and truer conception of the motives that imperatively demanded my apparently cold and feelingless departure. However I full realized that despite my”. 13085/ 24 [Ends abruptly. On Hotel Saxonia notepaper].

Casement’s handwriting: “John McGoey’s farewell to his comrades. 18 March 1916, Berlin”

Hahn 15 November 1915 re drunkenness and insubordination

Quinlisk 23 November 1915 urging departure for Egypt, 5 soldiers arrested for being drunk or absent.

Wedel note 27 November 1915

Adler Christensen folder 24 or 25

/27 Count Georg von Wedel 7 letters 1915-17 December 1914, Chancellor will see you tomorrow; 28 March 1915, Quinn mention and Chatterton-Hill’s release from Ruhleben; 16 June 1915, Irish Brigade treaty publicity cautioned as too few recruits and not enough Irish American support for Germany; 10 July 1915, thanks for photograph, effusive, a friend “I shall never cease to admire”; 8 September and 11 September about renewing passport friendly but signed by Roedger, not Wedel; 1 December 1915 letter via ‘McGoy’ (Irish Revolutionary Union) arrived in Copenhagen enclosed, I think written by McGarrity (3 pages), “Let our friends remember that our usefulness is by no means outlived and greater blows may be struck than are expected by our friends (i.e. Rising).

*13087(1) Salary of Pedro de Zu, office boy 80$ per month.

1 October 1907 from Ballycastle to Foreign Office ‘I have been absent from my post as His Majesty’s consul at Santos, with sanction during the whole of the quarter ended yesterday 30th September.’ [on full pay – this is a life certificate]

Extract from pp 26 27 Bates ‘Naturalist on the Amazon’ about a liana like the murderer Charles Peace Sipo Matadur. Casement compares Amazon Brazilians unfavourably to the Congo natives.

6 October 1909 typed translation of a private letter from Senor Alberto Suarez to Mr Edmundson on the Putumayo question, the Aranas take over and the Peruvian attacks on the Colombians. “It is undoubtedly a fact that the Aranas have been very cruel both to the Indians and the Colombians’.

Arana document to Peruvian Amazon Company shareholders re Truth article 28 December 1909: “Some of our employees were sacrificed at the cannibal feasts of certain tribes”. Casement has written in blue crayon “How naughty”.

27 January 1910: [not in Black Diary] Long draft of a complaint about his predecessor consul general Sir A. Chapman and the charge for the office furniture.

(2) 27 January 1910 Office furniture costs dispute and list of items.

(5) Iquitos 3 September 1910 “I became the guest of Mr David Cazes, the British consul here” [the rest of the Commission stayed at a PAC house] – copy letter of TNA FO 371/968. ‘Casa Arana’. Letter to Grey 3 September 1910 Foreign Office correspondence, memos, and [handwritten original] copy letters mostly from Casement 8 items Sep-Dec 1910. 3 September 1910 arrival in Iquitos; detrimental statements about Hardenburg and Whiffen recorded with allegations of forgery; four daily papers in Iquitos; Sir Edward Grey’s telegram of admonition [not in Black Diary]. This key cable via Cazes of 22 October 1910 received 29 November 1910 warned Casement that “You will no doubt use great discretion in communicating with correspondents in England your impression of the Putumayo as you were deputed by Secretary of State to report to him.”.

PAC Smith to FO December 30, 1909 TNA FO 371/722

[See 091230bf.087, NLI 13087/3] Smith, the Secretary of the PAC, writes FO denying allegations.
Quotes alleged Whiffen blackmail note to Arana from October. Gielgud says he was in Putumayo and "Truth" charges untrue. Letter from Craig R.N. denies charges. Letter from Sub-Prefect Tizon alleges Hardenberg blackmail.

(24) Notes on the Amazon Aug-Sept 1910, Viacara interpreter, “morals go when clothes come.”

[25 is White Diary ts]

(34) Tizon to Casement 15 November 1911 mention of Ricudo’s wife problem (photographed and transcribed).

13,088 (1-14) “Briefs, memoranda, letters, note-books, appeals for clemency etc. relating to the trial of Roger Casement, 1916. 1000 documents.” – Brief to counsel. [See also 49,154 /11/1, Rex v Sir Roger David Casement: Brief to counsel for the defendant upon trial.]

*/1/vi (Legal) Argument of admissibility of statement by Bailey (Beverley) 17 May 1916; ruled admissible. Dull

*1/xiii and xiv “Photographs, with list of same” - Trial photographic exhibit nos. 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17 (2), 18 (2) and 31. No. 5 Irish Brigade photograph not present; boat good photograph; No. 17 in two parts is Casement’s diary of voyage etc from February in vague code; MORE DIARIES!!! Ends “left Wicklow by William’s yacht”. No. 31 Bettkarte Berlin train ticket to Wilhelmshaven.

*1/xxix Rex v. Bailey miscellaneous documents. “Case entrusted to JH MacDonnell in case of conflict of interest between Casement and Bailey GGD.” Photograph of Casement and one of exhibit 31 rail ticket from Berlin. Bailey statement to police. Casement long exculpatory statement re Bailey. [photographed]

*1/2 “Correspondence of G. Gavin [sic??] Duffy with the Governor of the Tower of London etc. relating to Casement; 10pp May 1916” - Letters to authorities inc. DPP Charles Mathews. 16” collar, various clothes sought etc. Stephen Gwynn/Miles the Slasher. Corporal. King, 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards.

*1/3 “Message from Casement in the Tower and plan brought by Gertrude Bannister; 2pp May 1916” brought out by Gavan Duffy May 9 1916. Plan of Tower or Banna Strand?? – Plan is of the latter where the gold was hidden. “Curraghan. Sea. “Moat – rabbit holes three paces in moat wall about 3 feet up in grass and bracken.”

*1/9 [from letter to Gavan Duffy] Ingham was killed by an elephant in November 1893. (Séamas O Síocháin biography p. 65). My book says ‘It may be Ingham [obviously not] who was to write anonymously in 1916, to those gathering signatures for the reprieve, saying “Can you get a message through to the one of whom we are all thinking? I saw a dead man in a fight/And I think that man was I – Masala at Viri in 1886.”’ – correctly, “Can you get a message through to the one of whom we are all thinking. It is only this. I saw a dead man in a fight. And I think that man was I – Masala at Vivi in 1886. Perhaps you have not forgotten.” One side of 4–sided note used. Written in dark ink. Message only, no name or address etc. ‘Vivi’ not ‘Viri’. (Séamas O Síocháin biography p. 461) – is this A Werner’s enclosure mentioned in 13078/3 letter?? – Probably. ‘A. Werner to H. W. Nevinson 1 letter; undated [copy obtained] 31 July 1916. Mentions of Masala, Deane (‘“Masala”, he went before the others, except Deane.’), Glave, Swinburne, Coquilhatvile and Skagerstrom??’]

c. 1908

Repayments and Extra Charges since Sept 1906

Eddie – Costs of Defence etc	28.0.0 [!??]

repaid	7.0.0

EDM ditto	55.0.0

Hoste ditto	150.0.0

Peacock Tailors Bill paid	19.15.0

Tawin part repaid	6. 0.0

Parminter lent	15. 0.0

*/13 “Small notebook [of Gertrude Bannister] containing addresses and memos, also an exercise book containing poems relating to Ireland; 2 items [1916]” - address book (tiny) from the trial and scribbled notebook.

*/14 “Miscellaneous items relating to Tuck Pointer and Front Cleaners Union of Chicago, account book [of Alder Christianses] [Adler Christensen??] police pass made out to John Georg, miscellaneous business cards mostly from Chicago; c. 23 items [1916]” - visiting cards inc. one inscribed John McGoey on back of Hotel Pensionat, Dorotheenstr. John Goey b. Glasgow 3/juni 1883]

*13089/5 Marston (Moor) p. 497 in Séamas’s book: ancestors “and Marston”. Also “McAnally took my Irish class.” [‘Mac’ or Henry McNally]

*13089/6 “Notes, correspondence, notebook ‘Notes at Barbadoes’ relating to Brazil, Putumayo etc.; c. 30pp 1908-11”

*13089/12 Extracts from Casement’s diary and notes made in Germany; letter from Irish prisoners in Germany re Casement and the Irish Brigade, 8p. 1915 – Corporal B Thompson, a released cripple prisoner. Letter concerning Thompson’s statements signed by Quinlisk (Company Quartermaster Sergeant), Sergeant D.J. Beverley; Princess Pless; Countess Blücher believed England needed “a good birching”; “Gaffney – Conger had “a poor opinion of Adler””, Kiliani mentioned, note probably written by Curry.

*13089/13 “Scraps: two items c. 1915” – one a large envelope inscribed “Last Pages 29.3.16 11.4.16 Important Very”… “Strictly Private” and “after my death”… “to go to “J. McG. but first to Mrs Green”.

*13,090 [copy obtained] “An article on Casement in Berlin, 1915-16.” Also described as “‘Casement in Berlin’ by Arpad Pasztor, 12p. [c. 1916?]” – Good. Hand written. Colour article. Pasztor set out to find in Berlin the woman Casement had held in affection. Interviews with hotel staff. Favourite drink a Martini cocktail. Written JUST after execution. This is a translation. Special Correspondent to ‘Az est’ (newspaper, ‘The Evening’.) A Hindu visited him. “Never ladies” although a Frau B R who lived in the hotel married to an Egyptian was after him. “Unsophisticated visionary – not crafty enough.” Puttkamer was shocked “at the way Casement had aged”. Blue eyes; never laughed.

*13,091 Article ‘Princess and patriot’. Sir Roger Casement and the Princess Blucher’ by G. Barry Gifford, Typescript, 18p. [c. 1920?] [in A15 list]

*13092 “Anonymous ms. essay on Roger Casement, 1916.” – Actually by Eva Gore Booth. “I dream of the peace in his soul/I dream of one who is dead.”

*13100 “Letters addressed to friends in Ireland by J. Doran, a prisoner of war in Germany, 1916-1917, referring to Casement's brigade and to Fr. Crotty, chaplain to the prisoners.” – Acc. 2306. Letters on Irish Brigade (in Séamas’s book) – John Doran postcards (his name is not on Brigade lists), photograph with about 60 men inc. Fr. Thomas Crotty which may be Irish Brigade in uniform; Limburg 30 November 1916, and 1915.

BULMER HOBSON PAPERS: NLI 13158–13175:

13158-13175 “Letters and papers of Bulmer Hobson relating to the Irish Volunteers, the Easter Week Rising and associated subjects, including many letters of Roger Casement, letters of Eoin Mac Neill, Alice Stopford Green, Alice Milligan, Padraic O Consire, Eimar O'Duffy, Brinsley Mac Namara, P. H. Pearse.” – About six hundred items.

*13158 (1-8) “Letters of Casement to Bulmer Hobson, 4 documents n.d. and 47 documents 1905-1914.” – 51 originals plus transcribed copies some duplicated; many photographed and transcribed/typed by me. [See separate listing in ‘checks to be made’.]

/6 - 7 September 1909, crawling coward, “Protestants are not afraid of any bogey” mention of Griffiths and view of Sinn Fein.

/7 - 16 February 1910 from Rio, Bulmer in difficulties; £150 loan proposal “Look on it as a loan to Ireland.” Offer later withdrawn.

*13159 “One typescript and two ms. essays by Roger Casement on his father's connection with the Hungarian independence movement, the state of Ireland (entitled Quo vadis?), and Ireland and the Olympic Games, 1905-1908.” - Articles inc. Kossuth & Olympics.

*13160 (1-4) “Copies of documents by or concerning Roger Casement, prepared by or for Bulmer Hobson, including copies of agreement with German Government re Irish Brigade, 1914 [1 - German F.O. on Irish Brigade, 28 December 1914, Zimmerman signs], letters and telegrams re Findlay affair [2 - old-style photocopies, dull], extracts from Last Changes, Last Chances by Henry Nevinson, 1928 [3 - early in June London editors were called together and exhibited a diary in Casement’s handwriting that had been found, indicating he was addicted to “perversion or unnatural vice”] and a list of articles by Casement [4 - two sheets listing articles in Irish Freedom 1912-14, Irish Review & Uladh].”

*13161 (1-9) “Letters to Bulmer Hobson, correspondents include Alice Stopford Green, Brinsley MacNamara, Eoin MacNeill, Pádraic Ó Conaire, Eimar O'Duffy, 1916–1948 (mainly 1916-1923).” - Cotter letter 1917 not interesting.

*13170 “Typescript statements by Bulmer Hobson re the Irish Volunteers, Easter Week Rising, Roger Casement and associated topics sent to the Bureau of Military History, c. 1948” - McCartan, Hobson on Volunteers, many pages, much in his book.

*13173 “Newscuttings re Irish Volunteers, Roger Casement and associated topics, c.1914–1933.” – Bulmer Hobson multiple press cuttings books.

*13175 “Newscuttings and photos re the Ulster Literary Theatre, Belfast, 1904.” - Reviews, photograph of William McDonald, “one of the founders” written on back. Hobson “a rather stormy petrel”.

*13542 not 13452 as stated by Paul Hyde p. 114. See confusion with 33068. Acc 2395. Photocopy of an affidavit by Ben S. Allen concerning the alleged Roger Casement diaries exhibited by Capt. Reginald Hall in 1916; Sworn Affidavit of Ben S. Allen before J. Noel Tanham, Commissioner for Oaths, City of Dublin, 19 August 1960.

*13600 “Photocopies of letters of Roger Casement and associated documents.” – Acc. 2427; 9 photocopies of mss and one original.

Last letter [typescript, 5 sheets] to his sister which is also in MS 36,205 as “July 25-26. R.C. to his sister “Nina” (Agnes). MS copy. 8 sheets.” Also in 36205 (original) and 17409 (typed copy).

Casement’s 2 January 1905 letter to Dick Morten. Photocopy of missing two sheets (8 sides, i.e. 2x4 sided sheets); two original sheets found in 17402 and 17,405; Ballycastle address absent.

Casement’s 11 June 1916 letter to Dick Morten (photocopy of ms original, 4 segments) also in MS 36,199/5 (original) & MS 36,200/2 (typescript). [No letter of 3 June 1916 present.]

The batch came from a house in Ballycastle occupied by a Casement relative according to Alexander Boyle, the donator, in a letter (original) dated 13 May 1964 from Glasgow. He had been lent them he said. “There may be one or two more pieces still to come.” They were in the “communal possession” of “second generation Irishmen” probably including Thomas Collins of Glasgow. Other items include Haldane to Mrs Parry 31 January 1922; Haldane to Alice Stopford Green letters of 24 & 31 July 1916 re cabinet meeting, “the horrors of war are terrible” (original in 17,416). Photocopy of single sheet of a/c dated 28 September 1905 Northern Bank, Ballycastle; photocopy of Clement Shorter note re GBS pamphlet (on 2 different sheets); photocopy Clynes to Nevinson letter re Casement’s body 3 July 1930; photocopy letter in German with mention of Pokorny.

*13664 [copy obtained] “Two letters of Roger Casement and one of F. J. Bigger to Cumann Gaodhalach na hEaglaise, 1914.” – 25 April, four sides, and June 1914 – two sides, and one postcard from F. J. Bigger (27 April) with photograph of Castle Sean on back to George Annesley Ruth (Glasnevin) of Church of Ireland Gaelic Guild. – C of I ‘repelled me even as a boy’ offered a stone, aloof. Mr Vandeleur’s paper mentioned. Eamon de Valera gift 1965?? Acc. 2456, “Acquired by the NLI, 16 January 1965 from Lil Nic Dhonnchadha.”

*13768 (not 13760) “Six letters of Roger Casement, Berlin, 1915, to – Heineken.” – From 9 March 1915 onwards to Bremen about Adler Christensen’s ship passage and payments. Casement sends photographs as requested by Herr Noltenus or Nisleterius?? [Nussbaum??] and the Norwegian consul. Adler’s passage cancelled. “In such danger of being captured by the English that I gave in.” Cheque, Lusitania and neutrality discussed.

27 March 1915 - “Christensen would have been far better in USA with his wife & son than here.”

8 May 1915 - “photograph of me – taken here a few days ago by an amateur”.

11 May 1915 - two photographs “taken by Mr Christensen at the Technical School here in Charlottenberg. I was not very well the day I sat for the photo – and that has something to do with the matter.”

26 November 1915 Casement wants to lunch with Heineken at Hillers restaurant nearly opposite the Adlon at 1 o’clock.

Acc. 2512. NLI said “From National Museum of Ireland 1965 per anonymous donor. Returned.” but still in NLI and not returned to NMI.

*13774 [copy obtained] “Account by Count Reventlow of Roger Casement's stay in Germany, presented to Éamon De Valera in 1947”. Actually Count von Haugwitz – Count Curt Ludwig Heinrich Georg Haugwitz–Hardenberg–Reventlow. Born in 1885 he was from a Danish German family. A brother of his married Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton. His sister Lucie Marie and he were in Dublin in 1947 pleading his case with de Valera. Haugwitz was about to be deported from Denmark “as all Germans has been asked to leave that country.” He wrote an account of his dealings with Casement for de Valera: “I am afraid – he just did not like us.”…“He asked me, as a personal favour, if I would go over with him to Ireland. I said yes – provided I got permission.” [Why?] He didn’t. He talks of Casement trying to get the Rising called off: “My chiefs and my own views were: That as Germany had promised Ireland her help, we had to keep our word…” See ‘A Last Page’ for Casement’s many mentions of him. Acc. 2517? Probably as NLI 13776 is from Acc 2517.

*13775 [copy obtained] “Notes by Rev. F. Nolan, C.S.S.R. of Canon Ring's description of Roger Casement's last days and religious professions.” – Acc. 2517.1937, says incorrectly his mother had a civil marriage. These were the source for 1941 Catholic Standard article which is also present. Rhyl baptism mentioned and error about this being Casement’s birthplace commented on. For God and Kathleen ni Houlihan quote. Letter from Fr Mangan (1941) to ‘Kathleen’. Eamon de Valera gift 1965.

*13776 “Two letters of Roger Casement to his sister-in-law Katye, Oct. 25, 1912 and June 6, 1916.” – Acc 2517 from de Valera. Katje Ackerman.

*14100 (photographic copies made) “A collection of letters by or concerning Roger Casement made by Éamon de Valera, including six letters of Mrs. Agnes Newman and photo-copies of two letters of Casement to Mr. de Valera. Early 20th c.” – (not 14110 as per BL Reid). Acc 2504. Letter to Father Murnane 16 July 1916 [not original], to Nina (Agnes) from Gertrude, ‘Last message to Ireland’ 2 August 1916, Baronstown mention. Cathal O Byrne letter of 22 June 1916 with letter to Gertrude on back, Alice Stopford Green. No letters from Nina but six to her from Gertrude in 1920s. “Mrs Wilkinson of Baronstown simply ignores letters”. 12/7/? “Bailey we know was a traitor and informer.” “It is dreadful to think of that bad old man [Devoy] trying to sow dissension in our ranks.”

*14220 “Verse by Roger Casement dedicated to Cathal O'Byrne on front end-paper of a copy of Rupert Brooke's 1914 and other poems presented by O'Byrne to Casement, June 6, 1916. With a letter of Una Parry to O'Byrne concerning the return of the book, May 5, 1917.” – BL Reid’s incorrect poem reference.

*14914 (1 & 2) “Copies of documents in the archives of the German Foreign Office relating to Roger Casement, 1914-1916. German FO archive 1914-16.” – Acc. 2593 donated 30 November 1966; two volumes, 67 documents. Vol 1, 9 August 1914 to 3 April 1916 (actually to 11 April 1915); Vol 2, 7 May 1915 (actually from 13 April 1915 Boehm) to 16 September 1916.

Lengthy strategic military assessment of all the counties in Ireland. Carsonites. Antrim and Down terra incognito – English or “Scotch” colonists. D Julien Beverley signed printed letter to Irish Brigade 11 April 1916 along with ‘Montieth’. There are John McGoey mentions in letter to Wedel (30 March 1916) but apparently no truthful statement about his secret mission. Jrische Legion. Item no. 7, 2 November 1914 Casement on Irish soldier prisoners 10pp; No. 9, 6 November memo on publicising declaration etc pp 26-33; No. 27, 27 January 1915 pp. 94-96 Casement to Wedel on Kaiser’s birthday; No. 28 copy letter to Sir Edward Grey, much mention of Adler; No. 36 to Wedel pp. 142-159; also at end Pokorny to Moltke 16 September 1916, auf deutsch.

*15072 (1-4) “Twenty-one letters to Alice Stopford Green from F.J. Bigger, 1906-1917.” – four folders; much antiquarian correspondence, although boys mentioned and her possible move to Ardrigh stopped by a resenting Brigid Matthews. Tommie Jones mentioned as in residence 5 September 1906, 13 September 1906 and more. Mrs Gage of Rathlin traduced;

8 May 1910 (in 15072/2 not or also in 1; are there tss in 1?? – photographed) I wrote “In answer to a question about his precise religious persuasion, F.J. Bigger stated that his mother had been an Anglican “and I (with the rest of the family) was so baptised, and so far as conviction can go with me, am so inclined. Locally I am ‘deemed’ a Presbyterian but not a ‘staunch’ one.”

24 November 1913 ‘They know the Hearts of Steel’. Roy Foster ‘Vivid Faces’ p. 196, n. 30 just referenced as 15,072 - should be 15,072/3.

7 January 1914 (in 15072/3 not /1)

3 versions - Foster, me, manuscript:

Roy Foster ‘Vivid Faces’ p. 196/7, n. 31 just referenced 15072 -

“All the boys present – some in kilts, others in old Volunteer uniforms - all armed fully with rifles and pikes pipers go lear and drums with standard. I received them at the door (a lovely clean cold frosty star-lit night) at midnight – then we had heavy firing of shot from the balcony and ‘A Nation Once Again’ from the pipes – then a quick march in fully drilled ranks down the road and then up the road ½ mile in tense excitement. The local police on night duty are very interested but come in for refreshments after saluting the standard. And so we heralded in 1914.

- My (incorrect) transcription on p. 413 differs from Foster’s. I presume I added 1782 and Antrim in brackets:

“All the boys were present – some in kilts, others in old (1782) Volunteer uniform, fully equipped with rifles and pikes. They played A Nation Once Again from the pipes – then a quick march in fully drilled ranks down the (Antrim) road…in tense excitement.” But all went well, “the local police on night duty are very interested but come in for refreshments.”

FJ Bigger to Alice Stopford Green - manuscript:

New Years Eve at Cave Hill – all the boys present – some in kilts, others in old Volunteer uniforms – all armed fully with rifles & pikes – pipers go lear & drums with standard. I received them at the door (a lovely clean cold frosty star-lit night) at midnight – then we had heavy firing of shot from the balcony and ‘a Nation once again’ from the pipes – then a quick march in fully drilled ranks down the road and then up the road ½ mile in tense excitement. The local police on night duty are very interested but come in for refreshments [next page - after saluting the standard. And so we heralded in 1914. F.J.B.]

*15121 “Seven letters to Alice Stopford Green, 1916, concerning Sir Roger Casement.” – one from Gertrude; dull.

*15133 [copy obtained] “An extract in the hand of Roger Casement from a speech by Lord ffrench in Johannesburg, 2 May, 1904”. A. S. Green Papers. ffrench thinks like Casement re Ireland.

*15138 (1-4) See separate file for checks against diary mentions. “Cheque-stubs, vouchers, statements of account, etc., relating to Expenditures by Roger Casement, mainly in South America, 1910-1911, with a few associated documents including two letters (undated) of W. A. Cadbury.” – Super. Some 1905 stuff. Big on 1910. Some very large i.e. 15138/1/9 & 10. Receipts. Reid - Includes Caroline McCullough (Bloxham) letters. Checked against 1910/11 diaries. First listed in Hayes 1965-75 Supplement, Acc. 981: “Acquired by the NLI on 18 June, 1951 from Alice Stopford Green/RJ Stopford.” How did she get them and when? [1911 bills are also in 13081/2]. No visible cheque stub relating to 1911 cheque for Corbally motor bike purchase or motor bike transport.

[Later cheque mss mentions 1912 - cheque to Mrs Dunlop Williams; Hambloch was sent £10 for Avellino.]

(1) Page of accounts with mention of John Lilly & Sons (a Pinto Hermanos & Co Ltd), Knighthood, Nathan, Pogson, Fr Smith ‘Indian boys at Southampton’, Cox and Vigrass - boys paid for to 27 May 1911; 28 November 1911 Cazes Napo Beatriz 37.30, H. Selby 1911 (landlady), Booth company bill (May & October 1910) inscribed “Formality is the refuge of the ignorant – of the mannerless” more such verso, Hotel Continental 30 November 1911 39.50 similar account at Bella Vista, Mrs Seon bill.

1/12 Millar £25 for motorbike in miscounted list and tot. ‘Rough financial notes by Roger Casement, undated. 2 p.’ i.e. two sides of one sheet

(2) Cheque stubs, vouchers and statements of account relating to Roger Casement, 1903, 1905, 1908 (and 1915 Berlin). 1907 Keevil, Miss Gough and Hugh O’Doherty. N. Leitrim election fund (1908 contested). ‘G.B. 10.0.0’. Phoebe (Williams?? see 12 June 1911), Kyle, Jackie, Rennie. Adlon bill for Adler 26 January 1915 (H. Klicks manager). Adlon top hotel in Berlin linked with Continental Hotel where Casement mostly stayed. Henry S King & Co. and Williams Deacons later cheque books. Northern Banking Co earlier ones 1904-8. Sandall 1908 £23.13. Surgeon Kirk 21.0.0. (in a/cs list) Private Hospital 16.14

(3) Folder cover confusing. Says Barbadian statement of accounts mostly numerous bills from 1910. Mrs Seon 4 September 1911 for Sir Roger Casement “and two servants”. And suddenly misfiled is a statement in 3/11 from Gavan Duffy to Mrs S. Parry of the defence accounts, total £1750. Included is on 28 June “Received from M.F. Doyle Esq (American Contribution) £698.4.4. Duffy gets £537.

4) 14 cheque books. Various banks from 1905-1911. Cheque stubs from 3 banks: Northern Banking Company, Williams Deacons, and Henry S. King & Co. Farrand clerk. Miss Causton for Mrs Dunlop Williams £2 twice. Dr Deane Barbados. Rent to Gustav Gruner German Consul in Para for house and office £20 etc. Pedro £30/Hambloch mention. Surgeon Kirk 11/3/05 ‘operation in Belfast His fees £21.0.0.’ £10 for Casement Aickin gift. 21/10/04 Gill York Hotel. Williams Deacon cheque book 1 July 1909-9 May 1911 (No. 7) 1197.30. Next one ‘destroyed 19/2/12’ according to note opposite stub. No more such cheque books available.

*15535 “Nine congratulatory letters to Mary A. Hutton on the publication of "The Táin" from Stopford A. Brooke (3), R. Casement (2), Whitley Stokes (2), K. Meyer and P. Dinneen, With a critical note signed T. W. R. May-Nov. 1907. Also a letter of R. H. Hutton, Nov. 28, 1896.” (see also 8612) Hutton correspondence, two-way – Hugh O’Duffy mentioned, from Ballycastle 19 September 1907 and Bundoran 25 November 1907. Tain book discussion, ‘Northern Iron’ by Hannay well reviewed in Irish Times, from Major Berry’s address, Mr Hutton ill.

*16994 “The journal of the Neophytes: a guild of boys in the parish of St. Peter, Belfast, 1900-1901. F.J. Bigger was president and one of the members was Herbert Hughes.” Antrim Road.

*16995 “Autograph book from Castle Sean, Ardglass, Co. Down, 1914-19.” F.J. Bigger’s Castle Sean visitor's book.

[17,000-17,033 No Acc. no. came via US?? How did they get to NLI and who donated them or who were they purchased from?]

*17000 [photographed] “Account by Dr. Manfred Curry of how his father acquired these papers and sketch of Casement's career (In German, with English translation) Nov. 1939. With bibliography of material in New York Public Library relating to Casement.” –‘Dr Charles Curry Papers’ printed on folder cover. Curry d. 1935. Manfred Curry d. 1953. Princess Blücher a British spy.

17001 “Casement's Open letter to the Irish Volunteers, New York, Sept. 19, 1914.”

17002 (1) “Letter to Sir Edward Grey from Casement on the Findlay affair. (14 pages) Christiania. Jan. 31, 1915.

(2) “Revised version of the letter to Sir Edward Grey, Berlin, Feb. 1, 1915. 13 pages handwritten and typed.”

(3) “Sir Roger Casement's own typewritten and signed copy of his letter to Sir Edward Grey. Berlin, Feb. 1, 1915.”

(4) “German translation of Sir Roger Casement's letter to Sir Edward Grey. (Typescript) Feb. 1, 1915.”

17003 “Two typewritten and autographed copies of Casement's letter of Feb. 1, 1915 to the various European and U.S. representatives in Berlin which was accompanied by a copy of his letter to Sir Edward Grey.”

17004 “Six photocopies of letter written by Findlay, British Minister in Norway to Adler Christensen offering reward for Casement's capture. (Undated) Also letter to Casement from Count von Wedel which enclosed original Findlay letter, Mar. 16, 1915.”

17005 “Photocopies (3) and carbon copy of a letter in code from Findlay to Christensen signed "Sigwald", Nov. 16, 1914.”

*17006 [copy obtained] “Handwritten account (3pp.) by Adler Christensen of the Findlay affair. March 1, 1915.” – Adler tells of his visits to the British Legation, bogus letters and fairy tales. Casement writes ‘Everson’ down side.

*17007 “Two page letter of instructions from Casement to Adler Christensen on the Findlay affair, Hamburg, Feb. 21, 1915. Also undated note to Christensen asking him to get publicity for Ireland's cause in Norwegian newspapers.” – one mentions Oslo schoolmaster.

*17008 “Two letters from Casement to Christensen (May 28, 1915 and undated) commenting on Italy's entrance to the War.” – 'when young work plenty', 'Maccaronis'.

*17009 “Three letters and two fragments of a letter from Adler Christensen to Casement on the Findlay affair, Dec. 27, 1914, Jan. 23, and 28, 1915.” – inc. letter 21 December 1914, Grand Hotel Christiania.

17010 “Five German newspaper articles and eight original telegrams relating to the Findlay affair. With two copies of a telegram sent by Casement to Findlay, 1915-1916.”

*17011 “Six photocopies of Casement's German passport Dec. 2, 1914 and a printed passenger list of S.S. "Oscar II" Scandinavian American Line, Oct. 15, 1914.” – passport photocopy, no photograph. Capt Hempel of SS Oscar II.

17012 “Four page handwritten extract by Casement from an article in Contemporary Review, Vol. CVI, pp. 38–39, July 1914 "Irish Volunteers" by M. Marlowe.”

17013 “Letter from Continental Times to Casement re publication nights, Dec. 1915. Also copy of letter (not sent) from Casement to R. L. Orchelle of the Continental Times complaining of unauthorised publications, 21 Oct., 1915.” – inc. one to Mrs Clothilde White..

*17014 “Photograph of Sir Roger Casement with American Consul-General Gaffney and Dr. Curry in a Munich restaurant. Photograph of Gaffney and printed text of an address delivered by Casement to Irish soldiers at Limburg, May 15, 1915.” – clipping from Münchner Illustrierte/Suddeutsche Zeitung plus photocopy: in photograph Curry, Gaffney, Frau von Pfister/Pfifter, Frau Gaffney, Frau Emerson, Oberlt. Emerson, and Casement.

17015 “Five page incomplete draft of a letter from Casement to Sir Edward Grey on latter's failure to answer Casement's previous letter, Berlin, May 1, 1915.”

*17016 [copy obtained] “Signed (typed) copy of a congratulatory letter from Casement to Count Von Wedel on occasion of the Emperor's birthday Jan. 29 1915. [draft dated 27 January in 13085/9] With original reply from Wedel (actually signed Zimmermann), Feb. 22, 1915.” – Two sides. Casement calls for “the righteous triumph of German arms.”

17017 “Four hand written pages by Casement on failure of British Government to take up his challenge on the Findlay affair, March 15, 1915. Also letter from Casement to Joe (McGarrity?) listing papers left by him in the Dresdener Bank, Munich, Sept. 20, 1915.”

*17018 “Copy in his own writing of Casement's letter to Dr. Chatterton Hill who sought his aid in financing a lecture tour to the Irish in U.S.A. April 5, 1915. Also pencilled copy of a letter from Casement to Mrs. White of the Continental Times on publication rights of his pamphlet "The Crime against Europe" Dec. 11, 1915.” – Chatterton Hill was from Ceylon and was not trusted.

*17019 [copy obtained] “Four page (fragment? of a) letter from Casement to an unnamed friend describing his financial plight and the Germans' lack of understanding of the Irish cause, May 6, 1915.” – mentions loneliness and a book by Karl Peters; Austrians gentlemen. Uninteresting.

*17020 [copy obtained] “Eight pages of pencilled notes by Sir Roger Casement on the accusation that he had "sold himself" to Germany, March 26, 1916.” – cover note for Mrs Gaffney, very bitter on Germans. Irish gold.

*17021[copy obtained] “Extract made by Casement from "New Statesman" Feb. 27, 1915 on "Sir Roger Casement's Weltpolitik" and detailed rebuttal by him of the charges made. (9pp.) Munich, 26 Mar., 1916.” – Pension issue majors, JH Morgan tries to get him a Governorship, makes mention of Bigger burying his papers (see 17026 – Reid’s misnumbering). Partial transcript: “…These and many more letters & papers dealing with my past are in the custody of Francis Joseph Bigger, Ardrigh, Antrim Road, Belfast, a Solicitor. He was a close friend of mine & a nationalist – but now doubtless has been swept off his feet.

However I am sure he would not give up my papers to the Govt. – & he buried them – or hid them I know, for I wrote to him from N. York before I sailed for Germany asking him to do this & got a reply that it had been done. So little had I “worked” against England or meditated treason that I have left all my other things at the mercy of the Govt.

I had boxes of valuable papers &c. &c. in store with Agents in London.

Allison & Son

Farringdon Road

E.C.

Also others at Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, Ireland.

The former are surely long since in the possession of the Br. Govt. – the latter less important – chiefly books I had collected for years & are probably safe as they were in the hands of a staunch nationalist – Stephen Clarke.

Munich. 26 M’ch 1916…”

17022 “Extracts made by Casement from "Times" reports of parliamentary debates with a parody by him on one of these April 15-24, 1915.”

*17023 “Draft of a defence by Casement against the charges of treachery made against him in England (16 pages). And two page draft in Casement's hand of how Adler Christensen first met the former, Oct. 1914.” – Not Oct 1914. Adler’s pre-New York Broadway meeting in South America with Casement detailed. 2p. (photographed). See confirmatory statement made by Adler in 1916 in Philadelphia.

*17024 “Pencilled letter (12pp.) from Casement to Curry on publishing matters with some comments on current affairs, Feb. 10, 1916.” Mention of father and Kossuth for Austro-Hungarian readers, Canadian parliament fire blamed on Germans. Complains the Germans don’t appreciate the significance of “My Ireland”.

*17025 [copy obtained] “Photocopy of a letter from Casement to Curry giving instructions on his imminent departure for Ireland and expressing his disillusionment with the German authorities April 3, 1916. Also photocopy of Casement's poem "Treason".” – Poem starts, “The night that brave Lord Edward died,” and a one page item “A Sketch Volunteer Organisation…”. Five sides. Sketch and poem are not in Casement’s handwriting.

*17026 “"A last word for my true friend Charles Curry": a secret memo from Casement containing instructions concerning his personal belongings and papers, an account of the Findlay affair and his forebodings of the outcome of his imminent venture to Ireland. Munich, March 26, 1916.” – Sunday; Bigger's 'burial' of the papers BL Reid (p. 472) says wrongly is in this folder but the actual mention is in 17021. Yes 45 pages or sides (eleven four-sided foolscap sheets with one more side of another, in large handwriting).

Starts – “Secret Memo for Dr Curry

Sunday morning with the Dom bells ringing!

…This is all for the present. R.C.” Findlay incident dealt with at length. ‘A final word’ is in MS 17027.

*17027 [copy obtained] “A final word' – Roger Casement's last instructions (to Dr. Curry?) and his reflections prior to his fatal voyage to Ireland. Dated April 6, 1916. 2½ double pages.” – Not 45 pages but 10 sides off three items – two by four sides and one by two sides. 17026 is 45 pages. No mention of Bigger burying trunk. Mentions Beverley. Casement also wrote to Curry on 9 April with another undated item which is also in PRONI and partially in NYPL.

*17028 “Two draft copies of a letter to the British Government from Dr. Charles Curry in defence of Casement's motives in returning to Ireland and attitude to the Rising July 14, 1916.” – John O’Loughlin wrote of it ‘Dr. Charles Curry letter to British government not to be "guided by motives that appear at present plausible but will be proven later, by history, not to have been justified." Casement would have tried to stop it early had he not been cut off from communication with Ireland. His actions were "based on his humanitarian principles and horror of futile bloodshed known to all" from his work in the Congo and the Putumayo. Curry's letter did not reach the Foreign Office until August 1.’ Long quotes from Casement letters to Curry.

*17029 “Letter from Dr. Curry to Mrs. Newman sister of Roger Casement informing her of arrangements made to carry out the latter's wishes for disposal of his belongings. Munich, Dec. 16, 1916. Also a letter from Curry to Mrs. Newman asking for power of attorney to act on her behalf in legal suit, Dec. 19, 1916.” – to Nina re disposal of Casement’s belongings; papers, clothes, trunks, ‘clothes at your disposal’. Mentions ‘A Last Word’. ‘A man I worshipped and adored’ (7 pages).

*17030 “Two autograph letters and two postcards from Princess Blücher to Roger Casement. 1 March 1915, 7 Feb., 1916.” – two letters and a card 1 March 1915 and later news cutting.

17031 “Two letters to Dr. Curry from William J. Maloney concerning the publication of Casement mss. in the U.S.A. 18 Dec. 1921, 31 Jan. 1922.”

17032 “Draft of a letter (in German) from Dr. Curry to the Papal Nunzio Monsignore (Fruhworth) relating to Sir Roger Casement (late 1916?). With some printed miscellanea.”

*17033 (copies obtained – see separate file of transcriptions) “Eight personal letters and eight postcards of Roger Casement to Max Zehndler, July 1915 – April, 1916.” – Schoolboy in Augsburg. How did Curry or NLI get hold of it? Where are the incoming Zehndler letters? Destroyed? 16 items. Many cards from Casement to Augsburg and Landsberg, often in German though brief; postcard version of Munich photograph of Casement (segment). Skating and operation mentioned.

*17034 “Photocopy of a letter from Walter E. C. McCammond Portobello Barracks to Sir Edward (Carson) dated 4. 6. 16. enclosing a letter found in Joseph Plunkett's house from Casement to Plunkett referring to Carson dated 14 Mar. 1914.” – Casement letter re Carson, Malahide 14 March 1914, was about getting review to Carson in London before he meets Asquith, re “Cove Harbour”. Uninteresting.

*17,044 [copy obtained] “Two letters of Sir Roger Casement, Pentonville Prison, (a) to Fr. Murnane, July 3, 1916 [see also MS 21,534 for 16 July letter] and (b) to Richard Morten, July 28, 1916. Reference to Serjeant Sullivan and J. H. Morgan in second letter.” – (3 sides), Acc. 1904 – to Dick Morten, partial transcript; copy also in MS 31,724 (5).

*17,046 “Copy of Casement's last message to Ireland, Aug. 2, 1916” - ‘Last Message’ is typed but looks old with “Marked by censor. Not for publication” on it. [‘Revealed at Casement Foundation meeting’!] Also in MS 31724 (6), typescript. Also photocopies of four Casement letters, including two to Diarmuid O'Leary [Acc. 2479 written on back] concerning Irish Volunteers in London, May-June 1914 [see 17414], and one to Inspector Sandercock, May 17, 1916.”

Photocopy of Casement letter of 30 June 1916, Acc. 2252, to Eily & Gee, “Presented by John Irvine Queen’s University, Belfast. The original is in private hands in Ballymena but Mr Irvine cannot get the owner’s name.” [Also in PRONI T3306/F/4]

17079 (actually see *17029)

*17081 “Correspondence and papers relating to the Provisional Government's proposal to set up a new police force with the assistance of former R. I. C. District Inspector John Kearney who had been involved in the arrest of Casement, March 1922.” – John Kearney and Stack in 1922 on Kerry events; controversy over Kearney getting Garda job.

*17,401-17,420: Acc. 2924

Now digitised in the main NLI catalogue (Sept. 2016 first noticed) as

‘Roger Casement's correspondence and papers,

1898-1924.

In Collection:	Roger Casement's correspondence and papers, 1898-1924

Main Creator:	Casement, Roger, 1864-1916

Language:	English

Extent:	20 folders.

Format:	MANUSCRIPT

Call Number:	MS 17,401-17,420 (Manuscripts Reading Room)

Rights:	Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.’

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000628286

NLI: “Shortly after [Acc. 2922 above] a second donation relating to Casement came to the NLI in January 1972 from an anonymous donor under the name of Department of Foreign Affairs.”

Most of these MS numbers are blank in Hayes ‘Sources’ except 17404 which is “Thirteen items relating to Plunkett family, including poems and typescript copy of diary of Joseph Mary, March-June 1915; statements by Count and Countess Plunkett on events subsequent to Rebellion, 1916; speech by the former against Treaty, 1921; correspondence between McGarrity and Countess Plunkett, 1938-39.”

These items were originally in the hands of Gertrude and Sidney Parry including the Smiths Scribbling Diary original she transcribed from for Maloney. [See also Acc. 2922 & MSS 17,000-33.]

*17,401 turned out to be three original ms. letters by Casement to ““Richard H. Morton” 1893-1914; 19 September 1898, 7 September 1900 & n.d.” - ‘n.d.’ is a cover note [the missing original] for Trafalgar verses to letter of 22 October 1898. [photographed]

*17,402 “6 letters to Richard Morton from Roger Casement 1905-16” - 2 January 1905 one (first) sheet, second missing sheet is in 17,405;

1 May 1906 newly discovered original black-edged, from Roddie “going to try and get my Aunt’s income continued to them from Ireland [Martins??]”;

20 September 1906 [a missing original] Euston Hotel notepaper, Von Parry and eyes mention;

3 August 1909 from Rio £20 loan;

29 June 1914 from Ardrigh, signed ‘R.C.’;

11 June 1916 from Brixton Prison initialed four times once in red – Cdt., W.S., C.W., E.B. (Ernley Blackwell?). (also in 13600)

*17,403 Parts of two letters from Casement to Morten: (1) pages 4-6, 2 July 1899 from St Paul de Loanda, mention of du Paty de Clam (2) pages 2-3, 14 January 1910 with Irish Trademark, mention of Brazil being a ‘ghastly hole.’ These Morten items were previously missing from main folder of such letters.

17,404: Not Casement but “Thirteen items relating to Plunkett family”. Folders immediately beyond the last in series 17,420, are also non-Casement/McGarrity items i.e. 17,421 (Frank Aiken).

[NLI have now digitised the missing folders and this number is given instead to Dick Morten envelopes -

Envelopes mostly addressed to "R. Morten", "R. H. Morten", "Richard Morten" or "Richard H. Morten" at "The Savoy / Denham / Uxbridge / England". 15 items]

*17,405 ‘Part of letter from Roger Casement to [Rd. H. Morton (sic)]’ – Mention of Kinlock Cooke and Chinese and sexual intercourse. Actually second missing sheet of Morten’s letter of 2 January 1905.

*17,406 Seven poems Love’s Cares (1894 or 1895), Cromwell (18 June 1895, typescript), Love’s Horizons (about 1892 written on Savvy paper), Mio Salvatore (also on Savvy paper), Serenade (old handwriting), The Heart’s Verdict 1895, Irish Language 9 April 1904 and 29 May 1916, and a note written in purple on black edged paper which is hard to follow, and two original ms letters from Casement to Morten: (1) dated 15 March 1901 from Matadi one four-sided sheet being the missing original sheet (present in transcript); (2) 8 March 1904 from Ballycastle.

*17,407 ‘1905-07 Copies of letters to Gertrude’ Bannister [handwritten transcript copies all being on the same paper], ‘Lost Youth’ poem, with mention of T.H, a missionary [Hoste], 15 March 1905 in answer to a letter by G.A.B. on redistribution, “We shall bring about intervention from U.S.A”, 31 May 1906 “I see Michael Davitt is dead and gone”, 23 September 1906, “Get A.M. Sullivan’s “New Ireland””, “dauntless, loving, sacrificing young Fenians of 1867”, 9 October 1906 “Send me some news of Congo and IRELAND”, 15 April 1907 from Santos, 25 June 1907, from Rio, 29 July 1907 and 4 January 1908 from London.

*17,408 Draft by Casement of letter to Daily News with mention of Carson and Lord Londonderry 26 March 1912.

*17,409 “Typed copy of Roger Casement’s last letter to his sister” – to Nina 25 July 1916, 5pp., apologises for scolding her. [See 36205 for original and 13600 for photocopy of typescript. He also wrote letters to Gertrude (Gee) and Elizabeth (Eilis) that same day in 49154/12]

*17,410 ‘Reminiscence of Roger Casement by Maud Paul’ [probably daughter of Sir Edward Paul, b. abt. 1867, of Rodborough Manor, Rodborough, Gloucestershire] 1p. typescript, “Blot out his faults/But not his memory”.

A reminiscence; “Many years ago I first met the late Sir Roger Casement when staying at Ballymena with a relative of his. He was then young, probably about seventeen, a very handsome lad with a kind of wild romantic grace about him that appealed to one. His sister Nina Casement, at that time a tall handsome girl with a quantity of clustering black hair, introduced him to me with these words “This is my brother Roddie, he is mad upon Ireland and her grievances.”

*17,411 ‘Letters to Mr Gertrude Parry’ - title on folder but to both Sidney and Gertrude Parry. Four items (20-24) plus envelopes to Gertrude addressed to her at Rockport and 11 Westgate Terrace, Redcliffe Square, S.W.5.

Clement Shorter 31 January 1922 re GBS reprint?

Robert C Eustace, 2pp. typed; 17 September 1930, 1835 Harrison Avenue, Bronx. He has written a very critical book about Casement; 1 July 1934 [b. about 1897, at that address in 1940 US census].

Mrs Charlotte Shaw (CF) re Maloney book “on the Casement diaries” GBS would like to read;

Henri (Heinrich) d’Oleire to Sidney Parry, 4 November 1921, 6 sheets, 7 sides of script, Batavia, Java, George Perry had told him of Sidney’s marriage. Henri knew and hugely admired Casement, meeting and going around with him around 1911. [He is in 1911 census b. in Germany about 1890.] Says he and Miss Brandon did not marry, perhaps for the better. Mother lives in Frankfurt at Sachsen Lage 4. Later interned in Ceylon.

*17,412 Clynes to Nevinson letter of 3 July 1930, no power to accede in the matter, no removal of remains from Pentonville, jail not being demolished anyway.

*17,413 Smiths Scribbling Diary 1881 [At last! It must indeed have been catalogued with a ms number, if never listed, when B.L. Reid saw it before 1976. It arrived in 1972] containing Poems, notes etc by Roger Casement.’ With blotting paper interleaved [bring mirror next time] “Oh! Sweet boy of Dublin” (written in purple crayon – three different inks on 27 week page) Oh my Colleen Dhas! (repeated). [‘Colleen Dhas’ or ‘Colleen dhas cruthen na moe’, ‘The pretty girl milking her cow: an ancient Irish melody’ and a song also subtitled the Irish emigrant’s farewell. Percy Grainger put it down later.] “Rubbish” Oct/Nov 1881. “Sir Denham Jephson” (repeated). Reid’s Hotel Madeira 18 May 1883. Kroo cook, Peter, Monrovia and Davis all noted as paid.

Casement’s confirmation 20 May 1881, at St Anne’s Church, Stanley - programme.

“From ev’ry fastness of my soul

From evr’y chamber of my heart

Unbidden, spurning all control

Some little thought of thee will start.”

On WE Forster’s speech.

*17,414 Photocopies of two letters: (1) 27 May 1914 from McMahon’s Hotel, Derry to Mr O’Leary; (2) 4 June 1914 re Fianna in London, probably to O’Leary. [See MS 17,046]

*17,415 List of books relating to Roger Casement.

*17,416 Three letters to Alice Stopford Green (1) 5 August 1916 Rev J.F. Sweetman “no more noble martyr”; (2 & 3) 24 & 31 July 1916 from Viscount Haldane “the horrors of war are terrible” (copies in MS 13600).

*17,417 Three magazine articles re Roger Casement.

*17,418 File cover: ‘Casement’s bank book 1905 one entry only’. “Roger Casement CMG” Northern Bank, balance £108/11- 1s.

*17,419 News cutting by Sefton Delmer. ‘A patriotic Irish priest.’ “Keep your oath” to King, prisoners told by Father Crotty in Ruhleben. Chatterton-Hill described as a “cringing Uriah Heep, with not a touch of race, Irish fire or generosity about him…uninspiring voice”. Reventlow mention.

*17,420 Original Brief to Counsel for the defendant’ upon trial, Rex v. Sir Roger Casement, June 1916. [Magistrates court brief 15 May 1916 is in MS 13088/1/iii.] Casement’s long and detailed statement of 64 typed pages. Good description of reason for journeying from Germany and landing off submarine. ‘Findlay blot.’ ‘Bailey smiled’ when asked to go on submarine. Mention of ‘Major Hall’ and mistakenly ‘Basil Hall’ [N.B. in this Brief to Counsel it is Captain Hall who says ‘it is better a festering sore like this should be cut out’. Clarification in book that it was definitely the foolish Blinker.]

JOE McGARRITY PAPERS: NLI 17,421–17,493 (1971 ACCESSION, ONLY SOME CASEMENT-RELATED)

*17,427/1 ‘Letter from unidentified person to "Ruddie" [Roger Casement] wishing him goodbye on his departure with enclosed photostat of same, 1914 May 4.’ Joseph McGarrity Papers. Letter inscribed on headed paper "Rubber Maatschappij Si Boelan / Onderneming". (Sumatra). Must be Heinrich D’Oleire. “Dearest Roddie, I am off… fighting for the good cause a last farewell & all my love to you. I took your photo with me. To morrow we are sailing. Goodbye dear Roddie, Yours ever, Heini.” Sidney Parry likely to have introduced him to Casement. See 17411/1 8p. Heinrich, Jakob Paul d'OLEIRE was born on 8 April 1890, at Strassburg d. 1963 age 73 at Garmisch. Heinrich married Ilse, Wilhelmine Lucie DEHNKE 1927, at age 37. She died January 25, 1996 aged 91 at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. They had 2 children: Heinz-Jochen d'OLEIRE b. 1930 Medan, Sumatra d 1970 and one other child.

*17428 “Material, mainly biographical, relating to Sir Roger Casement, including sheets of his blotting paper, translation of German poem in memorium, note on his diary (by McGarrity?) 1911-19.” Account of leaving Philadelphia & blotting paper.

*17430 “Copies of poems by Casement later published in 'Some Poems of Roger Casement' (Dublin, 1918); notes by his sister Mrs. Agnes Newman and three letters from her to McGarrity re publication, one letter to Dr. P. McCartan on her travels in U.S.; letters from Dr. Charles Curry and others to McGarrity re Casement. 1914-1923.” Nina to McGarrity 3 telegrams and 3 letters inc. one of 31/8/20. Dispute over meetings – apology accepted. 1919 poems dedication by Nina and proofs. One letter to Irish Press editor. Doyle & Howard Seitz items. Did not see any letter from Nina to McCartan despite mention on folder cover.

*17432 “Letters mainly to McGarrity from or relating to former associates of Sir Roger Casement in Germany; including three of Michael McKeogh with references to John Boyle O'Reilly; two of Franz H. Krebs; one re Capt. Karl Spindler; documents re Jeremiah O'Callaghan. 1916–35.” – J McGoey? McGarrity note: “Krebs was a newspaper correspondent in Germany and perhaps a spy. I have no evidence of this. He seemed to really admire Sir R.”

List of 22 Libau prisoners. Harry Quinliss (Timothy Quinlisk), 1932 letter from John Ryan in New York – Quinliss recruited by British in Berlin and sent to Collins. Paris alerted about his recruitment. Trap laid and sprung. [Probably not the case according to John Borgonovo.]

*17433 (1-41) “Letters of a personal nature to McGarrity from Adler Christensen (2), Christensen's first wife, Sadie (1), his second wife, Margaretta (12), members of her family in Germany; with letters to Margaretta from her family. c. 1916-1925.”

– Two folders. 41 items. Actually they are from the years 1916 to 1932.

[Old wrong note: ‘Photograph of Adler with sisters’ – not so. My confusion. Albert (American son??) seeking information. I could not see such reference in 2015 but not thoroughly checked.]

On cover “Folder with notes by McGarrity” (i.e. notations on letters rather than whole pages of script by McGarrity.)

Some letters in German were for forwarding to Adler.

Folder 1 - some in sub-folders; supposedly 32 items.

Three photographs: Adler’s daughter Margarethe, her aunt Elsa Werschmidt /3 (2) dated 1914, and possibly one of the grandmother Leni (photographed).

Sadie Christensen letter to McGarrity 4 January 1917 (photographed).

1/30 (1 & 2) 1932 letter from Margarethe to McGarrity (photographed). This seems the final item in date terms.

Folder 2 – nine items

Five letters to McGarrity re Margarethe from the Werschmidt [not Verschmidt] family in Berlin and four letters to Margarethe from her German family, 1916-25.

I found (September 2015) only seven items (numbered 35-41) in folder 2, one an envelope not nine letters. Probably items have got mixed into Folder 1.

*17443 “Twenty letters of Dr. Herbert Dickey to McGarrity and copy of one to Dr. Wm. J. Maloney, with copies of eleven of McGarrity in reply; mainly dealing with Dickey's research for book on Sir Roger Casement with references to McGarrity's financial support for the project; also typescript of article 'Up the Amazon with Casement', 1938.” – Dr Dickey/Maloney typescript.

*17449 “Letters of George Gavan Duffy and Margaret his wife to McGarrity and Dr. P. McCartan with letter of McCartan to Duffy and copy of one from McGarrity to Mrs. Duffy; mainly re Irish Republican Mission to U.S. and with references to Sir Roger Casement. 1919-20. 9 items.” – 18 March 1919 George Gavan Duffy to McCartan; 27 June 1919 from Mrs Gavan Duffy to unknown, “Yours friends ….. and others very mad at not being elected to Dail.” Mention of Sean Z.; also 27 June 1919 to McGarrity with note from George Gavan Duffy at end regarding Casement and a biography Mrs Green was failing to work up suggesting he ask de Valera; letter of 30 July 1919 (photocopy) McGarrity to Mrs Gavan Duffy with mention of Mrs Newman’s failure to deliver him Casement’s last letter; 25 March 1920 George Gavan Duffy writes to McGarrity, “Mrs Newman refused to send R. C.’s first cousin her articles on Rory. She said she did not wish them to be seen on this side, and we are wondering why?”

*17453 “[9] Letters of Bulmer Hobson to McGarrity mainly re publications, political and social conditions, Dungannon Clubs [1st conference and club rules], Bulmer Hobson on events before Easter Rising 1916 Hobson tries to countermand mobilisation and MacNeill agrees. (He later changes his mind.) [April 1933 - 2 sheets photographed]; with other Hobson items. 1907-33.” – 13 pieces, letter of 30 April 1907 partly in code with mention of Devolution Bill, 17 February 1908 to McGarrity from Cushendall, “I have been managing a Poultry Society.” Make the people “national in spite of themselves”, photocopy of letter of 28 September 1914 to Ada McNeill, Knockalla, and photocopy of letter from Alice Stopford Green to Casement 1 October 1914, “I do not think anyone can advise the people of this country who is not in it.” Photocopy of instruction from Hobson 16 February 1916 to Irish Volunteers re St Patrick’s Day Church Parade and the need to every Corps a chaplain.

*17457 (1-19) “Letters of Dr. Patrick McCartan to McGarrity, many dealing with his medical studies (1905-11), Dungannon Clubs, Civil War, current literary and political affairs; with copies of a few articles by him. 1904-14; 1920-39.” – 230 items in 19 folders, 2 & 3 seen. Very personal, poetry and girls often mentioned and Carrickmore locals. Folder 2 (Hobson mention, 23 December 1905) & Folder 3 (Articles on Dungannon Clubs; general election 1906. Some letters contain (deciphered) codes; Bigger mentions 23 April 1906 and 8 December 1906. McGarrity holdings? in East Omagh were at Cregandevesky.

*17458 (1-5) “Copies or drafts of letters of McGarrity to Dr. Patrick McCartan with a file on their financial relations; also some other letters to McCartan including a couple from Dr. Wm. J. Maloney and one of Liam Mellowes (1918). 1905-1939.” – c. 80 items in 5 folders. (1) - Fat letter/notebook to McCartan mentions James Ward jailed for 9 months re anti-recruiting 1905, Gogarty letter 1905, Douglas Hyde, Hobson, Dungannon Clubs mentions . (2) 1906-10 - 13 January 1906 “Your report of the orange meeting was honey for me Bravo!!”

*17462 “Thirty five letters of Dr. Wm. J. Maloney to McGarrity with copies of a few in reply by McGarrity; with many references to Sir Roger Casement and to current political affairs in Ireland; also text of broadcast by Maud Gonne MacBride on Maloney's book 'The Forged Casement Diaries' (Dublin, 1936), 1920–1936.” – Microfilm POS 8187, poor.

17465 “Thirty letters of Kuno Meyer to McGarrity dealing with his lectures in the United States, the War, literary matters and with many references to Sir Roger Casement; a letter to Meyer from a former Dublin student and a notice by the Philo–Celtic Society of Philadelphia on a lecture to be given by Meyer. 1914–1917.”

*17470 “Twenty eight letters of Katherine O'Doherty to McGarrity and a couple in reply by him; mainly dealing with post Civil War conditions, general election 1923, Republican affairs generally and with many references to E. De Valera and Dr. P. McCartan; also letter of McCartan (?) (1921) and letter re personal effects of Harry Boland, Sir Roger Casement and De Valera being deposited in National Museum, Dublin, both to K. O'Doherty, 1921; 1923-36.” –McGarrity re National Museum deposit. Microfilm POS 8188, minor.

*/39, 24 January 1935, 1 p. letter from Kathleen O'Connell, on behalf of Éamon de Valera, to Katherine O'Doherty, acknowledging receipt of a trunk of personal effects of: Roger Casement, Harry Boland (shoes) and Éamon de Valera, sent by Joseph McGarrity for the National Museum of Ireland. Must be physical items.

*17508 “Letters to McGarrity mainly from associates in United States, drafts or copies of letters by him and other documents; mainly relating to the War, Clan–na–Gael affairs, the Irish Volunteers and the acquisition of arms, the Rebellion and its aftermath; including letter from Maurice Joy on proposed book. 1916. 80 items in 3 folders.” – Joy in New York re 1916 book.

*17536/22 Letter from Michael Francis Doyle to McGarrity about Maloney book, 18 December 1931 “thanking him for his assistance in clearing a misunderstanding between Doyle and Dr. William J. Maloney and informing him that he has written to Dr. Charles E. Curry about missing letters of Sir Roger Casement”. 1p. No more on letters.

*17539 “Letters to McGarrity, principal correspondents, Alice Milligan on matters of a personal nature and Con Neenan re political affairs; also documents relating to Clan–na–Gael and I.R.A. 1934.” – 15 items; Alice Milligan, “Joe is quite stout and looks more like a fat bishop than a poet.” (Sosam or Joseph Campbell). Joe McGarrity to Alice, 12 May 1934 “I have a little article on Rory in the Easter number of An Caman the paper published by the GAA [not listed as in NLI] which is carrying a series of articles by someone on Rory.” Dotty stuff her dreaming of dying brother. 1934 IRA items good – original minutes of internal meetings on very flimsy paper.

LATER JOE McGARRITY PAPERS (NLI 17579-17605 and beyond)

*17579 “Roger Casement's pass-book from Ballycastle branch of Northern Banking Co., 1905–14; his cheque book for William Deacon's Bank, partially used July-Sept, 1914, and associated letter.” – In USA during those dates. Bank books, see also 18415 for arrival in NLI details.

*17580 “Copies and drafts of letters from Roger Casement to associates, including McGarrity, Eoin McNeill and Count von Wedel; some incomplete and lacking addresses. 1912-16. 12 items.” – may be 13 items:

– to McNeill, draft cable re ‘Batchelor’s’ Walk.

– to von Wedel, three letters: 4 December 1915 mention of McGoey bringing a letter from McGarrity to Germany, 11 December 1915 [Original draft, NYPL copy obtained. Zossen, and Nadolny mentions, (see p. 175 Doerries re 8000m).] 24 December 1915 (draft).

– n.d. “Memo for Lt. Monteith Jan 1916 when going to the "cure"” with mention of McGoey as “intermediary to go to Ireland.” Précis of undated letter from McGarrity 10 November 1915 brought by McGoey [the package] and given to Casement by von Wedel 3 December 1915. [transcribed.]

– McGarrity note “memor. from Rory. Beware of the following Dom Byrne, Richard FitzGerald, George Chaterton Hill. 1916 Read the foregoing from Sir Roger.”

– to ‘Woman of Ireland’ i.e. Alice Stopford Green, 10 February 1912 from Earl’s Court.

– to Bourke Cochran photocopy 27 July 1914.

– to Jules Sachs, Konzert Direktor, 17 February 1915 who would not take no for an answer.

– to Patrick Egan, draft signed Nichols & Co., Casement’s writing.

– to Gaffney note of 10 April 1916 [copy obtained and transcribed] note on the 53 Zossen men, (56 if Holohan (dead), McGoey and Beverley included).

– to ? 5 September 1914 copy for “gentleman I saw on Friday” re Times interview.

– to John McGoey [copy obtained; also in NYPL IHP Box 2 Fol 17 and transcribed in ‘A Last Page’] on Hotel Saxonia, Berlin notepaper.

“Instructions to John McGoey

19.3.16

Send word from Copenhagen when you start.

This can be done through the German Legation.

The German Minister can send word to the Foreign Office here to let Captain Monteith know when you sailed.”

Perhaps ?? letter to May Casement from Pentonville in 10763/18

17581 “Four letters from Roger Casement in Germany to Thomas St. John Gaffney; mainly relating to the War, the Irish Brigade, proposed court action against New York World. March-June 1915.”

*17582 (1-4) “Letters to Roger Casement mainly from his period in U.S.; principal correspondents George Berkeley, Tom Casement, Jer. A. O'Leary, John Quinn, F. T. Warburton; relating to Irish Volunteers, purchase of arms, German support for Irish cause 1914. 77 letters in 4 folders with a few 1915-16 items.” – to Casement in Ireland, US, Germany.

17583 “Typescript draft of Roger Casement's book 'Crime against Europe' (Philadelphia 1915) with autograph ms. of introduction. c. 1911-14. 136 pages in 2 folders.”

17584 “Printed publications of some Roger Casement material, including Spanish edition of his speech from the dock, his appeal for school children of Connemara, statement of members of Irish Brigade in Germany; with some ms. annotations by Casement, 1905-16; 1926. 10 items.”

*17585 (1-7) “Letters, articles, statements (mainly copies) of Roger Casement, Eoin McNeill and others; relating to anti Irish conspiracies of British government and British newspapers, c.1888-1914; including items relating to Pigott forgeries and the Crossmaglen Conspiracy. 70 pages.” – 17585/1/2: McGarrity long typescript maybe by Casement re Joyce.

17586 “Documents relating to attempt by M. de C. Findlay, British Consul in Norway to have Roger Casement captured; 1915. 14 items mainly photo–copies.”

*17587 (1-5) “Pages of Roger Casement's "A Last Page of My Diary", for April 9-11, and additional entries for other dates in Casement's hand; also typescript by Maloney of the diary and of correspondence between Casement and associates including Count von Wedel and R. Monteith, Dec. 1915-April 1916. In 5 folders.” – Bought: 1-2 (on microfilm POS 8349), and 3-5 (also on microfilm); three rolls of NLI microfilm never seen: NYPL TR 1946/7 (2)

5 folders:

1. Additional pages by Roger Casement, handwritten dated from April 9th to April 11th 1916. [more ‘A Last Page’ - manuscript version, bought]

2. Additional diary entries and notes by Casement, also handwritten dated 28th March to April 5th. [more ‘A Last Page’ - manuscript version, bought]

3. Typescript draft copy of Casement's diary March-April 1916 typed by Maloney. [Typescript of ‘A Last Page’, 49 pages - bought (manuscript version in NLI MS 5244 with 134 sides.)]

4. Maloney typescript copy of Casement's diary and correspondence, Dec 1915-April 1916, 104 sheets. [‘A Last Page’?? Bought letters to and from Wedel 6 April, to Wedel 30 March, to and from ‘A friend of James Malcolm’ (??Plunkett).]

pp. 1-64 ‘A Page of my Diary’ ends “Not the Irish soldiers, Believe me dear Count Wedel.” [30 March letter].

pp. 65-81:

20 December 1915 letter from Frey with exasperated Casement note

5 January 1916 Frey memo

7 January 1916 Casement to Nadolny

17 January 1916 Fr. Crotty “The Irish Brigade are inventive geniuses”

28 January 1916 Robert Meyer encloses Robert Emmett speech from the dock

4 February 1916 & 13 March 1916 Crotty on his recall to Rome

28 February 1916 re McGoey (p. 80 McGoey send word from Copenhagen.) From Casement inc. McGoey declaration

29 March 1916 from Wedel

1 April 1916 to Wedel

2 April 1916 to Wedel

3 April 1916 from Monteith ends “I expected them to be”

7 April 1916 from Monteith names Kehoe [Keogh] and Beverley

9 April (pp. 82-85) spectacles lost; ends “What a fate” – alternate ending

16 April 1916 to Haugwitz

pp. 99 to 102 ‘Rough Note of Last Day in Berlin’ (28 March to 6 April)

p. 103 to Monteith 3 March 1916

p. 104 last – Monteith letter of 22 February 1916 (cads)

5. ‘The Nation One' and 'The Nation Two' including extracts from Casement’s diaries by Charles. E. Curry. [Two chapters that were published in ‘The Nation’ in 1921/25, obtained.]

*17590 (1-4) “Joseph McGarrity Collection (Dr. Wm. J. Maloney), 30 items in 4 folders. Miscellaneous items relating to Roger Casement, including autograph ms. notes, typescript of article 'Ireland and the World War', notes by McGarrity, letters, lists of writing by or about Casement. c. 1910-30.” – Long list of German publications on Casement. Curry ‘buried’ the German diary near his home and took it to America in 1921. [Perhaps source of BL Reid’s error about FJ Bigger burying diaries].

Gaffney wrote a 1930 book ‘England, Ireland, Wilson and the War’.

(1) Misc. jottings and notes: 16 March 1916 note with mention of 20.000 rifles, 10 machine guns; L’Histoire d’Alsace; 18 September 1914 letter, “As an Irishman and one…identified with the Irish Volunteers”; “Irish Country Songs” by Herbert Hughes 3/6; Van Stahl’s telephone number Hanover 5727.

(2) ‘Careless Chicken’ text. Strange photograph of rocky beach, cliffs and with piece of paper marked “R 17 Sept 1914”.

Note with definitions of obscene, lascivious, and indecent.

Strange love letter to Thomas addressed from Charlottenberg, Weimarer Str. “an heir to little Charlotte”.

Copy letter from Gaffney to German Under-secretary.

(3) Typescript of ‘Ireland and the World War’ Munich 30 October 1915. – ‘To save my own countrymen from taking part in a great crime I should not shrink from a hundred acts of high treason or ever shirk the consequences...Ireland’s claim I hope and believe shall be that she kept her sons in peace at home’.

(4) Misc. Casement items: Danish newspaper, Kolding [not Kodling] Avis news cutting about Casement being arrested as a swindler (6). See transcript in IHP NYPL in 1933 letter to Mrs Daisy Harriman from Ruth at US Legation, Copenhagen saying news story was on 14 April 1916, p. 2, col 3: “Den kente irske Revolutionaere Sir Roger, O,. der ved Krigens Begyndelse rejste til Tyskland er, efter Forlydende, arresteret dernede for Svindlerier;” [photographed] Casement’s German travel document and Riederau inscription 31 July 1917. [photographed]. Niger Memories cutting. Party was to celebrate Casement’s departure. Ward mentioned. Consists of pages 20-27, except 24-25 not present. [Séamas provided me with those two]. Extract from Niger Memories (book unobtainable) p. 20 ‘My friend Ward who is a missionary’ [probable source of that erroneous detail re Herbert Ward] ...‘What’s come over the ruddy vice consul that he’s blanket-blank polite to us all tonight’ – drink taken.

Was Casement the unusually polite drunk?? He was vice-consul but so also was acting vice–consul Digan. Copy ex NYPL.

17591 “Publications of a political nature, mainly by German and Indian groups in U.S.; including some with ms. annotations by Roger Casement. c. 1913-14.”

17592 “Collection of envelopes, mainly from Roger Casement to McGarrity; 1914-15. 40 items.”

17593 “Collection of newscuttings relating to Roger Casement, including many from German papers; mainly 1912–1919. c. 20 pieces.”

*17594 “Biographical notes on Roger Casement by his sister Agnes Newman and his cousins Elizabeth Bannister and Gertrude Bannister, 1923 and n.d. (c. 1933.) 4 items.” – Good. Formerly referenced, according to B.L. Reid, 5588 & 7398 (which is not a Casement item).

*17595 “Five pedigrees showing descent of Roger Casement, c.1920” – Genealogy, one Jephson, reasonable.

*17596 “Copy of article by G. Barry Gifford 'Sir Roger Casement and the Princess Bluecher' (c. 1925?), 18 pages; with associated letter from T. St. John Gaffney to Maloney.” Blücher.

*17597 “Letters of Michael F. Doyle to McGarrity and associated letters re affairs of Agnes Newman sister of Roger Casement, 1919-23; – Nina (Agnes). No letter from Casement.

17597/1 letter to Doyle from Gertrude Bannister (afterwards Parry) re defence of Casement, May 1916. 7 items.” Gertrude Bannister letter to Michael Francis Doyle seeking financial assistance. May 1916. Digitised and only visible at NLI. General request for money for defence. She and her sister living on teachers’ income.

*17598 “Drafts or copies of three statements by McGarrity re Roger Casement; c. May 1916-Sept. 1917.” McGarrity’s statement to press when it was ‘alleged’ he had been named by Casement for sabotage work in the US (c. 1917): “His bereaved family especially his dear sister who fought so nobly for his life are the greatest sufferers. She especially is deserving of sympathy.” He invokes traitor (to the English) George Washington. “There were no Benedict Arnolds among the Irish.”

*17599 (1-2) “Letters to McGarrity from Agnes Newman, sister of Roger Casement with some associated items including copies of letters from McGarrity to her; mainly relating to her work in U.S. for Irish cause, the movement for reprieve of Casement, the publication of his poems. 1915–24. 30 items in 2 folders.” – 17 letters from Nina to McGarrity 1915–25. Endless yapping. McGarrity signing himself Catherine Bigley to Nina; not Casement as I thought.

*17600 (copies obtained) “Letters to McGarrity from associates of Roger Casement including Adler Christensen and Dr. Charles Curry; mainly relating to publication of material by or concerning Casement. 1914-16; 1920-22”. – Adler Christensen letters interesting; mentions birth of daughter Margarethe 18 February 1917, in San Francisco, wife Margret (as she spells it) Christensen (16 September 1920), Krebs and Dr. Charles Curry (1921); 15 sheets.

*17601 (1-13) “Statements by associates of Roger Casement, including Ben S. Allen, Joseph Conrad, H.S. Dickey, Geo. Gavan Duffy, Bulmer Hobson, T. Artemus Jones, G.B. Shaw; mainly for use in Maloney's book 'Forged Casement Diaries'; with some associated letters; mainly 1933-34.” [‘Some 'Photostat' copies in Ms. 5588’ inc Ben Allen (4 items) and Herbert Dickey] - 23 items in 13 folders, McGarrity papers:

*17601/1/1, letter of 29 October 1932, 3 p. NLI “from Ben S. Allen [Benjamin Shannon Allen] to William J. Maloney regarding his decision not to use Roger Casement's 'Black Diaries' when they were presented to him for publishing.” “Benjamin Shannon Allen also defends the Associated Press saying “I do not believe that it could be accused of deliberately wrecking any person’s character or of publishing any report which did not have completely authentic foundation and in which and honest endeavor has not been made to ascertain all of the facts”.

“I profoundly regret that I did not keep a diary myself at the time, because I find that my memory becomes a bit treacherous, but I am under the impression that other correspondents also declined to use the diary. My other motives were both professional and personal. I had known Sir Roger Casement and admired him tremendously.”

-Says nothing about the contents or seeing the diaries regarding “the Casement incident”.

Verso handwritten note, presumably by Maloney, about Adler’s wives and children.

“McGarrity’s report on Adler Christensen

Married 1. Indian had a boy

2 Then married a German had 2 children – 1 died – girl lived went back to Germany

3 Jailed for dope importing in N.Y.

4 Strike breaker in San Francisco”

*17601/1/4 letter, seven pages but three are negative duplicates, p. 3 only a negative, 2 December 1932 from Ben S. Allen [Benjamin Shannon Allen] to William J. Maloney regarding the attempts made to publish Roger Casement's 'Black Diaries' before his execution. For Ben Allen and Paul Hyde on diary sighting in 1916 - see separate file. Calls himself ‘rabid nationalist’ and ‘just Irish enough’; saw a rolled up manuscript. Does not quote any content. See 5588 for all four pages none negative. Also Lonergan to Maloney letter about finding Ben Allen 2 November 1932 uncatalogued.

2 (1-4) Joseph Conrad - 4 items. 1 page letter from John Quinn to William J. Maloney enclosing two extracts from Joseph Conrad's letters regarding Roger Casement, 20 December 1923, typed copies, photo’d. Conrad to Quinn twice, also Conrad to Cunningham Grahame (copy from book).

(3) Herbert Dickie

[Tim O’Sullivan Tralee article –

(4) Michael Francis Doyle statement

(5/1 and 5/2) Gavan Duffy to Maloney: 2 January 1933 1 page ‘Letter from George Gavin Duffy to William J. Maloney regarding Maloney's argument for forgery in the case of the 'Black Diaries' of Roger Casement and answering various questions in relation to these diaries’; 5 January 1933 2 pages ‘Letter from George Gavan Duffy to William J. Maloney regarding the attempt of the British to influence counsel for Roger Casement at the trial with the 'Black Diaries', Artemus Jones was handed a large envelopes contents were typed. He read diary and returned it as the defence “would have nothing to do with it”. Artemus Jones, Morgan and FE Smith. “I need hardly add that the attitude of Roger’s defenders throughout was to treat the whole thing as an invention”. Document inadmissible anyway, designed “to induce counsel to plead insanity”. ?? The Sunday Press, Dublin, May 5th 1957, Pg 4; June 30th 1957, Pg 3 re Gavan Duffy “This is made plain in a letter to the Sunday Press from Michael Francis Doyle dated 30 June 1957. This is dealt with by Mairead Wilson in her pamphlet on pages 20-21. Tim.”

(6) Eamonn Duggan who saw two diaries with Michael Collins who confirmed it was Casement’s writing. Duggan did not know it.

(7) Oliver St John Gogarty letter of 11 March 1933 relating that Collins had told him he had seen a vice diary but not stating any confirmation of authenticity.

(8) Bulmer Hobson

(9) Thomas Artemus Jones 2-5: 3 & 4 Letters to William J. Maloney regarding his memory of Roger Casement’s 'Black Diaries', 28 February and 4 March 1933. Only he of the lawyers read the typescripts which mentioned various places in the world and sexual perversion committed by Casement with other men. /5 handwritten account of trial – 16 pages. Digitised and readable on screen.

(10) Alfred Noyes 1916 speech

(11) P.S. O’Hegarty who says Normand diary was copied by Casement and sent to FO - 4 January 1933.

12 (1-3) George Bernard Shaw – 3 letters. 12/1 Letter from George Gavin Duffy to Bernard Shaw thanking him for his kind work relating to Roger Casement's defence, 1916 June 8. 12/2 Postcard from Bernard Shaw to George Gavin Duffy referring to an interview given by "our foreign secret" to the Chicago Tribune appealing to the Germans to revolt against the imperial government, and H. G. Wells' declaration in his book 'What is Coming' that "if a republic were established in Germany we should take the Germans to our arms and it would be impossible for the British Government to go on with the war", 13 June 1916. 12/3 Letter from George Bernard Shaw to Mrs. [Methold Sidney?] Parry offering his opinion on William J. Maloney's book on Roger Casement's 'Black Diaries', 9 November 1934, 4 pages. Excellent. Blinker Hall showed round photostats.

(13) Cecil Spring Rice letter from Washington Embassy 14 May 1916 to Bourke Cockran/Cochran, “Casement has for years been abnormal sexually” [copy obtained].

*17602 (1-24) “Letters to Maloney from relatives and associates of Roger Casement including Dr. Charles Curry, Agnes Newman (sister), Gertrude Parry (née Bannister, cousin), John Quinn; mainly relating to publications of Casement material. 1915; 1921-31.” – 22 items some very good. James Pond (Celebrity World Tours) mentions Glave and that Casement was in US 1891-2. Copy bought of Francis Hackett’s famous letter on Bigger’s destruction of 1914 diary (/24). Copy of Quinn letters obtained. Curry letters. Joe McGarrity sending on Rory’s clothes in 1933. Nina wrote to Maloney (18 October) “I have two beautiful photos of my beloved brother for you.”

Gertrude to Maloney “writing Roddie’s name makes me tremble.” Met Judge Darling at a party and had to leave.

Gertrude mentions Scribbling Diary: “More interesting are the “scribblings”…they are transcribed from the old ‘Diary’ (not used as a diary)…The “scribblings” in the note book are nearly all scraps of poems. I am copying them out for you.” (1 December no year, probably 1931, sent from Rockport) Signed G. Una Parry. “Uncle Roger was in Ballymena on a visit when he caught a chill and died”. 2 February 1932 “Will write soon again and send scribblings”.

Anne Jephson details/dates – Gertrude says Anne b. 14 July 1834, d. September 1873 [actually 27 Oct 1873]. “Roger’s great grandfather was Thomas Casement esq. of Ballycastle” – wrong.

Roger never an “office boy” in Elder Dempster. He went in as a clerk. Sir Alfred Jones “was a personal friend of ours though not an intimate one.” “Roddie was on terms of friendship with him and went to his house.”

“Tom an uncertain creature.” 2 February 1932 letter, “only one maid” due to slump and no car.

/23 “Letter from John Quinn to Dr. William Maloney enclosing a copy of his letter to Judge [Daniel] Cohalan regarding Roger Casement's 'Black Diaries', and arranging a date to meet for lunch” 28 November 1923

/24 4 p./side [photocopied] typed, “Letter from Dr. William Maloney to "Francis" [Michael Francis Doyle? No Francis Hackett] regarding attempts made and not made to challenge the forgery of Roger Casement's 'Black Diaries'” 25 April 1937. Quotes from original letter from Hackett to Maloney with Joseph Bigger’s revelations. “Bigger tells you that his uncle, when Casement’s activity in Germany became known (which was in October 1914) ‘feared a search by the military authorities and got rid of his (Casement’s) bags and old clothing. Paul Hyde adds from p. 2, and ‘as he says, resisted the temptation to steal it (the diary)’.

*17603 [copy obtained] “Copy of letter from Maloney to George Gavan Duffy re Roger Casement; Sept. 9, 1916.” – marked ‘COPY’ but actually typed copy of a John Quinn letter to Duffy (not Maloney, but endorsed/signed Maloney). Casement’s degeneracy, “and the handwriting looked like his” writes Quinn re diary copy he has seen. Top right corner turned down, underneath it says “Copy letter from John Quinn.” Told NLI.

Email sent through NLI website: This is actually a typed copy of a John Quinn letter to George Gavan Duffy (not from William Maloney, but endorsed/signed 'Maloney').

Top right corner turned down, underneath it says “Copy letter from John Quinn.” Could this be corrected wherever?

I would appreciate being advised when that is done.

Jeff Dudgeon

16 January 2014

[Check if ever corrected on folder or electronic catalogue – NLI electronic catalogue now reads “Copy letter from Dr. William Maloney to George Gavan Duffy regarding Roger Casement, 1916 September 9” and “Typescript letter signed by Dr. William Maloney. Inscription in pencil upper right on first page "Copy letter from John Quinn".”]

*17604 (1-9) 143 items, “Letters to Bulmer Hobson; principal correspondents Maloney, Dr. P. McCartan, Ada M. McNeill, Gertrude Parry; relating to Maloney's book 'Forged Casement Diaries' (1936) and with details of Roger Casement; also correspondence of The Talbot Press with Hobson and other documents; 1931-37.” – McGarrity papers; scribbling book mention: Ada McNeill had written to Bulmer Hobson in November 1931 reporting success in getting a Casement pedigree to assist Maloney in his biographical quest: “It’s out of an old scribbling book of 1881 that this information is gotten. Roddie was then 17.”

*17604/1/13, 7 December 1932, 2p. “letter from Dr. William J. Maloney to Bulmer Hobson regarding Ben "Allen's" account of Roger Casement's 'Black Diary', and on tracking down another American correspondent who saw the diary that was found on Casement at his capture. [No in 1923 - ‘consists solely of episodes in Germany’] In this letter Maloney concludes that there were three forgeries made: "(a) the Allen loose sheets: (b) the Duggan Collins bound volume and (c) the diary ‘Casement had on him when he came from Germany’. In view of these facts perhaps Mr Duggan would be more communicative"…it was for some of them [ NY elite] the first inkling Ireland was not merely an incubator of domestic servants”.

17604/3/12, 9 April 1937 ‘one item one page’, “Letter from Patrick McCartan to Bulmer Hobson regarding the "whispering campaign" against Roger Casement accusing him of homosexuality and about having to inform William J. Maloney so he will be prepared if the British spring something on him”. "In this letter Patrick McCartan states that "a few days ago Billy [William J. Maloney] had a letter from Francis Hackett in which Hackett states that he and [Shane] Leslie had a statement from Dr. Joseph Bigger of Trinity "for private consumption" that Roger was a homosexual".

*17604/3/15 of 27 April 1937, 2p. letter from Patrick McCartan to Bulmer Hobson regarding the "whispering campaign" against Roger Casement accusing him of homosexuality, and about contacting the IRA to put a stop to it. In this letter Patrick McCartan states "if [Shane] Leslie or any other Irishman 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 [sic - shooting] Wilson on his own door step are yet alive and they will get all the facts from me".

17604/3/16, 4 May 1937 one item, one page, Patrick McCartan letter to Hobson, “Letter from Patrick McCartan to Bulmer Hobson regarding the organisation of a committee of investigation by the British to investigate allegations of homosexuality against Roger Casement, and about his proposed visit to Ireland”. Letter actually reads: “Gogarty says Noyes has been forced by the book on a “Committee of Investigation” I hope no Irishman sits on such a committee.” British not mentioned.

9/5 1 p. 24 March 1937 “Extract of a letter from [Francis?] Hackett to Billy [William J. Maloney] regarding a statement written by Joseph Bigger claiming that Roger Casement was homosexual and that because of this was "a perfect target for a criminal's diary"”. Handwritten copy extract but not quoting Bigger directly. ‘For yourself and P.S. only. But But But’; ‘now Casement being a homosexual…’ Why 3 buts?

5/1 - 16 August 1932, one page, 16 August 1932, typed “letter from unidentified author [Bulmer Hobson?] to Francis Hackett regarding a chapter in William J. Maloney's book, 'The Forged Casement Diaries', that used a list compiled by Hackett relating to the people who were circulating the Casement diaries…In this letter the author asks Hackett to read over the chapter [on the forged diaries] in the book and write to Maloney about the list or any other recollections of this business which he may have.” – list compiled when editor of New Republic in New York also asks if he will be in Dublin in near future.

17605 “Copy of letter from John Quinn to the German Ambassador in Washington re proposed libel suit by Roger Casement against the 'New York World,' March 1915; copy in Casement's hand and addressed to McGarrity.”

*17612 “Correspondence between McGarrity and Bulmer Hobson with some associated documents; mainly relating to Dungannon Clubs and Sinn Fein; 1906–7. 16 items.” – Address in 1907: The Republic, 114 Royal Avenue, Belfast. Sean McDermott mentions. Uninteresting.

*17614 (most copies obtained) “Introduction by Bulmer Hobson for Michael McKeogh's series of articles on Roger Casement in the 'Catholic Bulletin' 1928; correspondence between Hobson and Denis Gwynn re the latter's book 'The Life and Death of Roger Casement' (1930); c. 1928.” – 6 items, Casement described by Hobson as ‘non-Catholic’ after thought.

Letter signed G Una Parry, 6 June 1928? to Bulmer Hobson: “If you will treat this letter as absolutely confidential, I shall be much obliged.” [Gertrude was expressing concerns about Gwynn’s impending book and him talking to Horgan, whom she heard:] “had a good deal to say about certain views to be expressed which alarmed me...but it is not anything like that I fear but some ill-advised excursions into matters that are not known to any of us (except one or two). If you will treat this letter as absolutely confidential, I shall be very much obliged.”

26 September 1928? Gwynn to Bulmer Hobson; two people (John Harris I think is one) had corroborated the diaries’ authenticity to Gwynn (as had Redmond):

“However one has to admit that any man who lived so long on the equator and in the sort of conditions that surrounded him, is certain to develop queer traits and that the story might conceivably be true if one did not know anything about him to make it unlikely. Well this is what I have discovered from two sources which I cannot doubt for a moment. Both my informants were intimate friends of Casements and are most anxious that his public career should be vindicated. One of them knew him in Germany and tells me that he is sorry to admit that before he left Germany Casement had spoken to him of the probability that this charge would be brought against him. Casement even referred to the existence of an indecent diary. Casement said that if such a charge were brought against him he would commit suicide and he had a bottle of poison which he intended to take if he had to face such a charge. He did not say whether it was true or not but said that he would commit suicide if he was charged with it. Now I’m quite certain this evidence is reliable and it is the opposite of what one had hoped.” Likely candidates: Blücher (most possible), Curry (died 1935), Monteith (Gwynn may not have been in contact as he was in US), Gaffney (Casement thought him unwise).

9 October 1928?? Denis Gwynn to Bulmer Hobson again: “Miss Purser has allowed me reproduce her portrait of him. I have a good picture of him and two of the prisoners with Fr Crotty (who is devoted to C.)”

*17642 “Three letters to McGarrity from Ella Young; two letters to her from Col. Maurice Moore and James Stephens and associated letter by Alice Stopford Green; relating to imprisonment and petitions for reprieve of Sir Roger Casement. 1916; 1920; 1931–32.” – Ella Young, Berkeley ca. 1932, Irish College-connected.

*17673 “Letter from John Quinn to Dr McCartan refuting allegations in 'The Irish Press' (Philadelphia) Jan. 25, 1919, that Quinn was involved in affairs detrimental to the Irish cause; with many references to Roger Casement; typescript, Jan. 31, 1919. 20 pages.” – 31 January 1919 date. I have 10 pages copied. Dr Pat McCartan papers, & envelope. Sounds like Michael Francis Doyle was spreading slanders about Quinn which the paper wrote up; pp 2-3 Quinn describes how British naval attaché showed him transcripts i.e. typescripts and photographic copies of the original diaries: “In my opinion the handwriting was the genuine handwriting in the genuine diary of Casement”. The attaché noted Sir Edward Grey had instructed “no further publicity to the diary” [didn’t stop him showing it to John Quinn!]. This was done after execution says Quinn. On libel case issue, Quinn says, “Casement replied in a rather excited & bitterly critical letter. I felt that his letter was that of a sick man highly wrought up.”

*17675 (1-5) “Typescript copies of letters from McCartan to Dr. Wm. J. Maloney, relating to Irish political affairs at home and in U.S., with many references to proposed publications; 'With De Valera in America' (New York, 1932) by McCartan and 'Forged Casement Diaries' (Dublin, 1936) by Maloney; 1919-26.” – McCartan to Maloney, 1924-26, amusing, five folders, one Bulmer Hobson, Oscar Wilde in (5).

/5/22 13 November 1924, 4p “Letter from Patrick McCartan to William J. Maloney, regarding the publication of Casement's diaries by Maloney in France and Ireland, and the impact that McCartan believes the diaries will have on separatists”. - Talks about getting a publisher for Casement’s diary but does not say what precisely it consists of. Speaks of the Germans so must be the German Diary.

*17804 “Typescript list of sources used by Brian Inglis for his book 'Roger Casement' (London, 1973); 1973. 29 pages.”

18,081 (1-14)

“Devoy Papers: Letters and copies of letters of Sir Roger Casement, mainly to John Devoy, financial accounts, Devoy memorandum re Adler Christensen, letters and photograph of members of Irish Brigade in Germany (in (10)) and memorandum concerning Casement's last days, 1914-16. 60 items in 14 folders.” - Much of this is details of financial expenditure in Germany. “Folder 9 missing since 1990.” Still missing in Sept 2015. No Accession number in NLI book.

*18081/1 Devoy letters to Casement.

*18081/7 Message to Devoy from Casement. Adler Christensen signs/endorses transcript 4 August 1915. “Secure him some work”; send 50 men immediately.

*18081/10 Irish Brigade photograph of NCOs and lists of members, 8 shorties (displayed in NLI website Casement article) – “Non-commissioned officers of Casement’s Irish brigade at Zossen, Germany, 1915. From left: Corporal Peter Golden, Sergeant-Major Keogh, Corporal O’Mahony, Sergeant Daniel Julian Bailey (alias Beverley), Interpreter Zerhussen, Corporal Kavanagh, Corporal O’Callaghan and Quartermaster-Sergeant H. Quinlisk.”

Two lists, one typed and one handwritten – they differ. Headings include, ‘Like to work/Age/ Expects to go’:

Maurice Meade Groom 23 NY

Crprl Grannigan 23 London Derry

Corporal M O’Toole Gaelic Teacher Chicago and Buenos Aires

Robert Scannlan Armagh Boilermaker 28 NY

Daniel Murphy Armagh motor driver 30 NY

Coprl Quinlisk Wexford 19

John Barnacle

James Carr Antrim Carpenter 22 New Orleans

Sgt J Bailey Painter 28 Mobile Texas, Rio de Janeiro

Corprl Delamore Musician

P Kehoe Keogh?? Musician

John Fulford Derry Labourer 23 Penn.

*18081/13 Michael Francis Doyle reports back to Devoy after trial who types it out in extenso. Money aspect mentioned in page 1: “Devoy records Doyle saying, “He said at the first opportunity he gave the $5,000. we sent for his defence. He (Doyle) brought back a receipt signed by Sir Roger. [Not specified that Devoy saw it] He said when Sir Roger learned of the $5,000 being sent for his defence he cried like a child. He was most grateful.”

*18139 “AL, with copy, of John Devoy to Mrs. Agnes Newman [sister of Sir Roger Casement], Aug. 15, 1916, also two letters to Mrs. Newman and receipt signed by her, 1915-6” – 4 documents (actually 5 but one a repeat). Nothing strikes me now as new.

Two letters to Mrs Newman 1915/16 – Devoy's replies to Nina’s accusations. No Nina letter. Devoy answers well, one dated 15 August 1916, typed copy and typed signed original. Loan receipt from Devoy signed by Agnes Newman on 12 August for $200. (*18138 is re Arthur Lynch, horse thief and looter in Boer War).

Siobhan Beanan Padraig, Henry Street, Dublin to Nina 18 October 1915?? re Kuno Meyer’s accident; and hope of “freedom from past unpleasantness”. “No picture can be got of him in Ireland…There is a photo extant of Sir R. and John D. together”. Please send.

Also MacEnright card 1947. Unclear what it is.

Anonymous to Nina 24 September 1915 “You are a stranger in this country…a few years of German rule would do you disloyal Irish good.”

*18273 “13 letters from Roger Casement to J. J. Horgan concerning the proposed call of the Hamburg–Amerika liners at Cobh, 1913–14, and one to (Edward?) Martyn, 1914, with 5 letters from Denis Gwynn to Horgan on Casement and a note by Horgan on Casement” – Horgan assessment of Casement for Gwynn.

*18415 “File of correspondence of Wm. J. Maloney, Dr. Patrick McCartan and Joseph McGarrity with R. I. Best re deposits [with NLI] of documents relating to Irish Republican affairs in US; 1932-38.” – 60 items. (1) Maloney to Best, 28 March 1938. Keating file. Letter to Best 7 July 1932, “Among the mss. in the other registered envelope are the family trees of Casement. All are false except those copied out by Casement and in turn copied by Miss Parry.” (2) ‘A Last Page’ is a “terrible indictment of the German higher Staff.” (3) Klein writes a book on Casement – Best denies him access to papers. Joseph Roos, Klein’s assistant pleads. (4) McGarrity letters to Best. (5) Lists of documents sent over in 1932 inc. Ballycastle, Northern Bank pass book & Williams Deacon’s 1914 passbook (see 17579); Philipp Berges, 15 March 1915, Hamburger Fremdenblatt – a chat with Adler Christensen and [written] portrait of Casement.

*18459 “Copy of entry in register of baptisms, St. Mary's Church, Rhyl, of baptism of Roger David Casement and his two brothers; Aug. 5, 1868.” – “Annae Casement”.

*18574 “Letters from Sir Roger Casement to Margaret A. Causton, mainly written at Ballycastle; of a personal nature and with references to mutual friends, also reference to the Congo; 1902-1906.” - 10 items to Miss Causton about Mrs Dunlop Williams, her constant financial troubles and money being raised; her brother mentioned and Merstead. Dr Dunlop criticised. Carrickfergus mother. 4-sided notes.

*18776 “Autograph letter of Kevin MacDonnell relating to proposed commemoration of 1916; with account of alleged forging of Sir Roger Casement Diaries; Jan. 17, 1966.” –1 item 5 pages to ‘Oliver’ [O Snodaigh]. Forging being alleged by one Commander Sydney Clipperton; letter to de Valera from Kevin McDonnell, photographer. Mention of Hall’s son John being likely gay and being killed in blitz. Lt Commander of HMS Bacchante, a shore establishment, died 8 August 1942 aged 44 in Aberdeen where buried. Went to Windlesham School. Mother Ethel (Essie) Abney. See Paul Hyde Village article July 2020. “When de Valera was told, third-hand, in 1966, of one Commander Clipperton b. 1898 who could attest to Naval Intelligence fabrication (by Blinker Hall), he wisely replied “the important thing is to get some positive proof. Nothing else will suffice.” The informant added gratuitously that Hall’s son had been about to be charged by Clipperton as he was “mixed up with a group of other young officers” but had been killed in an air raid.” Hall wrote “I have told him that our Jack has no wife, I should like him buried up there; as you know I don’t like funeral bake meats; legally speaking I am his nearest relative as Mary has control of Pt. I like to think the lad may now be with Essie again!” See also Paul Hyde article IPR November 2020.

*18777 “Photocopies of instructions of Sir Roger Casement for disposal of his papers on his leaving Germany, April 6, 1916; with drafts of unsigned letters by associates relating to instructions and referring to his intentions.” 6 April 1916.

*18816 Sydney Czira née Gifford US 1914-22 (Margaret Ward book): of Devoy – “We met many times during my years in America”…“distant politeness which changed to imperious anger”. No mention of any discussion of Casement.

*18923 [copy obtained] “A letter from Roger Casement to Mr. Cockerell discussing the prospect of Casement's getting a new post, perhaps in Haiti, 28 April, 1902.” – Acc. 3128. Photocopy 28 April 1902. Casement to Cockerell (FO) re Manila or Haiti posts. Croker, Quinine and Congo interior journey mentioned.

*20648 “Papers of John MacDonagh; including correspondence, notes for plays, cuttings of articles, his will (April 20, 1916), items relating to 1916, article by Bulmer Hobson on Sir Roger Casement and 'The crime of Morgan Lomassnie' by Eoin O'Driscoll 1916–56.” – Hobson typed article 7p. c. 1960s on Casement [copy obtained]; states he mentioned “shockingly indecent diary” kept by Normand but not shown to Bulmer; defensive and not very interesting.

*21158 “Letters from Roger Casement to Lady Constance Emmott, June–Nov. 1912, with one letter from Lady Emmott while Casement was in prison, 1916, letter from prison chaplain, Aug. 1916, and letter to Richard Marten (sic), 1941. Photocopy: originals in Public Record Office; Belfast, No. TD 3039”.” – Farmleigh has originals and PRONI has copies under reference TD3039 (NLI uses wrong reference actually T3072/1–13, 15 items), 9 letters to Emmott, 1 to Morten 11 May 1914, and 3 from 1916.

*21162 “A genealogy of the Casement family, 1720–1956.” – genealogy by O Maille - poor.

*21205 (1-4) [copy obtained] “Papers of Robert J. Stopford [nephew of Mrs Green] including comments and anecdotes on the Anglo-Irish negotiations, 1921, letters from René MacColl to Stopford referring to MacColl's biography of Roger Casement, letters from various correspondents to Stopford, and letters from Dorothy Stopford in Dublin during and immediately after 1916 rising.” – (1) MacColl letters – Mrs Green not “pro-German”. (2) Anglo-Irish negotiations notes; mention of his cousin Geoffrey Winthrop Young (who was gay! – see biography). Casement’s ‘sparkling eyes’. (3) Canadian Bar irrelevant (4) Dorothy Stopford’s 1916 letters and diary. With Nathans at Vice Regal Lodge in 1916. Acc. 2626 [not right number apparently] & 3312 – 1966/67 & 1975; latter, extensive and largely irrelevant.

*21526 “List, by Eoin Ó Máille, of alleged forgeries in the 1911 diary of Roger Casement, with covering letter from Mr. Ó Máille to the Director, National Library of Ireland, 1976.” – O'Maille on words from Casement's speech from dock. Nonsense.

F.J. BIGGER PAPERS: 21530–21543 (Acc. 3355 in 1977 sent in by his solicitors’ firm)

21530 “Letters from Roger Casement to F. J. Bigger regarding Casement's appeal for help for Tawin School, Co. Galway because of its work for the Irish language, with proof copies of Douglas Hyde's and Casement’s appeals on behalf of the school, Oct. - Nov., 1904.” 4 items

*21531 “Letters from Roger Casement to F. J. Bigger, mainly re historical and literary matters but with some references to politics, especially the Northern problem, including letters from Para, Brazil, and from Lisbon, 1904-1913 and undated. 23 items.” – 1904 re McNally ill, Joseph Campbell recommendation letter, Para ‘a hole’. Missing trunk in 1914.

*21532 “Two letters from Roger Casement to – O'Suillivan with references to the Ulster Volunteers, June, Nov. 1913.” – Bigger, two letters from O'Sullivan; uninteresting.

*21533 “Album containing letter from Roger Casement in prison to Bridget Matthews (F.J. Bigger's housekeeper) 14 Jul. 1916, letter from George Gavan Duffy to Miss Matthews re Casement, 28 Oct. 1916, and also letter from Alice Stopford Green to F.J. Bigger re Gerald Crofts, 21 Feb. 1918, also paragraph (by Alice Stopford Green?) re death of Pearse and 1916 leaders” – Brigid's famous letter from death cell.

*21534 “Copy of letter from Roger Casement to Fr. Murnane mainly re Casement's religious convictions, 16 Jul. 1916.” – conversion concerns. See also 17044 for 3 July letter.

*21535 “Letters from persons associated with Roger Casement to F. J. Bigger and to Bridget Matthews (housekeeper to F. J. Bigger), mainly letters from George and Margaret Gavan Duffy describing Casement's last days, Jun.-Aug. 1916 and undated. 10 items.” – 1916 letters re Casement in jail/Gavan Duffy.

*21536 “Miscellaneous papers re Roger Casement, including several photographs, and newscuttings, [c. 1900–1927]. 18 items. F. J. Bigger Papers” - Very good; Casement photograph in top hat, curly tache [used p. 324, Mary Daly uses it on front cover but misreferences it on back cover as 21356)]; Casement photograph in checked jacket Regent St studio [used p. 91] - similar to NLI CAS2B but unsigned; and photograph in black evening jacket, Langfiers studio - sepia version in Magherintemple.

*21537 “Letters from Alice Stopford Green, mainly to Bridget Matthews (housekeeper to F. J. Bigger), also a few letters to Bigger, 1912–1927 and several undated, also some photos and a newscutting.” – Two photographs of Alice Stopford Green. “R.C.’s table you should have…“Perhaps it is well to say nothing as to some things that were collected for fear of raising gossip in Belfast. There is much you should keep carefully in your remembrance where it should be safe.” 1 July 1927, “You can certainly trust me as a good friend” FJB’s brother, Sir Coey Bigger (an eminent physician and later an Irish Senator) called on her recently, he had been “very silent and reserved.” “I don’t think he will come again.” it being Palm Sunday, “I went to Westminster Cathedral this morning to be among good Irish friends but I would not take a paten from Cardinal Bourne, the enemy of all Irish things.”

*21540 [copy obtained]. “Letters from Dorothy Stopford to Bridget Matthews (housekeeper to F. J. Bigger), 1915 and several undated. 8 items.” – One 1914; one September 1915 from Under-Secretary’s Lodge, Phoenix Park (Nathan). Bigger is ‘the Master’ and has a black cat. Thank-you letters.

*21543 “Photographs of F. J. Bigger, his home, family and associates, 34 items including small album, c. 1900-1926.” – Bigger photograph album good. Herbert Hughes photograph? O'Mara ms 21543a.

ON NLI CARDS (post-Hayes volumes but pre-computer)

*21814 “Letter from Admiral Sir William James to Denis Gwynn, 28 Nov. 1955, regarding Admiral Sir Reginald Hall and his part in the affair of the Casement diaries April 1916, with covering letters from Gwynn, 9 Dec. 1955”

“Letter from Denis Gwynn to R.J. Hayes enclosing a letter from Admiral Sir William James regarding the actions of Admiral Reginald Hall in relation to Roger Casement's diaries, 1955 Nov. 28 - Dec. 9…Includes a copy response from Hayes to Gwynn thanking him for sending the James letter to the National Library and writing "I will file it away, but I think it would be better not to make it available for a number of years". James's letter goes into detail on information that he received while writing a book on Hall.” – Acc 1732, 5p. Inscribed on headed paper "4, Lower Montenotte / Cork".

*22144 “Printed copy of Golden moments with Roger Casement with autograph note from Captain Boyle McKeogh for J. J. O'Connell, 20 Jan. 1929, also letter from McKeogh in Nurnberg containing several references to Casement, 17 Mar. 1930.” – Michael McKeogh, poor.

*22250 “Letter from Captain M. Boyle Kehoe [Keogh??] in Berlin to Frank Robbins mainly concerning Sir Roger Casement, 20 Dec. 1933, also letter from Kehoe to Robbins with extensive notes on Casement, particularly his landing in Ireland in April, 1916, Aug. 1953.” – Acc. 3615. Poor.

*22317 “Letters from Roger Casement to his niece Blanche Constance ['Nina'] Casement containing a reference to a visit to Tory Island, Co. Donegal, 2 items, 13 Jun. 1911, 16 Oct. 1912, also a letter from Gertrude Parry to Nina Casement commenting on the death of Roger Casement. [1916?]. Photocopies, originals in the possession of Ms. Margaret E. Barry, Bushy Park Lane, Wanterna South, Victoria, Australia, 1979.”

*22464 [copy obtained] “Typescript of part of Chapter 16 (Casement in Germany) from Louis N. Le Roux's life of Tom Clarke, with ms. annotations by Diarmuid Lynch, also typescript memorandum of discussions between Le Roux and Lynch re this chapter, Jul. 1936.” – 11 pages. Acc 3771. Devoy’s reputation at issue. Lengthy comparative description of Casement and Devoy. McCartan criticised heavily by Lynch. “A McCartan production”. “Devoy is anything but reliable and fair.” 1919 envelope addressed to Cohalan.

*22792 “Autograph note of Erskine Childers to Desmond FitzGerald concerning purchase by Publicity Department, Dáil Eireann of letters by Sir Roger Casement from Kehoe (sic) [? M. Boyle McKeogh], 24 Sept. 1921.”

*22851 “Letters to Sir Shane Leslie from various correspondents concerning Catholic and literary affairs, the Casement Black Diaries, the propriety of staging works by James Joyce in connection with An Tóstal, etc. Correspondents include Monsignor Pádraig de Brún, Cardinal D'Alton, Archbishop McQuaid. Dec. 1956–Sept. 1963. 10 items. ” – Letter from P de Brun UCG, Casement not a bugger.

*22864 “Cuttings and typescripts of articles mainly by Sir Shane Leslie concerning the Irish Convention. Also, cuttings and articles relating to Sir Roger Casement. c. 1916–1956. c. 30 items.” – Leslie, 1955 Spectator/Sir William James article.

*22986 “Cuttings from British and Irish newspapers concerning Roger Casement, mainly with reference to the diaries controversy, 1936-1960. 60 items.” – Good; CH Norman, Montgomery Hyde.

*23419 “Album containing cuttings from British and Irish newspapers concerning Roger Casement, 1957.” – Good. Sunday Times 21 or 28 April 1957 poem article by Montgomery Hyde.

*24124 Sydney Gifford – nothing re USA. “McNally’s splendid. I couldn’t get on without him at all” – Ide Ni Niall. (Ada McNeill)

*24547 Acc. 3944 “Letter from Sir Roger Casement to O'Neill of Clanaboy expressing admiration and sympathy for the Portuguese people, and regret at their lack of leadership, 30 July 1911.” – The O'Neill in Lisbon.

*26064 Acc 3454. “Miscellaneous newscuttings Re Roger Casement.” – Joseph Brennan's 1956 news cutting collection.

Up to here Sources and cards.

THESE WERE ON NLI COMPUTER OPAC NOW IN MAIN CATALOGUE

*26772 (8) “Letter from Elizabeth Bannister, Meenaboye, Cashelnagore, Co. Donegal (sister of Roger Casement) to Eithne O'Kelly Re death of Roger Casement, 15 August (1916).” – Elizabeth Bannister was actually his cousin not sister; dull.

*26978 “Benburb: poem by Roger Casement, 1895.” – Acc 4009. Donated by Don Jorge O’Neill, The O’Neill of Clandeboye, 16 December 1982

*27453a Boer War. Casement letter to Henry Foley 1896, hard to read copy – dull.

*29063 (letters) & 29064 (articles) Acc. 4386 “Letters by Roger Casement, 1915. 40 items [plus envelopes]. Mostly to George Herman Scheffauer, editor of The Continental Times. Also draft of a poem on Charles Stewart Parnell.” – floods of letters, also to Mrs White and Mr Orchelle of the Continental Times Berlin 13 Jaunusstrasse and 52 Nassauerische Strasse; first dated 23 June 1915, Parnell poem starts ‘Hush! Let us whisper’ and ends ‘Peace be still’. 21 March letter with Franz Fromme’s address, 21 Lessing Strasse, Lubeck. Casement used a pseudonym for some letters and articles of John Quincy Emerson. Censor reads pre-publication; 8 February 1916 letter “I was very seriously unwell & had a complete nervous breakdown” (c/o Dr Rudolf v. Hoesslin). Casement very critical of Continental Times – headlines a bore & a mistake. Last letter 23 March 1916, “I put no reliance in “C.T.”” and ends “Yours in haste R. Casement”. 10 August 1915 script of ‘The Farce of Neutrality’.

Articles deal with the diplomat cheat Bax Ironside and Findlay’s part in the Denshawi killings in Egypt in 1906 (GBS used them in ‘John Bull’s Other Island’ apparently) with attack on Sir William Tyrrell (once a friend). Casement avers he never used an American passport (untrue? Landy?).

*31,653 “Extracts from Denis McCullough papers” Acc 4349 – via Leon O Broin. Sean MacDermott described by Bulmer as typical in habit of an AOH intriguer and ‘wire puller’. Minor mention of Casement by Hobson. All copies. Not on computer Casement list.

*31,654 (1-4) “Note on the activity of Denis McCullough 1915 by Royal Irish Constabulary Crime Special Dept.” “In June 1914 he associated with Sir Roger Casement in Belfast”. Ernest Blythe 1913–15, Mellowes, and Herbert W Pim alias ‘A Newman’, details.” – Acc. 4349. All seem to be in one file. No number 1?

Roger McHugh papers – Acc. 4381 (MS 25,620; 31,722–31,756): Donated by Mrs. Patricia McHugh, 9 March 1988. 1905–1974? 38 folders. 400 items. 25,620 is “Minute book of Mansion House Committee for reprieve of James McCormick and Peter Barnes” Overall donation given its own number of 31734.

*31722 “A portrait of Roger Casement: some unpublished letters to Col. Robert Gordon Berry, edited with commentary by Desmond J, Berry. 1905-1913. 1 carbon typescript (51 p.) Lacks p. 9.” Good. Original in Farmleigh as “37 - Berry, Desmond A knight in tarnished armour: (2), 124 p.”

31723 (1-15) – Letters to Agnes O’Farrelly

31,723 (10) [Typed version in 36,202/3 two sheets]

Letter from Roger Casement to Gertrude Bannister 1911 February 1908.

1 item (7 sheets).On British economic exploitation of Ireland. Unfairness to Ireland of Land Acts.]

Is letter to Gertrude Bannister of 8 February 1911 present? Yes in 31,723/10. It mentions Lizzerbuth, Nina and Louie Heath going to see The Critic by Sheridan at the Coronet Theatre, Miss Horniman’s company. Starts “My dearest Gee”… “Your letter of 20 October to Iquitos came to me night before last.” “Forgive pencil. I use it for speed.” [See 1911 Ledger entries: 4-6 February: “…four dress circle tickets bought for Coronet Theatre on Wednesday.” Wednesday 8 Febry – “Programmes at Coronet 1/-.”]

31,723 (11) To Emmott or to O’Farrelly?- to O’Farrelly. Same letters as others to O’Farrelly on computer? If so what is in those other folders? Are they copies/transcripts? Only one folder exists in 31,723 but the computer has given each item a separate number 1-15.

*31724 (file on NLI computer index)

*(1) Fragment of undated letter from Roger Casement to ? Gertrude Bannister [1912 06?] 1 item (1 sheet) [Ts in 36,202/2?? 1911-15]

*(2) Copy letter from Roger Casement to Bulmer Hobson 1911 Apr. 19. 1 typescript (2 sheets) On increasing sale of Alice Stopford Green's Irish Nationality.

*(3) Letter from Roger Casement to Louis du Pain Mallet 1911 Sept. 07. 1 item Photocopy On his meeting with Dr. H.S. Dickey while sailing from Barbados to Para [original in 13,080/1/ii]

(4) Letter from Roger Casement to Mr. Boyd [of Baltimore?] 1914 Aug. 04. 1 item. On the outbreak of the War and its effect on Irish Volunteers and Home Rule

*(5) [copy obtained] “Copy letter from Roger Casement to Richard Morten 1916, July 28. 1 typescript: On their friendship, Casement's trial, his achievements.” – partial, first page of ts only. Copy also in MS 17,044.

(6) [copy obtained] “Copy of Roger Casement's last message to Ireland 1916 Aug. 02. 1 typescript. – Pentonville.” – Copy also in MS 17,046, opens “God will surely give freedom to Ireland.” – (copy obtained – can’t find it. Who to??)

*31725 (1-6) “Letters from Roger Casement to Gertrude Bannister, 1911-1912. Roger McHugh papers” – Casement to Gertrude originals; 1911 and 1912 inc. 20 & 23 April 1912 at Carnstroan. Copies obtained of no. 1 (12 November 1911) & no. 6 (13 May 1910 or 1911).

(6) “[1910?] May 15” – I am sure it is 1911. It mentions Margaret Dobbs. No transcript of that date in 36,202/2.

*31726 “Copy letter from Roger Casement to ??Agnes O'Farrelly 1912 Nov. 23. 1 item in copybook. Mostly on his opinion of the British Parliament arising from his experiences with Select Committee into Affairs of the Peruvian Amazon Company.” – Acc. 4381. Folder cover says “Douglas Hyde? Also copy of letter Hyde to ?” No mention of Agnes Farrelly on cover. All are copies in an exercise book. Copies of letters from An Craobin (Hyde) and Casement. ‘Originals given to Clongowes Wood Museum’. 1947 hand-written copy of 1912 letter addressed c/o W.J. Allison, “A Capa Dil…a golf links there [Falcarragh] will be very deadly to Irish…It’s a horrid thing the London twang.”

*31727 “Letters from Roger Casement to Thomas St. John Gaffney and his wife, 1915-1916 by Casement, Roger, Sir, 1864-1916. 11 items.” – old style photocopies or photographs up to March 1916.1/4/15, 26/4/15, envelope 29/5/15 Mrs Gaffney, 12/8/15 Riederau, 1/11/15 Berlin, 17/11/15 very long, Karstensen, 6/1/16 Mrs Gaffney apology over money accusation, 7/1/16 Mrs Gaffney, 14/1/16 about trunks, suits, Trunk with Mrs Wildberger, 7170 North Clarke St. Chicago, 13/3/16, n.d. Frau von Pfister and Emerson mentions. “Remember me to Artur”.

*31,728 (1) “Letter from Roger Casement to Joseph Zerhusen 1916 Apr. 04. 1 item. Photocopy. On Zerhusen's services while interpreter to Irish Brigade in Germany. Roger McHugh papers”

*31,728 (2) “Letter from Robert Monteith 1880-1956 to Joseph Zerhusen 1916 Apr. 10. Irische Brigade (1915-1918) 1 item. Photocopy. On Zerhusen's services while interpreter to Irish Brigade in Germany. Roger McHugh papers.”

*31,728 (3) “Joseph Zerhusen's memoirs of Casement and the Irish Brigade; with covering letter to Roger McHugh 1966 Nov. 10. 2 typescripts (1,2-15,"15",[1] sheets) Photocopy Roger McHugh papers.” – 1 to 3 are all in one folder. (Extended version of this typescript with 117 pages is in NLI 43,570); Monteith to Zerhusen April 1916 – copies. Zerhusen’s papers he wrote were destroyed in a bombing raid in Hamburg in 1943. 16 page transcript dated 1966.

Beverley (pp. 11 and 12 obtained): Zerhusen was suspicious of him - cute, glib, too compliant, but an after the event written view.

Transcribed and typed up in Irish consulate. O’Toole “a very bad man”. Mrs Grabisch (Irish-American) denounced Zerhusen and he was dismissed but re-instated. He thought her a spy – very gushing. Hated Prussians. Mrs Zerhusen’s father was a Cllr for Irish Party in Liverpool.

He reckons Kaiser against Casement and also Germany, for if negotiating with England it did not want Casement around. He would be a nuisance. So von Neurath wanted Monteith to take all Brigade with him.

Casement to Zerhusen 10 April 1916 “You are one of two men in this country to whom I say goodbye with keen regret”. Keogh and Kavanagh red rebels in Danzig.

*31730 “Notes addressed by Roger Casement to his counsel, George Gavan Duffy, during his trial. 1916. Two sheets.”

*31733 “Roger Casement in 1911, an American doctor's evidence [by Roger McHugh?] 1960? 1 item. Herbert Spencer Dickey's opinion of Casement's sexuality.” – post-1910 details of Dr Dickey’s life.

31734 “Letters from various correspondents mainly to Roger McHugh concerning Roger Casement and the Black Diaries, 1940?-1980” and “Roger McHugh papers 1905-1974? 38 folders. 400 items.” – Overall donation number. Acc. 4381 (MS 25,620; 31,722-31,756): Donated by Mrs. Patricia McHugh, 9 March 1988. MS 25,620 is irrelevant being “Minute book of Mansion House Committee for reprieve of James McCormick and Peter Barnes”.

Also “Material on Roger Casement compiled by Roger McHugh 1955?-1965? 3 folders” – Is this also McHugh’s overall donation number? Number not found 22 March 2012 so may well be.

*31,735 “Notes and extracts re authenticity of Roger Casement's diaries by Roger McHugh. 1957 1 item.” – Seems to be all there is for this number apart from 31735a (Kate Casement). Quadruplicate McHugh 1950s typescripts. Mention of Lüttichau who says Casement was “one of the finest men he had ever met in his life.” Typescript of Jasper Moon writing to Noyes about Casement’s misbehaviour on board ship [Moon also wrote to Montgomery Hyde]. Horgan story about Bigger and the diaries in Belfast considered. Notes of interview with Princess Blücher who “would not commit herself” on question of homosexual matters.

*31735a “Letters from Kate Casement to Roger McHugh and Ben Allen, 1957. 8 items. On proposed B.B.C. programme on Roger Casement.” – Acc. 4381. Katje Casement (1960s) from her mental hospital. Kate first met her brother-in-law Casement in 1902. She gave de Valera Casement’s camera which is now in the National Museum. She last was in Ireland in 1949 with Gertrude Parry. (Photographs taken of some letters)

*31736 “Transcript of 1903 "Lett's" Casement diary 1903” – on back 'sold by S-Gates'.

*31741(1-8) “Material on Roger Casement compiled by Roger McHugh 1955?-1965?”– Acc. 4381 mostly news clippings and book reviews.

(1) Singleton-Gates had a typed copy of the ‘Army memo Book 1901’ 1903 and 1910 diaries and 1911 cashbook. Some entries ‘marked by a vertical line in red or blue pencil in the margin’. Gates says ‘original Scotland Yard copies’.

(2) McHugh has a handwritten copy of Millar’s two 1913 postcards (now in NYPL) signed ‘Millar’ according to this document, not ‘M’ as actually in original.

(3) Dozens of cuttings inc. 7 July 1956 Evening News article by Ernest Dudley with unknown photograph of Casement – about age 43 with beard. (Also in 36207/5) photographed

McHugh [?] wrote ‘1898’ on the Sunday Times article (cutting) 28 April 1957 quoting The Nameless One poem. [Perhaps McHugh removed the missing NLI original which had 1898 on it – actual date 1900.]

See Cashbook 14 April 1911 & 30 May 1911: News Letter account original invoice ‘Henderson & Co (prop. Belfast News Letter, 55, 57, and 59 Donegall St.)

‘1911 Apl 19. 1500 circulars Morel Testimonial £1.7.6’ receipted ‘31 May 1911’. RC on back “This account should have been rendered long ago. It is a very slow [?] way of doing business”.

1901 Army notebook ‘secured with a strap...old fashioned Army style field service book’.

Hilaire Belloc to Maurice Baring 21 June 1916 re Casement ‘I had an instinctive repulsion for him when I met him years ago’ – ‘sudden unbalanced enthusiasm about anything’. Casement, he said, was a ‘freemason’.

5 September 1959 Bulmer Hobson and Ewart Milne letters in New Statesman.

Frank O’Connor reviewed Noyes and MacColl. New York Times book review 17 November 1957 ‘unquestionable that Casement was temperamentally a homosexual’. He says MacColl inaccurate – Adler both homosexual and a traitor.

Letter in Irish Times 23 May 1956 by Owen Dudley Edwards, 31 Castle Avenue Clontarf. He suggests anti-homosexual hysteria [e.g. Pemberton Billings] of war time Britain caused forging. [Owen must have been a young teenager at that time]

Giovanni Costigan, Herald Tribune book review 26 April 1959: on 1900 poem “the manuscript of which is not as stated in Dublin but in New York”. [True, it was by then invisible in NLI but could it not have been in both and Costigan had only seen that in NYPL while Hyde had seen that in NLI?]

Sir Basil Thomson ‘died in Teddington not in Paris’.

Ulster Guardian letter by Casement on Ulster Scots (no like) 14 May 1913

(4) Various photographs of Casements with names William, Francis, Granny (Mary) and Ellen – possibly Nuala Creagh’s ancestors not mainstream Casements, more Catholic sounding.

13 April 1956 Brian Inglis in Spectator says ‘diaries forged’.

25 February 1961 in ‘Sligo Champion’ Ethel Mannin recanted her previous view that diaries authentic.

‘Black Tom’ 11 January 1917; a freight terminal blown up in NY.

The Tablet 18 May 1957 letter from Frances Phipps [Herbert Ward’s daughter] RC “had an infinitely humble suffering soul...when he came to stay, if possible, we never left his side’. My father and Casement ‘quarrelled, finally and irretrievably over Ireland’ [no mention of brother’s name change which was started in 1914].

*31742 3 folders – difficult to read McHugh's writing.

*31743 “Copy report of John Kearney, former Royal Irish Constabulary head constable at Tralee, to Minister for Home Affairs, Irish Provisional Government, Eamon Duggan, re arrest of Roger Casement” – Acc. 4381. Ash Wednesday 1922. Kearney item (six pages) – Aud “twice searched by British Patrol boats and passed as “regular” by each of them.” “He told me many startling and astounding things and practically every detail of the movement. If I gave a tenth of our conversation it would be sufficient evidence in itself to condemn him…My lips were sealed then and have been sealed ever since.”

“Baily was arrested on Saturday and on Easter Sunday he gave a detailed account to the D.I. telling him that the Rebellion was to break out on Easter Sunday and that Dublin Castle was to be attacked etc. This information was ciphered to Dublin Castle and reached there at 4.0 a.m. on Easter Monday.”

Also an evocatively written narrative of six pages by John Blackwell, Ardfert, dated 1966, and titled “The Casement landing and his footsteps to the RIC Barracks at Ardfert” Tells of the Kerry witnesses. Bailey mentioned. [See Donal J. O' Sullivan. ‘District Inspector John A. Kearney. The R.I.C. man who befriended Sir Roger Casement’. Trafford Publishing, (2005).]

*31744 ‘Interview with Serjeant A.M. Sullivan re trial of Roger Casement, the Black Diaries, etc. by Robert Kee; with analysis by Kee and Roger McHugh 1956’

*31745 “Notes on interview with Peter Singleton-Gates re Roger Casement's Black Diaries by Roger McHugh, 1957? 1 item (5 leaves).” Interesting.

*31746 (1-2) “The Black diaries of Roger Casement by Alfred Noyes. 1955?? 2 typescripts with ms annotations.”

*31783 [copy obtained] “Report to Dublin Castle by Bryan A. Kelly, a student in Germany, on his meetings there with Roger Casement, 8 February 1915 also covering letter by Sir Matthew Nathan, 11 February 1915… 1 item…Original in Public Record Office, London.” FO95/776. 009557. Acc 4453. Well-described. Interesting. 15 pages. Casement “in an extreme fidget”. Kelly asks “that his statement might not be used at any time in evidence against that person.” “I thought he was unhinged”. Meyer was Wedel’s secretary. Bryan Kelly – 'informer' pro-British/anti-German. Free State rewarded him.

*33068/1 Copy letter from Alfred Noyes to Fr. Felix Ryan re diaries of Roger Casement 30 June 1957. 1 item (5 leaves). Given by O Maille.

/2 [33,082 (6) wrong] Papers re linguistic fingerprints of Roger Casement 1994 by Ó Máille, Eoin. Dated 12 January 1994. 5 items. Photocopies.

35,150 “Letters from Roger Casement to National Museum of Ireland, 1903-1904.” 10 items. “Published in: "Roger Casement's Contribution to the Ethnographical and Economic Botany Collections in the National Museum of Ireland," by M.J.P. Scannell and O. Snoddy, Éire–Ireland, v.4, no. 4 (Winter 1968) 46–54.” – Acc. 4402. Donated by National Museum of Ireland, 30 June 1988. Not found 23 March 2012 or 20 October 2012.

*35456 (1-4) “Letters to Francis Joseph Bigger [ca. 1890-ca. 1920]” Four folders. 71 items. Accession 4772 (“part of”) in 1994. Purchased from Jo Ann Bigger, England. [Showed file to Roy Foster on 2011 visit.]

Catalogue says nothing is in folder 4 but there are 17 items. Tell NLI. No 5th folder exists however.

Folder /1 is 18 items including letters from Birrell (1), Casement (2-5), Lady Gregory, Griffith, Costello, Tim Healy and Hobson; Alfred Graves photographs (13-14) bearded man.

Casement items (2-5): “Letters: from Roger Casement to Francis Joseph Bigger, 1910-1911. 4 items.”

- 27 May 1910 Casement from Castle Richhill “Richhill is charming. All it lacks is Berry himself”.

- 8 August 1910 Casement postcard to Bigger “I am off up the Amazon River…No use writing. Goodbye Roddie”.

- 28 April 1911 – Can’t go tomorrow to Ceilidh in Templepatrick or in evening. Busy.

- 12 May 1911 “weakening vision”. Bulmer Hobson after money.

Folder /2 is all Douglas Hyde (1-14 + covers).

Folder /3 has nine correspondents inc. Meyer, Joseph Plunkett, Pearse, Shane Leslie and Markievicz.

Folder /4 items include letters from Rentoul, someone of Strandtown House, someone of Manor House Dundrum dated 1894, John Ward of Lennoxvale, but most are letters from Kathleen Fanning of Youghal (one in 1916) to Bigger also an 1823 Captain John Ross letter.

Since 2006, Acc. 4902 has become NLI Collection List 103 ‘Roger Casement Additional Papers’, with new manuscript numbers 36199-36,212 but they are inaccessible through the main electronic catalogue except for the opening and closing numbers which guide you to the special collection list 103 (2015)

36,202 (1-22)

36,202/1 was in folder 13: postcard from Lisbon to Gertrude signed Roddie 25 August 1904 of Irish Parliament ‘It will meet again, please God’.

36,202/2 and 36,202/3 Transcripts of letters from Casement to Gertrude. Manuscript versions in 13,074 (1-10).

*36,202/2 letter of 25 January 1910 and 21 March 1910, Petropolis, elections mentioned, Mar del Plata (21 March).

*36,202/3 letter of 3 November 1911, one sheet [copy obtained] Same as MS 31,725/1. Nov. 12. “Peruvians are 20th Century Pizarros”. ‘His journey to Iquitos. His future itinerary. Conditions at Iquitos. A splendid Arara, a blue hyacinthine macaw.’;

Letter of 23 September 1913 Chauffeur Tommie an Orange boy

An Biggerac was in great form; not a chief merely but an Emperor! Kilted… The speech began: “Sons of the Empire! Children of the blood! Will the sun never set on this Great Empire of ours? Which was greeted with a howl of “Never! never!” immediately followed by the chauffeur, decked out in Orange robes, declaring he would “Never, never surrender”. The fun is the chauffeur is an Orange boy, a Scotch Protestant, and so everyone took part, the three constables of Ardglass, poor souls, belts off, caps gone, marching round the room up to 2.30 a.m. with the rest and the pipes skirling like the devil, all singing “God save Ireland”! (quoted in extenso by Roy Foster Vivid Faces p. 196, n. 29) [Manuscript in 13,074/8 ii Letters Aug. – Dec. 1913; 19 letters 1913]

*36,204/1 “Carbon typed transcription of series of letters from R.C. to Alice Stopford Green”.

*36,204/2 “Extracts from some of the above letters MS and typescript. With notes by R.C made while in prison. 15 sheets.” – Especially 21 June 1911 (handwritten copy of Casement original) on his knighthood and Sir George White. “The following 15 were copies sent to him in prison on which he made notes”. See also 39120/2 for another version of ‘rose in his heart’.

*36,205 Other Casement correspondence inc. Herbert Ward letter of 18 March 1894 with picture of chignon; note to Dick Morten on back of Ward letter of 11 June 1905; July 25-26 1916 MS copy “R.C. to his sister “Nina” (Agnes)”. 8 sheets. [A photocopy of the typescript of his last letter to Nina is in MS 13,600; typescript is in MS 17409.]

*36,207/2 ‘Papers relating to Roger Casement’ ‘notes in prison’ “Facts told me by Roger Casement in Brixton and Pentonville prisons. At different times and in guarded manner because of the presence of wardens.” Signed on sheet 15: Alice Stopford Green. 15 sheets. – Good on Major Hall and festering sore (but which Hall?), whether he thought Adler was a traitor also about Bulmer Hobson and Eoin McNeill at Easter 1916. “He never suspected Christiansen of treachery to himself until this year – He made no other comment. In this case and in every other where he was disappointed of friendships or help he never once expressed any trace of anger or condemnation. He simply never mentioned the name again.”

(Transcript created, pp. 1, 2 and 8 photographed).

Beginning: “On Friday, 4 days before the police proceedings began …”. 1 sheet. [addendum to 15 page item]

“Told me by ‘Napoleon’”. 4 sheets. (Is Bulmer Napoleon? Transcript made)

“And Shall Our Casement Die”. Eva Gore-Booth Poem. Typescript. 1 sheet.

[See also NLI 36,204/1 & 2 – Extracts from some of these letters MS and typescript. With notes by R.C. made while in prison. 15 sheets.

One a 24 April 1904 typed letter “There is so much to be done in the Congo matter…”.]

*36207/3 (Was Acc. 4902, folder 21): Col. Maurice Moore to Alice Stopford Green, 30 April 1916: “Do all you can to save the lives of these foolish people, infinite harm though they have done to our cause, worse will happen by their execution. Even Casement must be saved; nothing can be said to palliate what he has done but mercy will have more effect than revenge...de Wet was pardoned. Why not Casement. If not, his blood will breed another rebellion.”

*36,207/4 (copies obtained) “Correspondence of Gertrude and M. Sidney Parry. Includes letter from Bulmer Hobson dated 1931 Nov. 28. 1920-1931. 7 sheets.” – Formerly in Acc. 4902. Hobson letter has transcriptions of gravestones in Ballymena New Churchyard inc. Capt. Casement. Letter to Sidney Parry, 1 February 1920 from Samuel Hoare, future ‘very dark’. Letter to Sidney Parry of 5 April 1921 from Ronald McNeill (Lord Cushendun) re Grattan; Letter to Sidney Parry from Lord Hugh Cecil at Hatfield House, 6 June 1921. No interview granted by Met Police Commissioner to Gertrude, 16 February 1922. Acknowledgment, 22 February 1922, from 10 Downing St re Gertrude letter to Lloyd George. Letter from Gertrude of 23 October 1929 to potential biographer, Mr Eustace.

*36,207/5 [photographed] “Newscuttings. 1914-1968 and undated. 1 folder.” – extensive inc. Daily News cutting with unseen Casement photograph of 20 July 1912; 17 Feb 1915 Continental Times. Inglis book review by Maurice Edelman; Scotsman 29 August 1964 on mysterious Mrs Margaret Benyon. Francis Cowper, barrister, son has 30 years worth of Casement letters to his father (his mother a first cousin of Bean de Valera) which he intends to publish.

7 July 1956 Evening News article by Ernest Dudley with unknown photograph of Casement – modern looking, about age 43 with beard photographed but poor version. (Also in 31741/3)

*36,207/6 “Papers mostly concerning research by Thomas Collins (b. 1913) on Casement. Includes royalty statement from Burns Oates & Washbourne issued to Collins for his Martyr in Scotland: the life and times of John Ogilvie. [1955]. 1 folder.” – strange mixture inc. extensive notes on 1903 diary and perversion incidents.

*36,207/7 formerly Acc 4902, folder 38: Typed text of part of William J. Maloney’s The Forged Casement Diaries, which was published in 1936. Chapters 1-5, 7-12. With additional earlier draft of Chapter 7. Duplicated typescript. 4, 19, 15, 7, 14; 13, 16, 11, 13, 9, 11; [1], 2-13, [1] sheets. - Maloney edits Curry manuscript in this folder [how did a Maloney typescript end up in a Collins folder??] Story put about that Joseph Conrad’s Kurtz actually based on Casement!! Casement kept his British and consular papers in London, his Irish and personal with FJ Bigger; ‘atrocity diary’ term used here. Quinn stated to have knowledge of diary while Casement still in Germany. Quinn states he cited this fact in his letter to Sir Cecil Spring Rice. [Can’t remember who is writing this.]

“It has saved Ireland” – the rising that is although O’Hegarty opposed it (NLI 13087)

*36,207/8 formerly Acc. 4902, folder 19 or 30??. Miscellaneous items, mostly connected with Jephson family. 9 sheets. Only one side is in Casement’s writing. Piece on origins of ‘Banastres’. Probably Gertrude’s work. Jephson stories go back to 1620s.

Poem in Casement’s handwriting “O that I had a power to stay…” written on back of a page of the 1881 Ironmonger’s Diary (dates 28 Feb-6 Mar). 1881.

Only the (handwritten) Jephson genealogy? Yes (see A15 list). Why Ironmongers? – ‘Ironmongers’ Diary and Text Book.’ Single sheet with writing on both, dated, sides. Very young writing on one side. 21 Feb-24 Feb 1881. Handwritten stuff on ‘Banastres’ Bannisters (not by Casement). 28 Feb-5 March. Poem O! That I had power to stay/the wretch. Maybe a later item than that on other side of sheet. Item on Flanagans by Janet Flanagan (Sinead Flanagan, Mrs de Valera). Probably Cowper’s wife’s.

The other side of the page is a family tree (dates 21-26 Feb): “Norreys the youngest son left one son, James who married Miss Martin of the Co Galway and by this marriage had two sons James and John.

John the younger son married and left a son Henry Jephson at present private secretary to the Chief Secretary for Ireland and a daughter Miss Jephson of Monkstown, Co Dublin.

James married Annie Ball daughter of Captain Ball, and left two daughters Annie and Grace.” Annie married Captain Casement. No source for all this is given.

Acc. 4902, folder 19: Anne Ball’s daughter was Adam Ball’s granddaughter. Gertrude writes of Anne Jephson, ‘her father was a Catholic and her mother a Protestant and as was usual in those days the daughter of a mixed marriage followed the religion of their mother. Anne was brought up a Protestant but the warmth of her nature and a certain emotional strain revolted from the coldness of the Protestant faith and shortly after her marriage she found the Catholic faith...The Casements had in all eleven children but only four survived infancy...Anne Casement’s nature was too expansive, too beauty loving, too vivacious to find consolation in a religion that cramped, that denied, that suppressed and so she joined the Catholic Church and had her children baptised as Catholics.’

Casement’s “mother absolutely adored him...after his mother’s death Roger spent two rather lonely years with his father and brothers in London and elsewhere...brothers sent to sea on a sailing vessel ‘The Euromene’ owned by Terme [?] & Son.”

[The Chief Secretary's Office, 1853-1914: A Bureaucratic Enigma, Henry Jephson, a private secretary to Burke and the chief secretaries Forster and Trevelyan indicated that the post of under-secretary was...

www.jstor.org/stable/30008300, by K Flanagan – 1984]

See separate Jephson file for more clues.

*36,208 (1-6) Casement photographs, formerly part of Acc. 4902. Probably now in NPA.

Not on NLI general computer index but listed in Casement Special collection list 103. On computer now 2019.

Casement – April 25th 1890. Front on. Yours affectionately Rod Casement’. J Thomson studio. 70a Grosvenor St. West; photographer to the Queen. [Used by me p. 55]

Also in 5463/1 as above - Photograph of Casement dated May 1890 [spotted mount, slightly damaged] but not this version which is inscribed on front “Yours ever sincerely Roddie Casement. May 8th 1890” and on back “To Harriette with Roddie’s best love, sailing for the Congo tonight. May 8th 1890”. J Thomson, Grosvenor St. W studio. “For Harriette”. Séamas mentions (p. 39). inscription on back but does not reproduce it.

Casement – Best/favourite; roguish, side-on. Inscribed “Yours affectionately”, but name cut off, J Thomson studio. 70a Grosvenor St. W. Photographer to the Queen. [Used by me p. v].

Casement – Upper chest and head shot, pin striped suit. Looking to his right. Yellowing. [Used by me p. 386, poor version]. Also in Keogh collection, MS 49154/20/3.

Casement reading newspaper with Fritz Pincus smoking (no servants) Mozambique. Big tree. Long-chinned. [Used by me p. 139]. ‘Studio portrait of Roger Casement and unidentified man seated in garden, undated. In mount by "S.A.P.Co. / Lourenço Marques".’

Casement – two poor oval mounted photographs [not used by me]. Vignettes. Intense look in better one. Late 40s. Wearing same clothes - tie, cardigan and jacket. Verso number 10769-2922 and 10770-2922. ‘Two vignette studio portraits of Roger Casement, undated’.

One photograph of handsome young man with very short tie [used by me], and two black edged photographs [not used by me] of a dark Indian boy at river edge perhaps a waiter; wearing bow tie and long sleeved shirt with big belt with big buckle, one closer up from top of legs, the other full length. Unhappy or nervous looking. Older than I first thought; about age 15? ‘2 portraits of boy and a portrait of a young man, undated.’

36,650 (1-7) Letters etc from Sir Roger Casement to O'Neill of Clandeboy [Portugal], 1904-1905. 7 items. Presented to President McAleese by Hugo O'Neill of Clandeboy during her state visit to Portugal in 2002.

(1) 25 Oct. 1904: Union Club, Belfast. Refers to Francis Joseph Bigger of Belfast. Books being collected by Casement for O'Neill. His stomach pain diagnosed as appendicitis. Plans to set up school in county Galway and other activities in support of Irish language. Hopes O'Neill will visit Ireland and visit Bigger. 2 sheets.

(2) Nov. 1904 [postmark]. Postcard. Has sent papers re Tawin School Fund but is not seeking a subscription. Hopes to talk with O'Neill in 10 days time.

(3) Printed item: "Appeal for a schoolhouse at Tawin, Co. Galway". At head, in MS, "With Roger Casement's compliments". Note by Casement at end. Also at head: "Answered 11-11-04".

(4) 17 Nov. 1904: British Consulate, Lisbon. Casement is sending O'Neill 3 historical works on Ulster. Hopes to meet him soon.

(5) 28 Dec. 1904: c/o H.S. King and Co., 9 Pall Mall, London. Requests a Portuguese spinning wheel for John Horner of Belfast.

(6) 10 February 1905: The Quay, Ballycastle, Co. Antrim. Sends news clippings re death of Dowager Lady O'Neill. Refers to article in An Claidheamh Soluis on family names and to his own verses on Owen Roe O'Neill published in United Irishman. Still under care of surgeon although has left hospital. Is spending a few days with Bigger and hopes to go to Ballycastle tomorrow. 2 sheets.

(7) Casement's visiting card with 2 addresses in MS. [1904?]

*39120 (1-10) Acc 5946. “Papers of M.S. Parry and Gertrude Parry relating to Roger Casement and Irish politics, 1895-1932.”

“Notebook of Roger Casement with travel comments, poetry, dramatic pieces and fictional writing. 1895-1900.

Letter from Casement to Gertrude Parry. 1911 July 13. [?? to Alice Stopford Green]

Paper on Casement's stay in Germany.

Papers re Irish Peace Conference, 1920 by M.Sidney Parry.

Correspondence; includes letters from Alice Stopford Green, Lord Hugh Cecil, Ella Young, Eamon De Valera.

Printed items: Government of Ireland Act, 1920; Ireland's claim to independence by M. Sidney Parry; Some poems of Roger Casement, Dublin 1918.

Newsclippings.

Photographs.

Greeting cards etc.

Miscellaneous items.”

Bought anonymously in 2003, probably from John Parry (Gertrude Parry’s heir’s son.)

/1 “Notebook of Roger Casement with travel comments, poetry, dramatic pieces and fictional writing. 1895-1900” – play, Swaziland, Lourenco Marques port, “Clean skinned Kruboy in the pride of glorious muscle”, poem “Victoria” 1895,

2/ “Letter from Casement to Gertrude Bannister [sic]. 1911 July 13.” - Typed letter inscribed “Not to be sent” to “My dear Woman of Three Cows Agra!” on nationality 13 July 1911 (actually to Alice Stopford Green). “Yates poem I did not send you – ‘The lover tells of the rose in his heart’.” Also “This great official; Church with its preposterous claims to be the beginning & end of all life is a mental and moral stumbling block.” (photographed) [Not as catalogued to Gertrude Bannister. Tell NLI. See also 36204/1 for copy sent in to prison in 1916]

/3 Sidney Parry on Casement’s mission in Germany - pages of handwritten text on Casement in Germany, 1916 etc.

/4 Sidney Parry’s peace proposal with Alec Wilson of Croglin, Ballyaughlis, 1920.

/5 1920s letters to and from Gertrude Parry inc. Maloney, Hugh Cecil, Robert Cecil, Alice Stopford Green, Tom Casement (children on Aran Island hungry and without clothes) Ada McNeill, de Valera (1921), Ella Young, Alec Wilson, Samuel Hoare also one in 36,207/4. Michael Francis Doyle letter to Parry, 19 March 1921 (photographed), re Curry papers, Princess Blücher and his book.

/6 Copy of ‘Some Poems by Roger Casement’, Talbot Press 1918, with introduction by Gertrude Parry and well known photograph of Casement. Also Sidney Parry pamphlet ‘Ireland’s Claim to Independence’.

/7 Cutting from Irish Independent 5 November 1920, Kehoe [Keogh] Casement article with poor Germany photograph.

/8 Bannister family photographs - individuals and groups, most unnamed:

Captain Roger Casement and wife Anne with child;

Grace Bannister (4 studies) one marked “My own little wife Grace,” another with baby by Vandyke, Liverpool;

Edward and Grace Bannister with two little girl children, Robinson and Thompson, Liverpool (photographed);

Edward Bannister with rifle and black boy;

Edward Bannister at desk, verso “With Edward Bannister’s compliments” Lytham (photographed)

Edward Bannister bearded Camacho, Madeira, Funchal;

Black girl, Jane Grace from Colon, as per census: (1) photographer A Smith, 7 Great Georges Road, Waterloo [Liverpool], (2) Liverpool and London Photographic Company, 12a Lord Street, Liverpool;

Boy with bat, Medringtons, 29 Bold Street, Liverpool, probably Eddie Bannister;

Good looking woman, Colchester (2 versions);

Fake colour photograph of woman, Melbourne;

Official photographic portrait of lawyer in wig, Lafayette London; inscription “To Gertrude Parry in remembrance of much”; perhaps Artemus Jones;

/9 Greeting and gift messages inc. to RDC from Eva Lanphier with message “Write to mother but don’t say anything about my having sent you this card. Thanks for photo sent last year. I value it very much. Ever yours Eva Lanphier Ullcombe Rectory.” Ulcombe

/10 Returned cheques Tom Casement to Mrs Katje Casement in South Africa 1919.

*39930 “Letter from Roger Casement to Miss McCooney, of Beech Mount Hotel, Batsheba, Barbados; with related items, 1908-1935. 3 items. Written from Para, Brazil: "I enclose the 10/- for Holder with all my thanks to him for his kindness during my illness". Also, letter from Miss McCooney (1935 Mar. 26) to Maggs Brothers re this and another letter from Casement, and, a note (1909 Apr. 29) from Basil Temple Blackwood enclosing cheque.” – Acc 6060 purchased from Maggs 2004, plus Barbados correspondence. 10/- for Holder (or is it butler?). Bathsheba, Beach Mound hotel. One Casement letter; a second letter mentioned but not present, two books lost, Miss McConny landlady.

*40,441 “Letter: from Giovanni Costigan to Geoffrey de Clinton [should be Clifton??] Parmiter, enclosing offprint and news clippings; and other material re Roger Casement, 1955-1965.5 items. Includes offprint of Costigan's article 'The Treason of Roger Casement' published in American Historical Review, vol. 60, no. 2 (Jan. 1955) Purchased from C.P. Hyland, 26 Jan. 1999.” – Acc. 5356 (copies obtained); letter to Parmiter 14 January 1958, addressing slander in ‘Time,’ imminence of salacious Girodias book; review of Singleton-Gates book by Costigan 26 April 1959 (‘A Problem Still Unresolved’ – nitpicking, avoids issue) and of books by MacColl (distorted and ‘vulgar’) and Noyes (‘cogent’ reasons for authenticity doubt if flawed by Normand argument); Frank O’Connor’s Irish Times review of Hyde (silly – my view).

41,654 “Illustrated fable by Roger Casement for his godson Reginald D. Mohun, 1896 Sept 24. 1 item (30 pages); 34 x 21cm. Accompanied by an article from Liberty, May 22nd 1926, about a letter written to Superintendent Sandercock from Roger Casement on May 17th 1916, before he was hanged for treason in Pentonville Prison, London.” – Acc 6437. Item from America. Purchased from Ms. Abby Bailey, 28th July 2006. [still in conservation 2015]

42,067 ‘Roman Society in the Last Century of the Western Empire’ by Samuel Dill, Copy belonging to

Sir Roger Casement when he was at St. Paul de Loanda, Portuguese West Africa (now Mozambique sic).

London; New York: Macmillan, 1899. 2d. ed. rev. Notes: Signed in pencil "Roger Casement St. Paul de Loanda,

Dec 1900".

43,227 (1-4) “Letters from Roger Casement to Count Georg Von Wedel, 1916 March-April. 3 items.” – Acc 1399 (formerly NFC 36) donated by Mrs. Eibhlin Tierney, 1957 (and MS 43,239). Three letters plus two envelopes.

“1/: Copy of letter from Roger Casement, Hotel Saxonia, Berlin, to Count George Von Wedel, 30th March 1916, with ms corrections (see below). He outlines how the plan to smuggle arms to Ireland in the event of a rising came about. Mentions John Devoy, Captain Rudolf Nadolny, Lieutenant Robert Monteith and Lieutenant Frey. 28 pages.

/2: Ms copy of letter from Roger Casement, on Hotel Saxonia notepaper, to Count Georg Von Wedel, 1st April 1916. He apologises for the delay of the letter due to his illness and says that Lieutenant Montieth [sic] wishes to accompany him to Ireland. Asks Von Wedel to look after the men when he is gone. Mentions Count Haugwitz.

/3: Copy of letter from Roger Casement, Berlin, to Count Von Wedel, 2nd April 1916, with ms corrections.

/4: Envelope addressed to Evelyn Mary, Fürstin von Blücher Von Wahlstatt, The Haage, Holland.

/5: Envelope stating that these letters from Casement are to be given to Professor Eoin MacNeill. The author states that he would like his "old friend E.D. Morel (the Congo Reformer)" to see it but it belongs to Ireland.”

Casement to Count von Wedel - 30 March 1916 letter:

Copy in NYPL Maloney IHP 1/31: manuscript of 26 pp. inscribed by Casement at start as “1st Copy.” Note: at pp. 8 & 9 of the NYPL ms. copy, the margin notes are ripped off on the left side (not visible on photocopy) also typescript 11pp. [copies bought]

Copy (as above) in NLI Ms 43,227 (1): “Copy of letter from Roger Casement, Hotel Saxonia, Berlin, to Count George Von Wedel, 30th March 1916, with ms corrections. He outlines how the plan to smuggle arms to Ireland in the event of a rising came about. Mentions John Devoy, Captain Rudolf Nadolny, Lieutenant Robert Monteith and Lieutenant Frey. 28 pages.” Sent to Eoin MacNeill.

Copies also in NLI MS 10,880 (typescript, MacNeill papers), and PRO HO 144/1637 which came there via the Blüchers.

Reprinted in Reinhard Doerries book (pp. 192-20) from the original as sent to German Foreign Office; see NLI MS 14,914 (2).]

*43,239 (1-2) (copies obtained) “Two ALS from Methold Sidney Parry to Eoin Mac Néill and Princess Blücher, 1920 August 25 and 26. 4 items. With negative photographic copies. Regarding the carbon copies of Roger Casement's letter to Count Von Wedel (MS 43,227).” – Mrs. Eibhlin Tierney, 1953. Acc. 1935 (formerly NFC 36); uninteresting.

*43,260/14 & 28 & 18: 14 – Shane Leslie, 28 February 1916 Shane Leslie letter to Alice Stopford Green (photograph part made), Casement mention; “There was a curious similarity of character between him (Tyrrell) and R.” 18 - Sidney Parry (irrelevant), and 28 Misc. inc. letters from F.J. Bigger (12 July 1922 on 12th “poor and draggled & otherwise badly organised”) and Douglas Hyde.

*43,262 (1-5) “Correspondence and material relating to Roger Casement, 1914-1928.

by Green, Alice Stopford, 1848-1929 5 folders (17 items).

Letters to Alice Stopford Green from William J. Maloney, George Gavan Duffy, and P.S. O'Hegarty relating to the Casement letters, 1928. 4 items [copies of these 4 letters obtained – uninteresting]

6 typescript letters from Roger Casement to Maurice Moore, including ALS from Maurice

Moore to Alice Stopford Green about the letters. 1914 and [1916?]. 8 items.

ALS from Professor Thomas Masaryk to Alice Stopford Green, 20th November 1916, with a copy of "Irland, Deutschland and die Freiheit der Meere und andere Aufsätze" (Jos. C. Hubers Verlag Diessen vor München, 1916). 2 items.

ALS from Professor Thomas Masaryk to Alice Stopford Green, 7th December 1916, with a copy of "Das Verbrechen an Europa" by Sir Roger Casement (Berlin: The Continental Times Co., 1916). 2 items.

Pages of Roger Casement's "Gesammelte Schriften. Irland, Deutschland und die Freiheit der Meere und andere Aufsätze. Diessen vor München, Jos. Huber's Verlag, 1916". - Acc. 1670 (part of, formerly NFC 20). 1 item. From R.J. Stopford, 1955.

*43,570 (1-2 but all in one folder) Acc. 2805 (part of) (formerly NFC 57) “Recollections of Herr Zerhusen concerning Roger Casement's Irish Brigade, [n.d.]. by Zerhusen, Joseph. Concerning Roger Casement's Irish Brigade from 1915 to 1918. Typescript document with ms corrections, photographs [Patrick Holohan’s gravestone] and photocopies. With ms chronology of Joseph Zerhusen's life. Essay about Sergeant Joseph Dowling of the Irish Brigade. Typescript. 2 items (101 pages; 16 pages. Subjects: Dowling, Joseph, 1880-1932. Grabisch, Agatha Bullitt, 1875-1948, Holohan, Patrick; Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945, Monteith, Robert, 1878-1956; Nadolny, Rudolf, 1873–1953, Papen, Franz von, 1879-1968; Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950; Lusitania (Steamship).” - ‘Reserved until 1989 because of adverse comments on Mrs Agnes Grabisch and Sergeant O’Toole’.) See also MS 31,728 (1-3) for shorter version of transcript and also three letters etc. Worth reading and publishing but too long.

*46,064 (1-3) Accession 6889. “Sole surviving copy of “‘Casement – a summing up’, by Peter Singleton–Gates, typescript of an unpublished biography of Roger Casement; also tapes with transcripts of interviews with Singleton-Gates and William Charles Allison, whose family firm stored items, which apparently included the Black Diaries, for missionaries and similar individuals; also correspondence between Peter Singleton-Gates and Roger M. Sawyer; in addition, a signed photograph of Peter Singleton-Gates, 1966-1972.” Description: 3 folders + 2 tapes. Collection of tapes and documents assembled by Dr Roger Sawyer. Purchased from Adam's and Mealy's Independence Auction 2009.” I think Welsh Guard Corporal King interview etc here too: Sawyer wrote “The transcript of the interview with Corporal King records that he was wounded while serving in France, and after convalescence was assigned to guard duty in the Tower of London, where he was sent to guard Casement (then awaiting trial and execution on a charge of high treason). He got into conversation with Casement, who said he was dying. According to King, Casement told him he had swallowed bent nails he had removed from wood in the fireplace, and also had tried to poison himself with a capsule given him by the Germans. 'I'm supposed to be a traitor', Casement is said to have told King. 'I'm not a traitor. I'm an Irish rebel.' With a photograph of Corporal King in uniform, a photocopy of a notice of his injury, sent to his mother, and a few other items.” (see 3,088/2 for mention of Corporal King 2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards.)

– Folder 1 has the tapes and some interesting documents (not normally allowed to be seen – some photographed). Various typed chapters in 2-3. Peter Singleton-Gates: 1911 diary “a document of depravity”, Mackey “a very stupid man” when responding to the diaries; harsh comments on Costigan and Roger McHugh after they saw the diaries; he says Ben Allen appears to contradict himself in his descriptions of the diaries that he was shown. King George V saw diaries and spoke to Bishop Henson of Durham about them. John Harris is quoted saying ‘it was the unfolding of a life which for years had been poisoned by disease.” Casement’s “mother a Roman Catholic” – true but not all the truth. 19 August 1967 Singleton Gates letter to the Times on diaries copyright dispute with Parry relatives.

*47651/1/12, 13, 14, 15 & 17, Annie O'Farrelly Papers, Irish Brigade photographs. 12 – John Curry in dark uniform with 9 Germans in white uniforms. 13 - Interpreter Cpl Zerhusen attached to Irish Brigade, wife was daughter of Fenian; 14 - three men in uniform: Curry, Boyle Kehoe and (David Grant website says) J Kennedy, scribbles on back of photograph include ‘1915/16, 'John Curry Dublin died in ? 1921' and 'copied 14/10/25'. 15 - group at Cloghaneely. 17 – H[enry] Burke overprinted with Unteroffizier ‘Jrische’ Brigade.

*47,787 [copy obtained] “Autograph letter from 'G' (Gertrude Parry), Roger Casement's cousin and executor, to 'Ide' concerning papers belonging to Casement returned to her by Scotland Yard after his execution, 28 February, 1917. 4 pages.” – Ide is Ada McNeill. Gertrude has found The White Diary and is convinced that is what London has doctored. She is surprised accompanying letters not removed by Scotland Yard. Mention of diary that “covered the years 1904 to 1912”. Bought at Mealys 2010. “[Casement (Roger) An important autograph letter signed with initials ‘G.’ from Gertrude Parry (Casement’s cousin and executor) to ‘Ide’ [McNeill] 28 February 1917, concerning papers belonging to Casement returned to her by Scotland Yard after his execution, 6pp., on her addressed stationary. ‘They have at least disgorged 8 trunks full of stuff chiefly concerned with the Putumayo - and in my examination of them, I have come across letters concerning the diary. These are written by an official concerning the offer made by R. himself to place the diary in their hands to supplement his evidence on the Putumayo question, then letters saying they have the diary and other letters referring to the use it has been to them. I knew they had got it from the Putumayo time - I was convinced all along in my own mind that was the origin of all these horrible stories ....These letters show without a doubt that his diary, sent to them by himself was in their hands in 1913 .... . and that it contained extracts useful to prove the terrible state of affairs he had witnessed. ... The diary has I have no doubt been doctored to make it fit in with the use they wished to make of it.... ‘also mentions plans to show these letters to Gn. D. (George Gavan Duffy, Casement’s lawyer). As a m/ss., w.a.f. *A most important letter, probably the first statement of the argument advanced by those who believe Casement’s ‘Black Diary’ was a forgery.”

*49,154/1-22 (see separate NLI rediscovered papers file with annotations)

*49154/11/2 10 page, typescript document by Roger Casement examining the evidence against him at his trial, [1916] – Fr Crotty, lawyering argumentation; Accessible on NLI website. Must have been taken out of prison and typed up.

*49154/13/1 and 2 (appeal, honours degradation - 4 pages of images). “I request that these documents may be sent to my cousin Miss Gertrude Bannister c/o G. Gavan Duffy Esqr., 4 Raymond’s’ Buildings Gray’s Inn, W.C. after my death”. Degradation dated 30 June 1916 and signed Grey. “Received in condemned cell Pentonville Prison from the Governor 11 July 1916”. One page all of script – Charles Curry, Sir Edward Grey, Christiania. CMG “I never wore it”. Documents must have been taken out of prison. Items accessible on NLI website.

*49,164 “Donated to the NLI by a descendant of David Atkins Casement, half brother of Roger Casement (1819-1877) [father of Roger Casement]. The donor's uncle gave this letter to her before his death. Letter from Roger Casement to David Atkins Casement in Australia, who has the care of Roger's two nieces, the daughters of his brother Charles Casement 1903 January 15.” - Photographed.

Casement writes how sad he is to hear of the "hardships" of his brother Charles in Australia and says he will send money on to assist both him and the two "little girls" [Blanche Constance and Kathleen Casement]. Casement mentions that his brother Tom is "ill in Johannesburg, poor fellow and his appointment [job] is no longer his". He mentions Africa only briefly - "I am not in much humour to tell you anything of Africa or of my travels...the country is unhappy". He writes that his sister Nina [Agnes Newman] was with him in London until the previous week and that "she does not know much about Charles' affairs but she knows that his children are with you and I think should be told he has [...] married". The letter also mentions "Uncle John [Casement] - your father [Hugh Casement]'s half-brother - John Casement of Ballycartan died in October last. There is now only one of the half-brothers [of Hugh Casement] surviving - Julius Casement of Cronroe in Wicklow. Mrs. Moore Smith - who was Margaret [Elizabeth] Casement your father's half sister is still living at Ballycastle..."

*50,607 A paper entitled 'Roger Casement - the last word' by Eoin Ó Máille, 1989 Aug. 3. Ó Máille discusses the authenticity of the so-called 'black diaries' by examining Casement's linguistic fingerprints or typical word patterns. 85 sheets. Handwritten. Unfollowable.

NLI accessions list - see separate file

See also Casement papers in Kew, TCD, UCD and Farmleigh.

Southern Star Centenary Supplement December 1989, Dunmanway massacre: page 47 mentions and illustrates page from Black and Tan officer’s diary – hard to read. It “was discovered in the early seventies and subsequently the late Flor Crowley N.T. wrote a lengthy series about it in the ‘Southern Star.’”