Item 5 - Letter from Patrick James Smyth to James Joseph O’Kelly

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IE CA CP/3/10/5

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Letter from Patrick James Smyth to James Joseph O’Kelly

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  • 27 Jan. 1871 (Creation)

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4 pp; Manuscript

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(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)

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A letter from Patrick James Smyth, Auburn Villa, Rathgar, Dublin, to James Joseph O’Kelly, referring to the recruitment of an Irish brigade for service in France. The letter reads ‘Shortly after the capitulation of Sedan, I was informed by Mr. T.D. Sullivan that an accredited agent of the French government was in Dublin … and that he wished to see me’. The letter appears to be incomplete. The letter is endorsed ‘7204’.

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For biographical information on Patrick James Smyth (1823-1885) see https://www.dib.ie/biography/smyth-patrick-james-a8176

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