Roger Casement Papers (2012 Release)

1882-1934.

Collection comprises mostly of correspondence from Roger Casement to his cousins Gertrude and Elizabeth Bannister, including a number of letters that he wrote from Pentonville in the weeks and days before his execution. Also included are an annotated hymn and prayer book given to him during his incarceration; a notice from the Court of Criminal Appeal advising of the dismissal of his appeal (on which Casement notes his observations); documents relating to the ‘degradation’ of his knighthood and other honours (with Casement’s notes on this); photographs; his cousin Gertrude Bannister’s admission card to the Court of Criminal Appeal to attend the trial; and a number of memorial cards and letters of condolence. It is worth noting that two of Casement's letters written on 30th July and 2nd of August 1916 were written on the blank side of correspondence received from friends. Casement was prohibited from having paper to write on after the verdict of guilty had been pronounced at the end of June 1916.

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Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Contributors: Bannister, Gertrude, d. 1950
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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Notes:Physical description: 1 box ( 21 folders & 130 items).
Arrangement:Fonds
Provenance:This collection was purchased by the National Library of Ireland in 1952.
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Letter from Roger Casement to his cousin "Gee" [Gertrude Bannister],

1916 July 18.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Roger Casement Papers (2012 Release) 1882-1934
Description:Writes about his trial: "I felt convinced that I should have been tried under 26 Henry VIII until I learned that he had been swept away by "Philip & Mary" into the Limbo of Lost Treasons, dead beyond repeal...". He asks about the various people who attended his trial "Who was that lady who sat near the painter in the Jury box? She was there yesterday too - today she came in late. I thought I knew her face. It was very sad - and I keep trying to remember." He asks Gertrude to thank Lady Ottoline Morrell and Lady Charlotte Graham Toler for their support and says he will write to "Mrs. Ll. Davies" [Moya Llewelyn Davies].
Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Language:English
Extent:1 item (4pp.).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,154/12/1 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.