Letter from John Quinn to Lady Gregory giving details of Hugh Lane's visit to New York prior to his return to Ireland on the 'Lusitania',
1915 May 11.
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| Summary: | Quinn mentions efforts to persuade Lane to delay his departure from the United States and to sail on an American rather than a British ship. He refers to a warning from the German embassy against sailing on the 'Lusitania', issued on the morning of the sailing, and describes as "criminal carelessness" the fact that the ship was not in a convoy. He also writes of Lane the person, his work, art, debts and will and offers his assistance, and of American attitudes to the sinking of the 'Lusitania' and the war. |
| In collection: | Sir Hugh Lane and Ruth Shine Papers, ca. 1880-ca. 1970 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Letter inscribed on headed paper "John Quinn / Attorney and Counsellor at Law / 31 Nassau Street / New York". Physical description: 1 item (9 pages). more |
| Arrangement: | Item |
