Summary: | Includes letters to Daniel McCarthy, Kenmare, Co Kerry, from his son Bombardier Eugene M. McCarthy (1st Company, 2nd Battalion, Artillery) Bhoos in Cutch [Kutch], India. The letters mainly relate to conditions in the army, letters of recommendations for advancement, family matters (including reference to his sister Mary - 'Christabel', and the death of his brother Tom), and Daniel O’Connell; there is also an obituary for Helena McCarthy, who died 1851, aged 101 years, the mother of Daniel McCarthy.
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