Draft letter from Margaret Pearse to unnamed recipient about how difficult it is for her to part with anything belonging to her sons Padraic and William Pearse for a gift sale,
1916 [November?] 14.
Writes "... I know if they had their wish they would give what they thought most about, but to a mother naturally she likes to part with nothing of their belongings, is that selfish, but don't think it is. My case I do not mean to be ... the following listed gifts were very dear to them and very dear to me through them but I now give them freely to your gift sale wishing with all my heart great success to the same..."
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| Language: | English |
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| Notes: | Physical description: 1 item (4 pages) |
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Draft letter from Margaret Pearse to unnamed recipient about how difficult it is for her to part with anything belonging to her sons Padraic and William Pearse for a gift sale,
1916 [November?] 14.
| In Collection: | Pearse Papers, 1870-1932 |
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| Description: | Writes "... I know if they had their wish they would give what they thought most about, but to a mother naturally she likes to part with nothing of their belongings, is that selfish, but don't think it is. My case I do not mean to be ... the following listed gifts were very dear to them and very dear to me through them but I now give them freely to your gift sale wishing with all my heart great success to the same..." |
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| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 item (4 pages) |
| Format: | Manuscript |
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MS 21,059/19/1
(Manuscripts Reading Room) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland. |