Letter from Roger Casement to his cousin "Eilis" [Elizabeth Bannister],

Letter from Roger Casement to his cousin "Eilis" [Elizabeth Bannister],

1916 July 25.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Contributors: Bannister, Elizabeth
Summary:Writes about his imprisonment, his impending death and his final wishes: "How can I thank you and Gee [Gertrude Bannister] ... for your brave, faithful, loving hearts to me in these last horrible days ... But God will bear with me, and bear me so long in coming – all these weeks of waiting since the Tower – then it was easy to die and I longed for it every hour – Now it is much harder – for I have found you and Gee so close to my heart – and the poor old N [Nina – Agnes Newman] - that I cannot bear to leave you. But it is in the will of God that I must go… When the insignia of the CMG is found - as it will be - I want it returned, with seals intact, unopened just as it came to me - and a receipt for it in that state obtained and put with my papers. Also if the Coronation medal is obtained I wish it to be returned...". He goes on to request for his body to be returned to Ireland "Don't let my body lie here - get me back to the green hill by Murlough - by the McCarry's house looking down on the Moyle. That's where I'd like to be now - and there's where I'd like to lie...".
In collection: Roger Casement Papers (2012 Release) 1882-1934
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Casement, Roger, > 1864-1916 > Correspondence
Casement, Roger, > 1864-1916 > Death and burial
Bannister, Elizabeth > Correspondence
Bannister, Gertrude, > d. 1950
Newman, Agnes, > 1856-1927
Ireland > History > Easter Rising, 1916
Notes:Written on blue prison regulation paper.

Physical description: 1 item (4pp.).

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Letter from Roger Casement to his cousin "Eilis" [Elizabeth Bannister],

1916 July 25.
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Bibliographic Details
In Collection: Roger Casement Papers (2012 Release) 1882-1934
Description:Writes about his imprisonment, his impending death and his final wishes: "How can I thank you and Gee [Gertrude Bannister] ... for your brave, faithful, loving hearts to me in these last horrible days ... But God will bear with me, and bear me so long in coming – all these weeks of waiting since the Tower – then it was easy to die and I longed for it every hour – Now it is much harder – for I have found you and Gee so close to my heart – and the poor old N [Nina – Agnes Newman] - that I cannot bear to leave you. But it is in the will of God that I must go… When the insignia of the CMG is found - as it will be - I want it returned, with seals intact, unopened just as it came to me - and a receipt for it in that state obtained and put with my papers. Also if the Coronation medal is obtained I wish it to be returned...". He goes on to request for his body to be returned to Ireland "Don't let my body lie here - get me back to the green hill by Murlough - by the McCarry's house looking down on the Moyle. That's where I'd like to be now - and there's where I'd like to lie...".
Main Creator: Casement, Roger, 1864-1916
Language:English
Extent:1 item (4pp.).
Format:Manuscript
Call Number: MS 49,154/12/2 (Manuscripts Reading Room)
Rights:Reproduction rights owned by National Library of Ireland.