Letter from Major A.F. Owen Lewis, General Staff Officer, Irish Command, Headquarters to The Governor, Arbour Hill Detention Barracks

Dated 9.30 am. Letter from Major A.F. Owen Lewis, General Staff Officer, Irish Command, Headquarters to The Governor, Arbour Hill Detention Barracks: ‘Please allow Father [Columbus] Murphy to interview Pearse the rebel leader and any other rebels whom he may wish to see’. On Royal Arms embossed paper. Faded Ink-stamped: Headquarters Ireland.

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Date
30 April 1916
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1 p.; Manuscript
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Dated 9.30 am. Letter from Major A.F. Owen Lewis, General Staff Officer, Irish Command, Headquarters to The Governor, Arbour Hill Detention Barracks: ‘Please allow Father [Columbus] Murphy to interview Pearse the rebel leader and any other rebels whom he may wish to see’. On Royal Arms embossed paper. Faded Ink-stamped: Headquarters Ireland.
General note
Major A. F. Owen Lewis, General Staff Officer, Irish Command, gave evidence before the Hardinge Commission of Inquiry, and was mentioned in dispatches for distinguished services during the Rising.
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Irish Capuchin Archives
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Irish Capuchin Archives > Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution > The Papers of Fr. Columbus Murphy OFM Cap.

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  • Please allow Father Murphy
  • wholes whom he may wish to
  • A. J. Green Lewis
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Adv. Anartis 30.4.16 9.30 am The Governor Arbore Hill Defention Barracks Please allow Father Murphy to interview Please the whole leader and any other wholes whom he may wish to see. A. J. Green Lewis Major Gen. Staff Officer