ENPages That Mention Casement, Roger, Sir, 1864-1916
Handwritten statement by Mansfeldt de Cardonnel Findlay, H.B.M. Minister, British Legation at Christiania, Norway promising to pay Adler Christensen the sum of £5,000 for the provision of information that would lead to the capture of Roger Casement.
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British Legation, Christiania, Norway.
On behalf of the British Government I promise that if through information given by Adler Christensen, Sir Roger Casement be captured either with or without his companions, the said Adler Christensen is to receive from the British Government the sum of £5000 to be paid as he may desire.
Adler Christensen is also to enjoy personal immunity & to be given a passage to the United States should he desire it.
M. deC. Findlay H.B.M. Minister
Formation of an Irish Brigade in Germany ; Manifesto of A Company of the Irish Brigade [Handwritten summary by Roger Casement of the agreement with Germany; & manifesto of the Irish Brigade, handwritten by Casement & printed by Limburger Vereinsdruckerei]
Formation of an Irish Brigade in Germany.
Following upon the Declaration of goodwill towards Ireland issued by the Imperial German Government on 20 November last, Sir Roger Casement proposed the possible formation of an Irish Brigade to be enrolled from among those Irishmen, prisoners of war or interned in Germany who might be willing to volunteer for the service of their country.
The proposal thus made having been fully considered steps were taken by Sir Roger Casement and some of his countrymen in Germany to carry this project with effect.
The end in view was clearly defined in a series of articles submitted by Sir Roger Casement to the Imperial German Foreign Office, and Embodied in an Agreement with that Department dated 28 December last.
The main points of this Agreement are the following:
"with a view to securing the national freedom of Ireland with
Letter from Roger Casement, Berlin to Captain Hans Boehm, referring to the possibility of Boehm going to the camp at Limburg in person.
Letter from Roger Casement, Berlin to Captain Hans Boehm, expressing his disappointment at the delays in the formation of the Irish Brigade.
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presideing mind that ordered it.
Unless they take the bull by the horns at once I don't think there is any good in treating the matter as a serious proposition.
They will have plenty of enemies for example - God knows!
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Why be so chary of making freinds?
Yours v sincerely,
Letter from Roger Casement (U.S. Consulate General, Munich) to Captain Hans Boehm, thanking him for his letter and for news of a messenger going to Ireland.
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something definite about my future movements - as to be there alone in a big city in a big Hotel is the most lonely, abominable life I have [ever?] experienced - and here I am in the country and with many friends near.
But I am always ready to go if I can be of service in anyway.
Please remember me very
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kindly to your Father and Mother and to Frau Boehm and the dear little boys
Yours sincerely,