Letter from Lord Wimborne to General Maxwell. Wimborne expresses his pleasure at the 'good progress and effective action' reported by Maxwell. The letter refers to an enclosed communiqué which seems to suggest a certain line of action, based on previous action in which the writer was involved. It also indicates that the Lord Chancellor provided a plan of the Four Courts which shows the position of a building in which contained 'all the most valuable historical and proprietory documents in Ireland'. A post script indicates that the letter was delivered in person by Basil Blackwood (Basil Temple Blackwood, 1870-1917), private secretary to the Lord Lieutenant.
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Holograph letter from Wimborne, Vice Regal Lodge, to Maxwell stating that he has received a message from the Prime Minister [Asquith] 'that subject to your authority under Martial Law that I am for the present head of the Irish Executive'. Requests that Maxwell communicate directly with him 'should any point arise in which you would desire any modification of the ordinary routine of civil administration'.
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Typescript cover letter from Basil Blackwood, Vice Regal Lodge to Maxwell enclosing a typescript copy of a telegram from the Stephen Quinn, Mayor of Limerick to [Wimborne] with a copy of Wimborne's reply. The mayor requests that following the successful surrender in Limerick, arrests be deferred 'owing to the peaceful state of the City'. Wimborne responds that 'as the country is under Martial Law, His Excellency regrets that he has no powers in the matter referred to'.
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