Letter

Henry O’mahony to James Russell Lowell, April 20, 1882

Author

Henry O’mahony

Recipient

James Russell Lowell

Date

April 20, 1882

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 6 in No. 351.]

Mr. O’Mahony to Mr. Lowell.

Monaghan Prison, 20th April, 1882.

Honorable Sir: Herewith inclosed is my naturalization papers for your consideration; kindly let me know if I am entitled to the protection of an American citizen or not; if I am, I would wish to be granted a right of trial, as I have over eight months spent in prison as a reasonable suspect. If I am not entitled to the protection of an American citizen kindly return me my papers and state your objections. I am necessarily compelled to forward this letter through my wife in order to forward the papers and get it registered.

A reply at your earliest convenience will oblige,

Yours, respectfully,

HENRY O’MAHONY.

To Minister Lowell, United States Consul, London.

(Inclosure:) A certificate from the court of Erie County, New York, of Henry O’Mahony’s citizenship, dated February 25, 1880.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.