John Leonard Gannon to (Forwarded by, April 8, 1882

Mr. Gannon to Mr. Barrows.

The American Consul, Consulate, Dublin:

Sir: As I observe by the newspapers that representations are being made by the American Government on behalf of the American citizens who are imprisoned under “coercion act” in Ireland, I beg to put the facts of my case in your hands, that you may have attention drawn to it through Mr. Lowell, the American minister. I am imprisoned in this jail, under the “coercion act,” since May 7, 1881, on suspicion of being one of an unlawful assembly. I have never been brought to trial, nor do I know anything of the charge against me, nor of my accuser.

I am a native American citizen, having been born at Hampton Hill, State of Conuecticut, on the 13th December, 1852. My birth was duly recorded by Dr. Dyer Hughes. The governor of the State at the time was, I think, Governor Cleveland. Will you kindly forward these facts at once to the proper quarter, and have attention drawn to my case, as I am now eleven months imprisoned here without trial.

A note in reply will confer a favor on

Yours, &c.,