JOHN R TINSLY, United States Consular Agent to Charles R. Lowell, April 22, 1882

Mr. Tinsly to Mr. Lowell.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 21st instant. In accordance with your instructions I called without delay at the county jail, and had. an interview with John McInerny and Patrick Slattery separately. I informed each of them that I had, as consular agent of the United States at-Limerick, received authority to pay him forty pounds sterling for his passage to the United States, in case he should be liberated. Each of them asked if the payment was to be conditional upon his leaving this country for America, to which I replied that I presumed it was. But to satisfy them I read the exact words from your letter without informing them from whom I received the letter or the instructions, as you marked your letter confidential. Neither of them would give a decided reply, but said they would think it over and give me their reply on Thursday next. It would be well to let me have clear instructions on that point as to conditions, and also a draft form of the receipt I am to take from them, or either of them in case they consent.

I remain, &c.,