Invitation to Harry W. French from John Boyle O'Reilly and others, not after 1887 : manuscript

Collection — Shared box: 1012

Identifier: MS-2020-001

Dates

Creation: between 1880-1887

Scope and Contents

Invitation to Harry W. French from five prominent Boston Irish Americans, written in ink on a single sheet of lined paper. Signed by John Boyle O'Reilly, Hugh O'Brien, Patrick A. Collins, T.J. Dacey, and Dominick Fay. Full text reads "Harry W. French Esq. Dear Sir, we cordially invite you to give your lectures on Ireland in this city, confident that your knowledge of the subject and splendid illustrations of it will interest and entertain all classes of our fellow citizens." Likely written in the 1880s, when French was active as a traveling lecturer, but not after 1887, the year of Dacey's death.

Creator

O'Reilly, John Boyle, 1844-1890 (Person)
O'Brien, Hugh, 1827-1895 (Person)
Collins, Patrick A. (Patrick Andrew), 1844-1905 (Person)
Dacey, Timothy John, 1849-1887 (Person)
Fay, Dominick (Person)

Language of Materials

In English.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Restrictions on use

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Biographical / Historical

Harry W. French, American author and lecturer. The author of at least fifteen books, Harry W. French lived in Boston and delivered lectured on his foreign travels.

Biographical / Historical

John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-American activist and author. John Boyle O'Reilly was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and editor of the Boston newspaper, The Pilot.