7 by 4.50in. (17.8 by 11.4cm)

Description: Roger Casement, three pages, entirely in his own hand 8vo, Denham, Buckinghamshire, 11th July 1913, to A.G. Gardiner, editor of the Daily News. Casement asks his correspondent to read an enclosure (no longer present) and comments 'It gives you an idea of why there are strikes on the Rand, & you may care to quote this case of how the Money bags tried to smash a Labour paper'. He further informs Gardiner that he will soon be moving to South Africa to live there permanently, but would like to see him before he goes and asks when he can be best found at his office. In conclusion Casement states 'I am awfully rushed & busy trying to get packed & off by 26th if possible'. Rare.
Note: Casement had retired from the British Consular Service in the Summer of 1913, around the time of the present letter. He had served in Africa, although we can find no evidence of him living in South Africa after the date of the present letter. Having become increasingly committed to the cause of Irish independence, Casement helped form the Irish Volunteers in November 1913, and visited America and Germany during the last years of his life.

Light age wear, otherwise very good.