19 July, 1920
By this time those guarding CHTL had become more relaxed, and he’d had some very interesting conversations with them. It is chilling, though, when one realises what his fate could have been.…
18 July, 1920
I have not grown a beard which will disappoint you, but my hair will want cutting very soon. Look after yourself and dont go overdoing it.…
17 July, 1920
Glad to get such good news of you and Cutlett. (we shall have to call him Atty now) I'm sure he’s a dear. Someone is just going off to the post so will stop, and write a longer letter tomorrow.…
16 July, 1920
CHTL went fishing, but did not disclose so in his official report; had his superiors known that he continued to indulge in the sport that got him captured whilst they threw massive resources at trying to recover him, they would not have been impressed.…
15 July, 1920
Hope our Cutlett will have grown less noisy when I get home, I fancy they are all like that to start with; anyhow he is ours and so must be an extremely nice child…
14 July, 1920
CHTL was moved to Waterpark House but not without some difficulty. The IRA had expected trouble and were right to do so; their scouts detected troops on the road ahead.…
13 July, 1920
Am longing to see you both, don’t think it will be very long now.…
12 July, 1920
Michael Brennan’s biggest complaint about holding the general was the cost: "General Lucas was an expensive luxury as he drank a bottle of whiskey every day which I hated like hell to pay for."…