Jan. 26, 1887 Condolence Letter from WM. M. Collins of Louisville, KY

February 20, 2018

William M. Collins of Louisville, Kentucky wrote this letter of condolence to John F. Armstrong on 26 January 1887, six days after the death of Sarah McAndrew Armstrong. Collins addressed JF as “My Dear Armstrong” and closed the letter with “Your devoted friend Wm. M. Collins”. Collins had represented Kentucky on the Executive Board of the Irish National League of America in the 1880s.

References

Thomas Power O’Connor, M. P., and McWade, Robert, Esq., Gladstone-Parnell And the Great Irish Struggle: A Graphic Story of Injustice And Oppression Inflicted Upon Irish Tenantry, And A History Of The Gigantic Movement Throughout Ireland, America, and Great Britain For “Home Rule”,  Also A Complete History Of The Great Times Conspiracy, With Biographies Of The Great Leaders Gladstone, Parnell, Davitt, Egan And Very Many Others (Philadelphia, Pa.: Hubbard Bros., 1890), 582; digital images, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/gladstoneparnell1890ocon : accessed 9 March 2018).

“Took A Fatal Turn. Mr. W.M. Collins’ Illness Ends In Death. Well-known In Business and G.A.R. Circles.” The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY), 29 March 1895, online archives, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 27 February 2018), citing original p. 6.