W. McCormack to Mary Davitt, 5th November 1907. IE TCD MS 9376/1044

IE TCD MS 9376/1044: Letter from W. McCormack, Liverpool Victoria Legal Friendly Society, 24 North Road, St. Helens, England to Mary Davitt dated 5th November 1907 in response to Mary's call for letters written by her late husband Michael: "I enclose two letters I received from your late husband in 1905 when he went through almost all England on behalf of the Labour Party and for which he did [?] services. The largest meeting ever held in the St. Helens town hall on Jan 5th 1905 to hear Mr Davitt. Thousands were turned away who could not obtain admission, & to this meeting, we attribute our great victory over Toryism. Sir Henry Seton Karr held the seat for upwards of 20 years and although fought on every occasion he was comfortably [?each time?]. However it was left for a common Labour man to inflict an extraordinary defeat to him, his majority being 1411; not bad for their first attempt. I think it only right to mention that I am married to the daughter of a relative of the late Mr Davitt named Michael Kavanagh of Straide who came to this country when he was only nine years old. He is now 60 years..."