Letter of Condolence

"This is a letter to my grandmother Mary Ann Hynes from Tom Hales to inform her that her son Michael had died in Pentonville prison, UK. As you can see he graphically describes the treatment the republican inmates were subjected to at the hands of the warders. Mick was the owner of the Colt 45 revolver I submitted last October, along with the brief description of his activities during the War of Independence and the Civil War. Tom Hales was commander of the IRA Flying Column which attacked the Free State convoy at Beal na Blath that resulted in the death of Michael Collins. "