THE SIGNATURE OF IRISH REPUBLICAN JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY
JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY (1844-1890). O’Reilly was a writer, Irish freedom activist, and Irish Republican Brotherhood member (Fenian) who was sent to the British penal colony in Australia and then escaped to the United States.
ANS. 1pg. November 23, 1878. N.p. An autograph note signed “To Mrs. Wm. A. Horey with the Kindest regards of John Boyle O’Reilly 24th Nov. 1878”. It is in fair condition, with a sizable water stain on the right and bottom edges of the large page that does not affect the writing |