WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY & SUNDAY 25 & 26 July 2020

119 History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 25 & 26 JULY 2020 199 1917 (June). Thomas Ashe in prison - 3 items. Comprises a copy of prison rules taken as a souvenir by Ashe, A Lewes dentist’s bill, dated 8 June 1917, and a list of property returned by the Governor of Lewes Prison to Gregory Ashe, Thomas’s father. Family of Thomas & Nora Ashe; Private collection Condition: Very good, few tone spots. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £180-£270) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 199 200 1917 (June). The release of Thomas Ashe - a collection of letters, telegrams and related ephemera. (6) Includes congratulatory letters to Nora Ashe, telegram, printed invitation to “Tom Ashe” to the Mansion House reception on 14 July 1917, with accompanying letter from John MacDonagh, Prisoners of War Reception Committee on Irish National Aid letterhead, telegram from“Kit”, and a complete newspaper - The Liberator, Tralee, 21 1917 reporting the release of prisoners. Family of Thomas & Nora Ashe; Private collection. Condition: Very good, few tone spots. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £180-£270) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 200 201 1917 (28 June) letter fromMichael Collins to Thomas Ashe. An important letter, entirely in Collins’ hand, from 10 Harcourt Street, Dublin. Interesting content proposing to sideline Eoin MacNeill and that “we all are in general agreement both on election policy and other things.”The letter confirms Collins and Ashe’s close friendship and their political nous as they plotted success for their candidates against less militant republicans like MacNeill. Family of Thomas Ashe; Private collection Condition: Very good, a few tone spots. Estimate €5000-€7000 (approx £4,550-£6,360) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 201