Easier-to-Read Images of JF Armstrong’s July 8th, 1883 Letter to John Devoy
These images are of the letter John F. Armstrong (1845-1893) wrote on July 8th, 1883 to John Devoy (1842-1928), while Devoy was imprisoned on Blackwell’s Island (now Roosevelt Island) in New York.
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland: John F. Armstrong’s Letter to John Devoy
In June of 1883, John Devoy (1842-1928) lost a libel suit filed against him by New York banker August Belmont. Devoy had made accusations against Belmont that were later proven false. Found guilty, he was sentenced to sixty days in prison on Blackwell’s Island in Manhattan’s East River.