-To O’Mahony from J. Kelly (Stephens)-April 11, 1862

Apr. [1862], Dublin. 'Brother, The bearer, Mr Dunny of Kilkenny, is one of us. He is going to New York on private business, the nature of which he himself can best explain. I believe, like many men at the present time, he finds it hard to hold his ground here. He served in the Papal Brigade. He means to come back to Ireland after some months. It will be just as well to keep him about you till then so as to make him the more useful after his return—I mean, get him to mind his drill.

'Nothing new since I wrote the letter the Pagan [O'Leary] will hand you. [Rev.] Dr O'Brien—a descendant, it must be, of '98 Jemmy—has given you and Jeremiah Kavanagh a rap or so. My opinion is that you should take no notice of the fellow; he is too vile; besides, he is cutting his own throat and the throats of his pets—the "Young Men's Societies" [Catholic Young Men's Society].

'Fresh accounts from the country came since the letter entrusted to the Pagan was written. Every account continues to exceed my expectations. In short, we only want funds now in order to drive Humbugs and rascals of all kinds out of the field they have been so long sowing with ruin, shame, and remorse.

'My health is fast coining round. All I now want is work ! work ! work ! Yours Fraternally.'