Letter from Sir Archibald Sinclair [later 1st Lord Thurso] (Thurso Castle, [Caithness, Scotland]) to Edward Marsh enclosing CHAR 2/122/71-72 and asking him to show it to WSC, commenting on the electoral situation in [East Perthshire and Caithness and Sutherland], and reporting on his successful fishing and the depression of Edwin Montagu.

Excerpt from a letter from William Munro [secretary of the Provincial National Liberal Council] (25 George Street, Perth, [Scotland]) to [Sir Archibald Sinclair, later 1st Lord Thurso] reporting that the Conservatives in East Perthshire intend to field their own candidate in the constituency, which would make Sinclair's candidature as a Coalition Liberal untenable. Sent with CHAR 2/122/70.

Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC, on Army Reform; the growth of the Labour movement, contrasting the attitudes of the Conservative and Liberal Parties, and on the situation in Macedonia [later North Macedonia].

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Lord St Aldwyn, to WSC, on opposition to the Government from within the Conservative Party, and his own desire to "keep out of the fray at present" [annotated by WSC "Most Private".

Letter from WSC to Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman on opposition amendment to the Finance Bill, which would "unite the Conservative Party, resulting in a disastrous division, and an immense victory for Chamberlain's scheme for Imperial Preference", asking him to consider the position of Conservatives opposed to the impending fiscal changes [typescript copy].

Letter from S.H. Pollen to WSC, on the position of Lord Curzon in the "coming war" in the Conservative Party, suggesting that he would make a good recruit for the free trade cause.

Letter from WSC to Andrew Hogg, Edinburgh Conservative Working Mens' Association, on cancellation of speaking engagement, commenting on intolerance and prejudice among Conservatives in Edinburgh on the question of fiscal policy preventing them from discussing the subject freely [ts copy].

Letter from WSC to Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood], on his reasons for leaving the Conservative Party "I am an English Liberal. I hate the Tory Party, their men, their words and their methods" [ms copy, marked "not sent".

Letter from Lord George Hamilton to WSC, regretting that he was unable to speak at meeting in Cardiff [Wales], explaining that while he would do what he could to help Conservative Free Traders, he was not willing to have any links with the Liberal Party.

Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC, regretting that he was unable to join WSC for meeting in Aberdeen [Scotland], as he did not wish to offend orthodox Conservatives by appearing on a platform with WSC two days before the opening of the Parliamentary Session, because of WSC's open support for the Liberals, also commenting on negotiations with the Liberals, and on David Lloyd-George's "pernicious" views on land.

Letter from Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone] to WSC, on possibility of electoral pacts, sending list of Liberal candidates opposed to Conservative Free Traders.

Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC, on tactics of the free food campaign, asking him not to say anything disloyal to the Conservatives at Free Food meeting, "still less nothing friendly to Liberalism".

Letter from WSC to Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour], questioning statement in the Daily Telegraph, stating that WSC and other Unionist members were no longer to receive the Government whip, asking whether the statement was correct, and whether it was issued on Balfour's, authority [typescript copy].

Letter from WSC to Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour], Prime Minister, stating his opposition to Home Rule, and Protection in any form, confirming that his opposition to Joseph Chamberlain and his proposals may force him into actions "incidentally hostile to the existing Government", asking Balfour to judge for himself whether it was worthwhile for WSC to continue to accept the Government whip "I shall certainly not complain, whatever your decision may be" [typescript copy].

Letter from WSC to Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour], Prime Minister, stating his opposition to Home Rule, and Protection in any form, confirming that his opposition to Joseph Chamberlain and his proposals may force him into actions "incidentally hostile to the existing Government", asking Balfour to judge for himself whether it was worthwhile for WSC to continue to accept the Government whip "I shall certainly not complain, whatever your decision may be" [manuscript copy].

Letter from WSC to Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour], questioning statement in the Daily Telegraph, stating that WSC and other Unionist members were no longer to receive the Government whip, asking whether the statement was correct, and whether it was issued on Balfour's authority [manuscript copy].

Letter from WSC to Sir Alexander Acland-Hood [later 1st Lord St Audries], Government Chief Whip, sending copies of correspondence with the Prime Minister on the withdrawal of the Conservative Whip Ms copy by A. Anning.

Letter from John Sandars, P.S. to the Prime Minister to WSC, giving permission for the publication of correspondence between WSC and Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour] on the withdrawal of the Conservative Whip, also commenting on Balfour's health, which was much improved.

Cutting from the Aberdeen Free Press on the Belfast meeting as the start of a campaign to promote a Home Rule bill; the advocacy by Lord Randolph Churchill in 1889 of local government and land purchase for Ireland; the decline in opposition to Home Rule within the Conservative party.

Letter from J L Garvin (Pall Mall Gazette, Newton Street, High Holborn, [London]) to WSC protesting about a pamphlet issued by the Home Rule Council misrepresenting his attitude to Home Rule and his role in the supposed "'Tory plot at the Veto Conference'".

Letter from [WSC] to J Bait stating his belief that Protestants in Ulster will not be persecuted for their religion under a system of Home Rule but that extreme Protestants will mistreat Catholics as a result of the encouragement given to bigotry and lawlessness given by the leaders of the Conservative Party.

Letter from Lord Robert Cecil [later Lord Cecil of Chelwood] (Hatfield House, Hertfordshire) to WSC assuring him of the support of the Unionist Party if the Government decide to despatch an expeditionary force to Europe. Typescript copy of this letter at CHAR 2/64/8.