Letter from F Bryant (9 Owen Street, Wellington, Somerset) to WSC asking him to write a letter for publication on the Chinese labour question and describing the local Liberals' contest against Sir Alexander Acland-Hood [later Lord St Audries]. Annotated in shorthand.

Letter from D J Shackleton (51 London Terrace, Darwen, [Lancashire]) to WSC on the by-election in the Cockermouth Division of Cumberland, and its implications for contests between Liberal and Labour candidates.

Letter from Edward Hemmerde (1 Hare Court, Temple, [London]) to WSC asserting that Labour men can only be kept in the Liberal ranks if candidates are selected for their ability rather than their wealth. Advocates the establishment of a democratic fighting-fund.

Letter from W H Wainwright (Gore Lodge, Gorton, [Manchester]) to WSC discussing the result of the election in Huddersfield [Yorkshire] and reporting that Canon Tynan, secretary of the Roman Catholic Education Association, believed that Catholics would work against Liberal and Labour candidates. Also reports the widespread belief that WSC's speech swayed many voters to the Liberal side.

Letter from WSC (Colonial Office) to W H Wainwright asserting that the result of the election in Huddersfield [Yorkshire] has shown the strength of the Liberal fighting organisation and should dampen recent Tory hopes. Copy in the hand of Annette Anning.

Leaflets issued by the Liberal Publication Department, covering the budget of 1907, land reform and small holdings, registration of voters and Conservative proposals for Tariff Reform and the abolition of income tax. 6 items.

Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] (Kilverstone Hall, Thetford, [Norfolk]) to WSC thanking him for his letter, urging the Government to take the opportunity for reconciliation with the Irish Nationalists and urging the Liberal majority to stay united.

Monthly report of the honorary secretary of the National League of Young Liberals. Typescript.

Letter from Alice Guest (Ashby St Ledgers, Rugby, [Warwickshire]) to WSC asking about the chances of Ivor Guest [later Lord Ashby St Ledgers and Lord Wimborne (2nd baron, 1st viscount)] of getting office in the House of Lords, since his temperament is unsuited to the House of Commons. Thinks the illness of Lord Wimborne [1st Baron] has nullified Cornelia, Lady Wimborne's influence and that the Liberals should make Wimborne House a social focal point.

Letter from Sir Francis Channing (40 Eaton Place, [London]) to WSC passing on an invitation to address a meeting from the branches of the Young Liberals League in East Northamptonshire and describing the branches' work in counteracting socialism and rallying opinion on the Licensing Bill. Comments on WSC's forthcoming by-election in North-West Manchester.

Letter from Robert Outhwaite MP (National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, [London]) to WSC congratulating him on his campaign in North-West Manchester and asserting that WSC is destined to lead Liberalism "back to first principles".

Letter from Lady Dorothy Howard (Pudsey, [Yorkshire]) to WSC disassociating herself from the "rowdyism" of the Women's Freedom League and describing the gloomy prospects for the Liberals in the Pudsey by-election. Refers to a sermon by a High Church parson on the need to carry the Athanasian creed to the blacks of central Africa.

Letter from Rosalind Carlisle (1 Palace Green, Kensington, [London]) stating that she cannot see WSC at the suggested time as she is involved with a meeting with the Liberal Women's Suffrage Committee of MPs.

Letter from Cornelia, Lady Wimborne (Canford Manor, Wimborne, [Dorset]) to WSC asking him to give an interview to Merton Russell Cotes with a view to getting him on the side of the Liberals, who are lacking the support of such wealthy men. Signed typescript.

Letter from Canon John Richardson (St Augustine's, York Street, C-on-M, Manchester) to WSC warning that the Education Bill will alienate Roman Catholic opinion from the Liberals.

Letter from Captain The Honorable H S Stanhope RN, treasurer of the Home Counties Liberal Federation (42 Parliament Street, London) to WSC inviting him to address the Federation's next annual meeting, possibly in the Saffron Walden Division of Essex, and giving the number of seats won by the Liberals in general elections since 1885 Annotated by WSC that he will be too busy to accept.

Letter from Henry Massingham (The Nation, 14 Henrietta Street, Convent Garden, London) to WSC explaining his criticism of WSC's speech in Birmingham [on 13 Jan 1909] on Liberal policy and the House of Lords. Makes particular reference to Welsh Disestablishment and social reform.

Letter from Frank Barled, assistant secretary of the National Liberal Federation (42 Parliament Street, London), to Edward Marsh enclosing particulars of General Election results in constituencies in Northumberland, County Durham and part of the North Riding of Yorkshire [see CHAR 2/39/77]. Signed typescript.

Particulars of General Election results in 1892, 1900 and 1906 in constituencies in Northumberland, County Durham and part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, being the area of the Northern Liberal Federation. Sent with CHAR 2/39/76.

Letter from Joseph Pease (12 Downing Street) to WSC on the adverse reaction among Liberals to the appointment of a former honorary secretary of the Belfast Conservative Association as the Sanitary Surveyor and Medical Inspector in Belfast [Ulster, Ireland].

Letter from WSC (Board of Trade) to Joseph Pease justifying the financing of the Budget League from the Liberal Party's central funds. Copy.

Address by the chairman and agenda of the meeting of Liberal MPs held to appoint a committee to conduct a campaign in support of the Budget. Typescript annotated by WSC: "Budget League. These are the notes of the Chief Whip & shd be kept among our general papers".

Letter from Joseph Pease (12 Downing Street) to WSC urging that the money advanced from Liberal Party central funds to the Budget League should be repaid. Signed typescript.