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Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1965

Found in 300 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 09 Apr 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/51/1
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Letter from Lt-Colonel Sir Robert Hermon Hodge (later Lord Wyfold), Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, to WSC, on WSC's promotion [to Major] and his appointment to command the Henley Squadron of the Regiment.

Dates: 09 Apr 1905
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Feb 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/1/6
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Cutting from Army and Navy Gazette, letter from WSC, replying to letter from "A General Officer" criticising his activities as a journalist while a serving soldier.

Dates: 11 Feb 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Sep 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/191/18
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Cutting from the "Daily Telegraph": reminiscences of Colonel Deneys Reitz of South Africa including story of WSC inadvertently flooding the British front line when he was serving on the Western Front.

Dates: 14 Sep 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 19 Sep 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/191/20
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Letter from [Violet Pearman] to the editor of the "Daily Telegraph" denying that WSC tried to dam the Cojeul River when serving on the Western Front. Carbon typescript copy.

Dates: 19 Sep 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 19 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/210/48
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Letter from WSC to William Darling, message to officers and men attending 9th Scottish Divisison reunion [carbon].

Dates: 19 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Nov 1934

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/210/49-52
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Letter from Edward Marsh, PS to J H Thomas, Dominions Office, to WSC, sending note on the financial arrangements between the United Kingdom and the Irish Free State [later Ireland] Governments.

Dates: 19 Nov 1934
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Aug 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/158/113
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Letter from Hugh M Dyer (The Ranche, Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada) to WSC asking him to send a message to be read at the dedication service for a memorial stained glass window to Major-General Louis Lipsett and recalling their service together on the Western Front.

Dates: 22 Aug 1928
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 24 Nov 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/120/1-2
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Letter from WSC ([France]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he likes the soldiers he is working with and that he does not regret [resigning as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and leaving the government]. Pencil, includes envelope.

Dates: 24 Nov 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 01 Dec 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/120/3-4
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Letter from WSC ([France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for money, discusses his relationship with the Grenadiers, conditions [on the Western Front], the return of "K" [Lord Kitchener] and his opinion of the Government. Envelope present.

Dates: 01 Dec 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Dec 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/120/5-6
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Letter from WSC (General Headquarters, British Army in the Field [France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes his time with the army as "pleasant & peaceful", reports that he has inspected trenches at Nieuwpoort and Ostende [Belgium] and visited the battlefield at Carency [France] and that he is relieved that he is not associated with the present actions of the Government. Envelope present.

Dates: 08 Dec 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Jan 1916 [07 Jan 1916]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/120/7-8
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in the Field [France]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses [Herbert] Asquith's [later Lord Oxford and Asquith] treatment of him, commenting "having been an adventurer in my enterprises [a reference to the Dardanelles campaign]...he threw me over without the slightest effort even to state the true facts on my behalf", and reports that he is currently commanding the Fusiliers. Envelope present. Note that although the letter is...
Dates: 07 Jan 1916 [07 Jan 1916]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Jan 1916 [23 Feb 1916]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/120/9-10
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Letter from WSC (6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in the Field [France]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is looking forward to returning home and discusses the effect of the cold weather on fighting in the trenches. Envelope present. Note that although the letter is dated 23 January 1916, context suggests it is 23 February 1916.

Dates: 23 Jan 1916 [23 Feb 1916]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Apr 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/120/11-12
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Letter from WSC (6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in the Field [France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses his decision to return from France, says that he enjoys being in the trenches and intends to speak to Arthur Balfour. Envelope present.

Dates: 04 Apr 1916
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/3
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Letter from [Sir] Bindon Blood (Meerut, North West Provinces [India]) to Lady Randolph Churchill wishing her success in her voyage with the hospital ship [Maine] and expressing anxiety about WSC.

Dates: 07 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 19 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/5
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Letter from [Sir Edward] Hamilton to Lady Randolph Churchill congratulating her on WSC's conduct [in the Boer War] and assuring her that he is sure that WSC will be safe.

Dates: 19 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 07 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/6
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Letter from [Henry, 5th Lord] Lansdowne [Secretary of State for War] (War Office) to Lady Randolph Churchill sending an account [not present] from [Sir Redvers] Buller [about WSC's capture by the Boers] and assuring her that he will inform her of any further news.

Dates: 07 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 22 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/7
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Letter from [2nd Lord] Ampthill (Colonial Office) to Lady Randolph Churchill enclosing a telegram [not present] and complimenting her on WSC's bravery in escaping from the Boers.

Dates: 22 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 22 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/8
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Telegram from [2nd Lord] Ampthill (Colonial Office) to Lady Randolph Churchill informing her that Sir Alfred Milner has telegraphed that WSC has arrived in Delagoa Bay [Mozambique].

Dates: 22 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 22 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/9-10
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Transcription of a telegram from Sir Alfred Milner to [Joseph] Chamberlain [Secretary of State for the Colonies] informing him that WSC has arrived in Delagoa Bay [Mozambique]. Transcribed by [2nd Lord] Ampthill and sent to Lady Randolph Churchill. Envelope present.

Dates: 22 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 22 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/11
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Letter from Sophia Leveson Gower (Hockwood, Limpsfield, Surrey) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy at the news of WSC's [capture by the Boers] and admiration for his conduct.

Dates: 22 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), [1899]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/12
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Letter from Violet (Castle Rising, Kings Lynn [Norfolk]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] expressing sympathy at the news of WSC's capture by the Boers and admiration for his conduct and commenting on the progress of the Boer War.

Dates: [1899]
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 20 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/13
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Letter from Francis Knollys (Marlborough House, Pall Mall [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy at the news of WSC's capture by the Boers.

Dates: 20 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 18 Dec 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/16
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Letter from Elizabeth Walls (The Glen, Lewisham Road, Lewisham [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill including a transcription of a letter from her son, a Private in the Durban Light Infantry, which praises WSC's conduct at the armoured train disaster.

Dates: 18 Dec 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 21 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/17
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Letter from Richard D'Oyly Carte (4 Adelphi Terrace, London) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which he expresses sympathy at the news of WSC's capture by the Boers. Signed typescript.

Dates: 21 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 02 Nov 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/69/18
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Letter from Isabella, [Lady] Tweedmouth (3 Circus, Bath) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which she expresses sympathy at the news of WSC's capture by the Boers and compliments her on his conduct and on her work with the hospital ship Maine.

Dates: 02 Nov 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.