Copy of a letter [from W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC informing him that his current account will be credited with 5,000 pounds, discussing the rate of interest and informing him that a colleague will advise him on income tax recovery. Unsigned carbon. Draft of letter at CHAR 28/144/132.

Letter from WSC (Colonial Office, Downing Street [London]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that John S Churchill has sold his Central Mining Shares and asking him to credit the proceeds to his current account. Signed typescript.

Letter from Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC] (Colonial Office [London]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that WSC has signed a cheque for 700 pounds and that this may arrive before John S Churchill pays in 1,3000 pounds and asking him to forward WSC's pass book. Signed manuscript.

Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC advising him to pay off his loan, explaining that the bank would advance him the money again to buy shares, and discussing gilt-edged securities and conversion loans. Unsigned typescript.

Letter from Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC] (Colonial Office [London]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that WSC has signed two cheques to wind up Lady Randolph Churchill's affairs and that he will arrange an overdraft accordingly. Signed manuscript.

Letter from WSC (Colonial Office, Downing Street [London]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] discussing his purchase of Chartwell Manor including: his plans for rebuilding the house estimated to cost 8,000 pounds; arrangements to fund the purchase and improvements through his books; his mortgage; and a loan he would like from the bank. Signed typescript.

Letter from John S Churchill (5, Copthall Court [London]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] discussing share dealings he has carried out for WSC. Signed manuscript.

Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC informing him that the bank will pay his cheque for 4,500 pounds and that the bank will pay of 5,000 of his loan from the proceeds of the sale of conversion loans. Unsigned carbon.

Letter from WSC (2, Sussex Square, London) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] on his finances including: the sale of conversion loans and the reduction of his loans; investments; a loan to cover his purchase of the Chartwell Estate; his plans to fund the purchase through a trust fund; and his hopes of literary earnings in the coming year. Signed typescript.

Letter from H A Beckenham [Private Secretary to WSC] (The Royal Hotel, Dundee [Scotland]) to W Bernau of Cox and Company informing him that WSC has drawn a cheque for 4,500 for the purchase of Chartwell Manor [Westerham, Kent]. Signed typescript.

Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] on WSC's finances including: arrangements for WSC to cash cheques in Cannes [France]; WSC's overdraft; and John S Churchill's share dealings on WSC's behalf. Unsigned typescript.

Letter from WSC (Villa Reve d'Or, Cannes [France]) to W Bernau of Cox and Company marked 'confidential' asking him to arrange an account in Cannes and to discontinue housekeeping payments to CSC. He also writes that he may have exceeded his overdraft limit, in which case Mr Bernau may instruct John S Churchill to sell shares. Manuscript. WSC's signature has been cut out.

Letter from WSC (Cannes [France]) to W Bernau of Cox and Company marked 'private' informing him that he needs to write a cheque for 500 pounds to pay builders and that he is unsure of the level of his overdraft. He discusses arrangements to receive his pass book, for John S Churchill to sell stock to reduce his overdraft, gives instructions that Super Tax should not be paid and comments that Barclays bank have been very helpful. Signed manuscript.

Letter from John S Churchill (5, Copthall Court [London]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him of share dealings he has carried out [on WSC's behalf]. Signed manuscript annotated with a note by W Bernau.

Letter from WSC (Villa Reve d'Or, Cannes [France]) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] marked 'private' commenting on the take-over of Cox and Company by Lloyds Bank; discussing his overdraft and the cheques he needs to write and the possibility that John S Churchill may need to sell further stock. Unsigned typescript.

Letter from WSC (25 Park Lane, London) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] marked 'private' with details of his proposals for the payment of Super Tax. Signed manuscript.

Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC discussing the amount of a loan to purchase Local Loans. Unsigned carbon.

Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC informing him that he has arranged a loan of 14,000 pounds. Unsigned carbon.

Copy of a letter from WSC (2, Sussex Square, London) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that he will take a loan of 14,000 pounds and instructing him to pay 300 pounds per month into CSC's account for household expenses. Unsigned carbon.

Letter from WSC (2, Sussex Square, London) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] pointing out errors in his pass book; enquiring about his Local Loans; discussing payments he will make for building works at Chartwell and for Super Tax; and telling him that John S Churchill may sell some stock if necessary. Signed typescript.

Copy of a letter from W Bernau [of Cox and Company] to WSC enclosing his corrected pass book and informing him that when the cheques have been drawn on his account he will be within his agreed overdraft limit. Unsigned carbon.

Letter from WSC (2 Sussex Square, London) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that "considerable progress" is being made [on the renovation of Chartwell] and that he will need to write cheques for 2,000 pounds. He discusses an extension of his overdraft and payment of 8,000 pounds he anticipates from the second volume of his book ["The World Crisis"] and the possibility of selling some stock. Signed typescript.

Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC discussing WSC's stock including the names under which various holdings are held and the value of South African shares. Unsigned carbon.

Letter from H de Malet de Campigny (Autingues par Ardres, Pas de Calais [France]) to [WSC] sending him an engraving of [John, 1st] Duke of Marlborough [CHAR 28/148/10] discovered in his family's papers. Signed manuscript (also signed by other members of the de Campigny family).

Note from Lettice Marston [later Lettice Shillingford, Secretary to WSC] concerning a gift of Marlborough manuscripts from [1st] Lord Beaverbrook [earlier Sir Maxwell Aitken] to WSC. Typescript signed with initials.