Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer, Lord, 1849 - 1895 (politician)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1849 - 1895
Admin / Family structure
Son of 7th Duke of Marlborough and father of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Item
(Untitled), 20 Aug 1885
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/118/8-9
Scope and Contents
Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] including: his poor health; the uncertainties of party politics; his support for Duff's views on the "Botanical proposal" [the establishment of a botanical department in Madras]; the departure of [Arthur Collins], the Chief Justice of Madras; the difficulties of raising capital to finance the Indian Midland Railway; the success of negotiations with Russia...
Dates:
20 Aug 1885
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Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill
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Chartwell Papers
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Acquired Papers
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Acquired Papers. Typescript copies of correspondence dating to 1885 between Lord Randolph Churchill, then Secretary of State for India, and Grant Duff, Governor of Madras [India]. Includes correspondence relating to the deposit of the transcripts in WSC's archive.