(Untitled), 15 Feb 1910

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/4/1

Scope and Contents

Letter from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (37 Chapel Street, Belgrave Square [London]) to WSC congratulating him on his appointment as Home Secretary. He remembers that WSC had said he would reform prison discipline if made Home Secretary and promises to provide WSC with a memorandum on the subject of prison reform. He adds that by announcing that he was considering such reform, WSC would avoid persecution by the suffragettes. Signed manuscript.

Dates

Creation: 15 Feb 1910

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