(Untitled), 04 Sep [1894]

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/20/34-36

Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (Royal Military College [Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey] on the notepaper of 50 Grosvenor Square) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is working hard for the riding prize and that he intends to discuss his wish to enter the cavalry with "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] and describes a meeting with the Duke of Cambridge. He also says that "Grandmamma" [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] "cares for nothing else in the world but news of & from him [Lord Randolph]" and that Sarah [Wilson, formerly Lady Sarah Churchill] has been spiteful and told the family of his "thievish practices" in attempting to sell a pair of field glasses.

Dates

Creation: 04 Sep [1894]

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