(Untitled), 18 Nov [1896]

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/22/26-27

Scope and Contents

Letter from WSC (4th (Queens' Own) Hussars, Bangalore, Madras [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he advises her to prosecute [James] Cruickshank [for a fraud perpetrated on them]; asks her to take action against [Henry Dupre Labouchere] over an article in Truth [about a scandal in the 4th Hussars]; says that he does not intend to learn Hindustani; advises her to leave "Jack" [John S Churchill] at Harrow; says that his time in India might be valuable if he could meet the "right people" and complains that he lacks stimulation.

Dates

Creation: 18 Nov [1896]

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