Personnel
Found in 120 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1908
Letter from Jack [Shane] Leslie(19 Rue Juste Lipse, Louvain, Belgium) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is writing partly "because I have your housemaid's resignation on my conscience", compliments her on her book ["The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill"] and describes his surroundings as "austere".
(Untitled), [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](Paris [France]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses a table which she would like to buy and arrangements to have furniture transported; expresses pleasure at the news that their house has improved; says that she is looking forward to seeing him and that she is pleased with her maid.
(Untitled), 18 Jan [1875]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: advice that he should not pursue a quarrel; discussion of the possibility of going to Nice [France] with [WSC]; lodgings for the cook and references for Kate.
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to "R" [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: the engagement of [Lady] Rosamund [Churchill, later Lady Fellowes and Lady De Ramsey] to [William] Fellowes [later 2nd Lord De Ramsey]; her concern about the attitude of [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] to the engagement; the behaviour of the Duke of Connaught [and Strathearn]; and discussion about servants.
(Untitled), [1877]
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she says that her cold has got worse since she has stopped taking snuff; discusses the death of Lord Shrewsbury and its effect on the social calendar of [Lord] Castlereagh [later 6th Lord Londonderry]; promises to pay the coachman and says that she does not want to go to Constantinople [Istanbul, Turkey].
(Untitled), [1877]
(Untitled), 06 Dec [1876]
Part of a letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she has accepted an invitation to Muckross [County Cork, Ireland] on WSC's behalf; discusses financial affairs and the payment of servants' wages and says that she hopes that Cornelia [Lady Guest, later Lady Wimborne, earlier Lady Cornelia Churchill] will not object to her bringing Marie.
(Untitled), [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses the servants and the payment of their wages and says that she is going to see the Ashburtons [4th Lord Ashburton and Lady Ashburton].
(Untitled), [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin [Ireland]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: a possible visit from "Papa" [Leonard Jerome]; her progress at painting; the dismissal of Mrs Britton and the search for a new cook and a visit to Dublin where she met [5th Lord] Clonmel.
(Untitled), [Jun] [1877]
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she will be glad when he returns, discusses finding a new cook, a visit from Sir Maurice [FitzGerald] and the arrival of "Papa" [Leonard Jerome].
(Untitled), [1877]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] (Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin [Ireland]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: a description of an unpleasant train journey during which Thomas [the footman] had been involved in a fight; a report of WSC and [Elizabeth] Everest ; observations on the illness suffered by the maid of Clara [Jerome, later Clara Frewen] which had attracted "much scandal"; the new cook and the dismissal of Mrs Britton; and news of the ending of "PB's" affair.
(Untitled), 14 Sep [1897]
Letter from WSC (Nawagai [West Pakistan, now Pakistan] on the notepaper of the 4th Hussars) to "Reggie", Sir Reginald Barnes, in which he describes the action in which he has been involved [with the Malakand Field Force], comments on his servant's composure, describes the effect of night firing, the progress of the war, the attitude of the natives and the cruelty of the British and speculates on the effect which his letters to the D[aily] T[elegraph] will have on the Indian government.
(Untitled), 28 Sep 1894
Letter from "Jack" [John] S Churchill (Harrow School [Middlesex]) to "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which he details the plans of [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough]; reports that he has visited [Clara] Jerome and that he did not mind being back at school; discusses the illness of Margaret, a house maid; and says that he imagines that affairs in Yokohama [Japan] are very interesting.
(Untitled), 01 May 1901
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (Chick Castle, North Wales) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses a letter he has received from Louis' [his chauffeur] mother and says that he is looking forward to seeing her.
(Untitled), 09 Aug 1903
Letter from [George Cornwallis-West] (The Plas, Tan y Bwlch, North Wales) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has been in a "furious rage" due to the incompetence of Frederick, a servant and that he hopes that she is working on her article.
(Untitled), 12 Mar 1887
(Untitled), 19 Sep 1887
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Newburgh Priory, Easingwold, Yorkshire) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including a description of his preparations for a speech he is to deliver in Whitby [Yorkshire], the names of those who will attend the party, who include [6th Duke of] Portland and Castlereagh [6th Lord Londonderry], the likelihood that he will have to speak at an agricultural show at Easingwold and arrangements for Edward to be appointed as footman.
(Untitled), 20 Sep 1887
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Newburgh Priory, Easingwold, Yorkshire) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] advising her to decline an invitation to go to [Tower] Hamlets [London] and informing her that he is interviewing a possible footman.
(Untitled), 26 Feb 1890
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses financial difficulties and issues relating to domestic servants and reports that [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] has invited him to dinner to meet "Harry" [Henry] Chaplin.
(Untitled), 08 Aug 1890
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Banstead Manor, Newmarket [Suffolk]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] reporting that [WSC and John S Churchill] have been good and that WSC rides well. He also relates his anger about arrangements for racing [his racehorse] Inverness and that WSC has made friends with the servants and is "full of local gossip".
(Untitled), 16 May 1891 - 21 May 1891
(Untitled), 02 Jul 1891
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Pretoria [South Africa]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes his journey, anticipates that his letters to the Daily Graphic will anger the Boers, and praises Gwynydd [Williams] as a secretary and discusses [Lady Randolph's] activities in London.
(Untitled), 20 Mar [1885]
Letter from WSC (29 & 30 Brunswick Road, Brighton [Hove, East Sussex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] asking for a postal order of 10 shillings, relating the success of the second run of the school play and discussing arrangements for his return (which include a maid being turned out of his room).