India (nation)
Found in 7965 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 24 Dec 1884
Telegram from James Peter (Sylthet [India]) to Lord Randolph Churchill on behalf of the "teaplanters of Sylthet" welcoming him, wishing him a successful tour of India which he hopes will show him "the wants of the country more especially of our great and struggling industry", and inviting him to visit.
(Untitled), 01 Jan [1898] - 07 Jan [1898]
Letter from "L" [Leonie, Lady Leslie formerly Leonie Jerome] (Viceroy's Camp, Delhi [India]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she describes a pageant; comments on Mary [Lady] Curzon; describes the camp in which she is staying and a ball organised by [Lord] Curzon; her impressions of the natives and the "purdah ladies"; and the entertainment provided by Lord Kitchener and sends her love to George [Cornwallis-West].
(Untitled), 23 Jan [1898]
Letter from "L" [Leonie, Lady Leslie formerly Leonie Jerome] (Chief Commissioner's Camp, Sohagpur [India]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: a description of her travels to Malakand, Ravel Pindu and Meerut; comments on the numbers of visitors to India; a recommendation that she and George [Cornwallis-West] should visit India; and hunting tigers in the jungle.
(Untitled), 23 Aug 1899
(Untitled), 27 Sep 1899
(Untitled), 27 Sep 1885
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Auchnashellach, Dingwall [Ross and Cromarty, Scotland] on the notepaper of the India Office) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his pleasure that Leonie [Leslie, earlier Leonie Jerome] has overcome difficulties with the Leslie family due to the birth of a son; approval of her plans with regard to Lady Dufferin's fund; conversations on Indian issues with Sir Frederick Roberts and Lord Randolph's planned itinerary.
(Untitled), 15 Jan 1885
Letter from Frank Thomas [Secretary to Lord Randolph Churchill] (The Residency, Indore [India]) to [Frances] Duchess [of Marlborough] reporting on Lord Randolph Churchill's health and including a description of their journey from Bombay to Indore, Lord Randolph's interview with the Maharajah Holkar, and game hunting. He discusses their planned itinerary and the excitement amongst the natives aroused by Lord Randolph's visit.
(Untitled), 14 Apr [1897]
Letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he outlines his plans for returning to England and describes his eagerness to return to civilisation after "barbarous squalor". He comments on the waste of his time in India apart from that spent reading, the amusement provided by discussions between [Ronald] Kincaid[-Smith] and [Charles] Agnew and his distaste for Anglo-Indian society. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 21 Oct [1897]
(Untitled), 25 Jan 1895
Letter from [Major-General Sir] Owen Burne (India Office) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy on the death of Lord Randolph Churchill and remembering working with Lord Randolph at the India Office.
(Untitled), [1895]
Letter from Tahl Rahm (52 Frederick Road, Grey's Inn Road, London) to Lady Randolph Churchill expressing sympathy on the death of Lord Randolph Churchill, reminiscing about Lord Randolph's visit to India and asking whether the poet laureate, Pandit Lal Chandra, may compose poetry in Sanskrit about Lord Randolph.
(Untitled), 31 Jan 1903
Letter from King Edward VII (Windsor Castle) to Mrs George Cornwallis West [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for sending him a letter from [Leonie, Lady Leslie, formerly Leonie Jerome] about her visit to India [see CHAR 28/62] and expresses approval for the Viceroy of India [Lord Curzon, later Lord Curzon of Kedleston]. Envelope sealed with red wax present.
(Untitled), 29 Jan 1901
Letter from Cyril Davenport (The British Museum, London) to Mrs Cornwallis West [Lady Randolph Churchill] suggesting that he should write an article about English Coronations [for the Anglo Saxon Review] in which he could include the point that the crown of [King Edward VII] should include the mark of India as one of the colonies.
(Untitled), 01 Nov [1897]
Part of a letter from John Brabazon (10 Wilton Crescent [London]) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] enclosing a letter from General Redvers Buller [not present] speaking highly of WSC's conduct [with the Malakand Field Force]. He comments that Buller's tactics may result in more trouble [from the tribes on the Indian north west frontier] and says "personally I would destroy their crops, burn their villages and let them die of starvation".
(Untitled), 30 Aug [1897]
Letter from Captain Ronald Kincaid-Smith (4 (The Queen's Own) Hussars, Bangalore [India]) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] informing her that WSC has gone to the frontier. He says that he hopes WSC will get his medal and that he has been amused by WSC, advises her to visit India, comments on the engagement of one of the members of the regiment and on the advantages of Reuters telegrams.
(Untitled), 02 Nov 1899
(Untitled), 01 Mar 1899
Letter from Mary [Lady Curzon](Viceregal Lodge, Simla [India]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she promises to subscribe to [the Anglo Saxon Review]; describes a visit from the Sourdaler; comments on the high esteem in which WSC and ["The Story of the Malakand Field Force"] are regarded in India and asks for a copy of one of his speeches; discusses the interest in Indian affairs which is shown by journalists and asks her to write.
(Untitled), 03 Nov 1899
Letter from Mary [Lady Curzon](Viceroy's Camp, Rajputana [India]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] including [Lady Randolph's] future marriage [to George Cornwallis-West]; the buildings she has seen; Sir Pertab Singh's riding accident; the suffering caused by famine; the success of the Anglo Saxon Review; the Boer War; and the popularity of [Pamela Plowden, later Lady Lytton].
(Untitled), 21 Jan 1901
Letter from Mary [Lady Curzon] (Government House, Calcutta [India]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she was disappointed at not having seen her, discusses the success of [the Anglo Saxon] Review, the possibility of WSC marrying Pamela [Plowden, later Lady Lytton] and [Lady Randolph's] successes at matchmaking. She also comments on the death of Queen [Victoria] and the personal popularity she enjoyed in India.
(Untitled), 08 Oct 1902
Letter from Mary [Curzon](Viceroy's Camp, India) to Jenny [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses [Lady Randolph's] future stay with her and asks her to tell [WSC] not to attack the Viceroy [of India, Lord Curzon, later Lord Curzon of Kedleston] about financial affairs in India.
(Untitled), 04 Nov 1902
Letter from Mary [Lady Curzon](Viceroy's Camp, India) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she advises her on the appropriate headgear to wear in Delhi, says that she is looking forward to seeing her and says that she will not need an ayah in addition to her maid.
(Untitled), 22 Jul 1898
Letter from George (Gloucester House, Park Lane [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill returning a cutting [of one of WSC's articles].
(Untitled), 01 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943
(Untitled), 03 Mar 1885
Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Jeypore [India]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: descriptions of the city of Jeypore and the sight of the Taj [Mahal] by moonlight; comments on the foolishness of [British] officials avoiding contact with the natives; and an undertaking to write to [1st Lord] Dufferin [and Ava] concerning a vacancy for "Jack" [2nd Lord] Leslie.
(Untitled), 27 Mar [1898]
Letter from WSC (Peshawar [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses financial affairs, expresses relief that "Jack" [John S Churchill] will be jointly liable for a loan which she is taking, asks her to reply to his letters, and makes observations on relations with the tribes which make it likely that there will be no fighting. Includes envelope.