Letter from WSC to Edmond Warnock [Minister of Home Affairs in Northern Ireland Parliament] expressing pleasure that Captain Richard Pim has been selected for the post of Inspector General of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, commenting on Pim's excellent service at the Admiralty and on WSC's staff, and asking to retain Pim's services until the end of July [carbon].

Note from John Martin [Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary] to WSC commenting on the "attached letter" from Major Edward Conolly [see CHAR 20/196/78-80] which has been forwarded by the Office of the United Kingdom Representative to Eire along with a covering note describing Major Conolly as a "well-known local supporter of our cause" [initialled typescript] Annotated by WSC: "I will dictate".

Letter from Sir Shane Leslie [Cousin to WSC] (Glaslough, County Monaghan, [Eire]) to Desmond [? Desmond Morton, Personal Assistant to WSC] suggesting that WSC and CSC might want to see his daughter Anita who has been in Alsace [France] all winter and has the Croix de Guerre and the Maquis medal: "Anita arrived here on Friday and neutrality was horribly infringed by playing bands and cheering crowds!". With annotation by ?WSC referring matter to CSC.

Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](London) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: political affairs; Irish politics; his popularity; social engagements and financial affairs.

Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill](2 Connaught Place [London]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: political news about [Charles] Parnell and the Irish from [Lord] Hartington [later 8th Duke of Devonshire]; her irritation that [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough] has asked her to take [Lady] Sarah [Churchill, later Sarah Wilson] to the theatre; and WSC's improvement at school.

Copy of the Government of Ireland Bill including sections on the following issues: legislative authority; executive authority, the constitution of the legislature and Irish representation in the House of Commons. Printed.

Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] in which he thanks Duff for his memorandum on the subject of the native army in India, reports that his conversation with Mr Webster was a success and discusses the Conservative government's decision to move a vote of no confidence and then retire "with honour & joy" and William Gladstone's stance on Home Rule.

Typescript transcript of a letter from Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India (Howth [County Dublin, Ireland] to Grant Duff [Governor of Madras, India] in which he discusses the annexation of Burma [later Myanmar] and the likelihood of violence over the issue of Home Rule and says that he does not think that [Charles] Parnell will be successful.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Hotel Royal, Naples [Italy]) to [Louis] Jennings marked private in which he thanks him for his letters; discusses the political situation and the qualities required to be a successful politician; expresses regret about [Sir Michael Hicks] Beach [later Lord St Aldwyn]; says that he does not regard [Arthur] Balfour as sufficiently able for his position [as Chief Secretary for Ireland]; and discusses Jennings' correspondence with [Henry] Chaplin.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Tarbes [France]) to [Louis] Jennings in which he discusses political affairs including his opposition to the parliamentary bill of [Charles] Parnell and Irish affairs, the position of W H Smith and the army estimates and the potential damage to Joseph Chamberlain which could be caused by Parnell.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Hotel de Roches Noires, Trouville [France]) to [Louis] Jennings in which he asks about Jennings' plans for the parliamentary recess and discusses political affairs, the position of [Robert, 3rd Lord] Salisbury and the Parnell Commission.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill to [Louis] Jennings including [Arthur] Balfour's comments about the Education Bill, the possibility of a reconciliation between the Irish and the Government and [Robert, 3rd Lord] Salisbury's attitude towards him.

Letter from Shane Leslie (22 East 56th Street, New York [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he comments on the unpopularity of "Kitty" [Katherine] Mott [due to an admiring telegram to Kaiser Wilhelm II, see CHAR 28/127/12] and reassures [Lady Randolph] that she will be forced to live in London. He also comments on his work with an Irish newspaper "Inland" which supports [John] Redmond's opinion on the position of Ireland in the war.

Letter from Shane Leslie (22 East Street, New York [United States]) to Aunt Jane [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: thanks her for a photograph; the American presidential elections; the likelihood that the United States will avoid involvement in the war; the lack of solidarity as a nation among the Americans; the position of the Irish and the opinions of [John] Redmond. Envelope present.

Letter from Hugh [Warrender] ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses sympathy about an operation to her foot; says that he has heard that her house is very tastefully decorated; reports on mine attacks to the trenches by German forces; discusses Irish affairs and "criminal shilly shallying" [Herbert] Asquith [later Lord Oxford and Asquith] and says that he believes that Roger Casement should be shot [for Republican tendencies]. Envelope present.