Letter from 2nd Lord Dudley to WSC, offering "bed and free food" during visit to Dublin [Ireland], regretting that they held differing views on free trade, though agreeing that he was right to "fight it through to the end".

Letter from F.W. Soutter to WSC, on his MP, Henry Cust's decision to abandon the free trade cause, and to support Joseph Chamberlain's protected tariffs.

Letter from T.H. Bryant to WSC, support for courage over stand on free trade.

Letter from Lord James of Hereford [earlier Henry James] to WSC, support for campaign against protective tariffs, suggesting systematic attack on tariff reform lecturers "an ignorant, unscrupulous set of mercenaries".

Letter from P.J. O'Regan, Member New Zealand General Assembly, to WSC, support for free trade campaign, listing probable effects of Chamberlain's reforms on N.Z. trade, enclosing cutting from the Wellington Evening News, 20 Oct 1902, with account of election meeting.

Letter from Lord George Hamilton to WSC, regretting that he was unable to speak at meeting in Cardiff [Wales], explaining that while he would do what he could to help Conservative Free Traders, he was not willing to have any links with the Liberal Party.

Letter from John Burns to WSC, regrets that he was unable to chair meeting for Burns in Bermondsey, because of his friendship with the sitting Conservative MP, Henry Cust, expressing admiration for WSC's fine stand over free trade.

Letter from J.B.K. Hill, Ulster Free Trade Union, to WSC, on his forthcoming meeting in Belfast, assessing the mood of the City, which was mainly Conservative and overwhelmingly in favour of Chamberlain's scheme for tariff reform.

Letter from Sir Francis Mowatt to WSC, congratulations on campaign over free trade, hoping to get notes on Ireland to him by the following week.

Letter from John Dumville. P.S. to the 8th Duke of Devonshire, to WSC, thanks for sending the Duke press cuttings on free trade, commenting that the free trade position was growing stronger every day.

Letter from Sir Horace Plunkett to WSC, on WSC's forthcoming visit to Dublin, regretting that the Irish Department of Agriculture could not take sides over the fiscal question.

Letter from Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone] to WSC, on possibility of electoral pacts, sending list of Liberal candidates opposed to Conservative Free Traders.

Letter from Lord George Hamilton to WSC, confirming that he was opposed to protective tariffs, and did not object to local deals with the Liberals over free trade, but he refused to "coalesce or combine with them in other matters".

Letter from Lord James of Hereford [earlier Henry James] to WSC, stating his confidence in 2nd Lord Lytton "very able - and any matter however delicate...can safely be left to him", commenting on progress of the free trade campaign, particularly By- Election success in Norwich.

Letter from J.P. Alderson to WSC on the need for a free trade newspaper, and the possibility of the Daily Chronicle being converted into a free trade journal.

Letter from Herbert Gladstone [later Lord Gladstone] to WSC, commenting on speech by J.A. Morrison, who, it appeared had deserted the Free Trade cause, and was openly supporting Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour], and keeping an "open mind" on Joseph Chamberlain's proposals.

Letter from Senator Pulsford to WSC, on support for free trade in Australia.

Letter from A.J. Moore (a North-West Canadian Farmer) to WSC, setting out opposition to a preferential tariff on wheat, pointing out that this would be of little benefit to the Canadian farmer, or the English workman.

Letter from Harold Gorst, Unionist Free Food League, to WSC, on publication of pamphlet, Ireland and the Fiscal Problem.

Letter from Lord Hugh Cecil [later Lord Quickswood] to WSC, on tactics of the free food campaign, asking him not to say anything disloyal to the Conservatives at Free Food meeting, "still less nothing friendly to Liberalism".

Letter from WSC to Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour], Prime Minister, stating his opposition to Home Rule, and Protection in any form, confirming that his opposition to Joseph Chamberlain and his proposals may force him into actions "incidentally hostile to the existing Government", asking Balfour to judge for himself whether it was worthwhile for WSC to continue to accept the Government whip "I shall certainly not complain, whatever your decision may be" [typescript copy].

Letter from WSC to Arthur Balfour [later Lord Balfour], Prime Minister, stating his opposition to Home Rule, and Protection in any form, confirming that his opposition to Joseph Chamberlain and his proposals may force him into actions "incidentally hostile to the existing Government", asking Balfour to judge for himself whether it was worthwhile for WSC to continue to accept the Government whip "I shall certainly not complain, whatever your decision may be" [manuscript copy].

Letter from H Collins, Organiser, National Movement of Conservative Working Men to WSC, praising stand against the taxation of food.

Letter from Robert White to WSC, on free trade.

Letter from G Martin to WSC, thanks for signed photograph, expressing opposition to protective tariffs.