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Letter from [Edward Marsh], Private Secretary to WSC to Bovis Ltd., sending cheque in partial settlement of account, for building work at 2 Sussex Square [carbon].

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Cox and Company] to WSC discussing WSC's stock including the names under which various holdings are held and the value of South African shares. Unsigned carbon.

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Letter from John S Churchill (5, Copthall Court, London) to W Bernau [of Cox and Company] informing him that he will send a share certificate and is drawing up a transfer. Signed manuscript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds Bank] to WSC marked 'personal' noting his instructions about John S Churchill selling shares to eliminate WSC's loan; informing him that he may overdraw his account against the securities held by the bank; and expressing hope for [WSC's] next budget "I quite hope you may be able to work out some original idea and perform the impossible task of making two and two produce five." Unsigned carbon.

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Letter from WSC (Treasury Chambers, Whitehall [London]) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank informing him that he intends to repay his loan and overdraft and thanking the bank for "the manner in which they have met my convenience over so many years". Signed typescript.

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Letter from WSC (Chartwell Manor, Westerham, Kent) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank marked 'confidential' informing him that he has sold his house at 2 Sussex Square for 10,750 pounds and of his plans for the proceeds, asking for an overdraft and telling him that John S Churchill will sell shares to repay WSC's loan. Signed typescript. Annotated on dorse with financial calculations.

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Calculations of WSC's loans and securities against them. Manuscript with pencil additions.

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Calculations of WSC's loans and securities against them. Manuscript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC on WSC's finances including: the bank's decision not to increase his loans; the amount of WSC's overdraft (10,004 pounds) and the need for the debt to be reduced; and the bank's decision not to advance him 7,200 pounds for the purchase of shares. Unsigned carbon.

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Letter from W Bernau (Manaclan, St Martin Street, Cornwall) to "RM" informing him of his decisions about WSC's overdraft. He expresses the hope that the bank will support his decisions, commenting "If he dies we are well covered & if he lives we shall get it back all right." Signed manuscript.

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Letter from WSC (Chartwell, Westerham, Kent) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank marked "confidential" on his finances including: an extension of his overdraft; his estimate of his expenses until 15 November (totalling 3,780 pounds) and forthcoming payments; the amounts due from articles he intends to write; his intentions regarding the sale of shares; and a request for a letter of credit for 500 pounds to cover his tour in Canada and the United States. Signed typescript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds Bank] to WSC informing him that the bank will allow him to increase his overdraft to 9,500 pounds and that he must reduce it to 8,000 pounds by the 30 June. Unsigned carbon.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds Bank] to WSC informing him that he has paid cheques into his account; discussing the amount of premiums on WSC's life assurance policy; and enclosing an application form for the National Mutual Life Assurance Society. Unsigned carbon.

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Letter from WSC (Chartwell, Westerham, Kent] to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank discussing his desire to take another life assurance policy to "cover the risks of my dying before I have completed the various important literary tasks upon which I am engaged" and the effect of this on his income tax allowance. Signed typescript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds Bank] to WSC on WSC's finances including: the bank's agreement to an extension of WSC's overdraft with various conditions about its reduction; WSC's application for a life assurance policy from the Commercial Union Assurance Company; and the rate of interest on the loan. Carbon signed with initials.

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Letter from WSC (62, Onslow Gardens [London]) to W Bernau of Lloyds Bank marked "confidential" detailing payments he expects from writing articles and from his estate and proposing reductions of his overdraft; and discussing his shares and arrangements to increase securities held by the bank. Signed typescript.

Scope and Contents Copy of a paper by W Bernau [of Lloyds bank] recording an interview with WSC on WSC's finances including: WSC's difficulties in reducing his loan; a summary of WSC's loans (totalling 11700 pounds) and securities (totalling 14400 pounds); WSC's literary contracts; Bernau's opinion that WSC is living within his means and his decision to extend WSC's overdraft to 9,000 and his recommendation that WSC should not be asked to re-mortgage Chartwell; and the possibility that WSC may need a separate...

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Manuscript calculations [in the hand of W Bernau of Lloyds bank] relating to [WSC's] finances.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC informing him that the bank will renew his two loans of 2,000 each for another 12 months. Carbon typescript signed with initials.

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Notes [in the hand of W Bernau of Lloyds bank] on WSC's finances. Unsigned manuscript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC informing him that the Bank agree that he may overdraw up to 6,500 pounds until the end of the year provided that he submits a proposal to reduce the amount before 31 March 1932. Carbon typescript signed with initials.

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Copy of an insurance policy from the Excess Insurance Company Limited for WSC for a premium of 500 pounds to cover the possibility of WSC having to cancel a lecture tour in the United States for which he is to be paid 50,000 dollars. Carbon typescript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC marked 'private and confidential' discussing Randolph Churchill's finances and expressing concern at his overdraft. He notes that WSC does not want any of Randolph's cheques to be returned but asks "what are we to do if he does not keep his eye on funds". Manuscript.

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Draft of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC discussing Randolph Churchill's finances and his failure to adhere to an agreement with the bank regarding his overdraft. Unsigned manuscript.

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Copy of a letter from [W Bernau of Lloyds bank] to WSC informing him that [Randolph Churchill's] account is overdrawn beyond the limit permitted by the bank and informing him that allowance of 100 pounds will be credited to him. Carbon typescript signed with initials.