Letter from WSC (Manwar R[ailwa]y Station [India]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] discussing: the magazine she hopes to publish; financial affairs; and [James] Welldon's approval of ["The River War"].

Letter from WSC (35A Great Cumberland Place [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her to keep his secrets and those of others, not to bet or play cards as it will bring "the most terrible misery" and to organise a political dinner for him.

Letter from WSC (Ladysmith, South Africa) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] enclosing a letter [not present] and asking her to negotiate financial terms for a visit to the United States, commenting "o5,000 is not too much for such a labour and for making myself so cheap.".

Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] concerning arrangements for his lecture tour. He says that he hopes that [16th] Lord Derby will chair the Liverpool meeting, reports on the success of his lecture at Harrow [School, Middlesex] and details financial assistance provided for his election costs by "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough].

Letter from WSC (Chicago [United States] on the notepaper of 105 Mount Street) to George [Cornwallis-West] expressing pleasure at the news that George is to leave the army and describing the disadvantages of a career in the army. He comments on the lack of success of his lecture tour from which he has made o1,600 and on the fact that "Jack" [John S Churchill] is to continue living at 35A [Great Cumberland Place, London].

Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street [London]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he explains that he has not been able to come and see her in Bournemouth as he has been invited to contest the Birmingham Central Division. He expresses concern for her health and for their finances.

Letter from WSC (Salisbury Hall, St Albans [Hertfordshire]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] marked "private" informing her of his decision not to leave for Scotland because of his progress with [his biography of Lord Randolph Churchill] and commenting on J[ohn] M[orley]'s encouragement with the book and his hopes to make 8-10,000 pounds from it.

Letter from WSC (Dalmeny House Edinburgh [Scotland]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is glad she enjoyed herself at Sandringham, reports on the success of his speech in Glasgow [Lanarkshire, Scotland] and discusses financial affairs. Annotated "Five years since the armoured train!".

Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street [London]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: the success of his speech in Glasgow [Lanarkshire, Scotland]; financial affairs and his plans to see her before going to Manchester. Manuscript in the hand of Annette Anning signed by WSC.

Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street [London]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has discussed her affairs with "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough] and asks her to write a letter authorising him to investigate the matter with Lumley, the solicitor. Manuscript in the hand of Annette Anning signed by WSC.

Letter from WSC (105 Mount Street [London]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he informs her that he will conduct the "Inquisition" [into her affairs] on 7 and 8 February and asks her to read the Manchester Guardian for reports of him and says that [5th Lord] Spencer has invited him to Althorp [Northamptonshire]. Manuscript in the hand of Annette Anning signed by WSC.

Letter from WSC (Blenheim Palace) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] marked "private" inviting her to a meeting in Manchester at the Free Trade Hall at which Sir Edward Grey and Lord Durham are to speak and saying that he hopes to make a great deal of money [from his biography of Lord Randolph Churchill]. Envelope present.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Woodstock House, Woodstock [Oxfordshire]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his annoyance with [Leonard Jerome] over financial arrangements; a description of a shooting expedition with [Lord] Bowmont [later 7th Duke of Roxburghe]; Annie's assistance [Lady Bowmont, earlier Lady Anne Churchill, later Duchess of Roxburghe] with his search for a footman; and a case of attempted murder in Woodstock [Oxfordshire].

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Barton Lodge, Steeple-Aston, Oxfordshire) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] returning letters [not present] from [Clara Jerome] and Leonie [Jerome, later Lady Leslie] and discussing financial worries, the parliamentary timetable, political talks and the previous day's shooting.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Carlton Club [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: discussion of the satisfactory arrangements for a loan which will avoid him having to approach his father [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough] and his anticipation that "strong measures" will be proposed by the government.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Turf Club, Piccadilly [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: arrangements for a loan and opening a bank account in her name; emphasis that they should be economical; the engagement of a new footman; enquiries about whether she had been introduced to the Crown Prince of Austria and speculations on the likelihood of war.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (House of Commons) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: an argument in the House of Commons between [Sir George] Trevelyan and Hardy which has delayed a division in the House of Commons and prevents him returning [to Ireland]; arrangements for their move to a house in Cleveland Square [London] which he worries she may find too small; and instructions for paying bills.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (St James' Club, Piccadilly [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: arrangements for the lease of a house in Cleveland Square [London]; financial matters including the sale of American [shares] and the necessity to re-invest the money quickly; relations between [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough] and [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] and the supposition that the [Prince of] Wales "had tried to make as much mischief as he cld".

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (House of Commons) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: discussion of financial affairs; an evening spent with [4th Lord] Dorchester [earlier Dudley Carleton]; observations about the Greens; and a request that she should send "Ruff's Guide to the Turf" and a racing calendar to Colonel Thomas.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill ([?] Gluccan [County Kerry, Ireland]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing his fishing expedition, discussing his itinerary and asking her to send him copies of the Oxford Chronicle.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (St James' Club, Piccadilly [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including his intention to speak in support of the government in the House [of Commons] and to disassociate himself from the "extreme Turcophile party", financial affairs and the arrangement of a loan. In a post-script he asks why she went to the drawing room when he had asked her not to.

Letter from Lord Randolph Churchill (Villa Carmen [Monte Carlo, Monaco]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: the bad weather which "follows me like my shadow"; his doctor's opinion that [Monte Carlo] is good for his health; the disappointment of [4th Lord] Dorchester that he had not been admitted to see her; and financial difficulties.