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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 336 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 30 Aug [1897]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/54/51-52
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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.

Dates: 30 Aug [1897]
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 11 Aug 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/54/66
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Letter from R B Lane (War Office, London) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which he says that [1st] Lord Wolseley has asked him to write and inform her that WSC should request permission from the Colonel in charge of the 4th Hussars to obtain leave to go to South Africa.

Dates: 11 Aug 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 22 Aug 1928

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/158/113
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Letter from Hugh M Dyer (The Ranche, Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada) to WSC asking him to send a message to be read at the dedication service for a memorial stained glass window to Major-General Louis Lipsett and recalling their service together on the Western Front.

Dates: 22 Aug 1928
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 20 Feb 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/13/1
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WSC's Commission as a Second Lieutenant in the 4th Hussars (signed by Queen Victoria and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Secretary of State for War).

Dates: 20 Feb 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/1
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to WSC, on his efforts to obtain permission from the Spanish authorities for WSC to visit Cuba.

Dates: 08 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/2
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to WSC, sending letter of introduction from General Marcelo de Azcarraga y Palermo, Spanish Minister of War, to Marshal Arsenio Martinez de Campos, Spanish Captain General, Cuba.

Dates: 11 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/4
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Letter from Lord Salisbury, Prime Minister, to WSC, sending letter of introduction for WSC's visit to Cuba, at the request of Sir Henry Drummond Wolff.

Dates: 31 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 31 Oct 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/5
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Letter from Sir Donald Wallace, Foreign Department, The Times to WSC, sending letter of introduction to C E Akers, Times Correspondent in Cuba.

Dates: 31 Oct 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/8
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Telegram from [ ] Diehl to WSC, asking for 400 word article on the situation in Cuba.

Dates: 03 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/9
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Letter from M Shaw Bowers, Havana, Cuba, to WSC, on Cuban newspaper reports of WSC's visit.

Dates: 10 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/10
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Letter from Sir Alexander Gollan, British Consul-General, Havana, to WSC, on his visit to Cuba.

Dates: 13 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/11
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Letter from Ernest Craig-Brown (Lieutenant, West India Regiment, Up Park Camp, Jamaica) to WSC, congratulations on articles from Cuba and award of Spanish Red Cross, and wishing that he too had volunteered for service in Cuba "you can picture me sitting in the mess-stores, totting up accounts and arranging menus while you are gaining experience & renown in the next island.

Dates: 14 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/12
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to Lady Randolph Churchill, forwarding letters from Spanish authorities on WSC's visit to Cuba.

Dates: 25 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/13
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Note by Arsenio M de Campos, Spanish Captain-General, Cuba, on WSC.

Dates: 20 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/14
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Note by Antonio Diaz Bento, Spanish Army, Cuba, on WSC and Reginald Barnes.

Dates: 25 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/15-16
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Note by Alvaro S Valdez, Spanish Army, Cuba, on WSC.

Dates: 26 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Dec [1895]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/17
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Letter from The Duke of Tetuan, Spanish Foreign Minister, to Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, on WSC's visit to Cuba.

Dates: 09 Dec [1895]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Nov 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/18-19
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Letter from Arsenio M de Campos to The Duke of Tetuan, on WSC's visit to Cuba.

Dates: 26 Nov 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Jan 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/20
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Letter from Thomas Heath Joyce, Editor, Daily Graphic, to WSC, sending cheque for 25 guineas for publication of his letters from Cuba.

Dates: 10 Jan 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 14 Jan 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/21
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Letter from W L Thomas, Manager, Daily Graphic, to WSC, congratulations on articles and sketches from Cuba, commenting that they were widely read and appreciated.

Dates: 14 Jan 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Feb 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/22
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain, to WSC, on publication of WSC's articles from Cuba. Asking if he could avoid saying things "unpalatable to the Spanish, commenting that having obtained letters of introduction for him "I am reproached for the unfavourable commentaries you make".

Dates: 17 Feb 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Feb 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/23
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Letter from Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, British Ambassador to Spain to WSC, on WSC's articles from Cuba.

Dates: 24 Feb 1896
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Nov [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/8/75-76
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Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill to WSC, on the possibility of him joining Lord Kitchener's force in Egypt.

Dates: 27 Nov [1896]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Jan [1897]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/8/86-87
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Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill, 35a Great Cumberland Place, London, to WSC, on Frederick Roberts' polo accident; the lack of advancement in the Army compared with politics; John S Churchill's visit to France; "The Spec" the plague and famine in India and the treatment of Sir John Gorst by the Government.

Dates: 29 Jan [1897]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Mar [1897]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/8/102-103
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Letter from Lady Randolph Churchill, Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, to WSC, suggesting that he should remain in the army in India, and not return to Britain, also on her visit to Monte Carlo, and on her meeting with John S Churchill in Paris.

Dates: 25 Mar [1897]
Conditions Governing Access: Open