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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 336 Collections and/or Records:

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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), 15 Dec 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/14/24-27
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Cutting from The New York World, article, "Churchill on Cuba's War" The cutting was sent to WSC by Edith Cooper Hough of Worcester, Mass., U.S.A. in 1952.

Dates: 15 Dec 1895
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Mar [1896]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/15/1
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Letter from Colonel John Brabazon, Marlborough Club, Pall Mall, London, to WSC, on the success of WSC's libel action against A C Bruce Pryce.

Dates: 23 Mar [1896]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Feb 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/17/1-2
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Statement of WSC's claim for £20,000 damages for libel against A C Bruce Pryce, [Printed, 2 copies].

Dates: 21 Feb 1896
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Mar 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/17/3
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Letter from Sir George Lewis [WSC's solicitor] to WSC, On libel action against A C Bruce Pryce, sending Pryce's retraction and apology, and a cheque for £400.

Dates: 19 Mar 1896
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Mar 1896

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/17/4
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Retraction and apology by A C Bruce Pryce, withdrawing "all and every imputation" against WSC's character [Pryce had accused WSC of "acts of gross immorality of the Oscar Wilde type".

Dates: 12 Mar 1896
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Oct [1898]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/20/12-13
Scope and Contents Letter from Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), Mar Lodge, Braemar, to WSC, on his objection to serving soldiers writing for newspapers and expressing strong opinions on the conduct of operations. Hoping that WSC's book would be "history and not military criticism". Stating that Parliamentary and Literary life would suit him best "the monotony of military life in an Indian Station can have no attraction for you - though fortunately some officers do put up with it or else...
Dates: 06 Oct [1898]
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Mar 1898

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/20/15
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Printed orders of General Sir William Lockhart, for the Tirah Expeditionary Force, including the appointment of WSC as Orderly Officer to the General Officer Commanding the Force.

Dates: 12 Mar 1898
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), [1898]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 1/20/18
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Nominal Roll of "Made up Troop", A Squadron, 21st Lancers, [at the Battle of Omdurman].

Dates: [1898]
Conditions Governing Access: 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