Letter from Sir William Harcourt to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

Scope and Content

Sir Harcourt writes concerning the Irish Home Rule question. He writes that Gladstone thinks that "Irish Parliament in any shape [to be] impractical and dangerous". He writes concerning the actions of Chamberlain and the possibility of Gladstone stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party. He also writes about the Parnellites. Sent from: Highbury, Moor Green, Birmingham. Letter marked "secret".

Arrangement

Arranged in accordance with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition, Ottawa 2000 and The Devonshire Collection Cataloguing Guidelines.

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