Josephine Butler to Mary Priestman

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  • Reference
      GB 106 3JBL/50/11
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 4715
  • Dates of Creation
      8 Sep [1905]
  • Physical Description
      1 item

Scope and Content

Written from [Wooler, Northumberland]. No year but reference to Neuchatel Jubilee which took place 26-29 Sep 1905]

Glad that Mrs Budgett is to be Treasurer. Miss Forsaith too ill to go to Neuchatel, but she has written two excellent papers. Still weak but will try to do something later in the way of an appeal to younger people. She could write to her cousin Sir Edward 'who has always been right about the CD Acts.

Administrative / Biographical History

'Sir H Campbell-Bannerman will be none the wiser of having his elbow jogged. He will have a very mixed 'pack' to lead of extreme Irish men and Radicals and half and half men'

To the modern his Cabinet contains more men who later made their name known, than any other, such HH Asquith, Sir Edward Grey, RB Haldane, John Morley, James Bryce, D Lloyd George and John Burns

Biog: Mrs Budgett; Sir H Campbell Bannerman; Sir Edward Grey (see family of Grey)