Letter from Catherine [Kate] Courtney, Lady Courtney of Penwith (1847-1929), social worker and internationalist, informing Scott that [Curtis?] is very happy in his C. Committee work [South African Conciliation Committee], and that she does not know anyone well enough to recommend. She is writing to Canon Barnett, social reformer, and [Sydney Wills], both men of ability, and asks Scott whether he's interested in The Speaker set, [John] Simon or [F.W.] Hirst, journalist and writer, who is with [John] Morley, politician and writer, at Hawarden. Courtney wonders whether J.C [Joseph Chamberlain, politician] is waiting for troop [reinforcement] to be strong enough to attack the two Republics, and if the Boers believe this, then will they begin [hostilities]? She thinks this is a risky business, imploring more on our [anti-war] side to speak out.
She adds a postscript that the Wills are at present at 54 Ullet Road, Liverpool.