Draft letter from Manchester Transvaal Committee

  • Reference
    • GB 133 MTC/19
  • Dates of Creation
    • [1899]
  • Physical Description
    • 1 sheet

Scope and Content

Draft letter with corrections from Manchester Transvaal Committee welcoming all persons wishing to prevent a war, listing three groups they wish to hear from. 1) From all ministers of religion, with brief summaries of any references they make [on the Boer War] by 1 July, 2) Those wishing to mount meetings in need of speakers, lecturers or literature, 3) Offers on 1 July of help from people willing to address meetings or deliver speeches. Lord Farrer, civil servant, is listed as President, and William Harcourt, politician, John Morley, politician and writer, and Leonard H. Courtney, journalist and politician, as vice-presidents of the committee.