Ponsonby writes to SCC regarding Kandahar in Afghanistan. He writes that Queen Victoria is disappointed that the troops will retreat and she does not trust Abdur Rahman. He writes that she is disappointed that the Cabinet unanimously voted against her after hearing that she wished to retain Kandahar. Sent from: Balmoral, date stamped, 8 Sept.
Letter from Sir Henry Ponsonby to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/1007
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/1007, CS8/340/1007
- Dates of Creation
- 8 September 1880
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 sheet
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