Letter from William Ewart Gladstone to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington

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Gladstone writes to SCC regarding the expedition to Khartoum to relieve General Charles Gordon. He writes that SCC must commit wholly to supporting Garnet Wolseley, 1st Baron. He reports that Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville approves of [Ferry's] plan and is not sure why it has been held back. Sent from: Hawarden Castle, Chester, date stamped, 10 Jan.

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