Gladstone writes that he desires to be out of town without being tied by the House on Monday and Tuesday, wishing to go to Brighton. He further writes that he has seen Granville [2nd Earl of Granville, the Foreign Secretary] and settled with him as far as he is concerned and asks if SCC will write on the proceedings. He raises two points; one making reference to a question he did not answer after Arnold's, referring to an enclosure [which is not with the letter] and the second which is dependant on the first, he believes that it would "come best from you as Minister for War". Finally, he writes that both he and Granville agree that absolute silence must be maintained about Afghan affairs "as to policy". Sent from: 10 Downing Street, London.
Letter from William Ewart Gladstone to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
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- GB 2495 CS8/1696
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- GB 2495 CS2/340/1696, CS8/340/1696
- Dates of Creation
- 23 March 1885
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- 1 letter
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