Letter from Stephen Hartley [to Manchester Transvaal Committee] with attached card announcing a Public Meeting in Oldham on Transvaal Crisis.

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 MTC/39
  • Dates of Creation
    • 6 Oct 1899

Scope and Content

Letter from Stephen Hartley [to the Manchester Transvaal Committee], declaring [in response to the Committee's earlier appeal] that he delivered an address on the subject of the [war in the Transvaal] at Stockport Road Congregational Church, and has done so in almost every pulpit he has occupied during the last few Sundays. He congratulates the [Transvaal Committee] on its work and offers his assistance. There is a request by Hartley to be added to the list of speakers [of the Manchester Transvaal Committee].

Also included is a card which promotes a public meeting in support of a peaceful resolution of the Transvaal Crisis, to be held in Oldham on 10 Oct, and addressed by the Rev. J. E. Roberts. There is a request that the Volunteers of the Peace Crusade display this notice in their churches and schools.