CHURCHILL, Winston. Five letters signed (''Winston S. Church...

CHURCHILL, Winston. Five letters signed (''Winston S. Churchill''), to Sir William Don, Lord Provost of Dundee, and Lady Don, Whitehall and Downing Street, 3 January 1919 to 22 October 1926. Comprising: an ALS (3 Jan 1919) thanking Don for his assistance and reflecting on the incoming government, two filing punch-holes to left margin; a War Office TLS (29 Dec 1919) sending New Year greetings for 1920; a Colonial Office TLS marked ''Private & Confidential'' (24 Apr 1922) concerning the presidency of the Dundee Liberal Association and Liberal-Conservative cooperation; a Colonial Office TLS (20 May 1922) regarding constituency affairs and the ''strong Socialist attack'', with an attached two-page typed copy of Churchill's letter to association chairman J. C. Robertson secured by a paperclip; and an ALS (22 Oct 1926) on Treasury Chambers stationery to Lady Don on the death of Sir William, recalling his kindness ''while I sat for Dundee''. With original envelopes for the latter four letters. Together with a printed invitation card for the Dundee civic presentation to Sir William and Lady Don, 14 October 1920, made by Churchill as Secretary of State for War. (6)

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