Letter from Henry Charles Fitzmaurice to Lady Londonderry, 24 February 1916. Letters 1916-1923 Henry Charles Petty Fitzmaurice

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A letter from Henry Charles Fitzmaurice (1845-1927) to Lady Londonderry (1878-1959). This letter refers to Lansdowne's expectation that Lady Londonderry will have been disappointed by the 'Dorsetshire decision'. He writes so that Lady Londonderry knows that he is 'not indifferent'. This letter is part of a series of correspondence belonging to Lady Londonderry, the wife of Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1852-1915), sixth marquess of Londonderry. Lady Londonderry was appointed colonel-in-chief of the Women's Volunteer Reserve also an active figure in British politics. Her correspondence includes many important figures in literature, the arts, the military, law and the church. This letter was written by Henry Charles Keith Petty Fitzmaurice, fifth marquess of Lansdowne, a prominent British politician who served in the wartime coalition ministry of H.H. Asquith. Lansdowne came to believe that victory in the war was impossible and his views o the matter led to the collapse of the government in December 1916. On 29 November 1917 he published his views in the 'Lansdowne Letter'.

 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Lady Londonderry Papers, D2846/2/2165 https://letters1916.ie/item/727 English Henry Charles Petty Fitzmaurice 1916-02-24 Lansdowne House, Berkley Square, London, England Theresa Vane-Tempest Stewart Male World War I (1914-1918) Politics

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 24 Feb 16 LANSDOWNE HOUSE, BEKELEY SQUARE, W. Dear Lady Londonderry You will have been disappointed atthe Dorsetshire decision, but I think itwas inevitable. Shaftesbury was ready to give upAntrim, and could therefore not be ruledout, because he was already L.L. of thatCounty. This obstacle once removed, I am afraidit must be admitted that Shaftesbury'sclaims were stronger than Stavy's He was heavilybacked in the county, and , in these dayswhen the L.L. has so much to do withthe Territorial Force, his military positionas a cavalry Brig. Genl could not beoverlooked - If he had been passed overin favour of Stavy, I am afraid therewould would have been a good deal of squealing. This requires no answer, but I wished you to know that I was not indifferent. Yours ever Lansdowne Lansdowne House, Berkley Square, London, England Letter from Henry Charles Fitzmaurice to Lady Londonderry, 24 February 1916.Letter from Henry Charles Fitzmaurice to Lady Londonderry, 9 February 1916 Henry Charles Petty Fitzmaurice Letter from Henry Charles Fitzmaurice to Lady Londonderry, 24 February 1916.