Letter from John George Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 23 April 1916 Letters 1916-1923 John Lambton

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This letter is part of a series of correspondence belonging to Lady Londonderry, a large proportion of which concerns Sir Edward Carson and opposition to the Third Home Rule Bill. Lady Londonderry was a prominent figure in politics and high­ society from 1890 until 1919. Her correspondence includes many important figures in literature, the arts, the military, law and the church. John Lambton (1855 - 1928), the 3rd Earl of Durham and Lord Lieutenant of that county from 1884 until a few months before his death, collaborated with Lady Londonderry in raising money to buy drums for the 13th Battalion. Durham also mentions a "secret sitting" in London which will leave him in possession of "state secrets".

 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland PRONI-D2846-2-21-14 [The Theresa, Lady Londonderry Papers] https://letters1916.ie/item/2810 English John Lambton 1916-04-23 Lambton Castle, County Durham, England Theresa Talbot Male 1928 Politics Politics World War I (1914-1918)

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 D.2846/2/21/14 LAMBTON CASTLE,FENCE HOUSES. 23. april 1916. My dear Lady Londonderry, We can't well settleanything about the disposalof the remains of ourOsand fund until wemeet Col. Darwin & theTerritorial So Page Croft Commanding the Brigade in which the13th D.L.S is? I supposeso — I am willing to givehim £20 for drums for the13th—Will you tell himso — If other battalionsappeal also, I shall haveto give £20 to eachof them! but I must trust to Providence and mypresent economic mode oflife to be able to afford it. I shall go to Londontomorrow for the secretsitting— It will enableme to swagger among thepopular when I returnas the possessor of state secrets Every yoursD. John Lambton Letter from John George Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 21 February 1916Letter from John George Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 20 April 1916Letter from John George Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 23 April 1916 Lambton Castle, County Durham, England Letter from John George Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 21 February 1916Letter from John George Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 20 April 1916Letter from Anne Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 18 November 1915Letter from Anne Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 18 November 1915Letter from John George Lambton to Lady Londonderry, 23 April 1916