Add MS 43874

A. ROYAL CORRESPONDENCE.

DILKE PAPERS. Vol. I (ff. 166). Correspondence with Sovereigns (and their Private Secretaries) and with members of the Royal Family and of foreign Royal Families; 1869-1914; viz:-

(1) Correspondence with the Private Secretaries of Queen Victoria, mostly with Major-General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, K.C.B. (G.C.B. 1887), on her behalf; 1869-1885. ff. 1-16.

(2) Correspondence with Edward VII, both as Prince of Wales and as King, and with his Private Secretaries; included also (ff. 26, 28, 48, 93) are letters, 1880-1905, on behalf of Queen Alexandra, both as Princess of Wales and as Queen; 1880-1905. ff. 17-94.

(3) Letters on behalf of George V, both as Prince of Wales and as King; 1908, 1910; followed (f. 104) by a letter, 10 Dec. 1914, on his behalf to William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, concerning the proposed Life of Sir Charles Dilke. ff. 95-105.

(4) Letter on behalf of Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh, 2nd son of Queen Victoria, and his wife, Marie Alexandrovna; 20 Nov. 1882. f. 106.

(5) Letters from Leopold George Duncan Albert, 1st Duke of Albany, 4th son of Queen Victoria; 1883, 1884; followed (f. 112) by a letter, 13 Jan. 1905, on behalf of his widow Helen Frederica Augusta. ff. 107- 114.

(6) Letter from Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg (afterwards (1917) Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven 1917); 2 Mar. 1904. f. 115.

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(7) Letters from, and on behalf of, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein; 1880-1900; included (f. 116) is a letter, 19 July 1880, on behalf of his wife, Helena Augusta Victoria, 3rd daughter of Queen Victoria. ff. 116-121.

(8) Letters from Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, son of the preceding; 1898. ff. 122-126b.

(9) Letters from John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (9th Duke of Argyll 1900), son-in-law of Queen Victoria; 1883, 1885. ff. 127-136.

(10) Letter from Alexander William George Duff, 6th Earl and (1889) 1st Duke of Fife, the son-in-law of Edward VII; 4 Mar. 1880. f. 137.

(11) Letters on behalf of Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia and (1888) German Emperor; 1881. ff. 138-140b.

(12) Letters (one written in French) from, and on behalf of, George 1, King of the Hellenes; 1880-1903; included also (f. 147) is a telegram, 6 Mar. 1897, on his behalf to the Editor of The Daily Chronicle. ff. 141-157b.

(13) Letters (mostly written in French) on behalf of Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey; 1888, 1890. ff. 158-163b.

(14) Letters (written in French) on behalf of Helena Pavlovna, widow of the Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia; Oct.-Nov. 1869. ff. 164-166b.

includes:

• f. 1 General Hon Charles Grey, private Secretary to Prince Albert and to Queen Victoria: Letter to Sir C. Dilke, 2nd Bart.: 1869.
• ff. 1-16 Victoria of England: Correspondence on her behalf with Sir C. Dilke, 2nd Bart.: 1869-1885.
• ff. 3-12b, 15, 16 Major-General Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, GCB; private Secretary to Qu. Victoria: Correspondence with Sir C. Dilke: 1884-1885.
• f. 9 John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer: Correspondence with Sir C. Dilke: 1880-1905.
• f. 9b Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt, PC; MP: Correspondence with Sir C. Dilke: 1870-1903.: Partly typewritten copies.
• f. 13 Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue, Baron Carlingford and (1887) 2nd Baron Clermont; formerly Fortescue: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1870-1885.
• ff. 17-92 Edward VII of England: Correspondence with Sir C. Dilke: 1880-1905.
• ff. 17-92 passim, 138-141 b Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Baronet: Correspondence with Sir C. Dilke: 1880-1905.
• ff. 26, 28, 48 General Sir Dighton Macnaghten Probyn, GCSI: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1880-1882.
• ff. 26, 28, 48, 93 Edward VII of England: Letters on behalf of Qu. Alexandra to Sir C. Dilke: 1880-1905.
• f. 37 Major-General Sir Arthur Edward Augustus Ellis, GCVO: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1882, 1902.
• f. 40 Sir Francis Knollys, 1st Baronet: Letter to Sir H. F. Ponsonby: 1882.: Autogr. copy.
• f. 6 2 Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill, statesman: LettertoF. Knollys: 1884.
• f. 93 Sir Sidney Robert Greville, KCVO: Letter to A. H. H. Murray: 1905.
• ff. 95-103 George V of England: Letters on his behalf to Sir C. Dilke: 1908-1910.
• ff. 95-103 Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, Baron Stamfordham private Secretary to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V: Letters to Sir C Dilke: 1908-1910.
• ff. 104, 105 Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur John Bigge, Baron Stamfordham private Secretary to Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V: Letter, etc., to Lord Beauchamp: 1914.: Typewritten. Signed.
• f. 106 Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh; Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; 2nd son of Queen Victoria: Letter on his behalf to Sir C. Dilke 1882.
• f. 106 Sir William James Colville, KCVO; Master of the Ceremonies: Letter to Sir C.Dilke: 1882.
• f. 106 Marie Alexandrovna Edinburgh, Duchess of: Letter on her behalf to Sir C. Dilke: 1882.
• ff. 107-111b Leopold George Duncan Albert, 1st Duke of Albany; 4th son of Queen Victoria: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1883-1884.
• f. 112 Helene Friederike Auguste Albany, wife of Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany: Letter, on her behalf, to Sir C. Dilke: 1905.
• f.112 Sir Robert Hawthorn Collins, KCB: Letter, on behalf of the Duchess of Albany, to Sir C. Dilke: 1905.
• f. 115 Louis Alexander Battenberg, Louis, Prince of, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven 1917; afterwards Mountbatten: Letter to Sir C. Dilke: 1904.
• f. 116 Susan Mary Elizabeth Stanley, afterwards Jeune; wife of Colonel Hon. J C Stanley and (1881) of Sir F H -Jeune, Baron St Helier 1905: Letter, on behalf of Prince and Princess Christian, to Sir C. Dilke: 1880.
• ff. 116-121 Frederick Christian Charles Augustus, Princes of Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Augustenburg: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1880-1900.
• f. 117 Charles Morley, Hon. Secretary, Royal College of Music: Letter, on behalf of Prince Christian, to Sir C. Dilke: 1881.
• ff. 122-126b Christian Victor Albert Louis Ernest Anthony, Princes of Schleswig - Holstein - Sonderburg - Augustenburg: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1898.
• ff. 127-136 John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquess of Lorne; 2nd Duke of Argyll 1900: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1883-1885.
• f. 137 Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife: Letter to Sir C. Dilke: 1880.
• ff. 138, 140 Germany, Emperors, etc. Empire of 1870. Frederick III: Letters, on his behalf, to Sir C. Dilke: 1881.
• ff. 141-157b George I of Greece; King of the Hellenes: Letters from, and on behalf of, to Sir C. Dilke: 1880-1903.: Engl. and Fr.
• f. 143 A. Kalinski, Private Secretary to George I of Greece: Letter to Sir C. Dilke: 1880.: Fr.
• f. 147 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: Telegram on behalf of George I of Greece to the editor of the 'Daily Chronicle': 1897.
• ff. 147, 151 Michael Paparrhegopoulos, Court Marshal to George I of the Hellenes: Telegram to Sir C. Dilke: 1897.: printed extract.
• f. 158 Ayop Kazazian, Pasha; Turkish Minister of Finance: Letter to Sir C. Dilke: 1888.: Fr.
• ff. 158-163b Abdul Hamid II; Sultan of Turkey: Letters, on his behalf, to Sir C. Dilke: 1888-1890.: Engl. and Fr.
• ff. 160, 161 Münir, Pasa; Turkish Minister of the Interior: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1888-1890.: Fr.
• f. 163 Henry Felix Woods, Admiral, Imperial Ottoman Navy; KCVO 1902; called' Woods Pasha': Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1890, 1897.
• ff. 164-166b Baroness Edita Theodorovna Rahden,; Lady-in-Waiting to the Grand Duchess Helena of Russia: Letters to Sir C. Dilke: 1869.: Fr.
• ff. 164-166b Alexander II; Emperor of Russia: Letters, on behalf of the Grand Duchess Helena, to Sir C. Dilke: 1869.: Fr.