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Lot 115

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT 1935 - AN ARCHIVE

collated by Edward Russell (1901-1982), Managing Editor of the Morning Post 1935-1937, comprising: two signed letters from Winston Churchill (1874-1965) to Russell respectively dated July 1934 and October 1937; a 'Chamber of the Princes' letter dated October 1934 and signed by five Maharajas; a letter from the Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh (1891-1938) to Russell dated October 1934 concerning Lord Willingdon; a draft copy of the Churchill-Russell memorandum 1934 and other related paperwork

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Hammer price: £1,800
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Churchill letters - 

Both letter have Edward Russell's contextual notes stapled to them and have been folded. 

The 1937 letter has damage and loss to the top left corner, whilst the 1934 letter is in better condition. 

The Maharaja letters are in fair condition and include one offical envelope.

The rest of the archive is in fair condition.


Full contents of lot:

2 Churchill TLS with Russell annotations

1 Bhupinder Singh TLS to Lord Willingdon dated 25.10.34

1 Bhupinder Singh TLS re pending Chamber of Princes letter dated 25.10.34

1 Chamber of Princes TLS re their response to UK White Paper dated 28.10.34

1 Viscount Halifax TL to Lord Halifax dated 12.12.34

1 Lord Halifax TLS to Mr Russell dated 18.12.34

1 Bhupinder Singh TLS to 'Dear Gwynne' dated 27.10.34

1 Copy of Lord Willingdon TL to Bhupinder Singh dated 23.10.31

1 Copy of Speeches given by AGG and Mahraja Diraj at Patiala Banquet 22.10.34

1 Typed document titled 'Case of Nawabzada of Toru' 

1 P. Madhavalou (?) ALS to Russell on Morning Post headed paper 

1 Colonel Weir TL  to Nawab Sahib dated 21.10.33

1 Colonel Weir TL to Nawab Sahib dated 30.10.33

1 Secretary to AGG TL to Nawab No. 9766 of 1934 re sugar tax

Typed diary of Tour of Churchill & Russell in India 14 June-3rd July 1934

1 P. Madhavalou ALS to Russell dated 9/7

1 P. Madhavalou TLS to Russell dated 15/1/35

1 Bhupinder Singh TL to Major Courthauld dated 7/4/34

1 Bhupinder Singh TLS to Churchill & Russell dated 2/7/34 thanking them

1 typed copy of the Churchill Russell memorandum dated July 34   

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