| Description | Correspondence and typescript transcripts of correspondence, arranged in approximate chronological order, between William St. John Brodrick [1st Earl Midleton: Sec of State for War, 1900-1903], Joseph Chamberlain [as Sec of State for the Colonies, 1895-1903], fellow Government officials, Colonial, Foreign and War Office officials and individuals associated with South African affairs relating to the Boer War [necessity for troop and armament reinforcements, arrangements for movement of Boer prisoners, proposed negotiations with France to establish Boer colony in Madagascar, establishment and operation of martial law in the Cape, renewed attacks by Boers on Natal, South African refugee camps]; proposed deportation of Boer women, and proposed construction of additional railway lines in South Africa; relations with the Treasury concerning levels of army expenditure; domestic political matters [Arthur James Balfour's formation of new administration, 1902, and appointments to Cabinet]; miscellaneous foreign affairs; Colonial Office appointments; and the award of official honours; with Government publications, memoranda, press cuttings, and wrappers
Including /5-9 Typescript transcripts of correspondence and correspondence relating to worsening situation in South Africa [necessity for troop, horse and rifle reinforcements, possible invasion of Cape, arrangements for movement of Boer prisoners, and communications from Kitchener and Milner], with wrapper, Dec 1900-Jan 1901; /18-20 Letter from Sir Henry William Watson McAnally [Assistant Private Sec to Sec of State for War, 1899-1902, War Office] to Lord Monkbretton [John William Dodson, 2nd Baron Monkbretton: Principal Private Sec.to Sec of State for Colonies, 1900-1903, Colonial Office] relating to enclosed despatches concerning surrender of Klerksdorp, with Government printed despatches and Colonial Office memorandum, Mar 1901; /23 Government publication, 'Guns in Possession of the Boers in the Field, 21 May 1901' by William St. John Brodrick, 1901; /24-25 Letter from Sir Henry William Watson McNally relating to article concerning preservation of Boer archives, with Colonial Office correspondence and press cutting from 'The Times', Jun 1901; /31-32 Typescript memorandum [War Office] relating to South African 'Refugee Camps', with press cuttings concerning speeches by Miss Hobhouse on matter and wrapper, Jun 1901; /36 Letter from William St. John Brodrick relating to Kitchener's 'Proclamation of Banishment', Jul 1901; /39-40 Correspondence and typescript transcripts of correspondence relating to Kitchener's style of command in the Cape, and his treatment of rebels, Aug 1901; /47-55 Typescript transcripts of correspondence and correspondence relating to administration of martial law in Cape, movement of Boer prisoners, and discussions with Sir Michael Hicks Beach [1st Earl St Aldwyn: Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1895-1902] concerning military expenditure, with wrapper, 1901; /61-62 Correspondence from William St. John Brodrick relating to proposed deportation of Boer women and removal of General Butler from Aldershot command on account of a speech of his, Oct 1901; /65-69 Correspondence and typescript transcripts of correspondence relating to mortality rates in South African refugee camps and accusations levelled by General Butler against Chamberlain, Oct-Nov 1901; /79 Letter from William St. John Brodrick relating to forthcoming speech in Glasgow and discussion of South African refugee camps, Dec 1901; /87-89 Letter from J. Hanbury Williams [War Office] to Lord Monkbretton relating to enclosed correspondence of Brodrick's concerning accusations regarding conduct of British Red Cross nurses [in South Africa], with letter from W. T. Whittall to Chamberlain, minute by Edmund Taylor [War Office] and wrapper, Jan 1902; /90-91 Letter from Miss Mary Hobhouse relating to report of speech of Chamberlain's which contains reference to her, with press cutting, Colonial Office memorandum, draft reply and wrapper, Jan 1902 |