| Description | Correspondence and typescript transcripts of correspondence between Lord Hereford [Henry James, 1st Baron of Hereford: Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster, 1895-1902] and Joseph Chamberlain [as Sec of State for the Colonies, 1895-1903] relating to South Africa [continuation of Boer War, terms for peace settlement, Kitchener's 'Banishment Proclamation', Hereford's objections to operation of martial law in Cape]; domestic political matters including legislative reform [Registration Bill] and elections [Monmouth]; and personal matters [Hereford's retirement from office, and appointment of Austen Chamberlain [son of Joseph Chamberlain] to the Cabinet] |