| Description | Letter written from 30 Wilton Place [London], dated 30 April. Chamberlain writes to stand down from his role as one of the vice-presidents of the National Reform Union. He explains that as he is no longer entirely independent, he feels his name should not be connected with agitation in which he is not actively engaged. [Chamberlain joined William Ewart Gladstone [1809-1898]'s cabinet as President of the Board of Trade, 27 April 1880] |