| Description | Letter from Joseph Chamberlain to 'Dear Childers', probably Hugh Childers (1827-1896), Secretary for War, and earlier, first vice-chancellor of Melbourne University. He regrets that he cannot accept an invitation as he goes 'to Hawick to speak on Saturday & I do not know yet whether I shall be back on Monday, in any case I shall not be in London before Thursday... I have to address my Constituents on the 29th. I hope you are better in spite of the cold weather...' Written from Highbury, Moor Green, Birmingham, 20 Jan 1887. |