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Winston Churchill Board of Trade signed letter to Stanley Leathes
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Winston Churchill Board of Trade Signed Letter 1908–10 – Original TLS

Original price was: 3.100,00 €.Current price is: 2.900,00 €.

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Description

Winston Churchill Board of Trade Signed Letter: Overview

A one-page typed letter signed by Winston S. Churchill as President of the Board of Trade (1908–1910), on Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens stationery, with handwritten salutation and closing. It is addressed to Sir Stanley Mordaunt Leathes, thanking him for chairing a Selection Committee with tact and ability, which allowed Churchill to proceed to final appointments, and for undertaking the examination of applications made by women.

Historical Context

The Board of Trade was Churchill’s first Cabinet post. Leathes, historian and civil servant, became First Civil Service Commissioner in 1910. The reference to women applicants reflects the changing place of women in public employment in Edwardian Britain.

Winston Churchill Board of Trade Signed Letter: Description

  • Type: typed letter signed (TLS), one page
  • Date: 1908–1910 (Board of Trade period)
  • Recipient: Sir Stanley Mordaunt Leathes
  • Inventory code: DOC19

Condition

Good to very good: central folds, light toning and minor handling.

Provenance

No further provenance is recorded.

Archive Record

This piece is no longer available and is kept here as part of the collection archive. If you are looking for something similar, contact me and I will let you know when a comparable piece is catalogued.

Further Reading

See my Autograph Value Guide and my guide to facsimile signatures.

For historical background, see The National Archives (UK): “Working with sources”.

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