Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 2/3/33
Title
Copy letter from Hamilton to Field Marshal Lord Roberts, 15 Jun 1902, on topics including his opinion of Leo Amery's account of the Second Boer War
Date(s)
- 1902 Jun 15 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Typescript copy of letter to FM Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Waterford and Pretoria, Commander in Chief of the British Army from Hamilton, Chief of Staff to Lt Gen Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Baron Kitchener of Khartoum and Aspall, Commander in Chief South Africa, with his opinion on The Times history of the war in South Africa, volume 2, edited by Leopold Stennett Amery (Sampson Low, Marston and Co, London, 1902); his suggestions for a temporary South African department in the War Office to deal with his operational archives; his preferences for future magistrates and governors in South Africa. 4pp