Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 5/1/52
Title
Correspondence, 1913-1914, with Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, chiefly relating to purchases of paintings and ironwork in Malta
Date(s)
- 1913 Feb 19 - 1914 Jan 13 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file, 8 letters
Scope and content
Correspondence between Hamilton and FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, the Vaal and Aspall, British Agent and Consul General in Egypt, mainly relating to the purchase of paintings and iron gates in Malta by Hamilton for Kitchener's estate at Broome Park, Canterbury, Kent. With letter from Hamilton regarding state of defences at Alexandria, Egypt, and Hamilton's inspection of troops under Maj Gen Hon Julian Hedworth George Byng at Cairo, Egypt, 13 Jan 1914. 1 file, 8 letters