| Description | Correspondence to the 9th Earl on party business in the House of Lords
Letters to Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, relating to his function as Conservative chief whip in the House of Lords, including:
- from various peers, on matters relating to whip's business: pairing, absences, committee memberships, the election fund, certain patronage matters and the like;
- from Lord Limerick, concerning the intention of Lord Armstrong (a Liberal Unionist) to second the Royal Address;
- from Lord Henniker, regarding the A[griculture?] bill and the interests of the traders, and from various other peers concerning possible amendments;
- from Lord Limerick, saying "I hope you are none the worse for your beating last night, [and] that the government is not out [...]", 14 March 1888;
- two letters from Lord Limerick, concerning Conservative tactics towards Lord Dunraven's bill to reform the House of Lords, and a note from Lord Pembroke asking that it should be arranged that he should speak in the debate on Dunraven's bill;
- a letter from Lord Limerick, concerning letters sent at Lord Salisbury's instance to all government ministers not subscribing to the Conservative election fund, requesting them to do so;
- a letter from the Earl of Mar, congratulating Lord Kintore on his appointment as Governor of South Australia, and referring to previous correspondence concerning Lord Mar's dispute with the Earl of Mar and Kellie on the title of Mar;
- from Lord Strathmore, concerning P[rimrose] L[eague] meetings; and
- letters of congratulation from various peers following Lord Kintore's appointment as Governor of South Australia. |