| Description | Letter from Sir George Riddell of 24 February 1921 stating that Lloyd George would be pleased to give Nicoll the order of Merit. Copy of Nicoll's reply of 17 March 1921, referring to the political controversy surrounding the Honours List. Formal letter of intimation from Lloyd George as Prime Minister with the proposal to appoint Nicoll as a member of the Order of Companions of Honour, 27 May 1921, together with the administrative correspondence and copy of Nicoll's reply. Press cuttings referring to Nicoll's refusal of the O.M. and acceptance of the lesser Honour. |