Letter from Diana [Churchill, later Diana Bailey and Diana Sandys] (2 Sussex Square [London]) to "Grannie" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she thanks her for a box of chocolates, reports that she is to attend the Trooping of the Colour with WSC, that Sarah [Churchill, later Sarah Oliver, Sarah Beauchamp and Sarah, Lady Audley] is better and that Randolph [Churchill] has gone to school. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (The Lodge, Brackley, Northamptonshire) to "B M" [Lady Randolph Churchill], expresses concern for her health, discusses plans to go to Scotland on the [Admiralty yacht] Enchantress with WSC and "Jack" [John S Churchill] and reports that the "boys" [John G Churchill and Peregrine Churchill] are well. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (41 Cromwell Road [London]) to [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she would like a short coat for the baby [Peregrine Churchill] and a day gown for herself and reports that the health of John [G Churchill] has improved and that "Clemmie" [CSC] has gone to Blenheim. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (41 Cromwell Road [London]) to "B M" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which discusses the health of "Johnnie" [John G Churchill] and thanks her for gifts. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (44 Bedford Square [London]) to "B M" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she thanks her for her letter; discusses her plans to visit Blenheim; says that "Jack" [John S Churchill] is moving around in France; and reports that the boys [John G Churchill and Peregrine Churchill] are well. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (Blagdon, Cramlington, Northumberland) to "B M" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she asks what she is doing; says that she "makes gougous at" [3rd] Lord Belper [earlier Algernon Strutt] in his uniform and that she has not heard from "Jack" [John S Churchill]. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (Lympne [Kent]) to "B M" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she reports that "Jack" [John S Churchill] has returned to the trenches with his regiment and is missing his children [John G Churchill and Peregrine Churchill]. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (72 Brook Street [London]) to "B M" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she apologises that she was not told that "Jack" [John S Churchill] had left [for France], reports that the children [John G Churchill and Peregrine Churchill] are due to return and invites her to lunch or dinner. Signed manuscript.

Letter from "Goonie" [Lady Gwendeline Churchill, formerly Lady Gwendeline Bertie] (Sutton Courtney [Berkshire]) to "B M" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she says that they have always understood each other; expresses sympathy for her difficulties; thanks her for paying for a term's school fees for "Johnnie" [John G Churchill]; and refers to an incident which will break "Monty's" [Montagu Porch's] heart. Envelope present.

Letter from Diana Churchill [later Diana Bailey and Diana Sandys] (Lullenden, Sussex) to "Granny" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she thanks her for a table and chairs and says that she has been tobogganing.

Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for allowing "Woom" [Elizabeth Everest] to visit him although he says that he was disappointed at not seeing her [Lady Randolph] and asks her to visit him.

Letter from "Winny" [WSC] ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing the extent of an outbreak of measles at school and asking her to allow him to return home, commenting "I should have imagined that as 300 mamas & 300 papas like to have their 'offsprings' home you would like to have me".

Letter from WSC ([Cliveden, Buckinghamshire]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he informs her that he is well, describes a punting trip with [Lady Sarah Churchill, later Sarah Wilson] and a visit to Newmarket [Suffolk].

Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] reproaching her for not replying to his last three letters, commenting "If [Elizabeth] Everest did not write to me I should hardly imagine that there was such a place as Banstead [Manor, Newmarket, Suffolk], and asking her to contact him about a [surgeon's] appointment.

Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he enjoyed "Papa's" [Lord Randolph Churchill's] visit and that he is looking forward to the holidays. Envelope present.

Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he had not worked hard due to laziness and consequently had received a bad report. He says that her letter "cut me up very much" and explains that he had replied to a letter from "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] but that it had not been posted by the Page and describes his hopes of passing examinations in Geography, French and English dictation and composition. Envelope present.

Letter from WSC ([Banstead Manor, Newmarket, Suffolk]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] informing her of his safe arrival, discussing activities he has planned and commenting that "Jack" [John S Churchill] sends her "14 pints of love and 26 brace of kisses". Envelope sealed with black wax.

Letter from WSC (Banstead Manor, Newmarket [Suffolk]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he and "Jack" [John S Churchill] are enjoying themselves although he expresses his disappointment at not being allowed to shoot and describes [Lady Sarah Churchill, later Sarah Wilson] as being unpleasant towards him. Envelope present.

Letter from WSC ([Harrow School, Middlesex]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses relief that "Grandpapa" [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough] has reached Brighton [East Sussex] and asks her to visit him as he has been "disappointed so many times about your coming". Envelope present.

Letter from WSC ([Versailles, France]) to "Mummy" [Lady Randolph Churchill] describing his journey to France, the soldiers he had seen in Versailles and a visit to the "Bon Marche" in Paris. He says that he would like to visit Baron [Moritz] Hirsch and that he almost wrote a letter which would have been "painful" to her due to his "fatigue, the passage, the strange food, the cold, home sickness..." The letter contains several passages and phrases in French.

Letter from WSC (Continental Hotel, Milan [Italy]) to "Papa" [Lord Randolph Churchill] replying to his letter [see CHAR 1/2/66-68]. WSC says that he will try and alter his father's poor opinion of him through his work and conduct at Sandhurst and describes Milan.

Letter from WSC (Hotel Continental, Milan [Italy]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses his disappointment at [Lord Randolph Churchill's] displeasure with him over his results in the [entrance] examination [for Sandhurst] after his hard work. He discusses his marks in individual subjects and says that he has a chance to alter his father's opinion of him.

Letter from WSC (Hotel Couronne & Poste [?Brigue, Switzerland]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is looking forward to going to Sandhurst and that his French is impressive, objects to her comment that he has written "a scrap" [short letter] to "Grandmamma" [Frances, Duchess of Marlborough], expresses his determination to work hard at Sandhurst and asks her to suggest to [Lord Randolph Churchill] that he should be given an allowance.