Churchill, Winston. Typed letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), 8 December 1949....

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Churchill, Winston. Typed letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill"), 8 December 1949. 1-page (7.5 x 9.5 in.; 191 x 241 mm), on "28, Hyde Park Gate, London, D.W. 7. Letterhead, 8 December 1949, written to "Sir Richard Wells, Bt." Horizontal fold with hole punch and paperclip stain at upper left. Churchill recommends Lord Salisbury to be principal speaker for the annual meeting of the Conservative Primrose League.Churchill writes in full: Dear Sir Richard Wells, Thank you for your letter of December 2 about the Grand Habitation of the Primrose League next April. I would suggest that Lord Salisbury should be asked to be the principal speaker on this occasion. Yours sincerely, Winston S. Churchill The Primrose League was an organization founded in 1883 for spreading Conservative principles in Great Britain. Due to waning membership, the league disbanded in 2004.

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