- D78-79.
- Sub-series
- 1852.
Part of Lord Rendel Papers
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Statements of George Wightwick Rendel's career drawn up by himself,
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Part of Lord Rendel Papers
Statement of the railway shares, bonds, mortgages and other securities held by James Meadows Rendel at the time of his death and showing how they have been disposed of by the executors of his estate.
Statement of James Meadows Rendel's professional accounts remaining unpaid,
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Statement of account between George Wightwick Rendel and Stuart Rendel,
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Subject: Some aspects of English civilization.
Sketches by George William Rendel, 1914-22 and undated.
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Part of Lord Rendel Papers
Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth to Mrs Maud Gladstone,
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Criticises Rosebery's Liverpool speech and praises Campbell-Bannerman's Leicester speech, rallying Liberals to the true faith; considers that Rosebery's action upon it was almost as unfortunate and ill-timed as his previous choice of Gladstone's speech about Armenia as his excuse for giving up the leadership and that the party would be mean to desert the leader who had filled the thankless post for over 3 years with so much consistency, tenacity, good temper and courage.
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Concerning his convalescence.
Sir Robert Hart to Rendel and Lord Granville (copy of confidential telegram),
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Yamen would prefer a separate article, but would ratify without it, if the provisions were incorporated in a commercial treaty; wishes them not to break off negotiations till they had heard from him; Japan believed to have incited insurrection in Corea, but the King and capital in Chinese hands; Li advised satisfy France and fight Japan but Yamen would rather satisfy Japan and fight France; King considers himself a tributary vassal of China.
Sir Robert Hart to N. R. O'Connor (copy),
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Concerning the offer to Hart of the post of British Minister at Peking; as acceptance of the post would involve considerable financial sacrifice, considers he should be given a baronetcy in compensation.
Sir Robert Hart to J. D. Campbell,
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Copies of telegrams sent from Peking concerning diplomatic moves to settle dispute between France and China.
Sir Robert Hart to J. D. Campbell (copy of telegram),
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Instructing him how to proceed if the separate article project was rejected; suggests a compromise whereby China would abandon the frontier line and the French the fourth point concerning Tamsuy Revenue and Kelung Mines; if France accepted, he believed he could get acceptance in China.
Sir Robert Hart to J. D. Campbell (copy of telegram),
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Instructing him to consult George Rendel as to the sum for which Armstrong would deliver ready for sea three improved 17 knots ram cruisers and one improved 16 knots iron-clad.
Sir Robert Hart to J. D. Campbell (copies),
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Concerning the award to him of the Double Dragon of the Second Class, usually conferred on a National representative of the rank of minister-resident, in recognition of his services in Paris in the negotiations over the Tonking question.
Sir Robert Hart to J. D. Campbell (copies of telegrams),
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Pencil copy in J. D. Campbell's own hand of telegrams referred to in 1876, handed to Rendel during his visit to Paris, 26 April 1885.
Sir Robert Hart to J. D. Campbell (2 copies of telegram),
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Sir James Parkes [British Minister in Peking] had gone to the Tsung Li Yamen to ask for an explanation of a telegram he had received from Granville and extracted an explanation of same before informing Hart what Ferry [the French Prime Minister] had told Lord Lyons; goes on to explain why the Yamen and himself had kept the matter secret.
Sir Robert A. Cunliffe to Lady Rendel,
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Thanking her for sympathy in his bereavement; also comments on Gladstone's funeral.
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Accepting an invitation to lunch; says that Lady Armstrong's condition was better.