Saturday, September 14, 1912

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

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I am in your debt for two delightful letters... I passed on to Balmoral... thence I made my way in the Rolls Royce to Dallas... We paid a visit to Skibo - only 3 miles off - a marvellous millionaire's pot pourri

Asquith writes from the train describing his time in Scotland, including visits to Balmoral and Skibo.

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Romantic Adoration4/10
Political Unburdening0/10
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Thematic Tags

Scotland visitBalmoralSkibo CastleGuestsGolf
H.H. Asquith
In train
HIS DAYTravelling from Inverness to Edinburgh. Visiting Skibo. Golfing at Dornoch.. Travelling by train from Inverness to Edinburgh. Returning South from Scotland. Writing to Venetia Stanley
Venetia Stanley
Anglesey

Official Register

1912-09-14

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Ground was broken for the Trans-Australian Railway. Rioting at a football match in Belfast injured 100 people.

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