| RefNo | MS/373/1/27 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from A [Alfred] Milner, Board Room, Inland Revenue, Somerset House, to [Thomas Edward] Thorpe |
| Creator | Milner; Alfred; Viscount Milner (1854-1925); British public servant and politician |
| Recipient | Thorpe; Sir Thomas Edward (1845-1925); British chemist |
| Date | 17 February 1897 |
| Description | Apologising for not acknowledging Thorpe's congratulatory letter sooner [on Milner's appointment as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope]. Notes his successes at the Inland Revenue, including Thorpe's introduction to the laboratory, 'a very good thing for the State'. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |