| RefNo | MS/603/9/126 |
| Previous numbers | 1676 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Ridgeway, Flendyshe, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, to [Joseph] Larmor |
| Creator | Ridgeway; Sir William (1853-1926); Irish classical scholar |
| Recipient | Larmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist |
| Date | 6 July 1916 |
| Description | Commencing 'The surrender of [Walter Hume] Long and [the Marquess of] Lansdowne sets the seal to the final deliverance of the Southern Protestants to their mortal foes'. Ridgeway comments on the incompetency and corruption of the current Cabinet, which might be changed without harming the war effort. He believes that the British have been poorly supplied with munitions, while the French made headway despite their losses at Verdun. He gives further comments on the political situation, including in Ireland, where he believes that the Radicals and Nationalists had nothing left but 'to get up a rebellion. Kitchener's death was 'most opportune' for the Cabinet. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |