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[Luke, Collection of sixteen (16) letters to Sir Harry Luke during his posting a

[Luke, Harry / Lukach, Harry].

Collection of sixteen (19) letters to Sir Harry Luke during his posting as colonial secretary in Freetown / Sierra Leone (1924 – 1928). Eleven (11) of the letters are from J.H.Luke (Sir Harry’s father) and he discusses with him, as usual very opinionated, not only family matters but also politics, matters relating to the colonial administration. Interestingly J.H.Luke also follows and influences the career of his son Harry by alerting him in a letter from April, 2nd, 1928 of the fact ‘that the Chief Secretaryship of Palestine has become vacant by the appointment of Colonel Symes as Resident at Aden….’ / In another letter from April 13th, 1928, J.H.Luke writes to his son Harry: ‘I am glad you took time to consider the Transjordan post – until you heard of the vacancy in Palestine; / He also informs him that he heard that ‘Guggisberg [that was Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg] was offered the Governorship of British Guiana (before the change in the Constitution) which he declined’. / In another letter he informs his son that ‘The rumours about Guggisberg going to Newfoundland have been contradicted in the Times’ / J.H. Luke also thanks his son for the interesting lecture on Slavery in Sierra Leone. / The other letters contain more poltical talk, society talk (often a mixture of both when for example J.H.Luke talks about the marriage of the former Miss Janet Phillips to a member of the British diplomatic corps, Leander McCormick-Goodhart). Five of the letters are from Luke’s mother and other family members to him in Sierra Leone. / One Letter from Michael Luke and two from unknown sources. / One larger envelope with several receipts etc.

London / Sierra Leone, 1928 Octavo. From the private collection / library of colonial governor, diplomat and historian, Sir Harry Luke.

 

Collection of sixteen (16) letters to Sir Harry Luke during his posting as colonial secretary in Freetown / Sierra Leone
Collection of sixteen (16) letters to Sir Harry Luke during his posting as colon
Collection of sixteen (16) letters to Sir Harry Luke during his posting as colon
Collection of sixteen (16) letters to Sir Harry Luke during his posting as colon