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Letter from Adriana van Riemsdijk to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0031

Sender: Riemsdijk-Loudon, Madame Theodorus Helenus Franciscus van [née Adriana Jacqueline Marie Loudon] (1856 - 1919)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
21/12/1918
Adriana van Riemsdijk is glad de László is well; she is in regular correspondence with Sir Charles Russell and will do what she can to help; hopes everyone has returned safely from the war; gives news of her daughter, Daisy
Letter from Lucy de László to Adriana van Riemsdijk, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0032

Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Recipient: Riemsdijk-Loudon, Madame Theodorus Helenus Franciscus van [née Adriana Jacqueline Marie Loudon] (1856 - 1919)
30/01/1919
Lucy belatedly received Adriana van Riemsdijk's letter; the family was reunited for Christmas and de László is recovering; Lucy hopes they will receive an "un-biased & fair hearing"
Letter from Charles Russell to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0033

Sender: Russell, Sir Charles, 1st Baronet (1863 - 1928)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
29/01/1919
Arrangements to meet; Russell sympathises with Lucy and cautions that "it would be a pity to make a mistake through being too impetuous"
Letter from Lord Selborne to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0034

Sender: Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of (1859 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
26/10/1917
Lord Selborne sympathises with Lucy and de László over the disappointing result of the enquiry; he hopes the case will be reviewed in December (envelope presumably did not contain the letter as the dates do not align)
Letter from Lord Selborne to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0035

Sender: Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of (1859 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
19/05/1918
Lord Selborne accepts Lucy's invitation
Letter from Lord Selborne to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0036

Sender: Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of (1859 - 1942)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
31/12/1918
Lord Selborne is glad and sends best wishes for the new year
Envelope addressed to Lucy de László from Lord Sheffield, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0037

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
Date obtained from postmark?
Envelope addressed to Lucy de László from Lord Sheffield; "Lord Sheffield – answered" written on verso of envelope
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0038

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
19/05/1918
Lord Sheffield is glad de László has been moved to a nursing home; he sympathises with the de László family's plight
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0039

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
18/01/1918
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy regarding the "unfortunate and untrue attack" upon de László by Lord Beresford in the House of Lords the previous day; Sheffield told Beresford that he was "seriously misinformed", but Beresford would not disclose his informant's name
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0041

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
12/02/1918
Letter Sheffield describes Lord Beresford's withdrawal as "shabby and incomplete"; he hopes de László's health is not suffering; Lord Selborne should have a medical certificate when he goes before Sir George Cave
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0042

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
27/11/1917
Since de László did not correspond with his brother in French, Lord Sheffield advises Lucy to protest the authorship of the letter
Partial letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0043

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
17/10/1917
Lord Sheffield understands the charges against de László to be (1) hostile associations with Austria-Hungary through the Dutch legation, and (2) aiding an escaped prisoner; Sheffield has spoken to Justice Sankey about the allegations; Sheffield describes the committee's refusal to free de László as "high-handed"
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0044

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
09/10/1917
Lord Sheffield will be at Westminster Hall on Thursday; he hopes de László will be released soon
Letter from Lord Sheffield to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0045

Sender: Stanley of Alderley, Edward Lyulph Stanley, 4th Baron, 3rd Baron Eddisbury and 4th Baron Sheffield (1839 - 1925)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
18/11/1918
Lord Sheffield hopes the armistice will mean the end of de László's internment, but he advises patience given the current political climate
Letter from Lady Wantage to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0046

Sender: Wantage, Harriet Sarah Loyd-Lindsay, Lady [née Lloyd] (1837 - 1920)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
15/07/1918
Lady Wantage thinks often of the de Lászlós; she has heard that de László is writing his memoirs
Letter from Lady Wantage to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0047

Sender: Wantage, Harriet Sarah Loyd-Lindsay, Lady [née Lloyd] (1837 - 1920)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
07/01/1919
Lady Wantage was happy to learn the de Lászlós were reunited for Christmas; she will send Lucy's message to Lady Jane
Letter from Lady Weardale to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0048

Sender: Weardale, Alexandra ('Ina') Stanhope, Lady [née Alexandra von Cancrine; other married name Countess Tolstoy of Petrograd]; wife of 1st and last Baron ( - 1934)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
06/01/1919
Lady Weardale is very glad the de Lászlós were reunited for Christmas after the "enforced separation"; she and Lord Weardale hope 1919 will be a happier year for the family after the horrors of 1918
Visit card of Lord Weardale with a note addressed to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0049

Sender: Weardale, Philip Stanhope, 1st and last Baron (1847 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)

Lord Weardale was sorry to miss Lucy; he would be happy to see de László again
Letter from Lord Weardale to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0050

Sender: Weardale, Philip Stanhope, 1st and last Baron (1847 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
24/05/1918
Lord Weardale has written to the Home Office; he is glad de László has been moved and that his "martyrdom" is almost at an end
Letter from Lord Weardale to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0051

Sender: Weardale, Philip Stanhope, 1st and last Baron (1847 - 1923)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
21/06/1919
Lord Weardale hopes to be able to attend some of the trial