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Letter from Lucy de László to Sir Charles Russell, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0018

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

Recipient: Russell, Sir Charles, 1st Baronet (1863 - 1928)
10/09/1918
Lucy describes de László's conversions from Judaism to Catholicism and Protestantism. "The outward form of religion matters to him little, but he is a reader of & believer in the Bible & Teachings of Christ", she writes. De László was a great support to his "gifted and noble" mother; his father, by contrast, was selfish
Letter from James W. Lowther to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0019

Sender: Ullswater, James William Lowther, 1st Viscount (1855 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
13/12/1917
James Lowther hopes that when the Committee reconsiders de László's case, they will advise the Home Secretary to grant his release; given de László's correspondence with those in Hungary, Lowther believes the Home Secretary will, in the meantime, treat him as Hungarian and uphold his internment
Letter from Howard Rundell Guinness to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0020

Sender: Guinness, Howard Rundell (1868-1937)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
16/06/1919
Howard Rundell Guinness makes arrangements to see Lucy; he mentions the report of the enquiry in the House of Lords
Letter from Howard Rundell Guinness to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0021

Sender: Guinness, Howard Rundell (1868-1937)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
19/03/1919
Howard Rundell Guinness is glad to hear that the de Lászlós are able to stay on at Sir Charles Russell's house, Littleworth Corner
Letter from Noel Guinness to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0022

Sender: Guinness, Richard Noel (1870 - 1960)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
21/01/1918
Noel and Howard Guinness agree that it would be a mistake to approach Lord Beresford through the agency of a solicitor; Noel suggests having Lord Selborne contact Sir George Cave. Noel will arrange for income tax payment
Letter from Paul de Laszlo to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0023

Sender: Laszlo, Paul Leonardo de (1906 - 1983)

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

Patrick de Laszlo and Deborah Greenwood are recently engaged and plan to marry soon; Paul wishes Lucy could visit, but no-one is allowed in; he writes of a terrible storm, which he hopes will delay the "blackguard's invasion" (not internment-related)
Letter from F. E. Robeson to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0024

Sender: Robeson, Frederick Eden

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
12/11/1917
F. E. Robeson is removing from his list of names two of the de László boys, who were entered for his House at Eton some years earlier; "their position here would be a difficult one", he writes
Letter from James W. Lowther to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0025

Sender: Ullswater, James William Lowther, 1st Viscount (1855 - 1949)

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
20/06/1918
James Lowther is presently very busy; he suggests Lucy might want to speak to his wife on the matter (see related archive item DLA166-0026)
Handwritten note in Lucy de László's hand, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0026

Sender: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
See fn1 in transcription
Note in Lucy's hand regarding her visit to the Speaker of the House of Common's wife, Mary Lowther. Lucy enquired if the Speaker would ask Sir George Cave to "rehabilitate" de László's reputation. Mary Lowther informed Lucy of the Speaker's view, expressed multiple times that, "there is nothing proved against him”, but that de László had been "injudicious in his conversation" (see related archive item DLA166-0025)
Letter from Lord Selborne to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0027

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

Recipient: László, Mrs Philip de [née Lucy Madeleine Guinness] (1870 - 1950)
01/07/1918
Lord Selborne can come to tea on 12th if convenient
Handwritten note in Lucy de László's hand, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0028

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

Note in Lucy's hand concerning a meeting with Mary Lowther
Letter from an unidentified sender to Lucy de László, Internment Material Folder 51, 166-0029

Sender: Unidentified

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

The sender sympathises with the de László family's plight during the artist's internment; reference to an enclosure, which would be a "final vindication", and would have "saved so much misery" if produced earlier
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