STUART (James Gray, 1897-1971, Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Government Chief Whip 1941-1945, Scottish Unionist Secretary of State for Scotland 1951-1957)

Amusing Autograph Letter Signed to Sir John Anderson, (1882-1958, from 1952 1st Viscount Waverley), at the Treasury, saying he has "now moved back into No. 12", the Government Whips' Office, "we have now got better windows than ... before the 'incident' ", presumably a flying bomb, "Your No. 11 is, therefore cleared of the presence of so doubtful a set of people as your Lords of the Treasury and Parliamentary Secretaries. All that you now need to do is to make sure that the affected parts have been properly fumigated! (... You might smoke out the Ld. President above.) ... it was a great convenience being next door to all our papers, etc at No. 12", with a portrait photograph by Howard Coster of Lord Waverley as University Chancellor 6" x 4½", 3 sides 8vo., with envelope marked "Personal", 12 Downing Street, 12th April

Sir John was Chancellor of the Exchequer 1943-1945 and introduced the 'Pay as You Earn' scheme of income tax.

Item Date:  1944

Stock No:  13365      £45

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