[Ecclesiastical Content] – [Luke, Harry Charles] / [Lieutenant Governor of Malta (1930 – 1938)] / [Mac Innes, Bishop] / Bickersteth, Rev. E.M.

Manuscript Letter Signed (MLS) from Reverend E.M.Bickersteth, secretary to Bishop Mac Innes, on stationery of “Jerusalem and the East Mission”: “Dear Mr.Luke, May I be allowed to offer you my congratulations on your appointment to Malta – Everyone connected with Palestine will be very sorry that you have to leave. But Malta certainly needs all the tact, ….+ judgement which you can so clearly bring to your new & very responsible task – so we of Palestine must act grudge you to it. ….Bishop Mac Innes has been successful in getting you the ticket for St.Paul’s, at the reopening service – I have the ticket here –…will you tell me where to send it….”

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, June, 1930. Quarto. 1 leaf / two pages. From the personal collection of Sir Harry Luke.

• Keywords: Bishop Mac Innes – (Jerusalem and the East Mission) · British Colonial Administration · British Colonial History · British Foreign Office · British Foreign Policy · Ecclesiastical · Harry Luke – Ecclesiastical · Lieutenant Governor of Malta · Lieutenant Governor of Malta (1930-1938) · Malta · Malta Content (Manuscript Annotations) · Malta Content / Sir Harry Luke Collection · Manuscript / Autograph – Rare · Manuscript Letter Rare · Manuscript Letter Signed · Sir Harry Luke · Sir Harry Luke – Personal Archive of Books and Correspondence · Sir Harry Luke Collection
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 31800AB

EUR 275.000,--