British military officer and statesman (1850–1916) who served as Victoria’s aide-de-camp in the Sudan, commanded the British forces during the Boer War, and was appointed Secretary of State for War at the outbreak of World War I. Kitchener and more than 600 others were killed wen his vessel, the HMS Hampshire, hit a mine and sank west of the Orkney Islands on June 5, 1916. ALS signed “Kitchener of Khartoum,” one page, 5 x 8, Glun Muick, Ballater, N.B. letterhead, July 11 [no year; 1898 or later]. Kitchener writes to Hamilton. In full: “My present intention is to go to Salisbury on 26th. I shall stay with Rundle probably only one night….” Mild soiling and handling wear, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
