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 when his vessel, the HMS Hampshire, hit a mine and sank west of the Orkney Islands on June 5, 1916. ALS signed “Kitchener,” one page, 8 x 10, The Plaza letterhead, April 17, 1910. Brief letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: “I regret I shall have left New York and cannot therefore attend Sir Ernest’s lecture.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature, scattered toning and soiling, a few pencil notations, and some slight paper loss to right edge. RRAuction COA.
