Writing as Lord Record of the University of Aberdeen

Writing as Lord Record of the University of Aberdeen
Winston Churchill, 22 December 1916
CHURCHILL, Winston S. (1874-1965) Autograph letter signed ("Winston S. Churchill") as Rector of the University of Aberdeen to F. W. Carter, [London], 22 December 1916.

One page, 9 7/8 x 5 in. (20.1 x 12.8 cm.)

Churchill writes to F. W. Carter, a member of the University of Aberdeen's student union, requesting the recipient allow him some more time "to send a decided answer to your letter in a little while." Churchill, who was then serving as MP for Dundee was elected Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen in November 1914 , replacing Andrew Carnegie, who served in the role from 1911.