Letter from C.P. Scott to L.T. Hobhouse

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Letter from C.P. Scott to L.T. Hobhouse (1864-1929), social philosopher and journalist, examining the legal position between Great Britain and the Transvaal, asking Hobhouse to find an international lawyer who may be sympathetic to the Transvaal position, continuing by describing various lawyers and their suitability. Scott notes how [Harry Frederick?] Pollock, jurist and legal theoretician has offered to assist, but Scott is unsure whether he is an international lawyer, asking whether [Sir Courtenay Peregrine] Ilbert, parliamentary draftsman, administrator in India, and legal writer will do.