… her husband and others. Strong N wind. At 4.30 Lady L. [Lowther] Mr Fitzm. and I went down to C'ple [Istanbul … has been no man in the whole business but Ala ed Dowleh. SirGerard says that all the leading Committee men and others he …
… could have found time to do so much. Your interviews with Sir Edwards and Sir E.C. [Ernest Cassel] ought to have … being incredibly provocative. It is most amusing here. The Lowthers are delightful, both of them. When I arrived on … In the evening there was a big dinner party. The French 1st secretary took me in; he is a friend of Saloman Reinach …
… Mr Graves picked me up and we dined together with Sir Adam. He insists on the intense vitality of the … their passion for purity. There was a story going that SirGerard [Lowther] had telegraphed to ..... telling him to stop the …
… I'm having, as usual, a very amusing time here. Lady Lowther has gone, so (as Miss Jibb would say) I'm at the … a vast[?] of people, with the result that I'm dining with Sir Henry Babington Smith tomorrow, with the Ambassador on Monday, and with Sir Adam Block on Tuesday. The event of the afternoon was my …
… fun; I have seldom enjoyed a day more. Today I took Gerard Collier and we went for a thing called King's Peak. On … We built a cairn on the top of it and called it Gerard's Peak. We then breakfasted and turned our attention … … Rosenlaui … Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell …
… overshadowed by a terrible calamity which has fallen on Sir Percy. His only son, and only child, is reported missing … The boy must I think have been a very headstrong creature. Sir Percy has seen so little of him that as he said … a neutral surface. General Cobbe, who commands the 1st Corps, has been an angel, coming to see me and keeping me …
… Sir Percy Cox's departure from Baghdad. Sir Percy and Lady Cox at the station. … GB/PERS/B/082 … Baghdad … Photograph of Sir Percy Cox's departure from Iraq, 1923 …
… railway and a charming guide, Col. Lake who commands the 1st (and only) Yemen Levies. I took with me Col. Joyce and … them into Bolshevism we shall have ourselves to thank. Sir Percy had a long cable from Baghdad where passions seem … have a dramatic month or two when we return. I'm egging Sir Percy on to bring Faisal over by air; the sooner we put …
… Sir Percy Cox and Deputation, shortly before Sir Percy Cox left Baghdad at beginning of May 1923. … GB/PERS/B/081 … Baghdad … Photograph of Sir Percy Cox and deputation, taken May 1923 …
… and everyone comes round to my room for geography, even Sir Percy sometimes. I've been rather social this week. The … more of him [sic]. He came to tea with us the same day - Sir Percy had asked him, to make my acquaintance, but that … Sir Percy and I dined first at the Club with Mr Garbett (1st Revenue Officer) and an immense party, including the …
… Sir Percy Cox's departure from Baghdad. Gertrude Bell, Sir Percy Cox and other Europeans at the station prior to departure. … GB/PERS/B/085 … Baghdad … Photograph of Sir Percy Cox's departure from Iraq, 1923 …
… changed. H came in and at once we lunched. The party was Sir F. Swettenham, Mr Bosanquet and Captain Barry the ADC. Sir F is a curious saturnine creature but very good company. … of writing makes one drip all over! I had a letter from Gerard Collier here which he left in passing, making plans …
… write to Hugo myself this week. I've got Mrs Christopher Lowther of a morning to help me with the awful mountain of … be. Poor Milly is wretched. I think the speaker and Mrs Lowther make their children as miserable as any parents have …
… GB/1/1/2/1/1/14 … July 1st Red Barns Coatham, Redcar. My dear Papa I shall be so … … Redcar … Letter from Gertrude Bell to her father, Sir Hugh Bell …
… Govt. Thereat he resolved to come straight to Kokus (Sir Percy Cox ) seeking the sun, as he reasonably explained. … Isn't it delicious! I've been dining out frequently. Sir Percy and I dined with General Cobb to whose staff … told the whole tale of the advance (he commands the 1st Corps) from Sannai'at to Samarra. It was wonderfully …