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Folios 235-236. A letter from [the Earl of] Buckingham to Viscount Weymouth concerning...

Catalogue reference: SP 63/461/87

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SP 63/461/87
Date
1778 Nov 11
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Folios 235-236. A letter from [the Earl of] Buckingham to Viscount Weymouth concerning the commission to succeed Lieutenant Doughty of 32nd Foot [who has been absent without leave since 18 March 1778; see SP 63/461/145, SP 63/461/163, SP 63/461/179, SP 63/461/199, and SP 63/461/221]. Advises that no ensign in the regiment has more than a couple of months seniority, and their request that his recommendation [in favour of Cornet Nicholas Colthurst] be agreed. Dated at Dublin Castle.

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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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State Paper Office: State Papers Ireland, Elizabeth I to George III

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