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Draft of a letter from Lord Chatham to the Duke (of Wellington) soliciting some preferment...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/70/4/292
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This record is about the Draft of a letter from Lord Chatham to the Duke (of Wellington) soliciting some preferment... dating from 1820 Aug. in the series Sir Edward O'Bryen Hoare, 7th Baronet: Collection of Papers relating to 1st Earl.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/70/4/292
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1820 Aug.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Draft of a letter from Lord Chatham to the Duke (of Wellington) soliciting some preferment for his nephew, Major William Stanhope Taylor, who had lately married Sarah, 2nd daughter of the Marquess of Thomond
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- [William Stanhope Taylor ( -1856), eldest son of Dr. Thomas Taylor, of Sevenoaks, and his wife, Lady Lucy, youngest daughter of the 3rd Earl Stanhope; together with J B Pringle, a co-executor of the 2nd Earl of Chatham, edited the volumes of the `Chatham Correspondence']
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- L/1
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 30/70
Sir Edward O'Bryen Hoare, 7th Baronet: Collection of Papers relating to 1st Earl...
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