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Correspondence between General Buller and - among others - M Hicks-Beach (later Earl...
Catalogue reference: WO 132/4A
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This record is about the Correspondence between General Buller and - among others - M Hicks-Beach (later Earl... dating from 1886-1887 in the series War Office: Papers of Sir Redvers H Buller, General Commanding, Natal Army, South.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 132/4A
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1886-1887
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence between General Buller and - among others - M Hicks-Beach (later Earl St Aldwyn) and Lord Balfour, relating to Irish affairs and General Buller's appointment as special commissioner of police in Ireland, and later as deputy secretary for Ireland
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2734541/
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WO 132
War Office: Papers of Sir Redvers H Buller, General Commanding, Natal Army, South...
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