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Donovan's Petition of Right: John Clarke Donovan, a South African farmer, claimed...
Catalogue reference: TS 18/261
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This record is about the Donovan's Petition of Right: John Clarke Donovan, a South African farmer, claimed... dating from 1881-1885 in the series Treasury Solicitor: General Series Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1881-1885
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Donovan's Petition of Right: John Clarke Donovan, a South African farmer, claimed compensation for breach of contract by the War Department, which had promised payment in return for quartering men, horses and cattle on Donovan's property at the end of the first Boer War in 1881. Counsel's opinion was that the War Office was not in breach of contract and that sufficient payment had been made.
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Treasury Solicitor: General Series Papers
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