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Folio 27: Extract of the court-martial sentence on the 24 Oct. 1765, on Colonel H....

Catalogue reference: SP 89/62/13

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This record is about the Folio 27: Extract of the court-martial sentence on the 24 Oct. 1765, on Colonel H.... dating from 1766 Jan 31 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 89/62/13
Date
1766 Jan 31
Description

Folio 27: Extract of the court-martial sentence on the 24 Oct. 1765, on Colonel H. L. de Graveron, Lt.-Colonel Alexander Kinloch and Major John Herff, of the Regiment of Royal Foreigners, accused of large-scale frauds and embezzlements. Graveron was sentenced to be hanged, and the other two cashiered. King commuted Graveron's sentence to shooting by a firing-squad, and confirmed the other two.

Date and place: 1766 Jan 31 Lisbon.

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Enclosed in f.25. Portuguese, with English translation. Copy.
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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English and Portuguese
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Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6846861/

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