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    JOHN GEORGE BRABAZON PONSONBY, 5TH EARL BESSBOROUGH (1809-80)

    Letter from Lord Bessborough to the Duke of Norfolk

    16 Feb 1851

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/61/59

    Letter from Lord Bessborough, Master of the Buckhounds, to the Duke of Norfolk, requesting for the Queen's approval of a reduction in his salary due to reduced hours of work.

    • Creator(s)

      John George Brabazon Ponsonby, 5th Earl Bessborough (1809-80) (writer)

      Henry Charles Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk (1791-1856) (addressee)

    • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      40 Charles Street, Berkeley Square
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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