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    HENRY CHARLES HOWARD, 13TH DUKE OF NORFOLK (1791-1856)

    Letter from the Duke of Norfolk to Colonel Charles Beaumont Phipps

    2 Apr 1851

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (2 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/61/70

    Letter from the Duke of Norfolk to Colonel Charles Beaumont Phipps acknowledging receipt of a memorandum on the proposed regulations for Retired Allowances and Widows Pensions. He states that although there are no objections he feels that the sum awarded is still not enough for a Widows Pension.

    • Creator(s)

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

      Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps (1801-66) (addressee)

    • 1 document (2 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      The Royal Mews [Buckingham Palace]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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