BIB_ID
362463
Accession number
MA 7360.29
Creator
Colborne, John, Sir, 1778-1863.
Display Date
1854 Oct. 25.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 19.8 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of autograph letters written to Sir Stafford Northcote in the 1860s from British politicians, foreign ministers and other notables of the period. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
The Royal Patriotic Fund was created in 1854 and through the solicitation of public funds provided financial aid to the widows and orphans of British servicemen who had served in the Crimean War.
The Royal Patriotic Fund was created in 1854 and through the solicitation of public funds provided financial aid to the widows and orphans of British servicemen who had served in the Crimean War.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Soliciting his help in getting the endorsement of the Lord Lieutenant and High Sheriff in support of the work of the Patriotic Fund.
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