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Letter from Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, London, to William Windham, 1806 March 30 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
459293
Accession number
MA 14909.34
Creator
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (3 pages) ; 23.1 x 18.6 cm
Notes
Written from Kensington Palace.
William Windham was secretary of state for war and the colonies, 1806-1807.
Part of a collection of letters from Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, to Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (MA 14909).
Provenance
Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Commenting on Windham's efforts to "obtain men to fill our skeleton ranks"; making recommendations to that end, with a favorable reference to a Major Robertson of the 60th Regiment.