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      SIR CHARLES BEAUMONT PHIPPS (1801-66)

      Draft letter from Colonel Charles Beaumont Phipps to Thomas Cockerill

      30 Dec 1850

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (6 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/21/81

      Draft letter from Colonel Charles Beaumont Phipps to Thomas Cockerill apologising for any disappointment caused by his previous letter however pointing out that there have been some misunderstandings. Phipps asserts that the allowance being proposed is a generous one and that Anson had not offered Cockerill the role for life.

      • Creator(s)

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

        Thomas Cockerill (addressee)

      • 1 document (6 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Windsor Castle
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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