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    SIR HENRY GOULBURN (1784-1856)

    Copy letter from Henry Goulburn to Sir Robert Peel

    10 Nov 1842

    Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/C/60/19

    Copy letter from Henry Goulburn, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to Sir Robert Peel enclosing an account of the Civil List for the year ending 31 December 1841. He mentions the inconvenience of over-heavy charges on the 2nd Class and the inconsistency of charging additional salaries to the 6th Class.

    • Creator(s)

      Sir Henry Goulburn (1784-1856) (writer)

      Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Downing Street [London]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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