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    WALTER FRANCIS MONTAGU-DOUGLAS-SCOTT, 5TH DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH AND 7TH DUKE OF QUEENSBURY (1806-84)

    Letter from the Duke of Buccleuch to Sir Robert Peel

    8 Feb 1845

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

    Letter from the Duke of Buccleuch to Sir Robert Peel on his views regarding the suitability of Colonel Frederic Cathcart, Colonel George Cathcart and Captain Adolphus Cathcart for the role of Master of the Household.

    • Creator(s)

      Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch and 7th Duke of Queensbury (1806-84) (writer)

      Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) (addressee)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Montague House [Bloomsbury]
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • correspondence
      Language(s)
      English
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