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Prince Albert's Personal Papers

Papers relating to Prince Albert’s personal life and enthusiasms

      EDWARD LAW, 1ST EARL OF ELLENBOROUGH (1790-1871)

      Letter from Lord Ellenborough to Prince Albert

      28 Feb 1844

      Loose manuscript paper; mounted | 1 document (3 pages) (whole object) | RA VIC/MAIN/M/52/74

      Lord Ellenborough acknowledges receipt of 35 decorations of the Order of the Bath awarded by Queen Victoria for services in India. He writes that two of the officers decorated have since died on the field, Lieutenant Colonel ?Sardias of the Bengal Engineers and Major Crommelin of the 1st Light Cavalry.

      • Creator(s)

        Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790-1871) (writer)

        Prince Albert, Prince Consort (1819-61) (addressee)

      • 1 document (3 pages) (whole object)

      • Place of Production
        Raj Bhavan [Kolkata]
      • Object type(s)
          • printed & manuscript material
            • documents
              • correspondence
        Language(s)
        English
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