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D3155 - Wilmot-Horton family of Osmaston and Catton - [late 13th cent]-1985
- WH - Wilmot-Horton - 1301-1985
  - B - Bound volumes of letters (1st series) "alphabetical sequence" - 1806-1837

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D3155/WH/2876
Title	Lord Charles Henry Somerset (1767-1831), governor of the Cape - 2nd son of 5th Duke of Beaufort; Lord Fitzroy Somerset (1788-1855), later Lord Raglan, youngest son of the 5th Duke; Lord Granville Somerset (1792-1848) - 2nd son of the 6th Duke
Date	Dec 1821-May 1831
Description	Dec 1821-Jan 1828, May 1831. Fitzroy's letters mainly addressed from the Ordnance Office (where he was secretary to the Duke of Wellington). Early letters relate to the defence of Lord Charles in Parliament c1822 on Cape affairs, and the aftermath of this.
Extent	37 items
Level	file
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Sir Robert John Wilmot Horton, baronet (1784-1841), Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1821-1828, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon 1831-1837
Archive Creator	Wilmot-Horton family of Osmaston and Catton, Derbyshire

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Wilmot-Horton, formerly Wilmot; Sir; Robert John (1784-1841); of Catton Hall, baronet, Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies 1821-1828, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon 1831-1837

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