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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D3155/WH/2967
TitleJohn Gonville's case
Date1824-1829
DescriptionMay 1824-Sep 1829. Correspondence, some copies, between Wilmot Horton, Robert Wilmot Hay and Stephen Lushington Determination that Gonville's case be governed by that of Lecesne and Escoffery. It became necessary to furnish Sir George Murray (new Secretary of State 1828) with information as to why Wilmot Horton (as under secretary of state) sanctioned this arrangement on the ground that there was no difference between the cases - Lecesne and Escoffery had been removed from Jamaica as aliens
Extent11 items
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorSir 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
Wilmot-Horton family of Osmaston and Catton, Derbyshire
Related MaterialSee D3155/WH 2809
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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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