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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/36015-36017
Record Type	Writings (documents)
Title	Extracts from papers concerning the appointment of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.
Date	17 July 1832
Writer	[?Taylor, Herbert, Sir; private secretary to William IV]
Description	Both papers were probably drawn up by Sir Herbert Taylor [?] and they both concern the appointment of the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces and the duties associated with that role - especially after the examples set by the Duke of York [ Commander-in-Chief from 1811 to 1827] and then the Duke of Wellington who brought about a change in the Superintending Administration of the Army. Specific reference is made to the Commander-in-Chief's task of submitting the names of General Officers for the Command of Regiments, for Governments and for Honorary Distinctions. [Enclosure to GEO/MAIN/35994-36005]
Language	English
Extent	2 documents (6 pages)
Physical Description	Bound manuscript paper
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