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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/36168-36169
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir Herbert Taylor to Sir John Macdonald on the subject of corporal punishment in the army
Date	7 May 1833
Writer	Taylor, Herbert, Sir; private secretary to William IV
Addressee	Macdonald, John, Sir
Description	Sir Herbert answers to the previous from Sir John explaining the reasons of the omission in the Catalogue of Crimes [in the Cabinet Papers] of the issue of desertion, which, in fact has not been omitted but appeared under 'Regimental Court Martial'. He does not think Macdonald flogged too much or without justification in the previous year, but Taylor noticed inequality and lack of uniformity of punishment - hence the reason for introducing the proposed regulation. Marked: Copy, Private
Place Of Writing	Windsor Castle
Language	English
Extent	1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description	Bound manuscript paper
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