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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/36170-36172
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir Herbert Taylor to Edward Ellice on the subject of corporal punishment in the army
Date	7 May 1833
Writer	Taylor, Herbert, Sir; private secretary to William IV
Addressee	Ellice, Edward; Secretary at War
Description	Sir Herbert returns the [Government] Memorandum [on the issue of Corporal Punishment] and confirms the King's approval of it, although he is not happy about not having seen the contribution in it of Lord Hill [Commander-in-Chief of the Forces]. The King has also ordered to communicate his opinion on some of the points in the Memorandum; among his suggestions is the substitution of the word 'Mutiny' with 'Mutinous Act'; to add 'Theft or Stealing from Civiliians' to the punishable crimes; to maintain the power of execution on the spot. The King is confident that the Adjutant General will be able to solve these problems. In a post-scriptum note Sir Herbert adds some more considerations of the King, with particular emphasis on the King's suggestion that discretion on awarding Corporal punishment should not be taken away from the Higher Court. Marked: Copy.
Place Of Writing	Windsor Castle
Language	English
Extent	1 document (6 pages)
Physical Description	Bound manuscript paper
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