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Collection	Victorian Papers, Main Series
Reference	VIC/MAIN/A/13/35
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Queen Victoria to Sir Robert Peel
Date	29 November 1842
Writer	Victoria, Queen
Addressee	Peel, Robert, Sir, 2nd Baronet
Description	Queen Victoria names rewards to various officers. She grants permission to troops who served in Afghanistan to accept and wear medals which the Governor-General of India has had struck for the Indian Army. Her Majesty hopes it will stimulate friendship between the two armies. Queen Victoria confers a baronetcy on Sir Hugh Gough and considers him a suitable successor to Sir Jasper Nicol as Commander-in-chief in India.
Language	English
Extent	1 document
Access Conditions	Available for research
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