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WIV - Private and official papers of William IV
3 - Military correspondence of William IV
Collection
Correspondence of William IV
Reference
GEO/MAIN/35992-35993
Record Type
Correspondence
Title
Extract of a letter from a General Officer Commanding on a Foreign Station to Major General Sir John Macdonald
Date
3 December 1830
Addressee
Macdonald, John, Major General Sir
Description
On the subject of corporal punishment: the writer admits to hate it like everyone else; experiences taught him, however, that without punishment discipline in the Army cannot be maintained.
Language
English
Extent
1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description
Bound manuscript papers
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Available in surrogate form only
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