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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/36125-36127
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Lord Fitzroy Somerset to Sir Herbert Taylor, on the subject of corporal punishment in the army
Date	10 April 1833
Writer	Somerset, FitzRoy, Lord
Addressee	Taylor, Herbert, Sir
Description	Thanking Sir Herbert for the letters sent [in which the opinion of the King on the matter of corporal punishment is explained], which FitzRoy will forward to Lord Hill. Fitzroy sends to Sir Herbert a copy of a letter from Lord Hill discussing a proposition by Sir John Hobhouse. Lord Grey wants to consider with the Duke of Wellington the possibility of regulating corporal punishment [i.e. putting a limit to the number of slashes]. In a final note marked as 'Private', FitzRoy wants to state that Lord Hill's objection to Hobhouse's proposition was positive. Mr [Edward] Ellice suggests discussing the matter the following week.
Place Of Writing	Horse Guards
Language	English
Extent	1 document (5 pages)
Physical Description	Bound manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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