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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/36153-36159
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Sir John Macdonald to Sir Herbert Taylor on the subject of corporal punishment in the army
Date	13 April 1833
Writer	Macdonald, John, Sir
Addressee	Herbert, Taylor, Sir
Description	Thanking Sir Herbert for his last letter and for sending the Duke of Wellington's letter. He sends, in return, other documents. He agrees with Sir Herbertas to the unsuitability of a Commission or Committee of few men to decide over the matter [of Corporal Punishment in the Army]; he agrees, as well, on the point of maintaining the power of inflicting punishments in the hands of the Court Martial. Other considerations on Military Punishment and points of disagreements with Sir Herbert. Marked: Private
Language	English
Extent	1 document (13 pages)
Physical Description	Bound manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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