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Collection	Additional papers relating to William IV and Queen Adelaide
Reference	GEO/ADD/4/163
Title	Letter from William IV to Lord Hill regarding Lieutenant Colonel Cavendish
Date	11 September 1831
Writer	William IV, King
Addressee	Hill, 1st Viscount; Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
Description	The King asks Lord Hill to send him the commission to appoint Lieutenant Colonel Cavendish to the Rank of a Colonel in the Army. He also asks for a sufficient number of Household Troops to be armed to keep order in the crowd that will gather in the occasion of 'the approaching Drawing Room'. A note at the end of the letter, in a different hand, remarks that the King has changed his mind about conferring the rank of Colonel to Lieutenant Cavendish.
Place Of Writing	St James's Palace
Language	English
Extent	1 document (2 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript paper; mounted
Access Conditions	Available in surrogate form only
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