Halifax writes to SCC to decline to be a member of the Royal Commission on Recruiting as he writes he does not know enough about military matters. There is an endorsement written in red ink on the letter which reads at the top "The Visct. Halifac 10/5/66" and at the bottom "Declining to be a member of the Commission on Recruiting". Sent from: India Office, London, date stamped, 10 May.
Letter from Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/264
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/264, CS8/340/264
- Dates of Creation
- 10 May 1866
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 2 sheets
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Arranged in accordance with ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, Second Edition, Ottawa 2000 and The Devonshire Collection Cataloguing Guidelines.
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Copyright held by Chatsworth House Trust.