Sir Ponsonby writes that the Prince of Wales has spoken to Queen Victoria about the possibility of Baker's past offences being forgiven and his reinstatement to the army given his gallant conduct and "suffering from his mind" due to the death of his wife and daughter [refers to Valentine Baker (called Baker Pasha) a disgraced army officer]. Sent from: Buckingham Palace, marked "private".
Letter from Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby to Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington
This material is held atThe Devonshire Collection Archives, Chatsworth
- Reference
- GB 2495 CS8/1773
- Former Reference
- GB 2495 CS2/340/1773, CS8/340/1773
- Dates of Creation
- 14 May 1885
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 1 letter
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