Record

Document Reference	Ne C 8815
Title	Letter from [Henry Pelham-Clinton] Earl of Lincoln [later 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne] to [John Ponsonby] Viscount Duncannon [later 4th Earl of Bessborough]; 24 Jan. 1842
Date	24 January 1842
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Asks for his advice on the proper procedure for appointing a gatekeeper at Richmond Terrace as he does not wish to be accused of abusing the patronage.
Term	appointments, servants
	occupations and professions, porters
	patronage

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA11299	Great Britain and Ireland; Commissioners of Woods Forests and Land Revenues
NA945	Clinton; Henry P.F. Pelham- (1811-1864); 5th Duke of Newcastle under Lyne; styled Earl of Lincoln until 1851	1811-1864
NA9717	Ponsonby; John W. (1781-1847); 4th Earl of Bessborough; Viscount Duncannon Home secretary 1834-5	1781-1847

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