WY1005/1a-d

Envelope addressed to William Dugald Stuart containing a paper and three letters relating to a medal presented to Admiral William Penn.

18, 25 Jan & 15 Feb 1916

From: 1916 To: 1916

First letter from Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg regarding his interest in Naval medals, a subject on which he is writing a work. The writer understands that William Dugald Stuart possesses the medal presented to his ancestor Admiral Penn in 1653, which is the only one of the medals and chains to be preserved complete. Requests details of the chain. Second letter from Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg thanks William Dugald Stuart for the information and permission to view the medal and chain. Third letter is from William Dugald Stuart to his wife, regarding the medal. The paper gives some rough details of the medal chain.

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Stuart, William Dugald,
Mountbatten, Louis Alexander [1st Marquess of Milford Haven],
Penn, William

CORRESPONDENCE, medals