Reference
W1/2454
Title
Charles W Wentworth to Samuel Whitbread II
Date free text
9 February 1809
Production date
From: 1809 To: 1809
Scope and Content
Writes from Milton with Lord Fitzwilliam's knowledge. Sir Arthur Wellesley's holding a command in the army & the post of
Chief Secretary in Ireland, is not an isolated instance. Quotes the case of Sir John Wentworth in Nova Scotia, who was removed from the post of Governor, that that appointment might be combined with the post of Commander-in-Chief. But the man appointed, Sir George Prevost, has sailed with an expedition to Martinique.
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