Item 17 - Letter from Charles Augustus Howell to Lord Houghton

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HOUG/E/M/9/17

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Letter from Charles Augustus Howell to Lord Houghton

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  • 18 Mar. 1867 (Creation)

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2 ff., with enclosure, 2 ff.

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Milnes, Richard Monckton (1809-1885), 1st Baron Houghton, author and politician
(1809-1885)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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3 York Villas, Brixton, S. - Encloses letter from a Customs House man on the new writerships; private circulars disqualifying all but the sons of gentlemen are sent to the departmental heads; writers have no chance of promotion and can be dismissed at a month's notice. His cousin Murray Howell is highly educated and businesslike; seeks position for him. Postscript: a post away from town would relieve him [C. A. Howell] considerably.

Enclosure: letter, 16 Mar. 1867, from Thomas Quarm [?] to Charles Augustus Howell - applicants for Customs House writerships must be aged 25-30; posts are in the gift of the Commissioners; similar appointments in Inland Revenue, Admiralty, War Office and Post Office. Postscript: a nobleman's introduction would assist application. On embossed notepaper, Rose Villa, St John's Rd, Brixton.

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