Item 8 - Letter from General J. D. French to H. M. Butler

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Add. MS b/54/8

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Letter from General J. D. French to H. M. Butler

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  • Sept 1912 (Creation)

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One bifolium letter (typescript with autograph salutation and signature); one sheet of paper with seating plan

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French, John Denton Pinkstone (1852–1925) 1st Earl of Ypres, army officer
(1852–1925)

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Trinity College Library, Cambridge

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War Office, London S.W, 26 Sept 1912: thanks the Master for the 'hospitality and kindness' shown by the College to him and his staff during the royal visit. Seating plan for dinner in Trinity College Hall, 17 Sept 1912 [probably not originally associated with the letter].

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