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HOUG/E/M/1/16
Title
Letter from Sir James Weir Hogg, 1st Baronet, to Richard Monckton Milnes
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- 29 Oct. 1853 (Creation)
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2 ff.
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16 Grosvenor Square. - No army appointments at his disposal under new regulations; was ousted in April; poor recompense for service; does not know whether he will be one of the 15 elect; now is a good time for Milnes to request a cadetship [for unnamed applicant?] as distribution under new patronage is next month; will try to help next year if he fails.