WELLINGTON ARTHUR WELLESLEY; DUKE OF Autograph Letter Signed

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WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY; DUKE OF. Autograph Letter Signed, "Wellington," to "My dear Sir," expressing regret upon hearing of the death of Colonel Colebrooke, and responding to a request to assist in securing, for an unnamed person, the position of successor to Sir Edward Paget. 7 pages, small 8vo, written on two folded sheets. London, 11 March 1824

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". . . I believe it is true that in two or three years Sir Edward Paget will return from India, and I have already had no less than three applications that I will use my influence to have a successor appointed to him. . . . I cannot press the views of Sir Henry[?] Campbell, for instance, upon this situation of Commander-in-Chief in succession to Sir Edward Paget, without adverting to the views of others. . . . In short, without being the disposer of the patronage of the government, I am obliged to weigh the claims of different individuals to its favour. . . ."