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Reference Number705:73 BA14450/294/15 (2)
Hierarchy Browser Number350/7/24/1/39
TitleLetter from M. W. Ridley [Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley (1842-1904), politician, Home Secretary(1895-1900)]
DescriptionLetter sent from the Secretary of State, Home Department, which states that it was impossible for him 'to prevent your son with the others being treated according to the sentence [...] I did order the governor the first night to treat as first class misdemeanants in the absence of explicit order from the Court'. Difficult to change the decision of 3 judges. [It is believed this refers to Lord Coventry's eldest son, George William, Viscount Deerhurst].
Date31 Jul 1897
CategoryCorrespondence
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