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Ap. 8 16 24, Hyde Park Gardens, W. To the Under Secretary— Sir, I beg to state
that
I have proposed
J. Mansergh Palmer Esq,
to be Dept. Lieut. for the
Co. Armagh, to fill the
vacancy Caused by the
death of Capt. Shelton — Yours Faithfully Gosford
Letter from Archibald Acheson (1841-1922), 4th Earl of Gosford, to Sir Matthew Nathan
(1862-1939). Acheson writes of the proposed appointment of J. Mausergh Palmer to the
position of Deputy Lieutenant, Armagh, following the death of Captain Shelton (Captain
Ralph MacGeough Bond Shelton) who passed away in March 1916.Sir Matthew Nathan was
the under secretary for Ireland from 1914 to 1916. In 1916 Nathan offered his resignation
following the outbreak of the Easter Rising. Archibald Acheson was the Lord Lieutenant
of county Armagh and member of the House of Lords. He was appointed Honorary Colonel
of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers from 1899.