Letter from Gosford to the Under-Secretary, 10 April 1916 Letters 1916-1923 4th Earl of Gosford

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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.

 National Archives of Ireland NAI, CSORP/1916/7237/2/3 https://letters1916.ie/item/450 English 4th Earl of Gosford 1916-04-10 24 Hyde Park Gardens, London W., England Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration Politics

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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 24 Hyde Park Gardens, London W., England Letter from Gosford to the Under-Secretary, 10 April 1916Letter from Gosford to Lord Wimborne, 31 March 1916 Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Field, 1 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to Alfred Byrne, 1 April 1916Letter from Michael B. Dooley to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, 21 April 1916Letter from Gosford to the Under-Secretary, 10 April 1916Letter from Hubert Davis to the Secretary, Dublin Castle, 16 April 1916Letter from P. A. Murphy to Sir Matthew Nathan, 5 February 1916Letter from Thomas Parr to the Under-Secretary, 22 April 1916Letter from Michael O'Connell to the Under-Secretary, Dublin Castle, 22 April 1916Letter from Edward W. Mooney to Augustine Birrell, 4 April 1916Letter from Andrew Philip Magill to William Howell Davies, 11 April 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Under-Secretary, 21 April 1916Letter from W. A. Tait to the Chief Secretary for Ireland, 13 April 1916 4th Earl of Gosford Letter from Gosford to the Under-Secretary, 10 April 1916Letter from Gosford to Lord Wimborne, 31 March 1916