Manuscript letter, Horse Guards, 20 Dec 1847.
Addressed to Maj Gen, The Honourable Henry Murray, signed from Wellington.
Announcing Murray's appointment, approved by Her Majesty to the command of the 7th Dragoon Guards. He replaced Lt Gen Sir George Scovell who moved to the 4th Light Dragoons.
From a collection of nine manuscript letters of the period 1847 to 1856 addressed to Maj Gen Sir Henry Murray.
Date from the years during which Maj Gen Sir Henry Murray commanded the 7th Dragoon Guards, 1847 to 1853 and the 14th Light Dragoons, from 1853 onwards.