Letter from Lt Gen William Frederick Forster, Military Secretary Horse Guards 17 Feb 1868, with copy of Warre's reply 19 Feb 1868, regarding his proposal to succeed Col Bruce as Inspector of Volunteers in Lancashire, which was abandoned because the Duke of Cambridge did not feel the post 'compatible with (his) position and service', February 1868.

From a group of 5 papers mainly relating to the promotion of Colonels to Major Generals, 1868-1870; from papers of Gen Sir Henry James Warre, commander of 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in the Crimea and New Zealand, relating to his military career, 1845-1881 (c).