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Collection	Correspondence of William IV
Reference	GEO/MAIN/36088-36090
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Letter from Viscount Althorp to William IV, on the subject of corporal punishment in the army
Date	5 April 1833
Writer	Spencer, 3rd Earl; Chancellor of the Exchequer
Addressee	William IV, King
Description	Viscount Althorp, having received the King's letter, is writing to him to explain his position regarding the issue of Corporal Punishment in the Army: he claims to never have proposed alterations to the Mutiny Act and certainly never wanted to give way to popular clamour. All he suggested was that the Commander in Chief should issue some Instructions without modifying the present practice. He reassures the King of the fact that he does not want to take away corporal punishment either from the Army or the Navy.
Place Of Writing	Downing Street
Language	English
Extent	1 document (5 pages)
Physical Description	Bound manuscript paper; mounted
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