Correspondence with the Duke of Cambridge, 1871.

Slip of paper with a copy of Mundy’s letter informing the Duke of Cambridge that he would be glad to take Lieutenant FitzGeorge as his flag lieutenant, dated 13 December 1871. Also the reply sent to Mundy at 47 Welbeck Street, London, from the Duke of Cambridge at Gloucester House, dated 20 December 1871 (with envelope).

This relates to Rear-Admiral Sir Adolphus Augustus Frederick FitzGeorge (1846-1922), the second son of Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904). Mundy had been appointed Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, with HMS DUKE OF WELLINGTON (1852) as his flagship.

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Item reference:	MDY/102/4; MS1985/015
Catalogue Section:	Personal collections
Level:	ITEM
Extent:	3 items
Date made:	1871
Creator:	Prince George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Mundy family papers (Manuscript) (MDY)
- Mundy, George Rodney, Admiral of the Fleet Sir, 1805-1885. (Manuscript) (MDY/101-105)
  - Correspondence of George Rodney Mundy, 1846-1871. (Manuscript) (MDY/102/1-4)
    - Letter from George Rodney Mundy to his father, written after the expedition against the Sultan of Brunei, 1846. (Manuscript) (MDY/102/1)
    - Letter from George Rodney Mundy to his uncle, written after the expedition against the Sultan of Brunei, 1846. (Manuscript) (MDY/102/2)
    - Letter to George Rodney Mundy from his father, including a copy of a response from the Foreign Office, 1847. (Manuscript) (MDY/102/3)
    - Correspondence with the Duke of Cambridge, 1871. (Manuscript) (MDY/102/4)

Correspondence with the Duke of Cambridge, 1871.

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