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LETTER, APPOINTMENT OF SEPTIMUS BURT ATTORNEY GENERAL

Smith, Matthew Skinner
1886
Overview

Letter dated 26 March 1886 from Matthew Skinner Smith, Acting Colonial Secretary to Septimus Burt informing him of his appointment, effective the following day, as Attorney General after the resignation of Alfred Peach Hensman.
Letter handwritten on single sheet of cream paper using official printed stationary from the Western Australian Colonial Secretary's Office, Perth dating from the 1880s (as evident from the printed portion of the date). The paper is folded in half vertically and the letter is written on the front page only.

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Registration number
cwa-org-46-1976.51
Item type
Documents
Material
Paper
Ink
Width
210 mm
Height or length
335 mm
Keywords
Smith, Matthew Skinner
Burt, Septimus
Attorney General
Place made
Australia
Year
1886
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