Letter addressed to Captain Neitenstein NSS VERNON from the Colonial Secretary's Office
Date20 February 1885
Object numberANMS0032[026]
NameLetter
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 430 × 305 mm
Image: 300 × 190 mm
Image: 300 × 190 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionLetter addressed to Captain Neitenstein of NSS VERNON from the Colonial Secretary’s Office dated 20 February 1885. The letter was written by the Principal Under-Secretary of the Colonial Secretary’s Office in Sydney. The letter declines Captain Neitenstein’s offer of service in the military force that is about to depart to Egypt to fight in Sudan, as part of the New South Wales contingent.
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