Letter from [Sir] Thomas Phillips [Mayor of Newport], Windsor, to ?,
- NLW MS 17106D/27-28.
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- 1839, Dec. 9.
Part of Llangibby Castle Estate Records.
The writer receives a knighthood at the hand of the Queen for his conduct during the Chartist riots at Newport. Preparations for the trial of the Chartist leaders. Proposed rewards to the special constables and soldiers for their part in suppressing the riots.