February 2013 Auction Ends Wednesday, February 6th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/6/2013
Queen Victoria document signed ''Appd. / Victoria RI'' to the top edge. Handwritten document reads, ''William Reed, Private of the 36th Company of Royal Marines, having been tried by a General Court Martial held at Woolwich on the 28th of September 1865 for breach of the 61st Article of War and having been sentenced to undergo a punishment of Penal Servitude for five years...5 October 1865''. Red seals hold the integral blank sides in place to verso. Measures 3.75'' x 7.5''. Toning, else near fine.
Queen Victoria Signed 1865 Court Martial Document -- Authorizing a 5 Year Sentence of Penal Servitude for a Private in the Royal Marines
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