Royal Warrant - Appointing a Member of the Council of the Residency of Fort St. George [1886-01-15]

Royal Warrant - Appointing a Member of the Council of the Residency of Fort St. George [1886-01-15]

British India

Royal Warrant of Queen Victoria appointing Sir Herbert Macpherson to be a Member of the Council of the Residency of Fort St. George.

Queen Victoria

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1886-01-15

Jason Loch

To Our Trusty and Well Beloved Sir Herbert Taylor Macpherson, Knight Commander of Our Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of Our Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Victoria Cross, a Major General in Our Indian Army

Greeting: Whereas by an Act passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the 32nd and 33rd years of Our Reign, intituled "An Act to amend in certain respects the Act for the better Government of India," it is enacted that the Appointment of the Ordinary Members of Our Governor General's Council and of the Members of Council of Our Several Resdiencies, which by Section 29 of the Act passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the 21st and 22nd years of Our Reign, intituled "An Act for the better Government of India," were to be made by the Secretary of State in Council, with the concurrence of a majority of Members present at a Meeting, shall after the passing of the firstly hereinbefore recited Act be made by Us by Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual.

And whereas a vacancy has occurred in the Council of Our Governor of the Residency of Fort St George, by reason of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Baronet, Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Companion of Our Order of the Indian Empire, Victoria Cross, late one of the Members of the said Council, having ceased to hold office therein;

Now Know Ye that We reposing great Trust and Confidence in your Zeal, Discretion, and Integrity, Have appointed and Do by these presents appoint you, the said Major General Sir Herbert Taylor Macpherson, to be one of the Members of the said Council of Our Governor of the Residency of Fort St George in the room and place of the said Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Baronet.

Given at Our Court at Osborne this fifteenth day of January in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and eighty-six and in the Forty-ninth year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty's Command,

(Sgd.) Randolph S. Churchill

Lord Randolph Churchill (Secretary of State for India)

Royal name is in Chancery hand. Royal titles and certain incipits are in a Gothic All other text is in Engrosser's Script. Everything appears to be handwritten.

Court and date are entered in a distinct, less formal hand.