Letter - Commanding the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery to Prepare a Royal Warrant [1899-03-11]
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Title
Letter - Commanding the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery to Prepare a Royal Warrant [1899-03-11]
Subject
Procedure
Great Seal
Description
Letter from Sir Matthew White Ridley to Kenneth Muir Mackenzie signifying Queen Victoria's commands to prepare a Royal Warrant for passing a Commission for holding Privy Councils in the Queen's absence under the Great Seal of the Realm.
Creator
Sir Matthew White Ridley (Secretary of State for the Home Department)
Source
LCO 2/2012
Date
1899-03-11
Contributor
Jason Loch
Letter Item Type Metadata
Transcript
W H I T E H A L L.
11th March 1899
Sir,
I am to signify to you The Queen's commands that you prepare a Warrant for Her Majesty's signature, addressed to the Lord High Chancellor, to cause to be passed under the Great Seal (in conformity with the Draft herewith enclosed) a Commission for the summoning and holding of the Privy Council during Her Majesty's absence abroad.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Sgd.) M W Ridley
The Clerk of the Crown
in Chancery,
&c, &c, &c
Signatures
Sir Matthew White Ridley (Secretary of State for the Home Department)
Recipient(s)
Kenneth Muir Mackenzie (Clerk of the Crown in Chancery)
Ornamentation
Embossed Lesser Royal Arms surrounded by "Secretary of State for the Home Department" in the upper left.
Document is typewritten.
Document is typewritten.
Files
Citation
Sir Matthew White Ridley (Secretary of State for the Home Department), “Letter - Commanding the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery to Prepare a Royal Warrant [1899-03-11],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/360.