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                <text>The Marquess of Cholmondeley's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1990]</text>
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                <text>Documents connected with the Marquess of Cholmondeley's appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain in 1990.</text>
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    <description>This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions).</description>
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            <text>&lt;div style="text-align:right;"&gt;10, ST JAMES' PLACE,&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:right;"&gt;LONDON SW1A 1NP&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;9 November 1990&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;NFA [?]&lt;br /&gt;RC [?]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;The Secretary for Appointments &lt;br /&gt;10 Downing Street&lt;br /&gt;LONDON SW1A 1AA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Mr Catford,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thankyou [sic] for letting me know that the Queen has approved my appointment as Lord Great Chamberlain.  The Warrant arrived at the House of Lords on the day of the Opening of Parliament.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would also like to thank you for the trouble you have taken over this matter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Cholmondeley&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;The Marquess of Cholmondeley&lt;/span&gt;</text>
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            <text>David, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley</text>
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            <text>There is an annotation in blue ink near the recipient's address that was likely made by Catford. It appears to read "NFA" and "RC" which could have indicated that the letter didn't require a reply (NFA might have meant "not for answer"). </text>
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              <text>Letter from the Marquess of Cholmondeley to Robin Catford acknowledging receipt of the Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II approving his appointment as Lord Great Chamberlain and thanking him for his assistance.</text>
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              <text>Jason Loch</text>
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