Author: Somerset, Richard, 2nd Baron Raglan. (1817-1884). Officer in the diplomatic service and later in the Royal Household.
Title: Cover Signed by British Peer Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan, and Addressed in His Hand.
Description: Circa [1865]. [1865]. - A black-bordered, 2-3/4 inch high by 4-5/8 inch wide cover has been mounted on a slightly larger cream card. The cover is addressed in black ink in Raglan's hand and signed by him at bottom left: "Raglan". There is some staining below the stamp. Good.

This front panel of an envelope is addressed by Raglan to Francis Cavendish at the Foreign Office in London.

Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan [1817-1884] was a British peer who began his career as Private Secretary to Lieutenant General Sir Colin Campbell in Ceylon. He subsequently joined the Ceylon civil service and then was assistant government agent of Colombo. He left the island in 1849 to become the private secretary of George V of Hanover, the last king of Hanover and the father of King George III of Britain. From 1858-59 and 1866-69 he was a Lord-in-Waiting [a member of the Royal Household]. Good .

Keywords: HISTORY; BRITISH PEERAGE; COVER SIGNED BY BRITISH PEER RICHARD SOMERSET, 2ND BARON RAGLAN, AND ADDRESSED IN HIS HAND; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; DIPLOMATIC SERVICE; PRIVATE SECRETARY TO GEORGE V OF HANOVER; MEMBER OF ROYAL HOUSEHOLD; LORD-IN-WAITING; FRANCIS C

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