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Major Genl Beresford
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- COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, -
No. 4945
SEP 28
1883
QUEENSLAND

Urging Q'land Govt to make provision for
the Widow of late S. I. Beresford }

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Previously
83. 1557 (Police)
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August 8th
1883
August -

c/o Messrs. Grindlay & Co
55 Parliament St
London

To the Honble the Colonial Secretary
Brisbane
Queensland.

Sir,

I am the eldest brother of Mr
Mark Beresford of the Queensland
Police who was killed by the
Blacks near Cloncurry on the
night of the 24th of January of
this year, and I have the honor
most respectfully to request that
you will lay before the Govt of
Queensland this my most
earnest request that some
provision may be made
to the widow of my brother

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Major-Genl Beresford
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Inform General Beresford that the Govt gave Mrs Beresford a sum of £122 which is all that the law allowed them to grant
R Gray
1 Oct 83