An Original Secretarial Handwritten Letter from the Crimean War and Countersigned by Brigadier General Lawrenson to Chief of Staff. Dated 1855. A letter recommending 8 NCOs to act as Provost of their regiments, endorsed by in the hand of Col. Pakenham and signed by General Sir Henry Stokes. Brigadier General John Lawrenson 1819-1854 was a Brigadier-General in command of the Heavy Brigade. He stayed on in the army after the Crimea being made a Major-General in 1860, Lieutenant-General in 1868 and a full General in 1875 before retiring two years later. General Sir Henry Stokes was a General who was the successor of Lord William Paulet as Commandant at Scutari. Condition is good. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request.Size is 320mm x 195mm.