
Two Original Handwritten Letters from the Crimean War Discussing the Supply of Horses from Kirhee in India to the front in the Crimea. One is a copy letter from Lord Panmure to the War Department and the other is a hand written letter and signed by General Windham. Dated 1856. Lord Fox Maule-Ramsey, 2nd Baron Panmure 1801-1874 was a British politician. In February 1855, he joined Lord Palmerston's cabinet, filling the new office of Secretary of State for War. Lord Panmure held this office until February 1858. He was at the War Office during the concluding period of the Crimean War. General Sir Charles Windham 1810-1870 was a British Army officer and Liberal Party politician. He led the charge on the Great Redan to the south of the Malakoff redoubt at Sevastopol on 8 September 1855 during the Battle of the Great Redan in the Crimean War. Condition is good. Folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Size is 240mm x 200mm and 175mm x 115mm