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A lengthy Autograph Letter Signed ‘C.J.Napier’, to John Arthur Roebuck M.P., reporting Napier is still in “so much pain & fever”, commenting on Sir William Molesworth’s speech about the Guards, insisting on the jealousy felt by officers of the line about Guards’ privileges, discussing patronage and favouritism, the courage of the Guards, etc. 3 pp. 9 x 7 inches, in good condition, with the address panel, BATH Penny Post. Bath, 29 March 1836. General Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), Governor of Sind (1843-47), Commander in Chief in India (1849-50).