Letter- Mary Laye to the Right Hon Lord Hill, Commander in Chief,  July 20, 1831

[Ref WO31/707]  [Stamped “RECEIVED C in C.O. JUL 21 1831]  [Margin-header written on a different hand: [illegible to me] for son in 4th Foot in [?] going to India in N.S. Wales.] 

                                             

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Letter- Mary Laye to Lord FitzRoy Somerset  July 29^th 1831

  [Ref WO31/707]  [Stamped “RECEIVED C in C.O. JUL 30 1831]  [Margins: “Mrs M. Laye    29 July 1831”].

  My Lord,

         I beg to acknowledge the receipt of  your Lordship’s favor of the 25^th indisposition knowing prevented an earlier reply annornering to me the indulgence of being permitted to purchase an Ensignancy for my son, Joseph Henry Laye, and request your Lordship’s will do me the favor of representing my request [?] acknowledgement to the Commander in Chief, for his obliging attention to my wishes and more presentingly [?] of, as regards my son’s appointment to the 4^th [Foot?] which would be most desirable  -I have also to offer my sincere thanks for your Lordship’s kind interest in forwarding my application and beg to state that the purchase money will be lodged in the hands of Sir M. H. Bridley [?] the Co Bankers Newcastle Upon the Tyne 

[To:]

Lord FitzRoy Somerset  K- C- B

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Letter- Mary Laye to the Right Hon Lord Hill, Commander in Chief,  Sept 27, 1832

 [Ref WO31/707]  [Stamped “RECEIVED C in C.O. SEP 28 1832]   [Mrs. M Laye 7  27 Sept. 1832” a few indiscernible words, “July 1831 by Purchase” “acquaint that the name of her Son remains noted [?] –but he I still low of the list.” “A- -  4^th October”   “13”  “29/g”  [and three words lightly recorded I can’t make out- “fre –eied H Saleel”

                                                                                      Mofs [?] Herefordshire

               I take the liberty of addressing your Lordship in favor of my son Joseph Henry Laye, youngest son of the late Lieut-Gen’l Laye of the Royal Artillery, who is most anscions [?] to obtain and Ensigncy in the line with a view to make the Army his profession for life-

            I beg leave to remind your Lordship that an application was made last year by W. George Gunning on my son’s behalf where your Lordship was so kind as to say that my son’s Name should be placed on the List for Purchase, he is now seventeen years of age and his mind bent upon the Service, which renders him unwilling to adopt any other profession particurly

  [ . . . ] it was his Father’s wish that he should be placed in the Army, and I have no other prospects for him, I am very desirous of obtaining a Commission as early as your Lordship may be pleased to appoint him- should your Lordship be pleased to grant my request it would confer a lasting obligation.

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Internal Memorandum Costlo (?) to Lord FitzRoy Somerset 29 April 1834

  [Ref WO31/707]

                                                                                Craig’s  Tosssit  [?illeg]

                                                                                           29 April 1834

  My Lord

            We have the honor to report to your Lordship. For General Lord Hill’s information, that sum of 450 pounds has been lodged in our hands for the purchase of an Ensigncy for Mr Joseph Henry Laye-

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Letter:  Lord FitzRoy Somerset to Marchioness Winchester 26 April 1834

[Ref WO31/707 Unstamped word “written” on top. This appears to be a carefully worded an legible version that was written on Lady’s Winchester letter of April 23, 1834 and recopied – Believe to be Lord Somerset]. 

                                                                                                                 Horse Guard’s

                                                                                                                  26 April 1834

 My Dear Lady Winchester,

             I have great pleasure in acquainting you that I had already when I received your note of the 23^rd Instant, selected J.H. Laye for the purchase of an Ensigncy in the 58^th and I am very glad that in so doing, I have anticipated your wishes for his appointment.

[To:] Marchioness Winchester

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Letter Marchioness Winchester to Lord FitzRoy Somerset 23 Apr 1834

  [Ref WO31/707]  [Stamped “RECEIVED C in C.O. Apr 23 1834]  [Margins: 26 Apr 34 initialed].

                                                                                                         Cavendish Tyrence [?]

(Private)

  My Dear Lord,

       According to the gracious permission you gave me the other day and at St James’s, I venture to trouble your Lordship with the particulars respecting the young man in whom behalf I plead , named Joseph Henry Laye, second son of Lieut. General Laye, of the Royal Artillery, in which he served fifty years, and died in 1828. since which time I understand your Lordship (about four years ago) noted this youth down for an Ensigncy by purchase and he is very anxious to be employed in any Regiment in the British Service, May I then presence [?] to hope that as soon as your Lordship has it in your power to appoint him to a Commission (by Purchase) your will with your usual kindness remember my humble request in his favor.

[Note: Hand written barely legible note written by Lord Somerset to the margin of this letter – recopied above].    

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  Letter: Mary Laye to Lord FitzRoy Somerset 26 April 1834     

  [Ref WO31/707]  [Stamped “RECEIVED C in C.O. Apr 28 1834]

                                                                  2 Purngen [?] Parade Chettenham

                                                                                    April 26^th 1834

  My Lord,

                   I have the pleasure to thank you for your letter of the 24^th Inst to my son, and you will be pleased to return my sincere acknowledgement to the General Commander in Chief for my sons appointment to an Ensigncy and beg to say that I have by this day post ordered the sum of 450 pounds to be forward to Cose & Co- London –

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