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The Castle and Regimental Museum, Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) Reference code: DP27 Title: Richard Willis, Major of Monmouthshire Volunteer Infantry, personal papers Dates: 1799-1804 Level of Description: Fonds Extent and medium 1 bundle Name of creator(s): Richard Willis (1766-1842) Administrative/Biographical History Richard Willis was commissioned as a deputy lieutenant of Monmouthshire in 1803, and as Major of the Monmouth Volunteer Infantry in 1804. Immediate source of acquisition or transfer: Scope and Content: Commissions and marriage licence; photocopies of commissions and licence; photocopies of extracts from books relating to the lineage of the Willis family Conditions governing access: Open access. Conditions governing reproduction: Documents may usually be copied, but permission should first be obtained from the museum trustees or honorary curator. Language/scripts of material: English Archivists note: Description compiled by Rosemary Boyns, consultant archivist. Description completed March 2010, as part of a project part-financed by AMOT and WAG through the Museums Small Grants Scheme. Level Reference Former Title/description, extent and medium and Dates ref. related records Item DP27/1 D602 Licence and faculty for the marriage of 13 Nov Richard Willis and Ann Apperly, both of the 1799 parish of Monmouth (1 paper; 1 photocopy) Item DP27/2 D603 Commission granted by the Duke of Beaufort 30 May appointing Richard Willis as a Deputy 1803 Lieutenant for Monmouthshire (1 parchment, with seal; 1 photocopy) Item DP27/3 D604 Commission granted by the Duke of Beaufort 21 March to Richard Willis as Major of the Monmouth 1804 Corps of Volunteer Infantry (1 parchment; 2 photocopies) Item DP27/4 Extracts from The Royal Lineage of Our 1885 Noble and Gentle Families by Joseph Foster, 1885, relating to the lineage of the Kane and Willis families (5 papers, printed, photocopies) .

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