BIB_ID
101448
Accession number
MA 149.75
Creator
Hughes, Edward, Sir, 1720?-1794.
Display Date
1780 July 03.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 23.4 cm.
Notes
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
By descent to his eldest granddaughter Miss Francis, and in her possession in 1871; sale (London, Sotheby's, 27 November 1897); purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1901.
Summary
Expressing his pleasure that Francis and Hastings agree on the "Peace with the Mharattas;" commenting on the readiness of the British navy and the movement of ships in the region.
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