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Autograph letter signed : Calcutta, to [Sir Philip Francis], 1780 Sept. 18.

BIB_ID
103696
Accession number
MA 150.45
Creator
Hay, Edward, fl. 1780.
Display Date
1780 Sept. 18.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 22.7 cm.
Notes
Identity of the recipient inferred from the contents of the letter.
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
Reporting on the disposition of the Sepoy Battalions; relating a conversation with Mr. Wheler concerning future appointment nominations.