BIB_ID
107742
Accession number
MA 149.5
Creator
Bourke, John, 1722-1806.
Display Date
1778 Dec. 10.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (7 p.), bound ; 23.0 cm.
Notes
Docketed "London, 10 December 1778 / Mr. John Bourke / Rx. 13 Nov. 1779 / by the Barker."
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see collection-level record for more information.
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
Relating news of mutual acquaintances; discussing, in detail, the Keppel-Palliser affair and the imminent court-martial of Keppel.
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