BIB_ID
107862
Accession number
MA 177.181
Display Date
[1788-1795].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1890.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters related to the trial of Warren Hastings; see collection-level record (MA 176-177) for more information.
The letter is undated; the trial began in February 1788 and ended in April 1795.
The signature is illegible; it is possible that it is Major John Scott (1747-1819), a supporter of Warren Hastings and one of the managers of his defense.
The letter is undated; the trial began in February 1788 and ended in April 1795.
The signature is illegible; it is possible that it is Major John Scott (1747-1819), a supporter of Warren Hastings and one of the managers of his defense.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1890.
Summary
Referring to someone [it appears to read "William"] that he has "not seen nor heard a syllable of" but who needs to "be up the 12th;" asking if he has several names [one of which appears to be Lt. Col. Imhoff] on a list for Pass Tickets; saying that they "had them last year and will [illegible] them again."
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