BIB_ID
124823
Accession number
MA 177.44
Creator
Lauderdale, James Maitland, Earl of, 1759-1839.
Display Date
[1788] May 17.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1890.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 20.6 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 year of writing is not given, however, he has dated the letter "Saturday, May 17th" and the only year on which May 17th fell on a Saturday during the course of the trial (1788-1795) was in 1788.
The year of writing is not given, however, he has dated the letter "Saturday, May 17th" and the only year on which May 17th fell on a Saturday during the course of the trial (1788-1795) was in 1788.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1890.
Summary
Requesting tickets to the trial of Warren Hastings.
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