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Autograph letter signed : "Exchequer" London, to Sir Peter Burrell, 1787 Dec. 22.

BIB_ID
125609
Accession number
MA 177.71
Creator
Newcastle, Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, Duke of, 1720-1794.
Display Date
1787 Dec. 22.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1890.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.5 cm
Notes
Endorsed by Sir Peter Burrell.
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 Duke of Newcastle's London residence was in Palace Yard, Westminster.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1890.
Summary
Concerning permission for "erecting Gallerys in all the windows of my House looking into Westminster Hall. In case Lady Willoughby [wife of Sir Peter Burrell] should think her self more at ease and better accommodated in my House than either in the Peeresses Seats or in your own Box, I hope her Ladyship will honour me with her company."