Autograph letter signed : "10 Manchester Buildings, Westminster" [London], to Lord Moira, 1809 Feb. 16.

Record ID: 
125716
Accession number: 
MA 1269.34
Author: 
Ogle, John, active 1794-1809.
Credit: 
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description: 
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.6 cm
Notes: 

It is likely that this correspondence relates to the Court Martial of Lieutenant Colonel Ogle on March 17, 1800 when as Commander of the 128th Regiment at Chatham Barracks he was accused of fraud and as a result his pay and rank were suspended for eighteen months. He resigned his commission on October 17, 1800.
Volume 12 (MA 1269) of a 33-volume collection of the correspondence of Sir James Pulteney, his family and distinguished contemporaries. (MA 487, MA 297 and MA 1260-1290). The arrangement of the collection is alphabetical by the author of the letter. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information (MA 1269.1-63).

Summary: 

Enclosing letters which he found at his solicitor's office which he hopes will help him recollect the specifics of his claim.

Provenance: 
Purchased from the Ford Collection of Manuscripts.