BIB_ID
126233
Accession number
MA 1270.27
Creator
Pulteney, James, Sir, approximately 1751-1811.
Display Date
1792 Sept. 1.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.3 cm
Notes
It is possible this letter was written to George Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt (1736-1809) as he sends his regards to Mrs. Harcourt in the closing. The letter is simply addressed "My Dear Lord."
Volume 13 (MA 1270) 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 1270.1-50).
Volume 13 (MA 1270) 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 1270.1-50).
Provenance
Purchased from the Ford Collection of Manuscripts.
Summary
Concerning the battle of Verdun; describing his arrival in Damloup and the conditions there and in Verdun; commenting that in ..."the city of Verdun there seems little hope of relief. Upon its refusal to surrender it was bombarded last night with considerable violence but without provisions, the desired effect upon a second message being sent this evening, they have desired till tomorrow to give a decisive answer. I understand that they are allowed till 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when they will probably think proper to accept of the terms proposed. I have heard the garrison is to be permitted to march out with their arms, which is a matter of very little consequence in comparison with the loss of time attending a [illegible];" describing the inhabitants of the town and commenting on how few young men there seem to be; asking him to write back with news from England; sending his respects to Mrs. Harcourt.
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