BIB_ID
126415
Accession number
MA 1270.31
Creator
Pulteney, James, Sir, approximately 1751-1811.
Display Date
[1794?].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 25.6 cm
Notes
The letter is not dated but signed with the initials "J.M." He was given the command of the 18th Regiment of Foot (Royal Irish) in 1794 and would not begin using the name Pulteney until after his marriage on July 24, 1794.
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
Discussing an error he made in consenting to a Regimental promotion and discussing the merits of several applicants for promotion; discussing the issues surrounding an officer holding a double commission; expressing his happiness that they will be working together in the same Regiment and saying he hopes his Command will please him and be in the best interest of the Corps.
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