BIB_ID
127761
Accession number
MA 177.84
Creator
Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809.
Display Date
[1788] Feb. 14.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1890.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.9 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 provided, however, it is dated "Thursday Even: 14 Feb'ry;" the 14th of February fell on a Thursday in 1788 and again in 1793; the trial began in 1788 and concluded in 1795; this record is dated to 1788, however it is possible it was written in 1793.
The year of writing is not provided, however, it is dated "Thursday Even: 14 Feb'ry;" the 14th of February fell on a Thursday in 1788 and again in 1793; the trial began in 1788 and concluded in 1795; this record is dated to 1788, however it is possible it was written in 1793.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1890.
Summary
Requesting two extra tickets for the Duchess of Portland [to the trial of Warren Hastings] in order that she might accompany two Ladies.
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