BIB_ID
129698
Accession number
MA 177.87
Creator
Perry, James, 1756-1821.
Display Date
[1788] May 28.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1890.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.4 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.
Recipient inferred from the contents of the letter.
The letter is dated "Wednesday, 28 May" and refers to "Mr. Burke's opening" [speech]; May 28th fell on a Wednesday in 1788, the first year of the trial, and in 1794; the trial ended in 1795; it is most likely that the year is 1788.
Recipient inferred from the contents of the letter.
The letter is dated "Wednesday, 28 May" and refers to "Mr. Burke's opening" [speech]; May 28th fell on a Wednesday in 1788, the first year of the trial, and in 1794; the trial ended in 1795; it is most likely that the year is 1788.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1890.
Summary
Requesting tickets to the trial of Warren Hastings.
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