Endorsed.
Marked "Private" above the salutation.
Volume 14 (MA 1271) 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 1271.1-60).
Discussing the Siege at Dunkirk; saying it "continues to appear to us(?), as it does to yourself to be an object of the first Importance, and I think it very material to secure, if you can, the Possession of it, at all Events before the End of August - If this Operation can be combined with others of Importance, I think We ought to give every reasonable Latitude for that Purpose, and It will certainly be a great Point if within the same Period, any other material Places Strength can be acquired;" discussing possible cooperation with the Hessians and expressing his inability to provide an opinion on cooperation with the Austrian and Dutch forces; explaining that he believes he could supply guns and ammunition but "I doubt whether there could be a sufficient Corps of Artillery sent for the Purpose, or a sufficient Number of Horses...On a General View of the Subject a Force of 40,000 men seems fully adequate to the Siege of Dunkirk, according to my Idea I have formed of its Strength or It's Garrison, unless the Enemy should be able by neglecting other objects to collect a considerable Force to bear on this Point;" asking to be informed of his sentiments on the situation with regard to the campaign and the objectives for it.