BIB_ID
131939
Accession number
MA 1269.14
Creator
Mawby, Sebright, -1850.
Display Date
1802 Oct. 11.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 32.6 cm
Notes
Endorsed.
It is possible that this letter was addressed to Thomas Sydney Beckwith (1772-1831) but it does not appear that he was a Colonel at the time of writing.
Volume 12 (MA 1269) 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 1269.1-63).
It is possible that this letter was addressed to Thomas Sydney Beckwith (1772-1831) but it does not appear that he was a Colonel at the time of writing.
Volume 12 (MA 1269) 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 1269.1-63).
Provenance
Purchased from the Ford Collection of Manuscripts.
Summary
Concerning the position of Quarter Master in the Regiment; saying he had no idea until he received his letter that the position was vacant and that he was daily expecting the arrival of Quarter Master Geddes from Minorca following the expiration of his leave.
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