BIB_ID
132312
Accession number
MA 177.135
Creator
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792.
Display Date
[1788-1795].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1890.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 17.9 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 letter is undated; the trial began in February 1788 and ended in April 1795.
Written from Hertford Street.
The letter is undated; the trial began in February 1788 and ended in April 1795.
Written from Hertford Street.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1890.
Summary
Inquiring as to whether the fire in Westminster Hall "has had any fatal consequences and whither there is any probability of its preventing the continuance of the trial [of Warren Hastings] tomorrow?"
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