BIB_ID
136482
Accession number
MA 150.70
Creator
Ross, Andrew, fl. 1780.
Display Date
1780 Sept. 14.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.1 cm.
Notes
It is possible that the author of this letter is the Andrew Ross who was Mayor of Madras, 1757-1758.
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see collection-level record for more information.
The recipient is inferred from the contents of the letter.
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see collection-level record for more information.
The recipient is inferred from the contents of the letter.
Provenance
By descent to his eldest granddaughter Miss Francis, and in her possession in 1871; sale (London, Sotheby's, 27 November 1897); purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1901.
Summary
Offering his congratulations on his recovery [from the duel with Warren Hastings].
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