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Autograph letter signed : Scutari, to his tailors, 1854 May 8.

BIB_ID
211327
Accession number
MA 9376
Creator
Clyde, Colin Campbell, Sir, 1792-1863.
Display Date
1854 May 8.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 21.2 x 13.6 cm
Notes
Docketed.
Removed from Autographs of sovereigns and illustrious persons.
Scutari, the place of writing, is now known as Üsküdar, a neighborhood of Istanbul.
Summary
Ordering a "Blue Frock Coat with Generals buttons, the cloth to be of the lightest texture Cashmere, the Coat being for wear in the hot weather which is now fast approaching;" giving other specific tailoring instructions and asking if they could also pick up a pair of trousers he left behind in London and include them with the coat in the shipment.