BIB_ID
339679
Accession number
MA 148.77
Creator
Bristow, John, fl. 1780.
Display Date
1779 Nov. 17.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (4 p.), bound ; 22.2 cm.
Notes
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see collection-level record for more information.
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
Informing him that he has arrived in India; saying that he is sorry to tell him that "notwithstanding the declarations and assurances of the minister, no inquiry has been made into the state of India, and the whole is deferred until the next session of Parliament;" saying that despite the fact that he had met with Lord North and North had reviewed extracts from Francis' letters and admitted that "Mr. H's conduct ought not to pass unnoticed, still his resentment evaporated in words. He appeared particularly desirous that you should not resign, and General Fraser very bluntly told him that after the assurances you had had of support and the disappointments you had met with, his lordship had no right to lay any dependence on your staying;" asking him not to make a decision to leave the country until he arrives.
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