BIB_ID
340156
Accession number
MA 149.14
Creator
Chambers, Robert, Sir, 1737-1803.
Display Date
1780 Jan 21.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address), bound ; 22.8 cm
Notes
Address panel to "The Hon'ble Philip Francis / &c, c, &c."
Docketed "21 Janry 1780 / Sir R. Chambers."
It is probable that "Sir Vanity Fillpurse" is a reference to Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal.
Part of a large collection of correspondence of Sir Philip Francis; see collection-level record for more information.
Docketed "21 Janry 1780 / Sir R. Chambers."
It is probable that "Sir Vanity Fillpurse" is a reference to Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal.
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
Returning to him "the account with which you favoured me of Sir Vanity Fillpurse's conduct in Bengal;" asking to meet with him that evening; saying that he agrees with him "that it would not be consistent with your honour to give up either Mr. Fowke or his son."
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