BIB_ID
345053
Accession number
MA 177.160
Creator
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806.
Display Date
1788 Feb. 13.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1890.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 21.2 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 original of this letter is MA 177.1.
This copy has no salutation; the original of this letter is also without a salutation but a note, in an unknown hand, in the lower left corner indicates it was "To Sir Peter Burrell / Deputy Grand Chamberlain / Hastings Trial."
The original of this letter is MA 177.1.
This copy has no salutation; the original of this letter is also without a salutation but a note, in an unknown hand, in the lower left corner indicates it was "To Sir Peter Burrell / Deputy Grand Chamberlain / Hastings Trial."
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1890.
Summary
Concerning a recent fire in Westminster Hall; inquiring about the "nature of the mischief, or the content of the danger;" adding that it will be "of great consequence to be thoroughly informed of them; because, considering the multitude of persons who will be assembled, It would be a very serious calamity, even if the danger were not thoroughly over, and the certainty of it clear. In this case, It would be wise to adjourn over the Trial. Therefore, without giving you any more trouble about it to night, when it will doubtless be carefully watched, I can only advise that you will order such accounts of it to be given you tomorrow, as will make it perfectly evident, that nothing more is to be apprehended from it."
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