BIB_ID
353442
Accession number
MA 698.5
Creator
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
Display Date
1794 Apr. 12.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item 8 p.) ; 33.0 cm
Notes
Docketed.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward, Duke of Kent to General Wetherall. Letters have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a collection of letters from Edward, Duke of Kent to General Wetherall. Letters have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Pearson in 1910.
Summary
Saying he has heard from Sir Charles Grey that with the capture of Guadeloupe the campaign has ended; saying that he expects to return to Halifax but if there are no new campaigns he would like to return to England; informing Wetherall that he will be returning to England to recover from his wounds and with a recommendation for a promotion; discussing future assignments; asking him to call on Madame Laurent when he is in London; discussing, in detail, his needs for a Valet and a Footman and providing detailed qualifications for the positions; giving an order for two Uniform coats to be made with detailed specifications as to fabric and cut; adding, in a postscript, directions for the allocation of his Prize money from the campaign, a portion of which he allocates to Madame Laurent and another to the payment of his debts.
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