BIB_ID
354119
Accession number
MA 698.20
Creator
Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
Display Date
1803 Jan. 8.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (8 p.) ; 33.0 cm
Notes
Docketed on verso.
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
Detailed summary of the mutiny of his men of the Royals Regiment and of the men of the 25th Regiment at Gibraltar on Christmas Eve, 1802; discussing the present conditions; arguing that he has performed his Duty consistently and with Justice; expressing concern for how he will be received at home; saying it is his intention to request a leave of absence.
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