BIB_ID
372163
Accession number
MA 693.1
Creator
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Display Date
ca. 1757 Aug. 7.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 23.1 cm
Notes
Edmund Burke's letter is dated 1757 Aug. 1, but that date is impossible given his knowledge of the battle of Hastenbeck (see Copeland's note in The Correspondence of Edmund Burke); William Burke's letter on the verso is dated Aug. 7.
Part of a collection of letters related to Edmund Burke; see main record for MA 693 for more information.
Part of a collection of letters related to Edmund Burke; see main record for MA 693 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1910.
Summary
Expressing his happiness at Emin's reception by the Duke [of Cumberland]; noting that the Duke "loves the Art military too well and values a man of Spirit too much not to love and encourage [Emin]"; mentioning Frederick the Great; advising him to "be more observant, than is common for young Soldiers of the Grand operations"; telling him, "it is peculiarly necessary for you to aim, and that as soon as possible, not so much at such things as constitute what is called a good officer, but on those which make a good Commander"; also advising him to "perfect [him]self in Geography and fortification"; asking him to write because his friends "are very anxious" about him.
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