BIB_ID
383113
Accession number
MA 297.13
Creator
Bernard, George, -1820.
Display Date
1806 Apr. 22.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 23.6 cm
Notes
Endorsed.
Volume 2 (MA 297) of a 33-volume collection of the correspondence of Sir James Pulteney, his family and distinguished contemporaries. (MA 487, MA 297 and MA 1260-1290). The arrangement of the collection is alphabetical by the author of the letter. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information (MA 297.1-65).
Volume 2 (MA 297) of a 33-volume collection of the correspondence of Sir James Pulteney, his family and distinguished contemporaries. (MA 487, MA 297 and MA 1260-1290). The arrangement of the collection is alphabetical by the author of the letter. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection level record for more information (MA 297.1-65).
Provenance
Purchased from the Ford Collection of manuscripts.
Summary
Expressing his doubts on the merits of Limited Service in the army; asking if "unlimited Service impeded Recruiting or not, & I do assert that not one man Enlisted by me or approved by me, ever asked what his Bounty was to be, where he was to serve, or for what time he was to serve, I may therefore fairly conclude that a man inclined to Enlist never thinks about time or place & unless the Idea of limited Service was put into his head he would never think about it. Limited Service must be attended with very serious consequences to Regiments serving in the East or West Indies;" adding that he is willing to have his opinion quoted if it would help as he feels his comments on the matter reflect his experience recruiting soldiers.
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