Endorsed and with traces of a seal.
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).
Acknowledging receipt of his letter and expressing his satisfaction at the possibility of being assigned to a Regiment with two battalions; expressing his hope that "whenever the Duke of York takes me into his consideration it will be for an old Regiment not likely to be reduced whenever a Peace may take place;" reiterating his displeasure at having been "set aside" when other Regiments added a 2nd Battalion.