BIB_ID
383921
Accession number
MA 1262.25
Creator
Don, George, Sir, 1756-1832.
Display Date
1808 Apr. 13.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 23.8 cm
Notes
Endorsed.
Marked "Private" above the salutation.
Volume 5 (MA 1262) 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 1262.1-75).
Marked "Private" above the salutation.
Volume 5 (MA 1262) 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 1262.1-75).
Provenance
Purchased from the Ford Collection of manuscripts.
Summary
Asking for the cause of a recent troop reduction; asking "if it has been general in the Army or confined solely to the 96th Regiment;" expressing concern about possible personal financial hardships; asking if he is able to help or if it the decision is made by the office of the Commander in Chief.
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