BIB_ID
384349
Accession number
MA 1263.21
Creator
Ferguson, Adam, 1723-1816.
Display Date
1775 June 3.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 22.3 cm
Notes
Possibly to William (Johnstone) Pulteney.
Volume 6 (MA 1263) 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 MA 1263 for more information.
Volume 6 (MA 1263) 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 MA 1263 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased from the Ford Collection of manuscripts.
Summary
Alluding to a possible resignation that may cause him to lose his place; asking for the recipient's support.
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