Autograph letter signed : "New Inn" [London], to Sir James Pulteney, 1808 Dec. 31.

Record ID: 
385549
Accession number: 
MA 1265.54
Author: 
James, Charles, active 1804-1811.
Credit: 
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description: 
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 24.8 cm
Notes: 

Address panel with seal to "Right Honble / Sir James Pulteney Bart / Bath House / Piccadilly."
Endorsed.
Volume 8 (MA 1265) 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 1265.1-59).

Summary: 

Concerning a Bill under review; commenting that "the personal Estate in America, is much greater than was a first supposed;" confirming his understanding that he wishes "to let the Ground at Weymouth to Builders, to erect the Houses, covenanted to be built by Sir William Pulteney, reserving a Ground Rent - As to the Moity[sic] of Townshend's Field it strikes me, that it may be assigned to you and then Sir John Johnstone will know, in a stronger Degree, that he is obliged to you - & you may afterwards assign to him."

Provenance: 
Purchased from the Ford Collection of manuscripts.