BIB_ID
387134
Accession number
MA 1268.13
Creator
Macleod, John, of Colbecks, -1823.
Display Date
1808 June 16.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 25.1 cm
Notes
Marked above the salutation as "No. 8."
Volume 11 (MA 1268) 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 1268.1-60).
Volume 11 (MA 1268) 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 1268.1-60).
Provenance
Purchased from the Ford Collection of manuscripts.
Summary
Expressing his disappointment at reading the letter from Lord Mulgrave that Pulteney sent to him; regretting that he expected a favor to be granted to him with the release of Lapeyrere and expressing his sadness that Lapeyrere will continue to linger as a prisoner with little hope of release; saying he has not yet revealed all his secrets to him, but if there is any one will get them, it will likely be him; promising to send him more letters and papers.
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