Autograph letter signed : "New Inn" [London], to Sir James Pulteney, 1809 Nov. 11.
Record ID:
385745
Accession number:
MA 1266.17
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1899.
Description:
1 item (1 p.) ; 24.8 cm
Notes:
Volume 9 (MA 1266) 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 1266.1-61).
Summary:
Updating him on the status of the Break Water project; discussing recent appointments of several lawyers to new positions and how that might affect their case; suggesting that "as the Cause will no doubt be ultimately decided by the House of Lords I really think that we should retain another able Counsel, if not Two, to guard against accidents."
Provenance:
Purchased from the Ford Collection of manuscripts.
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