Accession number
PML 146398.107
Creator
Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Docketed.
Written following the success of the Anglo-Turkish operation to expel the French from Egypt in 1801.
Part of a large collection of prints, drawings, and letters bound into an extra-illustrated copy of The poetical works of Lord Byron (PML 146398-15); assembled by collector David Langton and formerly in the possession of John Dillon and Gordon Ray.
Written following the success of the Anglo-Turkish operation to expel the French from Egypt in 1801.
Part of a large collection of prints, drawings, and letters bound into an extra-illustrated copy of The poetical works of Lord Byron (PML 146398-15); assembled by collector David Langton and formerly in the possession of John Dillon and Gordon Ray.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 23.6 cm
Provenance
David Langton; John Dillon; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Assuring him of the Sultan's resolution to present gifts to His Majesty, the Duke of York, and the Prince of Wales in recognition of their recent success in Egypt; the gifts to include a diamond ring for the king, a diamond sword for the duke, and a third for the Prince of Wales "not quite fixed ... but I suspect it will be some curious & valuable antient arms".
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