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India? MILITARY CAMPAIGN 1813 Historic BARADU Letter WELLESLEY Cover GB MS2295*

£1,425.00

India? MILITARY CAMPAIGN 1813 Historic BARADU Letter Re WELLESLEY (DUKE OF WELLINGTON) Cover GB 1814 London Ship Letter Forwarded Edinburgh Greenock MS2295*
REMARKABLE MILITARY LETTER. NEW DISCOVERY. Entire Letter dated 11th December 1813 from BRITISH OFFICER with NATIVE ARMY in INDIA endorsed *From BARADU 23rd December 1813" via SHIP LETTER LONDON & forwarded EDINBURGH 11th August 1814 to sender's brother J.Rankin at GREENOCK. EIGHT MONTHS IN TRANSIT. Very interesting & extensive contents re FATIGUE FROM CAMPAIGN, Army losses to PESTILENCE in August, September & October 1813 etc. Includes noteworthy comment relating to the DUKE OF WELLINGTON (Wellesley) & BARON HASTINGS (Lord Moira). Extract "Great changes are expected during the administration of Lord Moira. I hope to God he will be as Great a friend to the Army as the Marquis Wellington". Understandable Faults with such a well-travelled item but complete & overall Good for an item of this type & period. Enthusiastic deletions of original address when forwarded Edinburgh! Please look at all the scans to help form your own opinion. Priced & sold with all faults considered(WAF)

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Brand

PTS

Year of Issue

Up to 1840

Type

Cover

Era

Pre-Stamp

Quality

Used

Grade

F (Fine)

Topic

Military, War

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