“YOUR BROTHER MAY BUY HIS MEN FROM A CHARING CROSS CRIMP”
WELLESLEY
(Richard Colley, 1st Marquis of Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington, 1760-1842, Governor-General of India, Brother of the Duke of WELLINGTON) and George Nugent-Temple-GRENVILLE (1st Marquess of Buckingham, 1753-1813, known as George Grenville before 1779 and as the Earl Temple between 1779 and 1784,Statesman, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Mornington’ to “My dear Lord”
saying that he “forgot to mention in my letter of yesterday that Lord Uxbridge who is here, expressed a wish, that Mr John Bailey son to Dean Bailey, a near relation of his, should be in the list of your Chaplains, & he begged of me to suggest his name to you. I suppose he will apply to you himself, but I could not refuses his request. I have also received an application from Mr Elliot the Vicar of Trim who is married to Mrs Gratton’s sister of the very same nature; he is a very worthy & respectable clergyman & if you have room for him in your list, will be no disgrace to it; excuse my tormenting you in this manner, I am persuaded that you will see I cannot avoid it, without giving offence to those who torment me...” with a long postscript that he is sorry that his Mother, because of her “extreme anxiety to get my brother into your family induced her to make an application to you through W. Grenville... I have already stated that I never would have urged this point, tho’ I accept the favour from you with the utmost gratitude, however the eagerness which has led her to this step, affords a sufficient proof of the satisfaction which she must feel in the very kind manner in which you had anticipated her wishes...”, 2 sides 4to., 5th November with the reply on the conjugate sheet signed with initials N. B., (Nugent Buckingham) suggesting that “your brother may buy his men from a Charing-Cross crimp, that he may not be spoilt by recruiting, and am happy that I can name him as Aide de Camp. Your Mr Jephson is a - I will not say what, but knowing him to be so, I may possibly keep him. Your Mr Mocklin shall be ensign as soon as I can make him one or some other genteel thing. Your Mr Elliott may be chaplain... Your Mr Pomeroy shall have the living of (I have forgot the name) in case that jobb was not finished by the poor Duke. Your Mr Fortescue I can give no answer about till I see further... I have now answered your jobbs most concisely & my time allows me only to say that I feel your good wishes most affectionately, that I am extremely discontented with myself...”, 1 side 4to., 8th November
Item Date:
1787
Stock No:
43570
£475
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WELLINGTON
(1st Duke of, 1769-1852, Soldier & Statesman)
Address panel in his hand
Item Date:
0
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26942
£25
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WELLINGTON
(Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Field Marshal & Statesman)
Autograph Cheque signed on Messrs Coutts & Company's printed form
at 59 Strand, to pay "W. C. Collier ... three hundred and fifty five pounds sixteen shillings and eight pence sterling", the sum also in figures, engraved with manuscript additions, 3½" x 7", London, 26th October
Item Date:
1851
Stock No:
41096
£375
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WELLINGTON
(Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Field Marshal & Statesman)
Signature taken from Autograph Letter Signed
3" x 2", no place, no date
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0
Stock No:
41123
£75
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WELLINGTON
(Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Field Marshal & Statesman)
Autograph Letter signed "Wellington" to an unnamed correspondent
saying that he understands "that I am to be with you tomorrow morning the 9th at nine o'clock, Yours most faithfully", 1 side 8vo., London, 8th July
Item Date:
1821
Stock No:
41366
£175
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