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AINSLIE
(Sir George Robert, 1776-1839, Governor of Dominica 1813-1814, General, Numismatist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr Rawlinson,
Secretary to the Board of West India Commissioners, saying he has by last packet written to my secretary for a proper account with the necessary vouchers &c:, the Treasury owes the writer a considerable sum including £325 paid by their order which has totally escaped the notice of that office, 1 side 4to., address on conjugate leaf, Wellingore, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, 2nd September
Item Date: 1815
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Background
Ainslie was recalled in 1814 for his severity in subduing the maroons. He settled to his true vocation, collecting Anglo-Norman coins, travelling all over England, Normandy and Brittany to do so (fine catalogue, 1830).
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