Military or Naval
DOVER
(Sir Joseph Yorke, 1724-1792, M.P., ADC to Cumberland at Fontenoy and in Scotland, Ambassador at the Hague, General, from 1788 1st Baron)
Autograph Letter Signed to the Marquis of Granby, 1721-1770,
Master-General of the Ordnance, on behalf of his friend Mr Russell of Dover, saying he is informed that Mr Bryant... Purveyor of Lands to the Ordnance, & Storekeeper of Dover Castle is at the point of death... it would be of great weight for my interest in the Town, if... Mr Russell could obtain one or other of those Employments, & I believe my Father, Lord Hardwick, will join with me in Solliciting your favor & Protection... The person I presume to recommend is a very diligent active man, 1 side 4to., The Hague, 12th July
Item Date: 1763
Stock No. 20018