Lot 131
Amherst, Jeffery, 1st Lord Amherst (1717-1797) Commander-in-Chief of the British army during the Revolutionary War; he is remembered for having tried to exterminate Native Americans during the French and Indian War by giving them blankets infected with smallpox. Autograph Letter Signed ("J.A."), one page, 9 x 7½", Ghent (Belgium), Dec. 11, 1742. Written to his brother, Jack, during the War of the Austrian Succession. "…We have a cornet just coming over & if you will be so good to get my Irish Gunn put in good order & send it by him I shall be very much obliged to you, for I shal not only have occasion for it in a sporting way but in a military one. cornet Holmes will bring it for me if you will put it secure in a wooden case & have it for him at Capt. Greenway's next door…." Very good; a few edge chips and tears (tape repairs on verso), toning and foxing. Boldly penned and signed.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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