Lot 46
George III. ALS ("George R") as King, 1p plus blank integral leaf, 9" x 7¼", Weymouth, 1796 Aug. 19. To his second son, Frederick (1763-1827), Duke of York and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, who presided over the unsuccessful 1793-98 Flanders campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. Very fine; written on laid, watermarked paper. With military content.
In part: "My Dear Frederick, I approve of the 6th Regt. of Dragoon Guards and the 12th Light Dragoons returning to Ireland as also…the foreign Corps of Lõwenstein Hompesch and Waldstein now in the Isle of Wight may be sent to Cork till they can proceed to the West Indies. I approve of Colonels Burton and Monson bein placed as Brigadiers on the Staffs of Guernsey and Jersey…The Memorandas are all very proper. I am glad you think of arriving here on Sunday…Your most Affectionate Father George R."
Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500.
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