Lot 1023
Cornwallis, Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) British general best remembered for losing the battle of Yorktown, which effectively ended the American Revolution; after the war, he served as governor general and commander-in-chief in India. ALS ("Cornwallis"), 1p with integral leaf, 9" x 7¼", Whitehall, 1797 Mar. 4. To David Scott, Chairman of the Court of Directors, requesting that "Lt. Col. Duncan of the Bengal establishment should accompany me to India, as I think that an officer of his respectable character, would greatly assist me in makaing a satisfactory arrangement of the Company's Military forces in that Country…." Fine.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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