WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke (1769-1852)

Lot 160
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ID 1071178
Lot 160 | WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke (1769-1852)
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WELLINGTON, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke (1769-1852)

Autograph letter signed (with initial, 'W') to 'Lord Manners', London, 9 April 1837.

One page, 187 x 119mm, on a bifolium. Framed and glazed.



Wellington attending a Garter ceremony. 'I will attend you at St George's with great satisfaction on Wednesday next at 1⁄4 past eleven; and I will wait upon Mrs Blake afterwards in Gloucester Place./But I fear that I must come away at an early Hour; as I am summoned to attend a Chapter of the Order of the Garter at St James's at 1⁄2 past one'.



The recipient is likely General Lord Charles Manners (1780-1855), who fought at Waterloo.

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