| Description | Correspondents include:
Robert L. Dundass father, Lord Dundas (3 letters, one giving news of death of brother Charles L. Dundas, another promising purchase of Lieutenant Colonelcy and the third giving news of gazetting)
Sister Isabella (9 letters on 19 April 1811, congratulating him on his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel she writes: I assure you it is the first and
only favour that Papa has asked of the Regent, and it is not in my power to describe the gracious, I may say friendly interest that the Prince has taken about your
promotion, and I verily believe that if His Royal Highness had not been very determined indeed the thing would not have been done. Papa dined in company with the Prince at Lord Hertfords yesterday and he told Papa the whole history of your life and adventures both at home and abroad more correctly, Papa says, than he could have told them to him, and he finished his conversation by saying and now I wont tell you how high your son stands with the officers he has served with")
Brother George (1 letter from Lisbon)
J.F. Burgayne (2 letters from Almeida)
W. Read (1 letter from Hythe),
Colonel William. Nicolay (1 letter from Hythe).
Also roll of detachment of Royal Staff Corps at San Vincente, 11 July 1811 |