Sales catalogue: Christies

Date:
18th February 1935
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/4/221
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Christies. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    33/66 page 31
    3] T he following is the Property of R. W. STRINGER, ESQ. of Melbourne, Australia 246 WasHinaTon (Gen. George) AUToGRAPH LETTER, signed, 14 pp., 4to, New York, July 29th, 1789, to the Hon. Sir EpWwarpD NEWENHAM ce . The immediate object of this letter is to introduce to your acquaintance and civilities Mrs. Montgomery, a lady of very respectable family in this country and the widow of a very dis- tinguished officer, who sacrificed his life in support of the liberties of America—. But I may be allowed to say if Mrs. Montgomery was not a descendant of the antient and oppulent family of the Livingstones, who have always been the strenuous advocates of freedom ; or the relic of the intelligent and brave General Mont- gomery, whose name will be immortal, yet her personal merits would entitle her to every attention and respect, whicl) are usually shown to strangers of distinction in the hospitable Kingdom of Treland— ’’ etc. |
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