Sir George Osborn manuscript material : 4 items 1768-1778

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Sir George Osborn manuscript material : 4 items 1768-1778

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Sir George Osborn, British Army officer. To Sir William Hamilton, diplomat and art collector : 4 letters : -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 30 Aug 1768 : (MISC 0346) : from Charles Street, Berkeley Square : with political news of England and the Colonies; begins, "Your kind & friendly letter dated July 26th gave me the greatest pleasure ..." -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 15 Feb 1771 : (MISC 0347) : from Charles Street, Berkeley Square : begins, "My last letter dated the 8th of this month will have informed you of His Majesty's intentions relative to the three northern courts ..."; with armorial red wax seal. -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 10 Feb 1778 : (MISC 0348) : from London : begins, "I am always unwilling to trespass on your time which I know is so fully & so well employed." With red wax seal. -- 1 autograph letter unsigned : 13 Oct 1778 : (MISC 0349) : from Chicksands Priory, Bedfordshire : begins, "A very long journey of above a thousand miles, & a variety of ccupations have prevented me from having the pleasure of writing to you lately ...".

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The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.

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Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803

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