Autograph letter signed : Haigh Hall, Wigan, to the Rt. Hon. Mr. [Charles James] Fox, 1806 Feb. 3.

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Autograph letter signed : Haigh Hall, Wigan, to the Rt. Hon. Mr. [Charles James] Fox, 1806 Feb. 3.

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Mentioning his service under General Burgoyne, and asking for support in his application for the military command of North Britain (Scotland).

1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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