Autograph letter signed : to William and Henry (probably his two sons), Aug 9.

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Autograph letter signed : to William and Henry (probably his two sons), Aug 9.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270904230

1 item (3/4 p.) ; (8vo.)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...