CARDIGAN, JAMES BRUDENELL, 7TH EARL TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS: i) to an unnamed correspondent, signed ("Cardigan"), discussing "an affair of a very delicate nature", that he has placed the case in the hands of his "solicitor in London", 3 pages, 8vo, Royal Barracks, 25 August 1843ii) to Mr Hepburn, in the third person, asking if “he could see Lady Cardigan this afternoon between 2 & 3 o’clock”, 1 page, 8vo, Portman Square, 5 November 1846 Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, led a life characterised by "adultery and bravado" (ODNB) - the former being, most likely, the subject of the first letter. He achieved the status of national hero for leading the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimea. To view shipping calculator, please hereCondition ReportNo significant condition issues have been noted with this lot, but if you require further condition information please contact bookslondon@sothebys.com The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
CARDIGAN, JAMES BRUDENELL, 7TH EARL TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS: i) to an unnamed correspondent, signed ("Cardigan"), discussing "an affair of a very delicate nature", that he has placed the case in the hands of his "solicitor in London", 3 pages, 8vo, Royal Barracks, 25 August 1843ii) to Mr Hepburn, in the third person, asking if “he could see Lady Cardigan this afternoon between 2 & 3 o’clock”, 1 page, 8vo, Portman Square, 5 November 1846 Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, led a life characterised by "adultery and bravado" (ODNB) - the former being, most likely, the subject of the first letter. He achieved the status of national hero for leading the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimea. To view shipping calculator, please hereCondition ReportNo significant condition issues have been noted with this lot, but if you require further condition information please contact bookslondon@sothebys.com The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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