George IV (as Prince Regent, later King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover, 1762-1830) Copy Letter from the Prince Regent to Lord Wellington, 2pp., sm. 4to, 3rd July 1813, praising Wellington in extravagant terms after his victory at the Battle of Vitoria and sending him a Field Marshal's baton, "You have sent me among the Trophies of your unrivalled fame the staff of a French Marshal, & I send you in return that of England"; and 9 others, documents and correspondence from members of the Hooke family including a memorial from Major George Philip Hooke asking for promotion by merit instead of by purchase, Dublin Barracks and elsewhere, 1793-97, folds, browned, sm. 4to & folio (10 pieces).
George IV (as Prince Regent, later King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover, 1762-1830) Copy Letter from the Prince Regent to Lord Wellington, 2pp., sm. 4to, 3rd July 1813, praising Wellington in extravagant terms after his victory at the Battle of Vitoria and sending him a Field Marshal's baton, "You have sent me among the Trophies of your unrivalled fame the staff of a French Marshal, & I send you in return that of England"; and 9 others, documents and correspondence from members of the Hooke family including a memorial from Major George Philip Hooke asking for promotion by merit instead of by purchase, Dublin Barracks and elsewhere, 1793-97, folds, browned, sm. 4to & folio (10 pieces).
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