Letter, 19 Oct 1801.
Sent from John Campbell in Edinburgh to his brother Lt Gen Colin Campbell when he was Brigadier General of the 5th Garrison Battalion in Londonderry.
Letter informs him that he has made out a new power of attorney for Mrs Campbell in pursuit of her claims to her father’s estate in New York, hopes the news of the peace makes no difference to his staff.
Associated with American War of Independence (1775-1783).
From a collection of papers and other items associated with Lt Gen Colin Campbell, Lt Governor of Gibraltar, 1750-1850 (c).