Letter, 20 Jun 1810.
Sent from Edward, Duke of Kent, Governor of Gibraltar at Kensington Palace, London to Lt Gen Colin Campbell when Lt Governor Gibraltar.
Letter informs him that Lt Col Bassett, previously of the 5th (The Northumberland) Regiment of Foot, now on the Staff will be arriving on Gibraltar and asks Campbell to receive him.
Lt Col Bassett had quit the Army due to the commitments of a large family but returned when war broke out.
Associated with Peninsular War (1808-1814).
From a collection of papers and other items associated with Lt Gen Colin Campbell, Lt Governor of Gibraltar, 1750-1850 (c).