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Letter from Lieutenant Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, April 1815
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Accession Number

NAM.1990-08-140-20

Description

Letter from Lt Col Standish O’Grady to his father the 1st Viscount Guillamore, dated 4 Apr 1815. In this short letter O’Grady imparts that he is still in London, but expects to receive orders to move to embarkation in the next 10 days. He mentions seeing Lord Charleville and Lord Kingston. He also notes that he has a large collection of bills to pay due to the needs of the coming campaign, which he expects to be ‘short and sweet’. Typed transcript in separate folder. From a collection of 45 letters associated with Lt Col Standish O’Grady, later 2nd Viscount Guillamore 1813-1830. These letters include those written whilst serving as a Lieutenant with the 7th Light Dragoons in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, 1815-1830. With manuscript and typescript transcripts. Associated with the Peninsular War (1808-1814) and Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

Campaigns

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)

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