letter, letter
Accession Number

NAM.2002-01-251-74

Description

Manuscript letter, possibly from Gen Harcourt at St Leonard's to Maj William Lee, later Lieutenant Colonel, 16th (or The Queen’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons at Henley, 23 Mar 1796. The letter discusses the purchase of horses for the regiment and the new dress to be on show for the general officers meeting. Also asks him to go to the last levee of the season organised for the Duke of York. From a collection of 112 letters and envelopes addressed to Lt Col William Lee, 5th Baronet, 16th (or The Queen’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, 1749-1810. Also includes photocopies of other letters from the same correspondence.