NAM.2002-01-251-76

Manuscript letter from Mr LeMarchant in Abingdon to Maj William Lee, later Lieutenant Colonel, 16th (or The Queen’s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, at the Newbury Barracks, Berkshire, 23 Apr 1796. The letter informs him the 1st and 2nd Divisions of his regiment (unknown) are in Abingdon and are awaiting further orders there, also asks him to dinner and discusses the regiment’s horses. 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.