1855 Covers to Lady Wrottesley in England posted from Triest...

Hammer

£300

1855 Covers to Lady Wrottesley in England posted from Triest, Constantinople (French P.O) or Corfu, with two letters from her son Major Charles Wrottesley, written from "Steam Ship Imperator Off Athens" or "Fort Neuf, Corfu" (both dated 1858, apparently in error for 1855). The Athens letter includes "I went to Scutari on Sunday & was sorry to hear Asiatic Cholera had begun there. It is a frightful disease & frightens the other patients ... there is a monument here to poor Tousy Williams, it is a very large marble head & is not in good taste, & there are many almost as bad ... before you get this you will have heard of the death of Lord Raglan. What an unfortunate end so soon after the unfortunate affair of the 18th. Herbert told me on that day he stood exposed to a heavy fire of grape watching the attack of the English on the Redan. Whatever his merits as a General we may admit of an opinion but everyone in the Crimea allows he acted with great judgement & temper in all dealings with the French, one of the greatest difficulties connected with the affair ... some parts of the camp were not salubrious from men & horses buried not very deep ...". The second letter from Corfu (posted from Triest) includes "as the 82nd have not been sent on to the Crimea ... General Simpson has sent word that at present he does not want more men in the Crimea". (3 covers + 2 letters).