WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIG...

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£500 - £700

WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED “”WELLINGTON”, TO LT. GENERAL PAYNE. Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, lst Duke. Autograph letter signed ''Wellington', to Lt. General Payne, 21?2 pp., 4to., minor splitting at head and tail of centrefold, Celorico, 11 May 1810. He outlines plans for the command of various brigades, including 'I wish to send General Fane into the Alentejo where besides the 13th Dragoons we have a large Body of Portuguese Cavalry; & we have nobody to command them¦There is nothing new. The Enemy is still nearly in the same situation; & the rivers continue full.' *Condition: Original light folds, some slight splitting to folds and very occasional spotting.