1794 GB LETTER GOULD REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPY MILITARY ACTION ..3 RING LARGE FREE

Description: 1794 GB LETTER GOULD REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPIES MILITARY ACTION ..3 RING LARGE FREE.Cover with entire letter from Gould in Flanders 11th Nov 1794 to Rt.Hon James Grenville in Somerton; 3-ring circle FREE NOV 11 94 in red. Letter re Flanders Campaign, account of military actions , the decimation of the regiment, a French misdirection + strategic detail in 3rd + 4th paragraphs. ''Last night I wrote you that a motion for a Rule to show cause, why a new trial in your case should not be granted, was obtained that very few observations were made to induce the court to grant it, the only ground was, it’s having been tried two years ago by a special jury and a verdict given.. None that I meet with have any doubt of Hardy's kind intentions to the state but many blame government for not employing more respectable people as spies and all are of opinion it would have been more prudent to have indicted him and the rest of them for sedition in which case there would have been no doubt of their conviction The Counselor is to be met with daily at 11 o'clock at his Chambers but is two domestic to remain there long….. The Undertaker has taken a French leave of the country without paying many bills for the funeral - The person who supplied the horses is outrageous not having received a sous of his demand he intimated to McKee he should not have trusted such a fellow.. something like an action for work and labor done and performed may be in his imagination which would be rather unpleasing subject for the family to discuss in a court of law. .. ..yesterday I read a long letter from an officer in the Duke of Yorks army to a Mrs Clark wife of governor Clark formerly governor of Jamaica in which he says that the 37th regiment is no more . The major , 36 men and one colour are all that remains.. He says a French deserter came to… preceeding the attack and having drank freely observed it was a pity such a lot of fine fellows should be cut to pieces and explained himself that they would be attacked the Next Day by a very superior Force ..on which the colonel sought for a reinforcement but the letter was carried to a wrong office and lay unopened.. that in expectation of being supported the Colonel resisted the attack which was very smart that during the action General ?? and being asked whether the reinforcement was coming replied he had not heard of it being requested ,on which a retreat was ordered and the most fatal consequences followed. He also says the Duke of York is joined by 25,000 Austrians and other troops and that Army Now consists of 65,000 that the French on that side of the Meuse Only 35,000 that they have only a pont volant over the Meuse that British were at that time changing their positions to prepare for an immediate attack on the French and unless they were prevented attacking them by a difference of opinion amongst the Generals which had been too often unfortunately There was no doubt but they would give a good account of the whole army. I hope it will prove so this letter was dated the third instant but at present there is no account of an action having taken place .. Remain sir with great respect your obliged humble servant .W Gould . My having trusted my letter last night to a servant of Lady Cavans is partly the reason of my writing this, being afraid it was not sent. ''

Price: 375 GBP

Location: Merton

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