Letter from General Sir John Moore
A letter from General Sir John Moore. The letter refers mainly to military matters. An endorsement on the final page reads 'Introduction to General Grinfield'. This is possibly William Grinfield (c.1743-1803), another prominent British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Details
- Level of description
- Item
- Date
- 16 Nov. 1803
- Reference
- 1
- Extent and medium
- 4 pp; manuscript
- Scope and content
- A letter from General Sir John Moore. The letter refers mainly to military matters. An endorsement on the final page reads 'Introduction to General Grinfield'. This is possibly William Grinfield (c.1743-1803), another prominent British Army officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
- General note
- For biographical information on General Sir John Moore (1761-1809) see https://www.dib.ie/biography/moore-sir-john-a5939
- General note
- For a comparative signature of Sir John Moore see https://natedsanders.com/british_general_sir_john_moore_1808_document_signe-lot6664.aspx
- Repository
- Irish Capuchin Archives
- Context
- Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. > Autograph Letters and Historical Ephemera
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Sample passages
- is total in this power to impose
- aware how total it is in the power
- whom report you may it at
Full Transcript (OCR, 1 pages)
Machine-generated OCR transcript. Handwritten material may contain recognition errors.
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