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The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G. During His Various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries and France from 1799 to 1818 Volume 8

The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G. During His Various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries and France from 1799 to 1818 Volume 8


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...Charles Sttiart.' To Lieut. General Sir Stapleton Cotton, Bart. ' My Dear Cotton, ' Freneda, 15th October, 1811, 9 A.m. ' I have been turning over in my mind what you stated in a late letter about the horses for the Officers of the cavalry; and I am very much afraid that if we do not take measures to insure to Government the price that they have paid for the horses which they have sent, the Officers of the cavalry will not have the advantage of getting horses in this manner in future. ' The horses cost Government 50/. each; and I have put the price of 60/. upon each, in order to defray the expense of loss by deaths, &c. It is reasonable to suppose that some of the horses are worth more than 60/., and others may be worth less, but they would all run the chance of getting the good; and even the bad, probably (as they are bought by the best judge in England), would not be worth less than 50/. ' If they were all taken at 60/. each, I think the Govern ment would have no reason to complain; but if some arc taken, and others are to remain upon my hands, I think it but f?ir that the Government should have the advantage of a larger price for the better horses, as it will incur the risk of receiving a smaller, in a sale by auction, for those not so good. ' If, therefore, the Officers of the cavalry will not take the horses, after all the pains which it has cost me to get them for them, I shall request you to get Lieut. Colonel Elley, and two other good judges, to fix a price upon the several horses which will come up; and the Officers who choose to take them may take them at the price fixed. Those they do not choose to take shall be sold by public auction; and, in the meantime, till the period of the auction shall be fixed, I shall be obliged to you if you will h...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236037459
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 230
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236037456
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 417 gr


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