January 25th Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/25/2024
May 1782 letter signed by Edmund Burke giving his deputy, William Burke, the power to oversee the payment of British troops serving in India, stating "the full amount to be paid by the East India Company for His Majesty's Forces serving or to serve in India, and in case of future Regulations taking place relative either to the receipt of the Money in India, the payment of it to the Troops on the Remittances of part of it to England. I do hereby give William Burke, My Deputy, full power and authority to execute and transact..." 13.25" x 8.25". From the Dr. John K. Lattimer Collection.
Edmund Burke (12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of Parliament between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons of Great Britain with the Whig Party.
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*Important* Edmond Burke Letter
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