PENINSULAR WAR - CAMPAIGN LETTER TO G.B. WITH GREEN FALMOUTH...

Hammer

£240

PENINSULAR WAR - CAMPAIGN LETTER TO G.B. WITH GREEN FALMOUTH "LISBON/F" DATESTAMP; Fine 26/27 July 1810 EL from "Nizah near the Tagus" to GB charged "2/3" with a very fine green Falmouth "LISBON/F" arrival cds (20 Aug.) nicely placed on the front. Good contents from husband to wife ref. not worrying about the cost of postage, avoiding the vagaries of privately carried mails, the loss of some gold jewellery in transit, and "...we are to defend the passes of the Tagus & prevent the French Cavalry coming down to reconnoitre the river. Romano is collecting a large force near Badajoz &c; it is said the Spanish are in possession of Seville...". Good Campaign letter.Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, CORNWALL, PORTUGAL, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR