Lot 153
After Culloden - Hanoverian soldier's letter, May 1746
Jacobite, Stuart, and Scottish Applied Arts
Auction: 13 May 2015 at 12:00 BST
Description
Letter written by a Pat.? Russell home to his father [in London?], dated Darlinton [sic.], 15. May 1746, 2pp. on one sheet of notepaper c.21 x 23cm torn into 4 pieces, wax seal
Footnote
Note: This letter would appear to be a young man's description of riding south to London from Scotland. He describes his progress from Edinburgh, crossing the Tweed, through Morpeth, Newcastle and Durham to Darlington, mainly concentrating upon where he has spent the night and dined. A reference to "Drink[ing] the Duke of Cumberlands health and our Friends in Scotland" suggests that the author of the letter had been engaged in fighting Jacobite forces at Culloden on 16th April. He also refers to England as the "land of Canaan".