Lot 207

Carlisle - Stuart, Prince Charles Edward. "Bonnie Prince Charlie"




Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
£600
Description
Contemporary copy of a letter from Bonnie Prince Charlie, not signed, to the Mayor of Carlisle, requesting him to open the gates and let his forces enter, with the warning that if unheeded "we are fully resolved to force it by such means as Providence has put in our hands" and requesting an answer within 2 hours, "November 10th, 1745, Two in the afternoon", one leaf, remains of seal on verso, addressed to Mr ?Inhouse
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire



