LS submitting an application for a fellow officer

by Colin Halkett, Sir

$250 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Manuscript in ink in a secretarial hand. Single sheet. 4to. A couple of spots and creases not affecting legibility. Item #304875 Halkett was writing as lieutenant-governor of Jersey, a position he held from 1821-30, after which he became comander-in-chief of Bombay. Having formed the Kings German Legion in 1803, he went on to command the 2nd Light Infantry Batallion serving in Hanover and Copenhagen. Halkett made his name at the battle of

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