Description
Letter Signed, to Ensign John Radford, 62nd Regiment, informing him, in response to his letter to Colonel Clinton, “that there is no intention of raising the men in the manner your propose”. 1 page 9 x 7 inches, mounted on an album page (adhesive showing through). Horse Guards, 13 September 1804. General Sir James Willoughby Gordon (1772-1851), long-standing Quartermaster-General to the Forces, holding the position for some 40 years.