Letters from Geo. Darley, Orderly Room, 1st Guards

Reference No:
U DDBM/32/46
Dates:
21-27 Jul 1814
Description:

a) rates of pay; 'the gay doings here continues, the tents are pitching within the railings of the Park and a most superb Bridge is erected opposite the Stable Yard over the Canal, which has a Pagoda in it's Centre about 80 feet high. The Royal Booth extend from the Wall of the Duke of York's northward and galleries follow to the Buildings facing the Green Park... It is almost time these things were stopped, for John Bull has had too much holiday'. 21 July 1814

b) 'General Disney I understand gets a Regiment in Succession to the Colinelcy of the 15th Foot vacant by the Death of General Powell... the German part of the first Division were embarking upon that day but the Guards were nor expected to go on board until the end of the month'. 23 July 1814

c) rates of pay. 27 July 1814

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Papers of the Bosville-Macdonald Family of Gunthwaite, Thorpe and Skye