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(Royal Hospital Chelsea.) A collection of Autograph Letters Signed, certified copy letters, extracts
(Royal Hospital Chelsea.) A collection of Autograph Letters Signed, certified copy letters, extracts from original letters, papers etc, c.1820's-1850's, sent to and relating to Sir John Morillyon Wilson (1783-1868), Adjutant and later Major and Commandant of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, earlier thirteen times wounded during his service in the Royal Navy and the Army, in the Peninsula and in North America where he was desperately wounded at the battle of Chippewa and his life saved by a native American woman before he was taken prisoner, the letters, extract letters and copy letters include ALS Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), to J.M.W., 1839, re death of Col. Houghton; ALS Lord John Russell (1792-1878) to J.M.W., July 14th 1838, recommending J.M.W. for Knighthood; envelope containing several letters relating to J.M.W.'s wounds, including Army Medical Board reports etc, including "certified copy of letter from Lord Lynedoch - Cadiz 1811. The original letter was given to me by Sir. H. Torrens...when I was taken prisoner in 1814, J.M.W. [signed in initials by Wilson]", dated 4 May 1843, certified to be a true copy of a letter written by Wilson at Cadiz 2 July 1811, Army Medical Department report dated 26 Nov. 1825, signed J. McGregor & N. Franklin "Report of Army Medical Board. Colonel John Morillyon Wilson, formerly of the Royal Scots, appeared for examination, on the expiration of the period, for which he had obtained a pension for wounds received in the Service. Referring to our four previous examinations...for a wound in the right foot, received in Egypt in 1801. A wound of the head, received in 1803 on board ship;- a wound of the chest, received at the Siege of Flushing in 1809;- & for three wounds of the left arm; three wounds of the left thigh; & one in the haunch bone, received near Niagara, in 1814. We proceeded to examine Colonel Wilson for the fifth time. Colonel Wilson states that he is much worse than at the last examination, & his appearance… accords with this assertion… Colonel Wilson complains most grievously of the severe wounds he received in his left thigh & haunch, (one of them is now open, & lately three pieces of bone exfoliated from it). One of the balls is still lodged, & presses on considerable & important nerves...He is troubled with painful affections of the head...which are occasioned by the pressure of the ball, which is lodged on the outside of the sacrum...On the whole, few cases of more aggravated distress and disability, from severe wounds, have come before us, we have no doubt, the life of the Officer will be shortened by their results...& we see not the least prospect of permanent amendment...", [3]pp ALS from John Morillyon Wilson detailing his various wounds received whilst serving in the Royal Navy & Army, "Chelsea College. In 1799 when I was a midshipman...I sailed with the expedition to the Helder where I received my first wound. In 1800 I volunteered to cut out a small Spanish vessel anchored near the Bay of Teneriffe… I was wounded in my left hand, & pitched into the sea...& narrowly escaped being drowned. In Egypt in 1801 I was seriously wounded in the instep of my right foot...In the bay of Tropez in 1803 I was wounded on the head by the fall of a block...which ultimately obliged me to relinquish the navy...in 1809 at the landing in Walcheren faced a heavy contusion on my left side from a...shot, & later, during the siege, I was shot through the body: the ball penetrating my right breast, & was extracted near the spinal column...In 1813...on Lake Ontario...I received a bayonet wound in my right hand...In 1814 - In the severe action at Chippaway near the falls of Niagara, I received in the short space of 3/4 of an hour, several wounds:- viz - three in my left arm - one ball having shattered the upper ball of the fore arm - a 2nd ball was extracted - and the 3rd is still lodged near the two bones...near my elbow - a fourth ball struck me on the neck - a 5th entered my thigh & was extracted - a 6th passed through the upper part of my left thigh... - & the 7th ball penetrated near my left groin & passed...to the region of the spinal column where it is still lodged...It was the last of these wounds that finished me, & left me a prisoner in the hands of the enemy. And in that almost lifeless situation a merciless Indian planted his foot on my throat & with the point of his scalping knife on my head, he was preparing to inflict on me the additional agony of being scalped, when a random shot, from his own party, struck him on the head & he fell dead, across my body. I have served in Holland..Egypt..Walcheren..the Peninsula..Canada, & in the West Indies where I was…Government Secretary & A.D.C. to Sir Phineas Riall...I have endeavoured to make this as short as possible & I shall refer you to the accompanying testimonials as to the bearing of my character as a soldier - I was always in the Duke of Kents Regt. (The Royal Scots). ever Yours Affecty. J. Morillyon Wilson", undated on chain lined, watermarked, laid paper; other papers include good quantity of the aforementioned various testimonials, several certified copies, including copy letters from Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820), father of Queen Victoria, to Sir Henry Torrens, originally sent June 2nd 1815, on 1837 watermarked paper, plus others Duke of Kent, Sir Gordon Drummond, General Bloomfield, certified copy of a letter sent to the Duke of Kent from Wilson, originally sent 1815, copy made 1831, at Chelsea Hospital, with Wilson's signatures and signature of Samuel Hulse, Governor, envelope containing 13 letters c.1815-1837 with contemp. m/s note on envelope "original testimonials from General Riall, Lord Lynedoch, The Duke of Kent &c &c with official examination for wounds, etc; packet of 13 ALS from William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale (1787-1872) to Wilson, c.1815-1852, content re Wilson's military pension etc; other family letters etc, some papers/letters relating to duels including copy letter from Mr Manton to Sir J.M. Wilson re duel 1820 "...his friend the gentleman who fought with Col. W. on the 14th...is no more. He died in consequence of the wound he received in his breast. and altho' it is not probable that Col wilson will now be informed of either his real name or situation in life, he may still feel a satisfaction in knowing that he died declaring himself to be the aggressor, and most honorably acquitting Col. W. of all blame in the unfortunate altercation that led to their duel. Neither Mr. Manton nor his friend were aware that Col. W. was wounded before it was announced in the morning Chronicle. Col. Wilson has Mr Manton's best wishes for his recovery", etc; plus other letters Sir John Conroy, ALS Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785-1856), headed War Office, 31 July 1830, to Wilson, ALS Field Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford (1782-1870), [6 1/2]pp, December 30, 1857, etc, other papers relating to Duke of Kent and a debt, etc etc. Wilson's Napoleonic War group of five medals sold at Noonans Mayfair for a hammer price of £36,000, 23 July 2024. For a more comprehensive description see catalogue description on www.twgaze.co.uk or www.easyliveauction.com
(Royal Hospital Chelsea.) A collection of Autograph Letters Signed, certified copy letters, extracts from original letters, papers etc, c.1820's-1850's, sent to and relating to Sir John Morillyon Wilson (1783-1868), Adjutant and later Major and Commandant of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, earlier thirteen times wounded during his service in the Royal Navy and the Army, in the Peninsula and in North America where he was desperately wounded at the battle of Chippewa and his life saved by a native American woman before he was taken prisoner, the letters, extract letters and copy letters include ALS Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), to J.M.W., 1839, re death of Col. Houghton; ALS Lord John Russell (1792-1878) to J.M.W., July 14th 1838, recommending J.M.W. for Knighthood; envelope containing several letters relating to J.M.W.'s wounds, including Army Medical Board reports etc, including "certified copy of letter from Lord Lynedoch - Cadiz 1811. The original letter was given to me by Sir. H. Torrens...when I was taken prisoner in 1814, J.M.W. [signed in initials by Wilson]", dated 4 May 1843, certified to be a true copy of a letter written by Wilson at Cadiz 2 July 1811, Army Medical Department report dated 26 Nov. 1825, signed J. McGregor & N. Franklin "Report of Army Medical Board. Colonel John Morillyon Wilson, formerly of the Royal Scots, appeared for examination, on the expiration of the period, for which he had obtained a pension for wounds received in the Service. Referring to our four previous examinations...for a wound in the right foot, received in Egypt in 1801. A wound of the head, received in 1803 on board ship;- a wound of the chest, received at the Siege of Flushing in 1809;- & for three wounds of the left arm; three wounds of the left thigh; & one in the haunch bone, received near Niagara, in 1814. We proceeded to examine Colonel Wilson for the fifth time. Colonel Wilson states that he is much worse than at the last examination, & his appearance… accords with this assertion… Colonel Wilson complains most grievously of the severe wounds he received in his left thigh & haunch, (one of them is now open, & lately three pieces of bone exfoliated from it). One of the balls is still lodged, & presses on considerable & important nerves...He is troubled with painful affections of the head...which are occasioned by the pressure of the ball, which is lodged on the outside of the sacrum...On the whole, few cases of more aggravated distress and disability, from severe wounds, have come before us, we have no doubt, the life of the Officer will be shortened by their results...& we see not the least prospect of permanent amendment...", [3]pp ALS from John Morillyon Wilson detailing his various wounds received whilst serving in the Royal Navy & Army, "Chelsea College. In 1799 when I was a midshipman...I sailed with the expedition to the Helder where I received my first wound. In 1800 I volunteered to cut out a small Spanish vessel anchored near the Bay of Teneriffe… I was wounded in my left hand, & pitched into the sea...& narrowly escaped being drowned. In Egypt in 1801 I was seriously wounded in the instep of my right foot...In the bay of Tropez in 1803 I was wounded on the head by the fall of a block...which ultimately obliged me to relinquish the navy...in 1809 at the landing in Walcheren faced a heavy contusion on my left side from a...shot, & later, during the siege, I was shot through the body: the ball penetrating my right breast, & was extracted near the spinal column...In 1813...on Lake Ontario...I received a bayonet wound in my right hand...In 1814 - In the severe action at Chippaway near the falls of Niagara, I received in the short space of 3/4 of an hour, several wounds:- viz - three in my left arm - one ball having shattered the upper ball of the fore arm - a 2nd ball was extracted - and the 3rd is still lodged near the two bones...near my elbow - a fourth ball struck me on the neck - a 5th entered my thigh & was extracted - a 6th passed through the upper part of my left thigh... - & the 7th ball penetrated near my left groin & passed...to the region of the spinal column where it is still lodged...It was the last of these wounds that finished me, & left me a prisoner in the hands of the enemy. And in that almost lifeless situation a merciless Indian planted his foot on my throat & with the point of his scalping knife on my head, he was preparing to inflict on me the additional agony of being scalped, when a random shot, from his own party, struck him on the head & he fell dead, across my body. I have served in Holland..Egypt..Walcheren..the Peninsula..Canada, & in the West Indies where I was…Government Secretary & A.D.C. to Sir Phineas Riall...I have endeavoured to make this as short as possible & I shall refer you to the accompanying testimonials as to the bearing of my character as a soldier - I was always in the Duke of Kents Regt. (The Royal Scots). ever Yours Affecty. J. Morillyon Wilson", undated on chain lined, watermarked, laid paper; other papers include good quantity of the aforementioned various testimonials, several certified copies, including copy letters from Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820), father of Queen Victoria, to Sir Henry Torrens, originally sent June 2nd 1815, on 1837 watermarked paper, plus others Duke of Kent, Sir Gordon Drummond, General Bloomfield, certified copy of a letter sent to the Duke of Kent from Wilson, originally sent 1815, copy made 1831, at Chelsea Hospital, with Wilson's signatures and signature of Samuel Hulse, Governor, envelope containing 13 letters c.1815-1837 with contemp. m/s note on envelope "original testimonials from General Riall, Lord Lynedoch, The Duke of Kent &c &c with official examination for wounds, etc; packet of 13 ALS from William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale (1787-1872) to Wilson, c.1815-1852, content re Wilson's military pension etc; other family letters etc, some papers/letters relating to duels including copy letter from Mr Manton to Sir J.M. Wilson re duel 1820 "...his friend the gentleman who fought with Col. W. on the 14th...is no more. He died in consequence of the wound he received in his breast. and altho' it is not probable that Col wilson will now be informed of either his real name or situation in life, he may still feel a satisfaction in knowing that he died declaring himself to be the aggressor, and most honorably acquitting Col. W. of all blame in the unfortunate altercation that led to their duel. Neither Mr. Manton nor his friend were aware that Col. W. was wounded before it was announced in the morning Chronicle. Col. Wilson has Mr Manton's best wishes for his recovery", etc; plus other letters Sir John Conroy, ALS Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785-1856), headed War Office, 31 July 1830, to Wilson, ALS Field Marshal Sir Alexander George Woodford (1782-1870), [6 1/2]pp, December 30, 1857, etc, other papers relating to Duke of Kent and a debt, etc etc. Wilson's Napoleonic War group of five medals sold at Noonans Mayfair for a hammer price of £36,000, 23 July 2024. For a more comprehensive description see catalogue description on www.twgaze.co.uk or www.easyliveauction.com
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If within 14 days after the sale, the Auctioneers have received from the Buyer of any lot notice in writing that in his view the lot is a deliberate forgery and within seven days after such notification the Buyer returns the same to the Auctioneers in the same condition as at the time of the sale and by producing evidence, the burden of proof to be upon the Buyer, satisfies the Auctioneers that considered in the light of the entry in the catalogue the lot is a deliberate forgery then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded. The Auctioneers shall not rescind any sale until such time as they have certified to the Vendor and the Buyer that the lot is in their professional opinion a deliberate forgery. The Vendor agrees to be bound by the Auctioneers decision and agrees to refund any amounts received by them from the Auctioneers in respect of that lot. In the case of any misdescription by the Vendor or where a lot is shown to be deliberate forgery, the Auctioneers shall not be liable to the Vendor for any loss arising from the rescission of a contract for sale.
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