8 September 1863 (1 results)
TWO signatures on pieces ("free frank" fronts) 1 is dated 1823 to Capt Hay? London and the other is later 1857 to Ireland To Mrs Rothwell.
General Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp (5 January 1784 - 8 September 1863).
- Signed
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
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Add to basketLoose as Issued. Condition: Good. Unique. TWO signatures on pieces ("free frank" fronts) 1 is dated 1823 to Capt Hay? London and the other is later 1857 to Ireland but address unclear. To Mr Rothwell, C----- Town, Kerry? Historical Notes*. Note*. Entered the British Army in 1803 as a cornet in the 13th Dragoons. Made a captain i…n the 16th Light Dragoons, Beauchamp served with the regiment during the Peninsular War from 1809 until its end in 1814. He took part in the First Battle of Porto and then in the Battle of Talavera. After the Battle of the Côa in 1810, he was wounded in the Battle of Bussaco. Beauchamp was promoted to major in the 1st Life Guards in 1815, to major-general in 1837 and received the colonelcy of the 10th Royal Hussars for life in 1843. Three years later he became lieutenant-general and finally general in 1853. (2). Signed by Author(s).
