Autograph Letter Signed ('Titchfield') from William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (the future 5th Duke of Portland) to 'Mr. Legge' of the London coachbuilders Barker & Co, regarding his cabriolet.
Author:
William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck (1800-1879), 5th Duke of Portland, styled Marquess of Titchfield between 1824 and 1854, eccentric English aristocrat [Welbeck Abbey; Barker & Co, London coachbuilders]
Publication details:
Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire. 19 April 1829.
£45.00
SKU: 13384
1p., 4to. Bifolium, with the verso of the second leaf carrying a red wax seal (with indifferent impression), with postmarks and address by Titchfield 'To | Mr. Legge | at Messrs. Barker & Co | Chandos street | London Covent Garden'. The letter reads 'Welbeck April 19. 1829 | Mr. Legge, | I am likely to want my cabriolet so soon that I must request of you to write me word immediately on what day I may depend upon having it quite fit for use. - | Yr. Obedt. Servt. | Titchfield'. After Titchfield's accession to the dukedom, he is reputed to have had a mile-long tunnel built under Welbeck, wide enough for two carriages; and to take his coach with him when he travelled to London by railway train.