Wellington does not object to her son switching to the Grenadier Guards ‘if any officer of the same rank can be found to exchange with him’.


2. Autograph letter signed (‘Wellington’) to Lady Emily Ponsonby née Bathurst (‘My dear Lady Emily’). Stratfield Saye, 8 April 1842.

8vo bifolium, pp. 3 + 1 blank; creases where once folded; very good.

Wellington will put her son’s name down for a commission in the Grenadier Guards, and has spoken with Sir George Scovell.

Ponsonby became ensign in the 49th foot in December 1842 and lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in February 1844.


3. Autograph letter signed (‘Wellington’) to Lady Emily Ponsonby née Bathurst (‘My dear Lady Emily’). London, 8 November 1842.

8vo bifolium, pp. 1 + 3 blanks; creases where once folded; very good.

Wellington is pleased with the report on her eldest son; as soon as he hears the results of the Sandhurst examinations ‘not a moment will be lost in making these arrangements in his favour’.