The Despatches and Correspondence – Richard Wellesley – 1838 | British India Wars

The Despatches and Correspondence of the Marquess Wellesley by Richard Wellesley is an 1838 printing of official letters written during Wellesley’s time in India. Included are records from military actions in Mysore and against the Maratha Confederacy, along with interactions involving the East India Company. It offers descriptions of his battlefield coordination as well as colonization negotiations in India.

This copy is beautifully bound in modern, ribbed leather with ornate marbled boards.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Despatches and Correspondence of the Marquess Wellesley
• Author(s): Richard Wellesley
• Publisher: London, J. Murray
• Edition: First Edition, 1838
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Leather spine, marbled boards, gilt title
• Size:  8.25 in x 5.5 in (21 cm x 14 cm)
• Collation: lxix, ii, 197 pp
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Correspondence from the 1799 Mysore War
  • Letters concerning the 1803–1805 Maratha campaigns
  • Communication with East India Company officials
  • Later diplomatic texts from Wellesley’s British service
• Provenance: stamp – Military Library Colchester

Condition:

Very Good. Secure leather spine and marbled boards with light rubbing. Corners show minor wear. Text block complete and firm. Moderate toning with some stains on page edges, no loss of legibility.

Why Collect This?

• First edition of a key historical document
• Writings from the British colonial campaigns in India
• Useful for scholars of British imperial administration

Item Number: # 29344