A letter to James Ryder Mowatt, Barrack Master at Romford Barracks, from Walter Burrell, of Knepp Castle, Sussex, dated 17th January 1823.

The letter reads:

Knepp Castle
17 Jan^y 1823

Sir

Upon my return home his day from the Quarter Sessions I found your letter respecting the situation of Barracks Master at Romford, and it is with much regret that I am compelled to decline interfering in this business, because I am wholly unknown to the Duke of Wellington, and indeed if I were differently circumstanced, I should not think myself entitled as a Member of Parliament to apply for patronage to which I have not the slightest claim.

My acquaintance with Mr. Arbuthnot is merely official as... [continued on side 2]