Hand-addressed envelope, 4.75 x 3, filled out in Wellington's hand and dated to "September twenty third 1834,” addressed to “Colonel, Sir John Woodford,” and franked in the lower left corner, "Free, Wellington." The reverse flap retains its original red wax seal. In fine condition. Major-General Sir John George Woodford, KCB (1785–1879) was a British Army officer who has been called ‘possibly the first battlefield archaeologist.’ He served in the Napoleonic Wars, and in 1818, did archaeological work in the area surrounding the Battle of Agincourt. He served as aide-de-camp to Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo, and it’s been stated that Woodford was the last living British officer to have fought at the historic battle.
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