Author: Agar, James, 1st Viscount Clifden (1734-1789). Irish peer and politician who held office as one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland.
Title: Fragment of an Autograph Letter Signed by the Irish Politician James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden Addressed to Brigadier General Clarke.
Description: December 8, 1788. 1788. - Over 45 words penned on 9-1/4 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide creamy white watermarked paper. Apparently only one page of a longer letter, likely missing an attached leaf, from what is claimed by the endorsement on the verso to be a letter of recommendation. Only the closing lines and sentiments are present. "Lady Clifden presents her best compliments to you and adds her wishes to mine to see you once more in good health & spirits in this old Castle.." Signed "Clifden". "Brig. Gen. Clarke" is penned in darker ink in a contemporary hand next to the Viscount's signature. A few letters are smudged, including the first letter in Viscount Clifden's signature. The letter is folded for mailing with ink annotations centered on the verso indicating that the letter was penned by Lord Clifden on December 8, 1788 and received nearly a year later on September 1st, 1789. The letter is additionally identified as "Recommending Mr. [ ]". There are remnants of gray paper adhering to one edge of the verso indicating that the letter was once mounted. Very good.

The Irish peer & politician James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden (1734-1789) was a Member of Parliament for Gowran. He, together with William Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby, held the post of joint Postmaster General of Ireland from 1784 to 1789. Very good .

Keywords: HISTORY; IRISH; IRELAND; PEER; POLITICIAN; FRAGMENT; JAMES AGAR, 1ST VISTOUNT CHILDEN; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; SIGNATURE; BRIGADIER GENERAL ELIJAH C. CLARKE; GEORGIA.

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