Sold – The Duke of Wellington Pays His Own Horse Racing Debts
"He has now to apologize for the delay in making this payment, and he begs to have Mr. Weatherby’s receipt for the money which the bearer will deliver.".
Edward Weatherby was one of a long-prominent family of race horse owners and auctioneers and was actively involved in the Jockey Club. He was in frequent contact with members of the English upper class.
Autograph Letter Signed, London, January 29, 1824, to Weatherby, who had thought to assist the Duke by...
Edward Weatherby was one of a long-prominent family of race horse owners and auctioneers and was actively involved in the Jockey Club. He was in frequent contact with members of the English upper class.
Autograph Letter Signed, London, January 29, 1824, to Weatherby, who had thought to assist the Duke by making a payment on his behalf, but instead just spread confusion that the Duke needed to resolve. “The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. Weatherby and as he had directions to one of his servants to call and pay Mr. Weatherby the sum which he had advanced for the Duke at the Bameystone [sic] Rails, he assumed that it had been paid. He has now to apologize for the delay in making this payment, and he begs to have Mr. Weatherby’s receipt for the money which the bearer will deliver. The Duke requests that Mr. Weatherby will not in future put himself to the inconvenience of making any payments on his account.”
Race tracks were referred to as ‘rails,’ so it appears likely that the debt paid by Weatherby for Wellington was for horse racing losses. It seems that although Weatherby was trying to help Wellington, he just succeeded in complicating his affairs.
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