Letter from Lieutenant William Staveley to his mother, 13 June 1812

Sent from Almada near Lisbon in Portugal, the letter mostly concerns family news but also expresses the writer's impatience at being away from the Army. He also discusses the subject of obtaining 'Tom' an appointment in the Army in the Peninsula.

Staveley served on the staff of the quartermaster-general throughout the Peninsular War, and was present at Talavera, Fuentes de Onoro, Vittoria, the battle of the Pyrenees, and Toulouse, besides the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, and many minor actions.

From a collection of 179 letters and notes, 1811-1860 by Lieutenant General William Staveley, (1784-1854), and Captain E Staveley.