DULEEP SINGH VICTOR: (1866-1918) Crown Prince of Punjab, eldest son of Sir Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. A.L.S., Victor Duleep Singh, three pages, 8vo, n.p., 30th August 1888, to Mr. Drewitt, on the printed stationery of the Royal Dragoons. Duleep Singh explains that he has invited a couple of officers to a shoot on Saturday and asks Drewitt how much is to pay, adding that 'I will send you a cheque direct' and further referring to some guns before concluding 'I sail for Canada on the 15th. I am very much cut up at leaving England - & I fear I can never hope for anything ever to come right again'. A newspaper clipping relating to Duleep Singh and his financial affairs is lightly tipped to an inside page of the bifolium. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG