The Waterloo despatch: autograph draft ; by Arthur Wellesley; 1st Duke of Wellington. All the text and amendments appear to be in Wellington's hand; but two anonymous hands occur on f. 9v; and a third on the separate envelope (f. i); dating from 1853 or later; according to its watermark. There are also some indecipherable pencil marks; possibly modern; in the right-hand margin of f. 8v. See the Manuscripts catalogue entry for full details.19 Jun 1815. Partly written at Waterloo ; partly written at Brussels: 1815: Draft.From: Arthur Wellesley; Duke of York; THE WATERLOO DESPATCH: autograph draft ; by Arthur Wellesley; 1st Duke of Wellington; of his despatch addressed to Henry; 3rd Earl Bathurst; Secretary of State for War; announcing and describing the Allies' decisive victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo; 19 June 1815.Add. 69850 f. 5London; British Library.