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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : London, to R[obert] Leake, 1877 March 22.

BIB_ID
128603
Accession number
MA 8914
Creator
Bazley, Thomas, Sir, 1797-1885.
Display Date
1877 March 22.
Credit line
Gift of DeCoursey Fales, 1962.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 17.8 x 11.4 cm
Notes
Written from "1c King Street / St. James's Sqr."
The name of the recipient is given on the letter only as "R Leake." There was a Robert Leake (1824-1901) who was a British Liberal politician in Manchester during the same period and, like Bazley, he had a background in the textile industry; it seems likely that this is the "Leake" referred to.
On stationery with the blind embossed seal of the Reform Club.
Previously accessioned as MA 2243, as part of a Turner Album containing 128 letters addressed to William Alfred Turner, a businessman and promoter of the arts in Manchester. The album was broken up in 1982.
Summary
Writing that he is honored by Leake's request and will comply with it; commenting that "the political World is dormant, but I still hope that Peace will be preserved."