Record ID:
197437
Accession number:
MA 13764
Credit:
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description:
1 item (1 page) ; 26.2 x 21 cm
Notes:
Caption title from head of sheet.
Inscriptions/Markings:
Inscribed in ink in an unidentified hand at bottom right: "The handwriting of the late Mr. William Cobbett MP., the eccentric politician."
Summary:
A list of ten election promises, including: "To vote for an immediate repeal of the Irish red coat - court of Justice Bill. A repeal of the malt, hop and soap taxes. A total abolition of tithes in England as well as in Ireland. ... [etc.]".
Provenance:
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
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