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Autograph letter signed : Walmer Castle [near Deal, Kent], to Thomas Raikes, 1840 Aug. 25.

BIB_ID
332555
Accession number
MA 1026.4
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1840 Aug. 25.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (2 p., with address) ; 18.6 cm
Notes
Address panel with seal and postmarks and addressed to Raikes in Paris.
Part of a collection of letters from the Duke of Wellington to the banker and diarist Thomas Raikes. Items in the collection have been described individually; see related collection-level catalog record for more information.
Provenance
By descent to Raikes's grandson Percy B. Raikes; Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from F.G. Sweet, 1925.
Summary
Saying he is glad to learn that reports about the King's remarks to the English at Calais concerning the "incipient storm" accurately reflect his dedication to peace, noting "there could not be a greater misfortune for the world than the renewal of the general war at this moment."