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Autograph letter signed : Walmer Castle [near Deal, Kent], to Thomas Raikes, 1840 Nov. 9.

BIB_ID
332592
Accession number
MA 1026.23
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1840 Nov. 9.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 18.2 cm
Notes
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 very pleased with the results of the French election; mentioning the fortification of Paris and generally discussing the issues a nation must consider before going to war.