BIB_ID
332594
Accession number
MA 1026.25
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1840 Nov. 22.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18.7 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 that he appreciates receiving news from Raikes and agreeing with him regarding negotiations [concerning the Oriental Crisis of 1840], remarking that the allies would be "insane" if they attempt to stretch their "cause federis" beyond the original stipulation of possession of Syria.
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