BIB_ID
332598
Accession number
MA 1026.26
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1840 Nov. 25.
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
Concerning the intentions of "the lady whom you mention" [Russia] to do great mischief to England and Europe; remarking that England ought to retire from the intrigues; mentioning he is most anxious to restore France to its former position of power in Europe, noting that until then there cannot be genuine peace.
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