BIB_ID
332704
Accession number
MA 1026.48
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1841 Mar. 12.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 18 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.
The "American affair" refers to the union of the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada, as established in the 1840 Act of Union, which went into effect on 10 February 1841.
The "American affair" refers to the union of the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada, as established in the 1840 Act of Union, which went into effect on 10 February 1841.
Provenance
By descent to Raikes's grandson Percy B. Raikes; Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from F.G. Sweet, 1925.
Summary
Hoping that the Eastern Question will be resolved in a peaceful and "satisfactory manner;" mentioning that the "American affair is more full of difficulties," hoping that the affair is resolved quickly.
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