BIB_ID
333234
Accession number
MA 1026.59
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1841 June 25.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18.1 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
Noting that Parliament has been disolved and that "the English world is now engaged in the general election;" remarking that no one can predict the outcome and that the new Parliament is called to convene on August 19. Expressing concern for Raikes's health.
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