BIB_ID
333473
Accession number
MA 1026.67
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1843 Feb. 9.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.5 cm
Notes
Ferdinand de Lesseps was the French consul general at Barcelona.
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.
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
Hoping that the Spanish Regent will soon settle "the foolish affair" concerning Ferdinand de Lesseps, noting that the peace of the world should not be disturbed.
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