BIB_ID
333532
Accession number
MA 1026.85
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1844 Jan. 12.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 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 "we here, as individuals" are making sacrifices to avoid the perception that England is doing anything to disturb the French government and hoping that King Louis Philippe does not do anything to jeopardize this good will.
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