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Autograph letter signed : London, to [Thomas Raikes], 1844 Feb. 13.

BIB_ID
333545
Accession number
MA 1026.89
Creator
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Display Date
1844 Feb. 13.
Credit line
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr., 1925.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 18.4 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
Thanking him for a letter and apologizing for his delay in responding; hoping that good relations between England and France will continue, but remarking that due to the "endeavours" of the ministers of both countries "its continuance can scarcely be expected."