Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Autograph letter signed : "South Hill" [near Bracknell], to [Lord Richard] Wellesley, 1806 Sept. 7.

BIB_ID
375653
Accession number
MA 854.15
Creator
Canning, George, 1770-1827.
Display Date
1806 Sept. 7.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1912.
Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 18.5 cm
Notes
Docketed.
Part of a large collection of letters from and to George Canning. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 854-855 for more details.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1912.
Summary
Writing that Lord [James] Malmesbury "has not yet come to a determination to part with [Park Place], & that he cannot make up his mind upond the subject till next year"; adding that Malmesbury thinks the purchase would amount to £50,000; discussing plans to meet at Canning's house or in London.