BIB_ID
455311
Accession number
MA 14698
Creator
Potter, Thomas, 1774-1845, sender.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 20.5 x 12.9 cm
Notes
Potter was granted a knighthood on July 1, 1840.
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Acknowledging receipt of Normanby's letter informing him that the Queen has consented, at Normanby's formal suggestion, to grant him a knighthood; agreeing, at the urging of his colleagues in the Liberal Party, to accept the honor, despite his initial reluctance to do so.
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