Record ID:
375774
Accession number:
MA 855.15
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1912.
Description:
1 item (4 p.) ; 23.7 cm
Notes:
Docketed.
Marked "Private."
Part of a large collection of letters from and to George Canning. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 854-855 for more detail.
Summary:
Concerning the offer of the appointment to Wellesley; encouraging him to accept and informing him that he will have his full support; adding "I regret as much as you the loss of Canning, but when all the Particulars which have led to his Resignation are made known to you, I am satisfied that you will be of opinion that neither the King nor his Colleagues could give way to his Petitions, under the Circumstances which induced him to advance them;" discussing issues he will likely face on his return regarding Canning and the Opposition; reiterating his support for him.
Provenance:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1912.
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