Letters of and concerning the Duke of Wellington., 1835-1839.
Scope and Contents
(1) Letters of Wellington to John Murray II.
(i) Note, 6 January 1835 (frank : 7 January 1835), of Wellington to John Murray II stating that he hoped to call on Murray
on “Thursday” and that he desired his letters to be kept at Murray’s house.
(ii) Letter, 19 January 1837, of Wellington to John Murray II requesting that Murray sends to him “as soon as they are published,
the correct report of Sir R. Peel’s speeches at Glasgow”.
(iii) Letter, 9 November [“Novr”] 1839 (postmark : 10 December 1839), of Wellington to John Murray II concerning a letter of “Mr Hope
the Dean of Faculty and the Lord Chancellor”.
(2) Letters of Wellington to other recipients.
(iv) Letter, 9 ?June 1835, of Wellington to “My dear Colonel”.
(v) Letter, 10 February 1837, of Wellington to Captain M[?], Royal Navy, acknowledging the receipt of the Captain’s journal and
offering to meet with him “to converse upon it”.
(3) Letters concerning Wellington.
(vi) Letter, 14 March [1835] (postmark : 17 March 1835), of Gerald Wellesley to John Murray II requesting that the second volume of
the Duke of Wellington’s “Dispatches” be sent to him.
(vii) Note, 16 February 1836 (watermark : 1827), of Robert Montgomery Martin forwarding “Lord Wellesley’s Autograph” to ?John
Murray II. The note includes annotations in the hand of John Murray II concerning a portrait of Wellington drawn by Samuel
Lawrence, after the bust by Joseph Nollekens, and engraved by Edward Finden.
Dates
- Creation: 1835-1839.
Creator
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Immediate Source of Acquisition
0446E
Subject
- Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, Prime Minister, fomerly Wesley, 1769-1852 (Person)
- Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, Prime Minister, fomerly Wesley, 1769-1852 (Person)
- Peel, Sir Robert, 2nd Bart., prime minister, 1788–1850 (Person)
- Finden, Edward Francis (engraver) (Person)
- Wellesley, Gerald Valerian, Dean of Windsor, 1809-1882 (Person)
- Lawrence, Samuel, portrait painter, 1812-1884 (Person)
- Martin, Robert Montgomery, historical writer and statistician, ? 1803-1868 (Person)
- Nollekens, Joseph, sculptor, 1737-1823 (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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