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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3056

Historical Documents
1837 (18 October) an entire letter to Thomas Peacock at Kensington Palace. The letter includes, "The day after the races the Duke of Wellington dropped by on his return from Newcastle and Sunderland & was met by the affairs of the North York Militia with their fine band & staff & by the Richmond Cavalry which he reviewed ... to see the Great Hero attracted many hundreds that his reception was by no means very flattering. When he visited Stockton, small loaves of bread were handed to him on forks to remind him ... of the part he took in the late discussion on the Corn Laws on the House of Lords. I was surprised to see him appear so old. He bore the marks of fatigue in his countenance ...". With faint boxed Guildford St. handstamp and a fine handstruck "3" with oval London backstamps. Some soiling and paper split

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