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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3058

Historical Documents
The Duke of Wellington
1840 (1 January) A.L.S. entire to W. Booth, Ordnance Office, Dublin, written from Stratford Saye,
"My Dear Sir,
I have received and am much obliged to you for your memorandum of the 27th. As you are aware I have long been advisor of the state of things in Ireland. I read every syllable that O'Connell writes or that as related as having been spoken by him. I didn't think that he can be so fooled as to believe that he can bully Mr Robert Peel or me that there may be some moderate Whigs, who do not much like what he is doing. Lord Melbourne certainly thinks that there are. I think that his language is directed to these classes. It is certainly much more plain than it ever was!
I shall be glad to hear from you whenever you can send me a line.. Written on the address panel "Free Wellington" with Hartfordbridge despatch c.d.s. on reverse (1.1), Crowned London "FREE" (2.1) and Dublin arrival (3.1) on flap. Some minor soiling. Photo



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Estimate
£400 to £500