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8 - WELLINGTON (Arthur Wellesley, Duke of)
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WELLINGTON (Arthur Wellesley, Duke of) May 26, 1806.. Autograph letter signed “Arthur Wellesley” 1 page, in-12 format. Private letter regarding an important meeting. “I waited upon you this morning to request that you attend the India [?] on Friday [?] to oppose the motion, and that you would persuade those over whom you may have influence to attend [?]. I hope that you will do me this favor.” Arthur Wellesley, who returned from India in 1805, was elected to the House of Commons in 1806 as a Tory. His political career came to an abrupt end when he enlisted to fight in the Napoleonic Wars on the continent. Small paper frame glued to the back of the letter. Provenance Auction, Copenhagen, Rasmussens Auction, April 18, 2012. Exhibition Skånelaholm Castle, 2015. Catalog: *Minnet av Napoleon – 200 år efter Waterloo* [In Memory of Napoleon—200 Years After Waterloo], pp. 27 and 67.
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