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8 - WELLINGTON (Arthur Wellesley, duc de)
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WELLINGTON (Arthur Wellesley, duc de) 26 mai 1806.. Lettre autographe signée « Arthur Wellesley » 1 page in-12. Lettre privée au sujet d’une rencontre importante. « I waited upon you this morning to request you could attend at the India [?] on Friday [?] against the question, & taht you would prevail upon those favours over whom you may have an influence to attend [?]. I hope that you will do me this favour. » Arthur Wellesley, revenu d’Inde en 1805, avait été élu en 1806 à la Chambre des Communes, sous l’étiquette Tory. Sa carrière politique s’acheva brutalement lorsqu’il s’engagea sur le continent dans les guerres napoléoniennes. Petit cadre de papier collé au verso de la lettre. Provenance Vente aux enchères, Copenhague, Rasmussens Auction, 18 avril 2012. Exposition Skånelaholm Castle 2015. Catalogue: Minnet av Napoleon – 200 år efter Waterloo [La Mémoire de Napoléon, 200 ans après Waterloo], p. 27 et 67.
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