Petition and Letter

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGR4/1/2/38
  • Dates of Creation
      Jun-Jul 1808
  • Physical Description
      2 pieces, /2 enclosed within /1.

Scope and Content

Petition from inhabitants of Ashton under Lyne co. Lancs for an additional magistrate, with a letter from Spencer Perceval, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, to George Harry Grey (1737-1819), 5th Earl of Stamford, refusing the appointment.