J.S. Henslow: Letters to him re Palmerston's election as MP for Cambridge University

Scope and Content

A series of letters addressed to the Rev. Professor Henslow, chairman of the committee for securing the return of the Lord Viscount Palmerston as representative in parliament for the University of Cambridge, 1826. There are contemporary chronological and alphabetical indexes accompanying the letters.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Bought at Sotheby's, 28 March 1983

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