Four autograph letters, July-October 1804, from Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, to his mother, Mary, written mainly on a tour of Wales, in the company of his friend Laurence Sulivan, describing their journey and places visited.
The letters were sent from Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, 18 July (f. 11), Bala, Merionethshire, 28 [recte 27] July (f. 12), and Shrewsbury, 1 August (f.13); with a final letter from St John's College, Cambridge, 26 October 1804 (f. 14). There are references to Sir Francis Burdett, Jean-Jacques Dessalines and William Wilberforce (f. 12 verso), and an eyewitness account of the Ladies of Llangollen (f. 13 verso); the partly constructed Pontcysyllte aqueduct is also described (f. 13 verso).
Viscount Palmerston letters from Wales
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- ReferenceGB 210 NLW MS 23980F, ff. 11-14.
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004489281
- Dates of Creation1804
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish English.
- Physical Description4 ff. (each originally folded as two leaves).
- LocationARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically at NLW.
Acquisition Information
Michael Silverman; London; Purchase; July 2007; 004489281.
Note
Title based on contents.
Preferred citation: NLW MS 23980F, ff. 11-14.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Letters torn on being opened by recipient, and repaired at NLW.
Custodial History
'3M934/RIE (4)' (in pencil on f. 11)
Additional Information
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