Jesse Collings Tour in the United States and Canada 1899

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Jesse Collings Tour in the United States and Canada 1899

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The bulk of this manuscript is comprised of typewritten letters authored by Jesse Collings, Britain's Under-Secretary of the Home Office from 1896-1902, describing places visited during his 1899 trip to North America. The typescript is supplemented with illustrations, photographs, ephemera, and three short essays focused primarily on the Civil War and its aftermath.

188 leaves : paper, ill. ; 265 x 220 mm. bound to 285 x 233 mm.

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Collings, Jesse., 1831-1920

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Biography Jesse Collings (1831-1920) was a native of Devonshire, though he lived most of his life in Birmingham. He started out with the mercantile firm of Booth & Co. before moving into politics, serving as mayor of Birmingham before representing Ipswich (1880-1886) and Bordesley (1886-1918) in Parliament. Collings is best known for authoring an important land reform bill, the Small Holdings and Allotments Bill, often referred to as the ...