Papers, 1835-1864.

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Papers, 1835-1864.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154270979

Political correspondence chiefly relating to elections and patronage. Included are correspondence of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin concerning his defeat in Northumberland, 1837, by William Holmes, a Tory, and Donkin's belief that Holmes had purchased votes. There are also references to voting irregularities in Denbigh, 1837; material on the organization of the Reform Club, 1836; information on Liverpool shipping investigations, 1836, and politics in the sale of crown lands, involving Lord Ducannon and Sir Edward Knatchbull, 1836; and correspondence of Lord John Russell with Henry Lascelles, Earl of Harewood, regarding the lack of magistrates in the parish of Halifax. Other correspondents include James Cappock; Thomas Drummond; John George Lambton, First Earl of Durham; John Ponsonby; John William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon; and Lord Palmerston.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6861308

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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