Correspondence, 1832-1833.

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Correspondence, 1832-1833.

Correspondence between Lord Ripon and King William IV of Great Britain concerning insurrections among Jamaican slaves relative to their emancipation.

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William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837

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William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV. He served in the Royal Navy in his youth, spending time in North America and the Caribbean, and was later nicknamed the "Sailor King". In 1789, he was created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews. In 1827, he was appointed as Britain's first Lord High Admiral since 1709. As his two older brothers died without leaving legitimate issue, ...

Ripon, Frederick John Robinson, Earl of, 1782-1859

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1st Earl of Ripon and Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. From the description of Correspondence, 1832-1833. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17974112 English statesman. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Newby Hall, Ripon, to Thomas Carlyle, 1854 Aug. 24 and 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655155 ...