Papers, 1809-1880; (bulk 1834-1849).

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Papers, 1809-1880; (bulk 1834-1849).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19536408

Personal correspondence, chiefly 1834-1847, pertaining to English life, politics, economics, social situations, and foreign affairs. Includes letters from Richard Cobden discussing agricultural and industrial distress, Chartist leaders, riots, and Corn Law repeal; letters to Andrew Doyle, following Easthope's death; and newspaper clippings. Other correspondents include Viscount Althorp (later Earl Spencer), Lord Brougham, Princess Charlotte, the Earl of Clarendon, Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Durham, John Foster, François Guizot, Mary Russell Mitford, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell (later Earl of Bedford), Lord Shaftesbury, Louisa Sheridan, Lord Stanley (later Earl of Derby), Henry Warburton, and William Wilburforce.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833

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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865

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Easthope, John Easthope, Sir, 1784-1865.

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Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855

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Warburton, Henry, 1784?-1858

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