Charles James Fox manuscript material : 4 items, ca. 1793-1802

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Charles James Fox manuscript material : 4 items, ca. 1793-1802

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· To a Messrs. Perregaux & Co., at Rue Montblanc : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Dec 1802 : (MISC 0531) : including an itemized account. · To Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright and politician : 1 autograph letter signed : [1793] : (MISC 0529) : refers to the capture of Pondicherry and the use to be made of it. · To "My dear Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : no date ["Tuesday"] : (MISC 0528) : inviting his correspondent to visit him en route to Bath. · To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : no date ["Friday"] : (MISC 0530) : sending a draft for £100 [no longer enclosed].

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Fox, Charles-James, 1749-1806

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Charles James Fox was born in London on January 24, 1749. After attending Eton and Oxford, his first political success came with his election to Parliament in 1768. Though he initially supported the government's efforts against the populist machinations of John Wilkes, Fox's political views began to shift after receiving and resigning a number of political appointments, leading him to increasingly ally himself with the Rockingham Whigs. During the early 1770s, Fox opposed the British economic po...