Autograph letter signed : Lansdowne House, to an unidentified banker, [1784-1805], "Thursday."

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Autograph letter signed : Lansdowne House, to an unidentified banker, [1784-1805], "Thursday."

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270596547

Asking him to supply his son, Lord Wycombe, with credit, while travelling to Warsaw, Danzig, etc.

1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7193072

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Shelburne, William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl, 1737-1805

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British politician. Born William Fitzmaurice, assumed surname Petty in 1751, succeeded his father as Earl of Shelburne 1761, created Marquis of Lansdowne 1784. Worked in the House of Lords to repeal the Stamp Act and continued to pursue a conciliatory policy toward the American colonies, though opposed to their independence. He became prime minister in 1782, directed peace negotiations with the United States, France, and Spain, and resigned from office shortly thereafter. ...