Autograph letter signed : Bonchurch [Isle of Wight], to William Charles Macready, 1849 Aug. 30.

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Autograph letter signed : Bonchurch [Isle of Wight], to William Charles Macready, 1849 Aug. 30.

Discussing whether they should contribute money to a subscription for the Chartists; saying that [Angelina Georgina Burdett-] Coutts is giving money anonymously; voicing his concerns about having his name associated with [George William Macarthur] Reynolds because he was involved in a "mob in Trafalgar Square" and a "window-breaking expedition"; sending Macready's family his love.

1 item (3 p.) ; 17.7 cm.

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