Autograph letter signed : "Ashestiel by Selkirk" [near Melrose], to George Ellis, [1809] Aug. 7.

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Autograph letter signed : "Ashestiel by Selkirk" [near Melrose], to George Ellis, [1809] Aug. 7.

Concerning Robert Southey's application for the Stewardship of the Derwentwater estates. Referring to the Armistice of Znaim, saying that it makes his heart sink and that "the miserable Emperor has again ruined the hopes of Europe."

1 item (2 p., with address) ; 24.7 cm

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SNAC Resource ID: 8116997

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