Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to George Ellis, 1810 Feb. 1.

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Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to George Ellis, 1810 Feb. 1.

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Referring to his political views, mentioning that "a minister ought to have a certain degree of absolute power & that the idea of a cabinet of ministers each independent in his own department would be like having a driver not only for every horse but for every wheel of your carriage." Discussing the current political situation, noting that Canning "must soon come in upon the heads & shoulders of the English nation," and concluding that "I have however but little hopes of their doing so sensible a thing." Mentioning that they produced Joanna Baillie's play, that he is working on "refitting a Highland tale which I have entitled the Lady of the Lake."

1 item (4 p.) ; 24.5 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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