Duke of Portland autograph letter signed to David Hartley, 1783 April 2.

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Duke of Portland autograph letter signed to David Hartley, 1783 April 2.

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Manuscript letter from the Duke of Portland thanking David Hartley on behalf of himself and Charles James Fox (British secretary of state for foreign affairs) for agreeing to undertake the negotiations with America that ultimately ended the Revolutionary War.

1 page, folded with address and remnants of wax seal on the back, and bound in a modern leather and cloth binding.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8203526

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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