Richard Cobden letter to Dear sir, 1859 Aug. 31.

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Richard Cobden letter to Dear sir, 1859 Aug. 31.

Cobden writes to Dear sir [E. Corning], 31 Aug. 1859, introducing his friend Mr. Wm. Evans, who had plans to visit the United States and had an interest in the Erie Railroad.

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Corning, Erastus, 1794-1872

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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865

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Richard Cobden, English textile manufacturer and politician. From the guide to the Richard Cobden manuscript material : 1 item, ca 1843, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Cobden was born in Dunford, Sussex, England on June 3, 1804; became a middle-class manufacturer and MP, advocating free trade, non-intervention in foreign affairs, an end to aristocratic misrule, and a variety of radical political reforms; became intere...