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Add MS 78907 R
- Record Id:
- 040-002038003
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002037985
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000337.0x000171
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 78907 R
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R. Two letters of William Ewart Gladstone to Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, the Liberal Party Chief Whip, concerning the 1885 General Election; 3, 6 Dec.1885. Included with the letter of 6 December is a table drawn up by Gladstone to be filled in by Grosvenor in order to assess the strength of the parties after the election. There is also a memorandum dated 12 December 1885 written in Grosvenor’s hand but showing Gladstone’s political calculations regarding the Irish Question, and a note to Grosvenor dated ‘Feb 12’ but with no year given. The letters supplement correspondence held in the Gladstone Papers, especially Add Mss 44315, 44316, 44642 f. 40, 44643 f. 5, 56446 f. 182, 56447 f. 3 and 56451 f. 39. Purchased from Roy Davids in 2003.
Paper; ff. 109-116. 187 x 123mm.
Elections Parliamentary: William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, Chief Whip of the Liberal Party: Letters, etc., rel. to the 1885 General Election to Richard de Aquila Grosvenor from William Ewart Gladstone: 1885.
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- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002037985
040-002038003 - Is part of:
- Add MS 78907 A-Z : Miscellaneous Letters and Papers
Add MS 78907 R : R. Two letters of William Ewart Gladstone to Richard de Aquila Grosvenor, the Liberal Party Chief Whip, concerning the 1885… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002037985[0018]/040-002038003
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- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1885
- End Date:
- 1885
- Date Range:
- 1885
- Era:
- CE
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Gladstone, William Ewart, prime minister and author, 1809-1898
Grosvenor, Richard de Aquila, Chief Whip of the Liberal Party