Papers, 1864-72

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Dep. Monk Bretton 40

Held at the Weston Library

Comprises:

Papers concerning chairmanship of the House, comprising general notes 1864-68, notes on business of the House, [1865]-72, speech reviewing past year, 1871
Notes and correspondence on parliamentary procedure, 1868
Notebook on Ways & Means, 1866. Mostly blank.
Papers connected with the reform of Private Bill legislation, comprising 3 printed copies of a speech on this subject by Dodson, 1868, related press-cuttings, notes, reports, correspondence, 1869-72, and a book of notes on private bills, c.1870. (see also Dep. Monk Bretton 49 and 63)
Manuscript and proof copy of a speech by Monk Bretton entitled `The Church, the Land, and the Liberals', 1871
Report and notes on a projected Mediterranean-Persian Gulf railway, 1870
Notes for speeches, 1870
Correspondence on the gun tax, 1870, excise duty on farmers' horses, 1870, and excise licences, 1871
Notes and correspondence on the history of Ways and Means, 1871-72 (including letters from W. E. Gladstone)
Letter from H. R. Droop on private bill legislation in Illinois, 2 May 1872

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Dep. Monk Bretton 40

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