Hannah Buxton to Sarah Buxton, about a promise made by Lord Althorpe to Buxton that a date would be set for the government's Abolition measure that day, 19 Mar 1833

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Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 444* (1), p. 79

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About a promise made by Lord Althorpe to Buxton that a date would be set for the government's Abolition measure that day. She adds that if this did not happen, Buxton was determined to table his own motion. She mentions that William Forster was [in London], endeavouring to prevent a boy from being executed. (Copy.)

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Creation: 19 Mar 1833

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1 page

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English

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