Contemporary copies of correspondence between Spencer Perceval, George Canning and William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Contemporary copies of correspondence between Spencer Perceval, George Canning and William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, 28 Aug.-9 Sept. 1809. Extracts from the letters are printed in S. H. Walpole, The life of the Rt. Hon. Spencer Perceval (London, 1874), i, 358-71.
Dates
- Creation: 28 Aug.-9 Sept. 1809
Extent
41 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. d. 261, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. d. 261
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 10434
Abstract
Contemporary copies of correspondence between Spencer Perceval, George Canning and William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, 28 Aug.-9 Sept. 1809.
Biographical / Historical
Spencer Perceval, 1762-1812, was and English politician and the prime minister from 1809-1812. George Canning, 1770-1827, was an English politician and parodist who served as prime minister in 1827.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Phoebe Merivale, 1965.
Physical Facet
half brown morocco
- Title
- Contemporary copies of correspondence between Spencer Perceval, George Canning and William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, 28 Aug.-9 Sept. 1809
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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