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Peel, Robert, 1788-1850

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1788 - 1850

Biography

Robert Peel (1788–1850), British Conservative statesman; served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) and twice as Home Secretary (1822–1827 and 1828–1830).

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[Collection of 233 letters and envelopes]

 Collection
Call Number: OSBORN FC76 1/3
Abstract: Manuscripts, in multiple hands, of a collection of 233 letters by various notables on numerous subjects, many of them concerning personal affairs. The first volume, for example, contains notes on "Eastward Hoe" and "Old Plays" by S. Pegge and letters by George North on the value of old coins; the second volume contains letters by Voltaire, Horace Walpole, Edmund Burke, Charles Lamb, Robert Peel, and Hannah More, as well as a poem titled "On Faulkners Edition of...
Dates: [18th and 19th century]
Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Collection of 233 letters and envelopes]