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Autograph letter in the third person to a Mr. Duckett; [London], "Foreign Office," 6 August 1826
From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 4 pages, 4to, integral second leaf neatly inlaid, front portion of envelope (signed "Geo Canning") attached, with engraved portrait of Canning. Canning (1770-1882), British statesman, writes (at the time he was Foreign Secretary), giving reasons for declining a proposed interview. (BA).
