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WELLINGTON
(Arthur Richard Charles Wellesley, 1807-1884, ADC to his father as C-in-C, 1842-1852, 2nd Duke)
Autograph Letter Signed with initial 'W' to Thomas Barton
saying that Shortness of Stature and of breath does not necessarily argue shortness of memory or disease of the Heart. Besides gratitude is a lively sense of favors to come, and I want some choice pears. Are you an admirer[?] of photographs? I send you one which is amusing because it is so like my illustrious Parent. I suppose when I posed for it I was meditating [?] an attack on your orchard..., 4 sides sm. 8vo., with original Autograph envelope, London, 14th October
Item Date: 1863
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Lieutenant-General Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington, styled Lord Douro between 1812 and 1814 and Marquess of Douro between 1814 and 1852, was a British soldier and politician. The eldest son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo and Prime Minister, he succeeded his father in the dukedom in 1852 and held minor political office as Master of the Horse from 1853 to 1858. In 1858, he was made a Knight of the Garter.
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