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WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. ...
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WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A.L.S., Wellington, one page, 8vo, London, 19th November 1829, to Sir Gore [Ouseley]. Wellington states that he has just received his correspondent's letter and remarks 'I am highly flattered by your present of the Arabian Mare. She shall at all events have a home for her life', further writing 'If you will send her to my stables in Downing Street I'll have [her] sent to S[tratfield] Saye'. With integral address leaf bearing a contemporary annotation 'Given me by the Duke's Godson Sir Frederick Gore-Ouseley, Saturday April 11th 1885 during a visit we payed him......'. Some traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
Sir Gore Ouseley (1770-1844) British entrepreneur, linguist and diplomat who, whilst ambassador to Persia, negotiated an important treaty between Russia and Persia in 1813 which redrew their common borders. Ouseley's son was Sir Frederick Gore Ouseley (1825-1889) English composer and organist.
