WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal & British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A

WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal & British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A

WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal & British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. A fine A.L.S., `Wellington´, also signed with his initial to the envelope, three pages, Woodford, 10th September 1833, to Monsieur le Chevalier de Neuman, in French. Wellington responds to his correspondent´s letter in good French, referring first to a Marshal under the service of Portugal, stating in part `..I am sure that if we talked about him, I pronounced my disapproval (and not my approval), as I expressed so to other people…´ Wellington further refers to French Revolutions saying `There is nothing new in the World, and even more regarding Revolution. We have had a thousand examples of correspondence intercepted during the first [Revolution], about which not a single word had been written. But about Revolution, the future is for two days..´ A letter of good content with Wellington´s thoughts about revolutions. Accompanied by the original envelope addressed in Wellington´s hand, adding his signature with his initial `W´, and bearing a red wax seal in fine condition. Very small overall minor age wear, otherwise G to VG

Philippe von Neumann (1781-1851) Austrian Diplomat.