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James Maitland, Earl of LAUDERDALE (1759–1839), British poli…
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50
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James Maitland, Earl of LAUDERDALE (1759–1839), British poli…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
James Maitland, Earl of LAUDERDALE (1759–1839), British politician and diplomat. LA.S. (signed in the third person), Paris, 19 September 1806, to Admiral Jean-Baptiste de Lacrosse; two and a half pages, quarto; in French.
[Lauderdale was then Minister Plenipotentiary in France, tasked with negotiating peace.] He is replying to Lacrosse’s letter, but ‘ill health and the sad news he has received from England prevent him from writing himself on this occasion to the Admiralty, but if His Excellency would be so kind as to forward to him—either to Lord Lauderdale’s address or to that of Mr Goddard, His Britannic Majesty’s Secretary for the mission in Paris—the details of names and so forth, so that Lord Lauderdale may send to Lord Howick the very document which His Excellency shall forward to him, Lord Lauderdale will waste no time in doing everything in his power to secure what His Excellency desires’…
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About the sale
Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part I
Auction location
Auction time
10/13/2026 at 2:00 PM
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