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WELLINGTON ARTHUR WELLESLEY, DUC DE (1769-1852)

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WELLINGTON ARTHUR WELLESLEY, DUC DE (1769-1852)

ENGLISH GENERAL AND POLITICIAN, THE WINNER OF WATERLOO L.A.S., Walmer Castle 21 Aug. 1829, to a Duchess| 2 1/4 pages in-8 (small splits at folds and small marginal lack without affecting text)| in French.
"I thank you very much for your kind letter| and I assure you that I regret that my departure from London prevented me from wooing you before you left that city. The King has spoken much of you. If I had known the time of your departure I would have asked you to spend a day with me here. I would have been delighted to show you this beautiful place. But on my arrival in London I found you gone...