RUSSELL, Lord John, 1st Earl (1792-1878). Prime Minister 1846-1852 and 1865-1866.
11 Autograph Letters Signed to Gilbert and Margaret (Maggy) Elliot, 29 pages 4to and 8vo with 6 envelopes, mostly Pembroke Lodge, 9 June 1846 to 13 September 1875. A collection of correspondence to the Dean of Bristol and his daughter Margaret, mostly concerning visits and travel arrangements, with some brief references in later letters to his political past.

'... Public opinion has always great compliments paid to it. But when I lighted the match in 1839, it was like a stone. The Clergy were the first to catch the fire.' [13 September 1895]

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