Henry Peter Brougham letter

Scope and Content

Address: York. To T Hodgkin, Esq, 5 Brunswick Terrace, Pentonville, [London]. Written on the eve of Brougham's election as one of the four MPs for Yorkshire: 'I have not the least shadow of a claim to sit for this immense county except my principles and my known devotion to them.' Refers to the July Revolution in France: 'Never was such a death blow dealth to tyranny and priestcraft, never such a severe lesson inflicted on our own infatuated rulers ...'.

Autograph, with signature.

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Conditions Governing Use

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. At least 24 hours notice is required for research visits.