Richard Cobden letter

Address: Manchester. To F Buloz, Esq, Paris. Answering Buloz's request for a collection of the National Anti-Corn Law League's publications for an article in the 'Revue des Deux Mondes. Cobden explains that 'no complete collection of [tracts, articles, pamphlets and advertisements] has been preserved - Nor has there been any history of the League written in England.' He promises to give full information and 'copies of all our publications which are preserved' to a visitor 'if recommended by you'. He recommends Bastiat's 'Cobden et la Ligue' [printed by Senlis, Paris, 1845]. 'I may also add the Monsr Fonteyrand ... paid us a visit here a few weeks ago to whom I epxlained the amchinery of our organisation ... I am not sure that he would feel at liberty to assist in furnishing an aricle for your publication - But he is more competent than any other person in France to do it correctly - At all events, I wish you would see him ... & say that I shall be obliged if he will allow you to have access to the publications which I gave him & afford you all facilities in his power for preparing a description of the League ...'.
Autograph, with signature.

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Catalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library at the central building of the University of London (1921). A copy is available in the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.

A copy of Frédéric Bastiat's 'Cobden et la Ligue' (1845) is available in the Goldsmith's Library collection at Senate House library [classmark GL 1845 34133].