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Ref NoMS 3101/C/D/10/10/25
TitleLetter. Samuel Tertius Galton (Worthing) to John Howard Galton (Genoa). 12 Oct.
LevelItem
Date1831
DescriptionDiscusses the delicate political situation in England following the rejection of the Reform Bill. Mentions that several houses of the anti-reformers have been attacked by the mob and that the ministers have written to Thomas Atwood urging him to exert his influence in preserving the peace at Birmingham. Elizabeth Anne Galton also writes in this letter to her aunt Isabella Galton, thanking her for her invitation to spend the winter with them, giving an account of her recent activities in Worthing and her observations about the unrest caused by the rejection of the Reform Bill.
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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