| Description | A page attached to the front of this typescript provides an outline of the structure of Taylor Cadbury's address which included sections relating to the history of Belgium and its people, treatises, events leading to the war, the Belgian Grey Book, defence, the martyrdom of Belgium and its reconstruction.
The main body of this typescript, entitled 'Treatises', considers historical treaties formed between Belgium and other countries in 1831 and 1839. Following this, Taylor Cadbury provides an introduction to Belgium referring to the country's size, geography, its people and its politics. Taylor Cadbury's address also includes an overview of Belgium's history, focussing on Belgium's international status in the nineteenth century and considering its identity as an independent neutral state. |