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Rylands Collection
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English_MS_1396_1.pdf
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English_MS_1396_1.pdf
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Reference Number:
English MS 1396/1
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English MS 1396/1
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Series Title:
Letters from Richard Cobden, (1844-1860)
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Letters from Richard Cobden, (1844-1860)
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Parent Work Title:
Letter from Richard Cobden to Thomas Hunter
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Letter from Richard Cobden to Thomas Hunter
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Creator:
Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865
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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865
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Creator Role:
Author
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Author
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Date Created:
1844-03-25
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1844-03-25
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Description:
Letter sent from London to Thomas Hunter apologising for not thanking him sooner for his "flattering comments" on Cobden's speech and the Irwell paper of petitions Hunter had sent with his letter. Cobden talks of the future rivalry between British and US trade, but writes that a free trade in corn might withstand this challenge for two generations. Cobden writes about the Factory Bill, saying that "our wise men here [at Westminster] with Ashley [Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1801–1885), later seventh earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist and politician] to guide them are turning our factories into nurseries - the old women!!!" He says he was "disgusted" by the use of "the factory cry" as "political capital for the hustings". Cobden says the government "rode into power upon this and every other delusion that socialism or chartism could supply" and are now falling into the trap they set for others. He writes that "one good will come of the factory cry": politicians will "learn to beware of tampering with false principles" [i.e. for tactical purposes].
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Letter sent from London to Thomas Hunter apologising for not thanking him sooner for his "flattering comments" on Cobden's speech and the Irwell paper of petitions Hunter had sent with his letter. Cobden talks of the future rivalry between British and US trade, but writes that a free trade in corn might withstand this challenge for two generations. Cobden writes about the Factory Bill, saying that "our wise men here [at Westminster] with Ashley [Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1801–1885), later seventh earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist and politician] to guide them are turning our factories into nurseries - the old women!!!" He says he was "disgusted" by the use of "the factory cry" as "political capital for the hustings". Cobden says the government "rode into power upon this and every other delusion that socialism or chartism could supply" and are now falling into the trap they set for others. He writes that "one good will come of the factory cry": politicians will "learn to beware of tampering with false principles" [i.e. for tactical purposes].
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Language Code:
eng-GB
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eng-GB
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Language:
English
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English
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Category of Material:
Archives
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Archives
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Sub-Category:
Letters (correspondence)
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Letters (correspondence)
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Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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Medium:
Ink
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Ink
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Support:
Paper
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Paper
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Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London
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England: Greater London: London
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People Covered:
Hunter, Thomas
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Hunter, Thomas
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Item Height:
194 mm
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194 mm
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Item Width:
120 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library
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Copyright restrictions may apply
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Copyright restrictions may apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2023-02-02
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-03
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eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
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Rylands
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