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Rylands Collection
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English_MS_1396_11.pdf
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Reference Number:
English MS 1396/11
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English MS 1396/11
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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 Edmund Potter
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Letter from Richard Cobden to Edmund Potter
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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865
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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865
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Author
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Date Created:
1860-06-29
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1860-06-29
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Description:
Letter sent from 82 Rue de l'Université, Paris, marked "private". Cobden thanks Potter for the copy of his tract. Cobden talks of the Anglo-French negotiations. He says the French government acts in "good faith" by soliciting the views of English manufacturers as to the comparative productive strength of the two countries: the only danger is of being "misled by their own protectionists". Cobden corrects Potter in his estimation of men in the French army and the size of the French navy, saying the British are spending many more millions on the military than the French ("and yet we console ourselves with the reflection that we are not a military people!") He says that contrary to popular opinion he believes the Emperor [Napoleon III] has the intention of maintaining peace with England. Cobden believes that there is a danger in British militarisation, especially regarding people's opinion. However, a "few years commercial intercourse made under the new treaty will make it more difficult to break the peace", if they are "allowed so long a period of grace".
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Letter sent from 82 Rue de l'Université, Paris, marked "private". Cobden thanks Potter for the copy of his tract. Cobden talks of the Anglo-French negotiations. He says the French government acts in "good faith" by soliciting the views of English manufacturers as to the comparative productive strength of the two countries: the only danger is of being "misled by their own protectionists". Cobden corrects Potter in his estimation of men in the French army and the size of the French navy, saying the British are spending many more millions on the military than the French ("and yet we console ourselves with the reflection that we are not a military people!") He says that contrary to popular opinion he believes the Emperor [Napoleon III] has the intention of maintaining peace with England. Cobden believes that there is a danger in British militarisation, especially regarding people's opinion. However, a "few years commercial intercourse made under the new treaty will make it more difficult to break the peace", if they are "allowed so long a period of grace".
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English
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Archives
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Letters (correspondence)
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Letters (correspondence)
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Handwriting
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Handwriting
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Ink
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Paper
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Creation Site:
France: Île-de-France: Paris
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France: Île-de-France: Paris
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People Covered:
Potter, Edmund, 1802-1883
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Potter, Edmund, 1802-1883
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Item Height:
190 mm
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190 mm
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Item Width:
116 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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2023-02-02
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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2023-03
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eng-GB
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Rylands
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