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Cote
Add. MS c/52/110
Titre
Richard Jones to William Whewell
Date(s)
- [10 Oct. 1846?] (Production)
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Pièce
Étendue matérielle et support
3 pp.
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Nom du producteur
Histoire archivistique
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Due to RJ's state of health it would 'be prudent to change my day till Saturday' [to come up to Cambridge]. RJ has heard that George Peacock is seriously ill at Wiesbaden in Germany. 'Louis Philippe has surely dug the grave of his dynasty it has become our interest and that of Europe to prevent the union of France and Spain by driving the Orleans people from one or both thrones and with a little patience we may have our choice of which he shall forfeit if he keeps either. They have no root at all in France and less than none in Spain - it is unpleasant to part with the dream of there being one wise old man among the principalities and powers of this world'.