Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - "ALLOW ME TO SOLICIT THE FAVOR OF YOUR VOTE AND INTEREST FOR MY NEPHEW MR JA[ME]S BAKER AT THE ENSUING ELECTION..." -BERNARD (Sir Thomas, English social reformer, 1750-1818); CROKER (John Wilson, Irish statesman, 1780-1857).Short handwritten letter from English social reformer Sir Thomas Bernard to Irish politician John Wilson Croker, soliciting his vote in support of his nephew James Baker at a forthcoming election, 1812. Original handwritten letter, written on one side of a folded sheet of paper (laid), in black ink, addressed to 'Dear Sir' and signed 'T. Bernard' at the foot, above address and date '56 Wimpole St., May 27. 1812' and addressee's name 'John Wilson Croker Esqr.' Page size: 18.7cm x 11.4cm.Very Good condition. Folds for mailing. Some light overall creasing. A couple of small and light blemishes. Professionally tipped into a larger leaf of paper for conservation purposes. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images.An original letter from Sir Thomas Bernard to John Wilson Croker, asking for the latter's vote for his nephew in the forthcoming elections to the Alfred Club in Piccadilly. Lord Byron was a member of this club, though it was described by Lord Dudley as "the dullest place in existence, the asylum of doting Tories and drivelling quidnuncs." key words:
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Non-Fiction Subject: Politics & Government
Year Printed: 1812
Binding: Loose Pages, Articles
Original/Reproduction: Original
Author: Sir Thomas Bernard
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Place of Publication: London
Special Attributes: Manuscript
