Correspondence, 1839

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Correspondents include: Matthew Barrington, Francis Baring, William Howley, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edwin Chadwick, Lord Conyngham, Earl of Devon, Lord Duncannon, Viscount Ebbington, Hugh Fortescue, 2nd Earl Fortescue, Hon. Richard Fitzgibbon, Sir James Graham, H. Headley, John Cam Hobhouse, Viscount Howick, Sir Horton, Joseph Hume, Lord Lansdowne, Lord Limerick, Lord Melbourne, Gilbert Elliott Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto, Lord Morpeth, Lord Normanby, Professor Peacock, Lord John Russell, Sir H. Vivian, the Duke of Wellington and Edward Harcourt, the Archbishop of York.

Subjects include: Duties as Chancellor of the Exchequer, economic affairs and politics, particularly revenue and patronage, Cambridge affairs and politics, the funding of Lock Hospital Dublin, passages to Australia for refugees, distressing situation in Ireland, railways and army regimental accounts.

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