Correspondence, 1834

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Correspondents include: King William IV, Sir Herbert Taylor (the King's private secretary), Lord Stanley, Lord Grey, Lord Northampton, Lord Lansdowne, Marquess Wellesley, Lord Henry Brougham, Charles Grant, SirJames Graham, the Duke of Richmond, Lord Camden, Henry John Temple, Lord Palmerston, the Duke of Gloucester, Viscount Howick, Lord Sligo, General Bourke and various colonial soldiers and officials.

Subjects include: Colonial affairs including Australia, family matters, appointment to Colonial office, N.S.W. zoologist position, Hunter River petition, name required for new colony in Southern Australia, hopes the colonies will diffuse British laws, language and institutions, events in Tripoli, the state of the government, Ireland (including the Church of Ireland) and patronage.

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