RUSSEL (Lord John)

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RUSSEL (Lord John)
Fils du Duc de Bedford. L.A.S. «J. R.» à son frère le Marquis de Tavistock. Rome, 29 décembre 1814. 3 p. et ½ in-4; adresse et marque postale. Lettre d'un grand intérêt. Document pris sur le vif. «...You will perhaps be curious to hear something of the great man i have been to see. He is in person stouut and very fat, without much majesty in his air and still less terror in his look. He was indeed extremely goodnatured and during the two hours I was alone with him talked and encouraged me to talk on every subject. He blamed very much our sending L. Wellington to Paris, as no one likes to see the man by whom he has been beaten. He is of opinion that there will no war in Europe at present... He is very gay and certainly not unhappy but at the same time I do not think him easy in his present situation, and very far indeed from the tranquillity of the philosopher... Talking to me of the American war, he said, C'est une guerre de vengeance, the frontier can be of no importance to you, and you have no object in continuing the contest...». Cachet de la bibliothèque Linsey/Crawford
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