THE INTRODUCTION OF TRAMS IN LONDON IN 1870
GREY
(Sir George, 2nd Baronet, 1799-1882, Statesman, Home Secretary under Russell and Palmerston)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to W. Booth Scott
thanking him for his letter and "the Report sent with it which I have read with much interest. It confirms strongly the opinion I expressed in the House of Lords that if tram ways are to be laid down in the streets they should be so by some public authority and not by private companies. Your sketch of a plan for that purpose seems to me on the whole judicious, only that I should doubt the expediency of creating a new board to take charge of tramways in the Metropolis We have too many independent authorities in London already, & it seems to me that the Metropolitan Board of works would be the proper authority to be entrusted with the duty of deciding what tram ways ought to be laid down & of making such as might be found to be proper. I think the whole charge of maintaining the ordinary roads in the streets along which tram ways are laid down ought to be undertaken by the authority which has charge of them. Your calculation seems to show that there would be more than profit enough ...", 4 sides 8vo., 13 Carlton House Terrace, 14th February
Item Date:
1870
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40287
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THE PRIME MINISTER ASKS LORD HILL FOR HIS SUPPORT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS
GREY
(Charles, 1764-1845, 2nd Earl, Prime Minister of the Reform Bill)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed marked 'Private' as Prime Minister to General Lord Hill G.C.B.
saying that he is "probably aware of the notice which has been given, by Lord Aberdeen, of a motion which he intends to make on Thursday next, with respect to my negotiations with Holland & Belgium. Such a motion can only be considered as a direct... attack on the administration, & I hope I shall not be thought to take an impossible liberty in imposing an anxious wish that your support in the House of Lords may be given to the Government on this occasion ...", 2 sides 4to., Downing Street, 24th January
Item Date:
1832
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41713
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GREY
(Charles, 1764-1845, 2nd Earl, Prime Minister of the Reform Bill)
Fine Letter Signed to "My dear Graham"
saying that he owes "you the answer of Lord Hill, to my application in favour of the son of Commissioner Hill ...", with a note in another hand that "Lord Grey and Lord Hill's letters relating to J.E.D.H's Father in his early military career. 'Of great interest' ...", 1 side 8vo., no place, 29th August
Item Date:
1831
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41615
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GREY
(Sir Edward, 1862-1933, Liberal Statesman, Longest Serving Foreign Secretary 1905-1916, Ornithologist, 1st Viscount Grey of Falloden)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed, marked ‘Private’ to “My dear GORST”
(Sir John Eldon, 1861-1911, Minister Plenipotentiary in Cairo, MP) saying that his “brother George Grey has been travelling from Rhodesia & expects to reach Khartoum about April 10. I have written to Wingate. His journey is a private one undertaken for his own pleasure & he will probably come straight home from Khartoum. So there is nothing that needs doing for him & I am only writing to you in case you should be at Cairo & able to see hm if he stops there on his way through. He has a stammer, which makes him slow in conversation but I know no-one with better judgement & his knowledge of Rhodesia & the unsettled districts of South Africa is exceptionally great...”, 3 sides 8vo., Foreign Office headed paper, 21st October
Item Date:
1910
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42902
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GRIGG
(Edward William Macleay, 1879-1955, First Baron Altrincham, Politician)
Fine signature as Altrincham
traces of mount on verso
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0
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27226
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