CURZON (George, Marquis, 1859-1925, Viceroy of India and Foreign Minister)

Fine Autograph Letter signed to Lord Hill saying he is "sorry to say that I cannot do as you wish on June 11 since I am engaged to take a part as ... guest in a ... public dinner on the same night ...", 2 sides 8vo., 1 Carlton House Terrace headed paper, 19th May

Curzon was Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905, during which time he created the territory of Eastern Bengal and Assam. After returning to Britain, he served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1919 to 1924. In the negotiations after World War I, he proposed the Curzon Line, which later became the border between Poland and the Soviet Union.

Item Date:  1913

Stock No:  41367      £175

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