ELLENBOROUGH (Sir Edward Law, 1750-1818, leading counsel for Warren Hastings, 1787, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1802-1818 and 1st Baron)

Autograph Letter in the third person to the MPs for the City of London, Sir William Curtis, (1752-1829), and Sir James Shaw, (1764-1843), saying he has "not yet had sufficient leisure to consider ... the Bill on ... the proposed London New Prison" in Clerkenwell, for prisoners awaiting trial, rebuilt in 1818, "but will do so attentively when the bill shall come into the Lords" following the report stage in the Commons, "he is sorry they had the trouble of calling at Guildhall on Saturday being necessarily called away ... on the business of the Quarterly report of the Queen's Council on the state of his Majesty's health", 1 side 8vo, St James's Square, (Monday) 6th July

In 1811, Lord Ellenborough was also appointed counsel to Queen Charlotte in respect of the Regency.

Item Date:  1812

Stock No:  56571      £325

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