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Francis Horner (1778-1817), Scottish Whig politician, Member of Parliament and political economist, one of the founders of the EBiblio.com

Francis Horner Scottish Whig politician journalist and political economist; Slave Trade Autograph Letter Signed to ‘Harrison’ regarding ‘Stephen’s book’ a pardon for thieves the Attorney General ‘Thorpe’ and the General Assembly.

réf. 243901 April 1815. Taunton Somerset. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. At the time of writing a year and a half before his death Horner was Member of Parliament for St. Mawes in Cornwall. 1p 4to. Eighteen lines neatly written. Addressed to ‘My dear Harrison’ and signed ‘Fra Horner.’ In good condition lightly aged with negligible remnants of windowpane mount adhering at edges of blank reverse. Folded for postage. He has received both of Harrison’s letters and is ‘particularly obliged’ to him for ‘sending the copy of Stephen’s communication. The omission is much to be expected to which the escape of the convicted slave-dealers is owing; but it is very important that we should be if possible by an official communication of the opinion of the Attorney General to state to the Subscribers the real grounds of the pardon granted against these men. When it is properly explained the matter throws new disgrace upon Thorpe.’ He has not seen the third edition of Thorpe’s book ‘nor the notice with which he has there honored me’ and he begins to feel ‘very anxious about the report to be made to the General Assembly’. He ends with details of his return to London. Note: He is referring presumably to the trials of the Slave Traders Samuel Samo Joseph Peters and William Tufft slave traders and "A letter to William Wilberforce Esq. M.P. vice president of the African Institution : containing remarks on the reports of the Sierra Leone Company and African Institution" pubd 1815Slave Trade 1 April 1815. Taunton [Somerset]. unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni220,00 £GB≈ 261,82 €

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