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Wedgwood, Josiah (1730-1795) to [William Eden]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.110 Author/Creator: Wedgwood, Josiah (1730-1795) Place Written: Etruria, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 December 1785 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24 x 18 cm. Order a Copy

Recipient inferred from seller's note at top of page 1. Thanks recipient for support regarding business concerns. Applauds progress of commerce treaty with France. Wedgwood was Queen's Potter and a Royal Society Fellow. William Eden, Baron Auckland, was a British spymaster during the American Revolution whose surveillance revealed an alliance between France and the patriots.

Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795
Auckland, William Eden, Baron, 1744-1814

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