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: December 20, 1785 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 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.
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