Beschreibung:

Grey (Charles, 2nd Earl Grey, 1764-1845). British Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1830-34. Autograph Letter Signed, 'C. Grey', Auckland Castle, [County Durham], 5 July 1818, to Robertson [probably William Robertson (1763-1832) of Ladykirk], a lengthy letter, largely about the Hunting Club and subscriptions, etc., beginning 'Many thanks, my dear Robertson, for having made enquiries for me about a Shooting quarter, but a rent of £600 is totally and entirely out of the question - £200 is the outside of what I would wish to give, and for this money I fear we could hardly get anything worth having... I was over at Berwick last Saturday, and walked over to Spittal and cannot tell you the difficulty... to find at your house... At all events you and Mrs Robertson were not there, according to the best information I could get - but I think I never saw such a stupid set of people old and young as I made my enquiries of', then getting on to the main topic of the letter which he would have liked to discuss had they met concerning expenses and subscriptions and legal liabilities, and concluding 'I am very sorry to be forced to repeat my opinion, that I see no practicable means of enforcing any liability from so uncertain and undefined a body as the Hunting Club of North[umberlan]d & N[orth] Durham. When do you return to Ladykirk - I must drive Mrs Grey over to see you whenever you do', some soiling to first page and strengthening with two old paper hinges to left edge, the lower hinge obscuring one or two words at the start of the final line of page, 8 pages, 8vo, the final blank page pasted on to a cut down album leaf with manuscript heading and the whole pasted on to a later album leaf, 4to (Qty: 1)