Lot 1105
Canning, George (1770-1827), British Prime Minister (1827), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1823-1827). Autograph Letter Signed as Prime Minister, one page, 4¾ x 7, no place, May 16, 1827, addressee unknown: " You have not let me know how his Majesty is today". Truncated top left corner, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Canning was chosen Prime Minister over Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington by King George IV. His very brief term in office, the shortest in British history, began on April 10, 1827 and ended with his death on August 8, 1827 as a result of a fever he had caught at the Duke of York's funeral in January.
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