Fine Autograph Letter Signed
1813. 1 page, 9.25 x 7.25 inches, no place, March 11, 1813. Signed "BEDFORD" at a time when England was suffering great financial concerns over its participation in the Napoleonic War and its escalating problems in North America (War of 1812). Russell, who opposed both wars, was wary of accepting a visitor, in part: "...My time is now so fully occupied everyday by thinking of our national misfortune that I feel a difficulty in speaking anytime to you..." Evenly toned..... More