Reference
HW87/411/1
Title
Letter: Richard How (Aspley) to J. de Jager (Bergen)
Date free text
9 Aug. 1788
Production date
From: 1788 To: 1788
Scope and Content
Thanks for description of capital of Norway. History of sycophantic addresses, use of singular & plural (vous & tu) as marks of respect etc. among all nations. Toleration in France. About agitation for abolition of slave trade: hopes to interest the van der Smissens who have considerable interest in Denmark & to engage their assistance in promoting abolition in Denmark & Holland. Rash speculations in cotton have ruin’d some capital houses ... yet one should imagine there was no want of money as a pack of foxhounds sold lately for 1,020 guineas, horses from 1,400 to (I think) 2,500 guineas for a single stallion. Instances of extraordinary longevity.
Level of description
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