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Sir Robert Peel to “My dear Sir”, [1847]
File — Box: 1, Folder: 42
Identifier: id293453
Scope and Contents
Sir Robert Peel responds to a proposal to help Ireland during the potato famine. The proposal appears to involve asking for money from the government or borrowing it, possibly confiscating land as collateral. He thinks the proposal will be hard to enforce and will be a source of “dissatisfaction and discontent.” He notes “It’s difficult to argue calamity in the immediate presence of famine and disease.”
Dates:
[1847]