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Richard Cobden was an English manufacturer and a Liberal MP. In 1838 he founded the Anti-Corn Law League with John Bright which they set up in order to abolish the Corn Laws (tariffs and other trade restrictions which were seen to profit landowners). Along with French statesman Michel Chevalier, Richard Cobden and John Bright also created the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty of 1860 which promoted closer free trade deals with France.
Richard Cobden was an English manufacturer and a Liberal MP. In 1838 he founded the Anti-Corn Law League with John Bright which they set up in order to abolish the Corn Laws (tariffs and other trade restrictions which were seen to profit landowners). Along with French statesman Michel Chevalier, Richard Cobden and John Bright also created the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty of 1860 which promoted closer free trade deals with France.
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| Title: | Letter from Richard Cobden |
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| Description: | Richard Cobden asks Sampson Low to forward an enclosed but unnamed book to author Patrick Barry. |
| Address: | Athenaeum Club |
| Letter dated: | 13-04-1864 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 1, 1 page ; embossed address. Some minor glue seepage. |
| Type of letter: | Request to forward an item to another client |
| Key works mentioned: | Dockyard Economy & Naval Power |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "Richard Cobden, "The Apostle of Free Trade", politician and Anti Corn Law agitator, was born June 3. 1804 and died April 2. 1865." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo |
| Identifier: | SL_34 |
