Record

Document Reference	N Mc 1/77
Title	Letter from John Bright, Rochdale to his brother-in-law Duncan McLaren, Newington House, Edinburgh; 5 March 1855.
Date	5 March 1855
Extent	4 ff with envelope
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to an agent for the 'Safety ' Office which will be explained by Mr Logan of Glasgow; agrees to talk to Sidney Herbert about the Army [rum] ration; refers to the 'lunacy' of the Crimean War; briefly states that the Newspaper Stamp Bill has no 'real' opposition except Lord Campbell; notes that 'there is hardly any man I more despise in public life' than the Lord Chief Justice; advises that he has seen 'old Morrison's property at Bagshot; believes Mr Morrison of Edinburgh is heir-at-law, so will be residuary legatee. Assesses the new government which he belives will not last long - 'we shall have a "Derby" government before long'; mentions a rumour that [Lord] Palmerston will go to the Lords so that 'Johnny' [Lord John Russell] can lead; notes that Lord Aberdeen opposed the Peelites' resignation, but advised them to 'consort with us'; fears that [his daughter] Helen [Priestman Bright] has whooping cough. Postmark: 'ROCHDALE MR 5 1855'; 'MAR 5 6 1855'. Stamp: 1d [red/blue: perforated]
Term	political & legal

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA2014	Logan; - (fl 1855); Mr	fl 1855
NA2015	Herbert; Sidney (fl 1855)	fl 1855
NA2016	Campbell; George D. (1823-1900); 8th Duke of Argyll; Whig M.P.	1823-1900
NA1923	Morrison; - (fl 1852-1855); Mr	fl 1852-1855
NA143	Temple; Henry John (1784-1865); 3rd Viscount Palmerston; succ. 1802; statesman; Prime Minster 1855-1858 and 1859-1865	1784-1865
NA142	Gordon; George Hamilton- (1784-1860); 4th Earl of Aberdeen	1784-1860
NA1833	Clark; Helen P. (1840-c.1900); Mrs; née Bright	1840-c.1900
NA920	McLaren; Priscilla (1815-1906); née Bright social reformer	1815-1906
NA1900	Cobden; Richard (1804-1865); Mr; statesman	1804-1865
NA1995	Oliver; - (fl 1854-1884); Mr	fl 1854-1884
NA2017	Wiseman; - (fl 1855); Cardinal	fl 1855
NA2018	Neave; - (fl 1855); Mr	fl 1855
NA1775	Bright; John (1811-1889); Mr; statesman	1811-1899
NA924	McLaren; Duncan (1800-1886); politician	1800-1886