Author: Mahon,Viscount [Stanhope, Philip, 5th Earl Stanhope]. (1805-1875). British politician and historian.
Title: Free Frank Signed by Viscount Mahon. Dated and Addressed in His Hand to Travel Writer Richard Ford.
Description: London: April 15th, 1838. 1838. London: April 15th, 1838. 1838. Very good. - Part of the addressed & postmarked side of an envelope, 3 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide, mounted on a slightly larger piece of card stock. Signed, as is usual, on the lower left of the envelope "Mahon". Also dated and addressed to Richard Ford in his hand. Together with 2 newspaper cuttings of Stanhope obituaries. Very good.

Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl of Stanhope [1805-1875], styled Viscount Mahon between 1816 and 1855, was a British politician and historian. He held political office under Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and 1840s but is best remembered for his contributions to cultural causes and his historical writings.

From the autograph collection of Mrs. Mary Ford, widow of Richard Ford who wrote the popular "Handbook for Travellers in Spain". Very good.

Keywords: HISTORY; BRITISH HISTORIAN; VISCOUNT MAHON; PHILIP STANHOPE, 5TH EARL STANHOPE; FREE FRANK SIGNED BY VISCVOUNT MAHON; ADRESSED TO RICHARD FORD, TRAVEL WRITER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.

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