GL D17.6, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries

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Letter to Robert Southey

Author: Thomas De Quincey
Ref No: GL D17.6
Date Added: 1893
Date Created: 31 May 1811

This letter has reference to famous names such as Coleridge and Wordsworth, but for Grey it held more interest than the obvious. It mentions the attempt to relieve Badajoz during the Peninsular War. Sir George Grey’s father was killed in the battle of Badajoz around the time this letter was written.

Tags: Badajoz, Coleridge, Peninsular War, pmc9ny, rgduy, Southey, u0z8j, uh1rpl, Wordsworth