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Lord Palmerston (1784-1865), after whom Palmerston North was named, was born Henry John Temple, son of Viscount Palmerston. He served as a British Member of Parliament, in high office and then Prime Minister, almost continuously from 1807 to his death. The donor of the Lord Palmerston collection, F C Holland of England, (who was interested in philately and postal history) donated items related to Lord Palmerton during the 1970s, after visiting Palmerston North.Transcription of letter: C. G. 28 November 1892. My dear Sir, I am much obliged to you for your letter of the 24th and for the interesting information which it contains. yours faithfully, Palmerston

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Object type
Correspondence
Relation
CA: Palmerston Collection
Date
November 28, 1852
Digitisation ID
2009Pa_PALMERSTON-S1-F1_2887
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Community Archives

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