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Whittaker/Folder 1-5/Folder 4/2
Unique identifier
GB 275 Whittaker/Folder 1-5/Folder 4/2
Title
A.L.s., from Toulouse
Date(s)
- 10 September 1819 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
4p paper
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Scope and content
Describes his journey from the Pyrenees to Toulouse by coach. Also describes the spa of Bagneres and recounts impressions from his stay there. Also notes his friendship with a Spaniard. Notes that the French as a race are prone to generalization and recounts a story from his experience in Bagneres to illustrate the point. Tells of an impending election in Toulouse and other parts of France and discusses French politics, believing that 'the Ultras' are 'gaining ground' and suggesting that French political parties are in the stage of infancy. Describes the inhabitants of the Pyrenees.