| My Lord/ |
| The cool & very degrading manner in which the truly anxious
exertions of the humble but meritorious Members of the Several trades
in London were received at Court this day CAN NEVER be effaced from
our memories, as being in every respect so totally in opposition to
the declared sentiments of S[i]r R[ober]t Peel that he wo[ul]d answer
for our kind reception & we in addition having foolishly anticipated
the happiness of seeing our Sovereign Face, in both which fond hopes
we have been most miserably disappointed (the great & useless
expense & serious loss of time being a minor Consideration) but
we at the same time most unanimously state our Conviction that a deputation
from Mr. Hunts Partizans would have been received with more
attention & wo[ul]d not have been so unceremoniously dismissed
(after being very uselessly detained in the Wet and Cold for upwards
of two hours) with the cheerless and
heartless message that "there
was no Answer". |
| Your Lordships humble Serv[an]ts
52 Influential Members
of a body of 40,000 Artizans |
| 8. Decr. 1830 |
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