Notice to the Burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme - 1831 election notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook

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Date:27th of April 1831

Description:Francis Wedgwood addresses the burgesses of Newcastle-under-Lyme, confirming that his father has accepted their invitation to stand for Parliament in 1831.

Josiah Wedgwood II will arrive the following day to begin his campaign.

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Burslem pottery manufacturer Enoch Wood collected this document, and it is now among the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.

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Politics & Elections Members Of Parliament Enoch Wood

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