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TM/9/1/20-Drafts of speeches read out at Cambridge


Drafts of speeches read out at Cambridge concerning the merits of two princes. One claims it was read in contradiction to the College regulations which commanded it to be recited by heart. The second and third are redrafts of the recited version with some “obnoxious passages” left out. Handwritten, 2 pieces, 8 sides; 1 piece,3 sides; 1 piece, 3 sides