Politely declines to stand for the South West Lancashire constituency and suggests Mr Griffith's claims are stronger. Gladstone stood for this seat in the end but lost, although he won the seat for Greenwich.
Photocopy of a letter: W.E. Gladstone to a Mr Mitchell of Ashton in [Makerfield]
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- GB 50 U DX83/1
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- 8 Aug 1868
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