David RICARDO (1772–1823). Letter, Gatcomb Park, Minchinhamp - Lot 93

David RICARDO (1772–1823). Letter, Gatcomb Park, Minchinhampton, August 22, 1823, to John Wright in London; 1 page, in-4 format, address on the verso with a red wax seal; in English. To the editor of the Parliamentary Debates, who had requested a transcript of Ricardo’s speech (July 10, 1823) on Charles Western’s motion. His speech contains numerous remarks on Western’s pamphlet (Second Address to the Landowners of the United Empire, 1822), which, in his view, was not only highly open to criticism on its own merits but also at odds with Western’s frequently stated opinions (“which, besides being, in my opinion, very attackable in its own merits, was at variance with the frequently declared opinions of that gentleman”). Since he did not have the pamphlet before him, he could not refer to it, but he felt it was not desirable for all these remarks to be published. He will look at the reviews in the newspapers and either return the corrected review or try to rewrite his speech (“the speech written out as far as I can recollect it”).