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Autograph Letter Signed ‘John La Touche’, to “Dear Sir”, expressing “sincere thanks for all your kind attention to me” … “though I shall have the pleasure of seeing you previous to my going to Ireland”. 1 page 9 x 7 inches, a few light stains. H of C [House of Commons], June [watermark 1812]. John La Touche (1775 – 1820), Irish Whig politician. He was elected for Dublin City at the 1802 general election, defeating Tory MP the Right Honourable George Ogle. La Touche was defeated at the 1806 general election. At the 1807 general election, he was elected in an uncontested poll for County Leitrim, topping the poll at contested elections in 1812 and in 1818.