From Lord Palmerston   23 May 1826

My dear Sir,

I send you a number of ascertained votes of which I am sorry to say few are favourable, & I fear Our M.P. supporters will shortly be obliged to go off to their own elections; however I reckon about 630 promises besides Inceptors whom of course I do not count and I still think that we shall succeed.

What arrangements do you & my friends at Cambridge think best as to conveyances & accommodation at Cambridge. The best plan would be for the candidates all to agree to keep the roads from London open for all voters.

My dear Sir

Yrs sincerely

Palmerston