Autograph Letter Signed by Benjamin Disraeli, While in Office as Prime Minister – London, 1868

Autograph Letter Signed by Benjamin Disraeli, While in Office as Prime Minister – London, 1868
A letter handwritten and signed by Benjamin Disraeli, addressed to Phillip Rose. Written on the official letterhead of 10 Downing Street. [London], August 1868. English.
A letter by Benjamin Disraeli to his friend and advisor Sir Phillip Rose (1816-1883). In the letter, Disraeli informs Rose of the decision to award knighthood to "Mr. Watkin, the member for Stockport" [presumably, Edward Watkin (1819-1901), member of the British parliament for Stockport between 1864 and 1868).
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), a British statesman and novelist who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (in 1868 and in 1874-1880). Disraeli, born Jewish, was baptized in his youth. Remaining proud of his Jewish ancestry, he worked to achieve full civil rights for the Jews of Britain. He also supported the idea of establishing a Jewish state in Palestine.
[1] leaf folded in half (three written pages), 17.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Stains.