An Original Third Person Handwritten Letter and Signed by Prime Minister Robert Peel. Dated 1843. The letter thanks Lt Col Norcliffe for his communication. Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, 1788-1850 was a British Conservative statesman who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835 and 1841–1846) simultaneously serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835) and twice as Home Secretary (1822–1827 and 1828–1830). He is regarded as the father of modern British policing, owing to his founding of the Metropolitan Police Service. Peel was one of the founders of the modern Conservative Party. Size is 178mm x 110mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease.