A white metal medal made in support of Henry Lascelles's unsuccessful campaign for the Yorkshire election of 1807. The obverse of the medal is inscribed 'LASCELLES FOR EVER'; the reverse is inscribed with the campaign slogan: 'IN MIND INDEPENDENT IN EXERTION INDEFATIGABLE'. The Lascelles family was deeply involved in slavery.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection; ZBA2813
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