Sales catalogue 646: Maggs Bros

Date:
1937
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/173
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 646: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BroKE OF THE CHESAPEAKE. 292 BROKE (SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE). LETTER SIGNED TO THE SAME. 1 page, folio. His Majesty’s Ship Shannon off Cape Trafalgar, 12 March, 1809. £3 3s Reporting that “ the third Lieutenant, Mr. Thomas Gallwey, had charge of the watch, at the time when the Shannon run on board of the Elizabeth, and that he says the misfortune was occasioned by the wind having suddenly heeded the ship, when he was endeavouring to weather the Klizabeth, and the tide at the same time running strong to leeward.’’ 293 BROMLEY (SIR ROBERT HOWE). Admiral. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AND LETTER SIGNED TO REAR- ADMIRAL DUCKWORTH. 6 pages, 4to and folio. Statira, Hampton Roads, 1808. £3 3s Sending Duckworth information concerning the Rochefort Squadron, which had escaped from Brest, to which he gave chase without success round the North Atlantic to Lisbon, Madeira, the West Indies, and the Chesapeake. Bromley also informs him that the British deserters. are still in the Chesapeake. 294 BROWN (JAMES, 1766-1835). American Senator. Minister to France, 1823-1829. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO BARON HYDE DE NEUVILLE. 1 page, 4to. Washington, 13 July, 1820. &1 Is ‘‘T inclose you the important secret to which our good hearted friend Fromentin attaches so much importance. I hope his prospects of success will appear to you more flattering than [ think them. For my own part, I have long had one objection to any attempts to discover the perpetual motion, and that is because I consider the thing impossible.”’ Ete. 295 BROWNE (SIR RICHARD, 1605-1683). Diplomatist. Resident at the French Court for Charles II. LETTER SIGNED TO “MR. SECRETARY LONG.” 2 pp. folio... Paris; 1650, £7 10s A long and most interesting letter of historical importance as to affairs on the Continent, also as to matters concerning Charles II, then in exile. That afternoon the Duke of Beaufort and Coadjutor were by the Duke of Orleans presented to the Queen Regent, Cardinal Mazarin being present, whome the day following they visited apart in his own Lodgings; and the differences between the Duc de Beaufort and the Duc de Candales upon the old quarrell at the ‘Tuileries was then reconciled. . . . Upon Monday the Duke of Orleans disgraced and dismissed. . . ‘“T doe not find that the Imprisoned Princes Governments are yet disposed of, but ’tis thought when they are the Duke of Beaufort and perhaps the Coadjutor (who are already become your Courtiers) will have their shares, so necessary it is now found to Court the same Froude which this tyme twelmonth was so capitally criminall. J cannot yet assure yor. Honr. of the Peace of the Provinces, here being speech of some creatures of the Prince of Conde’s stirring in Burgundy : that the Duke of Bouillon is at Belleguarde. That the Mareschal “de Turenne, with young la Moussaye is at Stenay, with a thousand horse and two thousand ffoot, that the Duchess of Longuevillé is in possession of the Castle at Diepe . . . and the King, Queen and whole Court goe next Munday towards Normandy, and the Duke of Mercoeur is already gone for Catalonia.’’ FKtc., etc. 296 BROWNING (ROBERT, 1812-1889). Poet. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO FREDERICK LOCKER. 1 page, 8vo. Devonshire Place, 23rd October, 1856. £1 10s ‘‘ Here is a poor instalment of the promised autographs: we were suddenly called away, into the country, and on returning were overwhelmed with work. We leave England in an hour, for Italy.”
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