Sales catalogue 616: Maggs Bros

Date:
1935
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/153
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 616: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, ‘‘ Lewis Carroll ’’)—continued. me that I never thanked you for the hope it expressed that I should call. It will give me much pleasure to do so & test how far time has soured the tempers, once so sweet, of Laura & Ada. Meanwhile Iwill give them the benefit of the doubt, & send them my love, if they are not too grand, in their teens, to accept such a message.’ ‘‘ Thanks many for letter & for offer of photos, which I should much value— especially with autographs.’’ Etc. 903 DROLLING (MARTIN, 1752-1817). Famous French Painter. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED TO HIS SON, MICHEL MARTIN DROLLING, THE PAINTER. 14 pp., 4to. Paris, 2nd January, 1814. £10 10s He asks his son, who at this time was at the Academy in Rome, for the truth concerning the rumours circulating about that city, and informs him of the state of affairs in Paris, also advising him to apply for the command to paint a portrait of the King of Rome (Napoleon II). a On dit que le roy de naple s’en etoit emparres au noms des puis- sances coalisés, et au nom du pape. Aussi aprés ce que tu me dit, se sont de vrai mensonges. Quand au tableaux que tu me parle pour le portrait du Roy de Rome, il me semble que tu feroit tres bien d’en demander un, cela ne peut te faire que du bien, et je t’engage tres fort d’en demander un, quand a ce qui me concerne, je ne tavois rien dit par ce que je n’avois rien a ‘te dire, j’ai deux tableaux de faite mais il sont la qui atentent des acheteurs qui ne sont pas communs, par ce que tant que nous aurons pas la paix personne ne pense a acheter des tableaux et comme |’ennemi est entré en france, cella inquiete encore d’avantage. On vas former encor la garde nationnale a paris, probablement ce ne sont que les mesures de surtée, contre les Cosaques de Paris qui voudrons faire des farces.’? Etc. NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CONQUEST OF CANADA. 904 DUDLEY (JOSEPH, 1647-1720). Governor of Massachusetts. Chief Justice of New York. TWELVE LETTERS SIGNED TO LORD SUNDERLAND, COLONEL FRANCIS NICHOLSON, CAPT. NICHOLAS SMITH. 174 pp., 4to and folio. Dated from Boston, 1709-1710. £31 10s An extremely interesting series of letters of the utmost importance entirely concerning negotiations in 1709 for the conquest of Canada, and the subsequent disbanding of the troops. Dudley refers to the arrival of Col. Vetch and Col. Nicholson with orders for him to raise 1200 men from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island for the intended expedition against Canada; in a later letter he informs his correspondent that the troops and transports are ready. Stating that he has sent a thousand men to ravage the French settlements at Nova Scotia; referring to the proposed attack on Port Royal; dealing with instructions for the recovery of the Bahama Island from the enemy; and concerning the eventual disbanding of the troops destined for Canada owing to the British fleet being diverted to Portugal, and expressing a hope that he will soon receive further orders for an attack on Quebec as it would be easily overcome’ and the result would be of enormous benefit to Great Britain.
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