Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
7 December 1903
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/154
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Beauvais and Catherine de Beauvais, 3 Signatures to a docu- ment, 3 pp. folio, 20 September, 1672, relating to the Hostel de Longueville, required for the continuation of the building of the Louvre, fine and interesting, and in a splendid state of pre- servation 96 wth 98 99 100 101 103 Holograph L. s. and a Post Scriptum also signed, 5th Apryle, 1721, “Sir, since you plainly see the case as it stands and that that little knavish fellow made bad use of the trust I gave him, and the latter not being worth a tenpence by the acknowledgment of those who have it, 1 hope you will be good enough to transfer the stock to Mr. Drummond, who has my letter of attorney ” | LovER (Samuel) distinguished Irish Novelist, A. L.s. 2 pp. 8vo, addressed to N. Crouch, Esq., dated 24, Charles Street, Mid- dlesex Hospital, Friday LyTTon (Lord) Novelist and Dramatist, A. L.s. 1 p. 8vo, ad- dressed to Pickersgill, ‘Will you allow me to introduce to your acquaintance and kind offices Mr. Lawrence Macdonald, a young sculptor, whose works have obtained, I understand from the Editor of the Edinburgh Review, a high reputation in Scotland,” &c. MARLBOROUGH (Henrietta, Countess of Godolphin, as Duchess of) A. L.s. to Mrs. Godolphin, wife of the Provost of Eton College, Oct. 17, 1723 MENDELSSOHN - BARTHOLDY (Felix) great Musical Composer, b. 1809, d. 8th November, 1847, A. L.s. 1 p. 4to, in English, Leipsic, 26 Feb. 1847 Moore (Thomas) A. L. s., dated Sept. 6th, 1839, addressed to John Calvert, Hisq., “I have but time to say, in answer to your note, that I feel on my part no objection to your publishing those words of mine, ‘ Oh, ever thus,’ &. to music,” &¢., 1 p. 4to, with address, mounted on a page with drawings in sepia of scenes from his works PETERBOROUGH (Charles Mordaunt Ear] of) distinguished General, he took a prominent part in the intrigues and political con- tests of Queen Anne’s reign, L.s. 6 pp. 4to, addressed to Queen Anne, from Valentia, July 2, 1706, O.S. ; a most inter- esting and important historical letter, giving the Queen various particulars relating to the campaign and affairs in Spain PoRTSMOUTH ET D’AuBIGNY (Louise Renée de Querouaille, Duchess of) Signature in full on document, with two signa- tures (in initial) at foot, 1714, 4 pp. folio RUPERT (Prince) Signature (along with that of Monk Duke of Albemarle), on Letter to Commissioners of Navy, on arrange- ment with regard to ship, Royal Charles (destroyed the fol- lowing year by De Ruyter in the Medway), 1666, 1 p. folio
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