A catalogue of a valuable collection of autograph letters of distinguished persons ... which will be sold by ... Mr. Sotheby ... March 6, 1826.
- Sotheby & Co. (London, England)
- Date:
- [1826]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A catalogue of a valuable collection of autograph letters of distinguished persons ... which will be sold by ... Mr. Sotheby ... March 6, 1826. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![n X9 Lords Commissioners of the Admiraliy, 1682; Ditto ditto, 1690; Sir Ralph Dclaval, 1692; Sir Charles Harbord, 1671; Ad- miral Penn, 1665; Captain Thomas Raven, 1672; and Sir Samuel Pe])YS* 1666 ; to Captain Haddocke : A'mc Letters, 90 Three Letters of the Council of State, siji^’ned by James llaring- ton, Rulstrode Wliitlocke, William Masham, See., and coufitersigned by J’ho. Thurloc, 1652—Letters of Instruc- tion from Admirals Rlake, Penn, Deane, Monck, &c.— Protestation of the Captains of the Fleet upon the Dissolu. tion of the Parliament in 1653, ike. &c.: in the whole, Nine Letters. 91 Admiral Renbow:—Two Letters to Sir Richard Haddocke, l^Jime and 27 Septembei'y 1696. The first contains an Ac- count of the Taking of the Dutch Convoy by Jean Du Bart. He says, “ I doubt not 1 shall be finely censured, though my direct Orders were to cruise in another Place.'’ I'he second Letter gives an Account of an unsuccessful Chase of Du Dart’s Squadron in the Channel. The gallant Admiral says, “ I am sure I used my utmost Endeavours and Diligence to execute my Orders, nor has any Thing been wanting to complete ’em but good sayling Ships, which is my misfor- tune: My opinion is Du Rart can never be taken with foule Ships, it being his chiefest care to keepe his elcane.”— These Letters are very interesting. 92 William Penn, the Founder of Pennsylvania, to Sir Richard Hadilockc, 26lh 3 Mouthy 1687. A characteristic Letter in Quaker Phruscoloyyy recommending a Purveyor of Buittr. 93 Queen Anne to the Admirals of the Fleet, 1690—Prince George' OF Denmark, 1702—Two Letters to Captain Haddocke.— King William to the Admirals of .the F’lect and to Captain Hadock, 'Two Letters, 1690; in llic whole, Five Royal Letters. 94 Earl of Marleborough to the Admirals of the Fleet, 1690, Three' licttcrs—Earl of Nottingham to Sir Richard Haddock, &c. 1690-6, 1724, Four Letters: in the whole. Seven Letters. \ 95 Sir Cloudesley SiiovELLto Sir R. Haddocke, 1691; A sensible Letter in favour of an increased Allowance to Navy Sur- geons.—Dr. Radcliffe to Dennys Liddal, Esq. 1697; Ad- vice for vSir Richard Haddock—Sir Stefiien Fox to Sir R. Haddocke*, 1697 — Risiior of London to tlic same; Brief for Redemption (tf Captives at Algiers, Sallee, ike.—Order of Council for the Admirals D* bring ll'c Fails orCiaiuaily r ^](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29345637_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
