Sales catalogue 573: Maggs Bros

Date:
1932
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/117
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 573: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    709 MARIE THERESE. Empress of Germany. PRINTED EDICT PUBLISHED BY THE EMPRESS MARIE THERESE. 1 page, folio. Milan, 4th September, 1771. 10s 6d Prohibiting the giving of alms, either money, food, or garments, to individual prisoners, under certain penalties. The purpose of the Edict being to abolish abuses and not to extinguish charitable senti- ments; alms, in money, should be deposited in the boxes provided for the purpose — which money will be devoted to the benefit of sick prisoners or anyone requiring special help. 710 MARIA THERESA JANE JOSEPHINE OF AUSTRIA (1773-1832). Queen of Sardinia. AUTOGRAPH LETTER» SIGNED TO LOUIS PHILIPPE, HER COUSIN. I? pp., 4to. Caghari, July 7th, 1315. 12s 6d Mentioning the re-establishment of her uncle on the throne of Naples, and commiserating with Louis Philippe and his family on their exile. 711 MARLBOROUGH (SARAH JENNINGS, DUCHESS OF, 1660-1744). Wife of the ‘‘ Great Duke.”’ AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. 34 pp., 4to. London, 24th March, 17109. £5 5s A most interesting letter from the Duchess of Marlborough respecting a sum of £50,000 which the Duke at the time of the exile had entrusted to Lord Cadogan to place in the Dutch funds. Cadogan, with the best intentions, had invested the money in Austrian securities, which at the time appeared more advantageous. These, however, had greatly depreciated, and the Duchess, whose letter betrays a querulous feeling towards Cadogan, having insisted on reimbursement, Cadogan, who had not applied the money to the specific purpose for which it was entrusted to him, was obliged to make good the deficiency at heavy loss.
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