Sales catalogue 652: Maggs Bros

Date:
1937
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/176
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 652: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Montcalm (Louis Joseph, Marquis de)—continued. mentioned in Montcalm’s letter, the Royal Roussillon, was despatched, with a reintorcement of colony regulars, to the defence of Ticonderoga. “Vos lettres seront remises tres exactment, mon cher Comte, et j’auray toutes les attentions a Messieurs de Longuedoc et X vos notes. Je reconnais a ce que vous m’avez écrit de votre main votre zéle louable. Si le cas y échoit et que comme vous dites tres bien, il ne faut pas prévoir, je vous proposerais comme de moi-méme par deux bonnes raisons. La premiere c'est que si le Ministre en voulait envoyer un autre, c’est moi qu’il refuse sans qu’on le sache et non vous, le seconde c’est que vous demandant de moi méme vous étes en droit de refuser si le ministre vous propose suivant les circonstances. Ainsi j’ai suivi votre idée, je la suivrais s’il y a heu exactement, avec prudence et sans vous compromettre en rien et comme indication d’un bon sujet, rempli de volonté, ce qui vous mettrait a Vaise quoique vous voulussiez faire, c’est convenu et surtout brulez ma lettre. Je viens de bruler la votre. Je vous donnerai de nouvelles de la-bas. ‘“Les troupes s’embarquent de bonne grace. La Sarre du 23, Roussillon de tout a Vheure, |l’état major de demain et puis que le vent favorable souffle.”’ 808 MORET (ERNEST). Famous Composer. AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL MANUSCRIPT OF A SONG, “SI TU VEUX, M’ AMOUR,” WITH INSCRIPTION AT HEAD IN MORET’S HAND, “A MADAME ‘BLANCHE MARCHESI’ CETTE MELODIE EST DEDIEE EN TOUTE ADMIRATION, 1897.” WITH WORDS BY JEAN RICHEPIN, AND PIANOFORTE ACCOMPANIMENT. 4 pp., folio. &1 10s From the collection of Madame Marchesi, the famous singer. SIGNED AS REGENT OF SCOTLAND. 809 MORTON (JAMES DOUGLAS, 4TH EARL OF, d. 1581). Regent of Scotland. Supported the marriage of Queen Mary and Darnley LETTER SIGNED “ JAMES, REGENT,’ TO QUEEN ELIZABETH. 1 page, folio. Holyrood House, 2nd November, 1573. £16 16s Written as regent of Scotland, to Queen Elizabeth of England, lodging a com- plaint received from John Lovell and others of the town of Dundee, that their ship ‘*Good Fortune,’ sailing from Bordeaux towards Scotland, laden with wines and other merchandise, was wilfully run under seas by the ship under sail of Robert Wardell of Kingston-upon-Hull, while at anchor in the raid at Winterton Ness. 810 MULGRAVE (SIR HENRY PHIPPS, EARL OF, 1755-1831). First Lord of the Admiralty. NINE LETTERS SIGNED TO SIR JOHN DUCKWORTH. 15 pp., 4to. Dated from the Admiralty between 1807 and 1810. £3 10s An interesting series of letters referring to Sir John Duckworth’s grievances, the supposed injury to his honour, the proposed exchange of one ship for another, his desire to become Lord Collingwood’s successor in the Mediterranean, the pro- posal to remove his flag with the officers and crew of the Royal George to the Ville de Paris. Etc. 811 NAPOLEON I (1769-1821). Emperor of the French. DOCUMENT SIGNED “ NAPOLEON” ADDRESSED “ AUX PRESIDENT ET MEMBRES COMPOSANT LA COUR DE JUSTICE CRIMINELLE DU DEPARTEMENT DE LA MANCHE.” 1 page, large folio (vellum). St. Cloud, 9th August, 1806. ALSO SIGNED BY CAMBACERES AND MARKET. £10 16s Granting full pardon to Victor Lemaitre who had been court-martialled.
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