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Original handwritten letter, written, presumably by a secretary, signed `Norfolk House Saturday Nov.19. 1859′. `The Duke of Norfolk presents his compliments to Mr Macqueen – it will be impossible for him to have the honour of attending at Livepool on the 1st of December’
[NORFOLK, Duke of]
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Original autograph letter, signed `E C’ & dated May 10th/87. `You may be sure, my dear G S B, that nothing but utter immobility has hindered me from sending a something for your book, but I have been so entirely frustrated by most acute neuralgia that any brain application was forbidden. Ah! what a torture is this accursed neuralgia. I would not wish the serpent that bit me to have it for an hour. This is my sole and good excuse of my negligence in the cause you espouse. You know how willingly I would have sent something if I could. I have not even performed what I promised two months since for a couple of editors – but I cannot help it. I beg you will give my kindest words to `yours’ – from the `ma’ to the `small thing’. Goodbye – I am suffering from the tortures of the condemned so pardon my curt note…’
COOK Eliza
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Original autograph letter, signed `D Walther’, from Darmstadt, 24 Nov. 1853. To an unnamed female correspondent. `Dear Miss, I have received orders by our most gracious Grand duchess to say you, as well in Her own as in Her Royal fathers name, the best thanks for the copies of your highly interesting translation of Klopstock’s poems, you had the attention of sending to both. Both admire your ability in translating a poet, whose works by their particularities in rhythme and versification are even difficult for German. Hoping, that you will finally succeed in publishing your excellent translations of Schillers poems …’
WALTHER, Professor
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Original autograph letter, signed `Shaftsbury’, from Castle Wemyss, Wemyss, Sept. 5. 1882 to a Mr Mackintosh. `I shall be very happy to meet my old friends, yourself & many of the Glasgow Working Men, on the good subject of Sabbath Protection…’
SHAFTSBURY, Lord
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Original autograph letter, signed `Palmerston’, 17 November, 1862, from 94 Piccadilly, to George Faulds. Palmerston accepts the honour of being made Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow
TEMPLE Henry, 3rd Lord Palmerston
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Original autograph note `Miss H More’s Compts begs the favour of Mr Cadell to let her have Dr [?]’s new book – will be obliged to him to send her Miss Lee’s new book and to send the review of Political Characters to Mrs Garrick ‘
MORE, Hannah
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A letter, on blindstamped letterhead of The Admiralty, signed `G O Trevelyan’, dated 2 May 1881, to a Mr Adams [Francis Adams?] ‘It is from men like yourself who combine a practical knowledge of business with a taste for literature that we look to for our information on Colonial matters – I am glad to hear that you can occasionaly find time to give us in our newspapers and magazines the benefit of your experiences in Australian questions.’ This letter is probably written by a secretary, but the signature is Trevelyan’s
TREVELYAN, G. O
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Original autograph, `Austin Chamberlain’ on small piece of paper imprinted `The Grand, Folkestone’, and dated 15/2/13
CHAMBERLAIN, Austen
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Original autograph `Wm MacGregor’,
MACGREGOR, Sir William
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2 original autograph letters, the first signed `Rosebery’ and the second `R’. The first, written from Edinburgh, April 10, 1882, is about a meeting with a `deputation’. The second, a friendly, playful letter to `My dear Professor’, promises to name `any further Primrose children’ after Hans Primrose, the hero of a book sent him by the professor. `I also observe that a Gladstone was welcomed in Sweden about the same time. There must be good stuff in Sweden; and I say this not from vanity, as I observe that the line of Hans, as is almost invariably the case with great men, became immediately extinct!’
ROSEBERY, Lord
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Original autograph letter, signed ‘Winchester’, from `Bolton, Nov:3.1683′. The letter is to Lord Guilford, Keeper of the Great Seal. Winchester asks him to appoint [Winchester’s] Chaplain, Michael Clayton, to the Rectory of St Cuthberts in York. The lengthy letter argues the case for Clayton: his present rectory is `some miles distant from York where he desires to place his wife and children for their better education at school; he would gladly have a small curacy in the city’. He argues for Clayton’s good character and conscientousness, and that he should have `this other parsonage so he may live decently for the churches honour, and his own particular advantage in the brooding of his children’. Winchester assures Guilford that his positive response `will eternally oblige Mr Clayton’s prayers’
WINCHESTER, 6th Marquess
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Original autograph
GEORGE III
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