Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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April 06
On This Day
On this day in 1757 King George II fired minister William Pitt Sr. He disliked Pitt because he had previously opposed government policy and attacked measures seen as pro-Hanoverian but he was forced to appoint him despite this.
In 1843 William Wordsworth was appointed Poet Laureate by Queen Victoria on the death of Robert Southey. He initially refused the honour, saying that he was too old, but accepted when the Prime Minister, Robert Peel, assured him that "you shall have nothing required of you". He accordingly wrote no official poetry.
GEORGE II (1683-1760, King of Great Britain)
Fine Warrant Document signed at the head, establishing a board of General Officers, as the time limit “for constituting a Board of General Officers expires the 24th of this instant December ... we have thought fit to order and direct that the Board ... for the future shall consist of those whose names are respectively mentioned in the List annexed, seven of whom at any time are to constitute a board ... five shall be a quorum, and the Eldest at any time to be President ... to meet at the Great Room at the Horse Guards from time to time, in order to have the Inspection of the Cloathing of Our Forces and to consider and report their opinion upon all matters ...”, 1 side folio, Court at St James, 17th December 1731, worn at central fold
9895
WORDSWORTH (William, 1770-1850, Poet Laureate)
Fine signature and end part of an Autograph Letter Signed to “Sir Wm, most faithfully yours Wm Wordsworth” with a postscript “as you do not mention Lady H and your children we trust that all is well with them”, 5” x 3”, no place, no date, circa 1840
33373
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