SIGNED CIGARETTE CARD
WHEATLEY
(John, 1869-1930, Scottish Socialist Politician)
Coloured caricature from the John Players series of 50 entitled "Straight Line Caricatures", signed,
with a small biography printed on the verso, 2¾" x 1¼", no place, circa
Item Date:
1926
Stock No:
41403
£55
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WHITBREAD
(Samuel, 1764-1815, Politician, Son of the Brewer, Committed Suicide)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent,
returning "the papers which you were so good as to entrust to my care ... I highly approve your proposed Bill & if you bring it forward it shall have my earnest & most diligent support. What is of much more consequence, you will be gratified to find how much it is approved by ... Romilly[?]. I know the subject has long been under his consideration. I send you his letter, & the short note I showed you in the H. of Comm ... The wording of the Bill, before it is printed, will require considerable alteration & much more precision in the phrases - The word Child should invariably used to designate the poor object to be apprenticed ...", 2 sides 4to., Dover Street, 13th March
slight discolouration on left hand edge
Item Date:
1811
Stock No:
11478
£65
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WHITBREAD
(Samuel, 1758-1815, Liberal Politician)
Letter signed to Mr Peart,
Rochester, sending him with "pleasure ... the inclosed from Ld. St. Vincent which will I hope be satisfactory to you ...", 1 side 4to., with original autograph address on conjugate blank, with his seal, signature, and Parliamentary date stamp 'FREE', Southill, Biggleswade, 11th July
Item Date:
1810
Stock No:
11694
£35
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WHITBREAD
(Samuel, M.P., 1720-1796, founder of the Brewery)
LS to Mr Strong,
saying "The News you sent me is sooner than I expected" and asking him "to give what directions you please as if your own case ... I apprehend you will ... go down after she is buried", he has also heard "from the Clergyman, a Mr Kerby, to give me an Account of Mrs. B.s death", 1 side 4to. and conjugate blank, addressee's name in Whitbread's hand on verso, Portman Square, London, 2nd February
slight discolouration, short tears in blank margins
Item Date:
1790
Stock No:
50961
£125
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WIGG
(George Edward Cecil, 1900-1983, Labour Paymaster-General, 1st Baron)
Typed Letter Signed to A.J Hall,
referring to Christopher Frere Smith's 'Get Britain Out' campaign, 1 side large 8vo., House of Lords, 13th January
Item Date:
1975
Stock No:
13509
£15
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