BESANT
(Mrs. Annie, 1847-1933, née Wood, Freethinker, later Theosophist, Women’s Rights Activist)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Mr GIMSON
(Sydney Ansell, 1860-1938, from 1888 President of the Leicester Secular Society) saying that she will “not be in England on any of the dates you mention. I am leaving next Saturday for American. So the debt, which I do not repudiate, & would have gladly paid had it been claimed sooner must stand down...” 1 side 8vo., 31 St James’s Place, London, 18th July
Item Date:
1909
Stock No:
43615
£125
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BIDDULPH
(Margaret Howard, 1880-1970, wife of Hon Claud William Biddulph, Builder of Rodmarton Manor)
Autograph Letter signed to Mrs Wood
asking if “a favour might be granted me by the County Educational Authorities - Miss Awdry advised me to write to you as being specially interested in Children’s Music. The position is this - for the last 18 months I have had a little class held here in my house (about 1 dozen children all from Rodmarton Elementary school) for Pipes & Percussion Band Music. Miss James inaugurated the class & since she left Miss Hamper L.R.A.M. of Cirencester continued the classes once a week - (She is a competent teacher having taken sold charge of the music, piano & singing at a Secondary School at Ramsgate County. She has also studied pipe making with Miss James & was at the Summer School this year at Oxford). My request is that the children, having now got past the stage of litter making & being able to use their pipes & instruments in a collective way, might I have permission for Miss Hamper to hold her class at the School for the last 3/4 of an hour of the School afternoon once a week - this would be a great convenience to the children & ensure regularity of attendance which is so difficult to arrange, especially in the winter months. I have ascertained that in the event of the Board of Education giving the necessary permission, the School Master, & the Manager’s of whom I am one, would be prepared to consider my suggestion not unfavourably... We find it such terribly heavy work training the adult boys & girls who wish to take part in the Musical Festivals for which there are so many opportunities now-adays, when they are totally unfamiliar with the elements of music. This it is that makes me anxious tha the children should make good use of Miss Hamper’s instruction which is given at considerable expense...”, 2 sides 4to., Rodmarton headed paper, 16th December
Item Date:
1933
Stock No:
43606
£175
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BRAND
(Thomas junior 1749-1794, Country Landowner of the Hoo, Kimpton, Herts and Politician)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Sir William HAMILTON
(1730-1803, Diplomat, Ambassador at Naples, husband of Emma) apologising for not writing sooner but thinking that “you rather got than lose, by my not plaguing you with my tedious letters, and as I wrote to Mrs Hamilton not long since, I considered that letter as partly to you, I hope Mrs H’s health is by this time perfectly re-established, as she flattered me some time ago that it was much mended. I will not attempt to give you an account of. my journey since my departure from Naples, as I have since that time travelled over such a tract of country that my narration would be as tiresome as endless. All I can say is that was I my own master I would willingly go double the distance to have the pleasure of paying my respects to my friends at Naples. Townsend and myself have passed the last five weeks very agreeably partly at the court of the Elector Palatin, and the remainder at Hannau with our old princess the Landgrave, and her Son and his family. The Landgrave is a jolly little old woman very like her father in person, she knows every little bit of scandal that passes in London by means of her correspondence with her sister the Princess Amelia, and she seems to take great delight in retailing it. Her son and his wife a Princess of Denmark are very agreeable unaffected people... We staid here a little longer than we intended in order to be present at the Princess’s birthday which was very splendid it is astonishing to see how all the little German princes live... he lives in the most magnificent manner, and is remarkably civil to all English tho’ he keeps the Germans at an immense distance, which makes him rather disliked by those, who are not his subjects. After having taken leave of these courts we embarked at Francfort on board a yacht which is to carry us to Cologne from whence we propose going to Spar and from Spa to the Hague where if you have any commands you may direct to m chez Messrs Moiler fils Banquiex, and no one will be more happy to obey...”, 3 sides 4to., “From on board a Yacht on the Rhine”, 18th July
Item Date:
1770
Stock No:
43543
£225
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BRAND
(Thomas senior, circa 1717-1770, Country Landowner of the Hoo, Kimpton, Herts and Politician)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Sir William HAMILTON
(1730-1803, Diplomat, Ambassador at Naples, husband of Emma) saying that “writing is become so exceedingly troublesome to me, that nothing but the sense of the great obligation I have to you for the Politeness & friendship you have shewn my son could have made me undertake it, the good opinion you express of him makes me very happy as the approbation of a Person of Experience & knowledge of the World is more convincing than the Opinion of Hundreds who reason on Speculation. I need not inform you how absolutely you have gained my son’s Heart you have send Coll. Townshend & him away wholly devoted to you, this adds to the very good opinion of them both. Had I been within reach of them, I should have endeavoured to have persuaded them to a longer stay at Naples & I would have risqued my son’s Nose with all my heart for another weeks conversation with you, but I did not know how they meant to dispose of their time. I am likewise much obliged to Mrs Hamilton for her Goodness to my Son, may I beg leave to trouble you to present my respects to her. The House of Commons is so crowded & so hot that I cannot venture an attendance there though I believe the firmness that has been shewn will shorten the Debates. Lord Campden, Lord Huntington’s dismissions & Ld Granby’s resignation will make people less flippant in their Opposition, but I agree intirely with you that it is very lucky to have nothing to do in these disagreeable times though they appear blacker at a distance than they deserve. The Bookseller Cadel informs me that the Ship with the 2d vol of your work is doing Quarantine. I hope the work will have the Sale so magnificent a work deserves, there is no occasion for puffing, it will make it’s own way but it is long in coming, it shall not want in me a warm friend on every Consideration. I wish you Joy of the Picture left you by the Will of Lady Betty Germain, your choice I find is not yet arrived. Our Friend Ld George has a fine Legacy, I must ask your excuse if I write a short letter but my Health will not suffer me to make it so long as I could wish so Adieu...”, 2 sides 4to., St James Square, 26th January
Item Date:
1770
Stock No:
43542
£225
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BRIGHT NEEDS TO BE AT THE COMMITTEE ON THE IRISH CRIME BILL
BRIGHT
(Jacob, 1821-1899, Radical M.P., brother of John)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘John Bright’ to Lady Reay
telling her that “there is no morning sitting today, & therefore we recess from 7 to 9 o’clock. I fear I cannot leave the House during the Committee on the Irish Crime Bill - when we may probably have Divisions of importance, & when I am not free to desert my chief whose labours & sacrifices are so great. I write this to ask you not to wait one moment for me, & further, that you will make due allowance for me and my unfortunate position if I am unable to join your party this evening...”, 2 sides 8vo., One Ash, Rochdale headed paper, headed paper, 132 Piccadilly, 9th June
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
43514
£75
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