TRADE WITH DEMERARA
PARKER
(Charles Stewart, 1771-1828, Partner in McInroy Parker & Co., Trading into Demarara)
Autograph letter signed to his partner Samuel Sandbach
(1769-1851, Mayor of Liverpool 1831-1832), replying on behalf of Mr McInroy, who is on Jury service, saying they will "take the copper on from Messrs Borradailes" at 18p per lb., he is "pleased with the sale of my Cotton altho' it would appear the price is rather declining", paying off Mr Porter "would be a bad precedent to come to anything like a final Settlement with Him without doing the same with every other person ... we recommend you to send him about £600 ... which will leave something in our hands for after clap - Conceiving Lace to be an article much easier to procure with you than here, I would recommend your sending it from Liverpool", also urging him "to state to Mr Porter ... that we shall look to him in case of need to refund the whole or any part of the money ... a friendly accommodation which we have granted to no one besides himself", and asking "Have you any word of the William Heathcote?", with a P.S. "there are no negro hats to be had here at any thing like Mr Hopkinsons limits ... Mr McInroy promised a few by way of favor @ 18/- which he sends out on account of this house in Demerary", 1 side 10" x 8", address on conjugate leaf with Glasgow postmark, Glasgow, 24th September
Item Date:
1804
Stock No:
54245
£875
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PARKER
(Joseph, 1830-1902, Congregationalist Divine)
Autograph Letter signed to Rev Edwin Paxton HOOD
(1820–1885, Nonconformist and Author) saying that "Exeter Hall disables me, & will do so for a time. Though I cannot help you now, & so do myself a very special pleasure, I shall hope to be in your prefit (?)before many months ... Foolishly I have taken far too many extra engagements for October ...", 1 side 8vo., The Rosstrappe, Highbury New Park, 25th September
Item Date:
1872
Stock No:
38770
£175
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THE SHRIGLEY ABDUCTION
PARKER
(Joseph, 1830-1902, Congregationalist Divine)
Autograph Letter signed to H. MERIVALE
(Herman, 1806-1874, Under-Secretary for India) saying that he had "mislaid the Pain-Pain, till it turned up this morning in a hoard of such matter. I have no authority from Philips, who gave me the copy to circulate or ascribe it to him & therefore please do not lend it. The other, the MS is not 'Private' or 'confidential'. Please return the in a week - the regulation time of literary Book-loans. Show the Duke the Wakefield-iana. His narrative is a ... French novel. Mr Turner, who was a client of mine in an Election Petition, told me that pending the abduction Trial he received anonymous letters from the 'Wakefield Family' vile beyond belief, to induce him to submit to the felony. The only member not bad & mad was the late Colonel ...", 3 sides sm. 8vo., 2 Savile Row, 18th January
Item Date:
1854
Stock No:
40298
£225
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PARKER
(Sir Robert John, 1857-1918, Lord of Appeal and Baron)
Autograph Letter in third person to Sir William Treloar, 1843-1923, Lord Mayor,
accepting for himself and Lady Parker for dinner on the 7th June, 1 side 8vo., 3 Buckingham Gate, S.W., 6th May
Item Date:
1907
Stock No:
18677
£15
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PARKER
(Henry, Farmer)
Autograph Letter Signed to Alfred Ellis,
(1821-1879, 2nd son of John Ellis), telling him that "It was not on my Farm the nest was taken ... there were two young Ones of the Large Brown Owls ... I have seen the Young Ones a great many times", 2 sides 8vo., Burnett Farm, near Bristol, 1st November
Item Date:
1858
Stock No:
15179
£15
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