JERSEY
(Edward Villiers, 1656-1711, Ambassador, Secretary of State, Lord Chamberlain 1700-1704, from 1697 1st Earl)
Portion of a Document signed addressed to "your Lordship",
asking for payment of £3550, in respect of gold rings worth £300 each to several foreign envoys, including those from Turin, the Elector Palatine, Florence and Poland, and another worth £350 "for her Majesty" (Queen Anne), 2 sides 5½" x 7", no date, c.
lacks top portion
Item Date:
1702
Stock No:
51644
£125
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JERSEY
(George Bussy Villiers, 1735-1805, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1765, 4th Earl of Jersey, husband of the Prince of Wales' mistress)
Signature on verso of an Order under the Privy Seal,
requiring the Exchequer to pay him "£302 2s 5¾, without Account, for 21 days and one Quarter of a Year", 2 sides 7¼" x 9½", the order dated 21st February
lacks lower half
Item Date:
1770
Stock No:
51706
£65
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JERVIS
(Sir John, 1802-1856, M.P. for Chester, from 1850 Chief Justice of the Common Pleas)
Signature on Autograph envelope front franked to Mrs Fardell
at Wilmots Lodgings, Hunstanton, 2¼" x 4¼", Beaumaris, 1st September
two small defects in blank portions from former laying down, trimmed at foot cropping part of 'Norfolk', post office's cancel stroke, writing rather faint but can all be made out
Item Date:
1836
Stock No:
54944
£10
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JOHNSTON
(Commodore Eric Eugene, 1933-1997, Administrator of the Northern Territory, 1981-1989) and his wife Joan JOHNSTON (née Holland)
Christmas card signed 'Eric and Joan Johnston' in Mrs Johnston's hand,
opposite a photograph showing them seated, three quarter length, nearly full face, at a display, he in naval uniform, next to him is an aborigine in full aboriginal dress, gilt coat of arms of the Northern Territory on upper cover, 2 facing sides within outer covers 4½" x 6¼", Government House, Darwin, Christmas
light traces of laying down by blank fourth side
Item Date:
1985
Stock No:
54266
£75
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JONES
(Hugh, Barrister of Clifford's Inn)
Fair copy of his Petition to the HOUSE OF COMMONS
in an attractive contemporary hand, humbly apologizing for causing on 26th November [1689] "the displeasure of this Honorable House and of the Comittee that are to prepare the charge against Graham and Burton for ... breach of privilege", referring to "the Warrant annext" by which he remains "prisoner ever since to the great detriment of his Health and prejudice of his Clyents buisinesses ... acknowledgeing such his punishment to be just", and begging "the Favour of this Honorable House and ... Comittee ... in comiseracion of him and his numerous Family", with the fair copy of that earlier Warrant of Henry POWLE, 1630-1692, Speaker of the Convention Parliament, to John TOPHAM, Sergeant at Arms, to take Jones immediately "into safe custody", requiring "all Mayors Bayliffes Sherriffes Constables & other officers" to aid and assist him, bearing Topham's note appointing "Nicholas Riall to execute this warrant", and copy signatures, together 2 sides folio, no date. and 26th November
Item Date:
1689
Stock No:
51255
£950
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