ULLSWATER
(Sir James William Lowther, 1855-1949, Speaker 1905-1921, from 1921 1st Viscount)
Long Autograph Letter Signed 'Ullswater' to John William Robertson Scott,
(1866-1962, founder of 'The Countryman', 1927, and its editor till 1947) telling him that "early in ... 1939 it became evident that, if the labour of agricultural workers was to be kept on the land and not attracted away by the offer of a higher rate of pay from aerodrome builders, munition works or the many other activities then coming into being in connection with the war, it would be necessary to provide a higher rate of wage ... for agricultural labour", and detailing the steps by which the National Minimum Wage for Agricultural Workers was fixed at 48 shillings a week, 4 sides 4to., Campsea Ashe, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Christmas Day,
Item Date:
1940
Stock No:
13424
£75
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VANDERSTICHELEN
(Jules, 1822-1880, Belgian Foreign Minister)
Finely penned Document signed, in French with translation,
to the Peruvian Foreign Minister, saying that "the letter which was sent enclosed to his Office dated 11th August last has reached its high destination", enclosing Leopold II's reply [not present], and renewing his own assurance of his "high regard", annotated in another hand in Spanish "Lima, 18th December 1868. Publish a corresponding notice. Bonifaz.", 1 side folio and conjugate blank, Brussels, 24th October
small original ribbon slits in left margin, one just touching one letter
Item Date:
1868
Stock No:
52568
£175
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NAPOLEON'S OVERTURES FOR PEACE IN 1814
VANSITTART
(Nicholas, 1766-1851, from 1823 1st Baron Bexley, Politician)
Autograph Letter Signed 'N.V.' to Lord AUCKLAND,
(William Eden, 1745-1814, from 1793 1st Baron, Politician and Diplomat), saying that "the anxiety which for some days we have felt on account of the firing on the French Coast is at last dissipated", since in fact "no such firing took place. The Moniteurs", the semi-official organ of the French government "of the 9th 10th & 11th [February 1814] ... bring no military news but great accounts of the cordiality between Castlereagh & Caulincourt", (General Armand de Caulaincourt, 1773-1827, Napoleon's envoy for peace terms at Châtillon-sur-Seine), on the other hand "it is reported in the City that a telegraph account has reached Dunkirk mentioning the defeat of Genl. Blucher with the loss of 6000 prisoners. This may be a mere fabrication, but if true would prove that preliminaries were not signed on the 11th when the action is said to have taken place", there is however "no reason to conclude that the allies have met with any severe reverse", 3 sides 8vo., with Vansittart's engraved portrait in his heavily embroidered robes as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1812-1823) from the European Magazine for 1st May 1817, the letter no place, no date, but February
the engraving a little browned at edges
Item Date:
1814
Stock No:
56116
£175
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VERNEY
(Sir Harry, 1801-1894, M.P., from 1826 2nd Bt. of Claydon)
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Henry Ellis, (1777-1869,
Principal Librarian of the British Museum, and editor of 'Original Letters Illustrative of English History'), asking how to proceed with "my old Family Papers", which he has arranged by years and calendared from 1637 to 1641, but feels he has not the skill "to select what might be worth printing, or to compile Memoirs", he wonders if Sir Henry could recommend the Camden or some other society, and looks forward to calling on him in London, 3 sides 8vo., Rossie Priory, Inchture, Perthshire, 17th June
a trifle dust soiled at top
Item Date:
1843
Stock No:
50677
£20
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VERNON
(James the younger, 1677-1756, Clerk Extraordinary, 1697, and from 1715 Clerk in Ordinary to the Council)
Order in Council, Signed as Clerk in Ordinary to the Council,
that "the Lords Lieutenants of the severall County's of England & Wales, Doe, pursuant to the Acts for Ordering the Militia, forthwith Issue their Commissions to all the Commission Officers ... and ... Present to his Majestie the Names of such Persons as they shall think fitt to be Deputy Lieutenants", 1 side folio, in a neat secretarial hand, blind embossed seal of the Privy Council showing the Rose, Thistle and Daffodil on one stem, 1 side folio, Court at St. James's, 30th June
light remains of transparent guard
Item Date:
1715
Stock No:
56188
£275
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