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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WILLINGTON
(John, sometime Bailiff of Tamworth)
Autograph Letter Signed to George TOWNSHEND
(1724-1807, Soldier and Politician, from 1764 4th Viscount, from 1786 1st Marquess), saying that "the Address from this place will be sent to your Lordship by this days Mail Coach, with a letter from Mr. Oakes the Town Clerk" requesting Townshend to present it, he has "not received a letter from Mr Peel", (Robert, 1750-1830, MP for Tamworth, 1st Baronet 29th November 1800), who "probably wrote to his correspondent here", he thinks the "chief inducement" of Lord Chartley, (George Ferrars Townshend, 1778-1855, grandson of the addressee and from 1811 3rd Marquess) "going to the Continent now must be to find himself more at Liberty than under the immediate <of> eye of his parents. The conduct of the Emperor of Russia" Paul I, "seems very extraordinary", and "it seems to be a question whether we shd. not do better without any Ally", on local politics "One of Lord Uxbridges sons has joined Sr. Nigel Gresley for Lichfield in opposition to the Gower & Anson interests and has begun canvassing ...", he apologises for not having been able to wait on Lord Townshend in London "owing to an obstinate complaint" and has had "the very great pleasure ... of hearing that your Lordship, Lady Townshend and the family are well", 2 sides 4to, Tamworth, 28th May
slight closed tears in blank ends of horizontal folds
Item Date:
1800
Stock No:
56713
£125
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WILLKIE
(Wendell Lewis, 1892-1944, American Lawyer, Corporate Executive and 1940 Republican nominee for President of the United States)
Signature on card
with a postmark, 4½" x 3", New York, 14th August
Item Date:
1941
Stock No:
41302
£55
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THE AMERICAN REGIMENT
[WILMINGTON
(Spencer Compton, c. 1673-1743, 1st Baron, 1723, and 1st Earl, 1730, succeeded Walpole as Prime Minister in 1742, Wilmington in Delaware and in North Carolina are named after him)]
Finely penned Memorial addressed to the Prime Minister
“of Sundry Reduced Officers of the Forces raised in North America for the late Expedition to the West Indies”, referring to their “very great charges... in raising their Companies in North America” and “for the different Embarkations... during the course of the said Expedition”, followed by “Necessaries and Payment for their Passages to England from Jamaica where everything was excessive dear”, so that many “especially the Subalterns“ are “reduced to great Difficulties how to subsist or to procure Credit”, other memorials have already been presented “in relation to putting them on Half-pay”, and asking the Prime Minister “to move His Majesty... speedily to declare His Royal Will and pleasure”, 1 side 15” x 9¼”, title “Memorial of sundry officers of the American Regiment” on conjugate leaf, no place, no date but 1742 -
Item Date:
1743
Stock No:
42233
£775
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"THE BEST EXPERIENCES ... MEETING THE MEN WHO FIRST WALKED ON THE MOON AND ... THE NIGHT THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP CAME TO DINNER"
WILSON
(Mary, Baroness, 1916-2018, Poetess, wife of Harold, Labour Prime Minister)
Unsigned Typescript of an article that Baroness Wilson wrote for the Guardian
she starts that "It's a job completely different from that of a Member of Parliament, who has sought to be a Member ... instead of having the position thrust upon her. Many people seem to think that the Prime Minister's wife had a position of authority, whereas she is a private person, with no real power; that is one reason why, although i travelled all over the country talking to women's groups in the Labour Party, I never made a political speech ... A Prime Minister's wife is expected to be there on public occasions, to be unobtrusive at times of crisis, to be as wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove; and, to mix the metaphor, I always tried to be the wise owl in the oak - 'the more she heard, the less she spoke' ... in spite of this, I seem to have acquired a reputation for plain speaking ...", she continues for some time in general terms and then talks about her foreign visits "I've seen Moscow under snow, the river frozen and silent, the birch trees heavy and still, the Red Army goose-stepping at Moscow, their curved swords slicing the air and I particularly remember the exquisite grace of the dedicated young dancers at the Bolshoi Ballet School. I remember Washington in the spring, cherry blossom by the Potomac. An I visited President Kennedy's grave at Arlington ... I remember steel bands in Jamaica ..." and she continues relating her travels and then goes on to talk about General Election campaigns "Thank goodness they don't last long in Britain; American campaigning must be gruelling. I think the constant travelling is the worst part. I'm a bad traveller ... rushing over winding roads at night, with a police escort, and always hurrying and late. Stepping out of the car - I usually went first to avoid being swallowed up in the surging crowds - into blinding television lights, to boos and Arthur Smith, my husband's agent, with his cheerful smile and involved Liverpudlian jokes ...", finally she says that "The manner in which the Prime Minister leaves No. 10 is barborous. I'm sure no other country does it like this; the exposed front door like a public stage, the crowd in the street, one Prime Minister out, another in, within two hours, to a chorus of boos, cheers, gloating. Furniture hustled out of the back gate, it's like having the bailiffs in. The press waited for four days to see Mr Heath's piano go out, photographers climbed into Mr Callaghan's furniture van when he became Chancellor. The whole affair seems so undignified. The best experiences of all? Meeting the men who first walked on the the moon' and, of course, the night the Queen and Prince Philip came to dinner ...", 7 sides A4 together with 2 letters from Suzanne LOWRY (Guardian Journalist and Women's Editor) talking about her writing an article for them, 1 side A4 and 1 side 4to., 5th and 11th April
Item Date:
1976
Stock No:
40465
£375
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