SCARBROUGH
(Frances, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Anne, wife of Richard Lumley, d. 1721, 1st Earl) and GODOLPHIN(Sidney, Earl of, 1645-1712, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Anne)
Receipt Signature "F Scarbrough"
on the verso of a portion of a manuscript Order signed by the Lord High Treasurer, the Earl of Godolphin, for £250, being a quarter of her Annuity as Lady of the Bedchamber due at Christmas 1707, 2 sides 3¾" x 9½", 28th January 1707, new style
lacks top and bottom portion
Item Date:
1708
Stock No:
51649
£75
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SEAMAN
(Rev. Sir Keith Douglas, b. 1920, Methodist and Uniting Church Minister, Governor of South Australia 1977-1982) and his wife Joan SEAMAN
Christmas card signed in full by both,
at the foot of a double-page reproduction of a fine pencil drawing of the wide frontage of Government House (built 1840), small gilt crown on upper cover, 2 facing sides within outer covers 6" x 8", Government House, Adelaide, Christmas no year, circa
light traces of laying down by blank fourth side
Item Date:
1980
Stock No:
54269
£75
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SEELY
(John Edward Bernard, 1st Baron Mottistone, 1868-1947, Politician & Soldier)
Typed Letter Signed to General Sir Robert BADEN POWELL
(1857-1941, Defender of Mafeking & Founder of the Boy Scouts) saying that he is "interested to hear of your visit to Canada during August and September. I should much like to see you before you start. Would it not be worth your while to have an official letter of recommendation from Crewe? Let me know, for if so, I will send you one. These letters are often of some convenience even to people like yourself who know most of the official people already ...", and inviting him to lunch, 1 side 4to., Colonial Office headed paper, 22nd July
Item Date:
1910
Stock No:
40870
£175
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SELBORNE
(Roundell Palmer, 1812-1895, Lord Chancellor 1872-1874 and 1880-1885, from 1872 1st Baron Selborne, from 1882 1st Earl of)
Autograph letter in the third person,
to the Council of the Yorkshire Law Students Union, assuring them "of his great interest in the promotion of Legal Education, in all branches of study, for all ranks of the Legal Profession", however he feels he is unable to advise them on "the feasibility of the particular scheme intended", his own views on "a General School of Law ... in London were frequently before the public some years ago" but "did not receive ... the public and professional encouragement ... necessary", in particular "it has not been possible ... to collect the information" about "what might now be done", his age is against taking up the subject again, but the essential thing will be "the creation of a strong and genuine public opinion" among those "directly concerned", 4 sides 7" x 4½", Blackmoor, Petersfield, 17th October
Item Date:
1892
Stock No:
54188
£75
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SELBORNE
(Roundell Palmer, 1812-1895, Lord Chancellor 1872-1874 and 1880-1885, from 1872 1st Baron, from 1882 1st Earl of)
Autograph Letter Signed 'R. Palmer' to T. Bradshaw,
saying he is "sorry to say, that it will not be possible for me to be in London on Wednesday ... nor shall I be there, effectively, till the first day of term", 2 sides 8vo., Oxford, 5th July
Item Date:
1869
Stock No:
13257
£15
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