AN UNCOMMONLY FINE TURTLE
WILLIAM HENRY
(1743-1805, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1764, brother of George III)
Autograph Letter in the Third Person to Graham Clarke, Esq.,
at Newcastle, returning him "many thanks for the Turtle he has been so good as to send him & which arrived very safely & is uncommonly fine", he will "take an early opportunity to thank Mr. Graham Clarke personally", conjugate leaf with autograph address initialled "W.P.", Creswell, 22nd September
on conjugate leaf, two neat nicks for removing seal from blank portion and traces of former laying down by one margin without loss
Item Date:
1796
Stock No:
55505
£175
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[WILLIAM III
(1650-1702, King of England)]
Attractive exemplification of a common recovery document with engraved initial letter portrait at the head
concerning land at North Tuddenham and Elsing, both near Derham in Norfolk, involving Nathaniel Athill and Richard Warner together with the fictitious 'Hugh Hunt', 1 side oblong folio on vellum, no place, c.
lacking seal
Item Date:
1698
Stock No:
16222
£500
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INITIAL LETTER PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM III
[WILLIAM III
(of Orange, 1650-1702, King of Great Britain)]
Fine Exemplification of the Common Recovery with Double Voucher,
in Latin with transcription and translation, by Robert Snell, (Demandant), from Nathaniel Athill & Richard Warner, (Tenants to the Praecipe or Writ), of "4 dwellings 4 gardens 60 acres of land 10 acres of meadow and 60 acres of pasture", in North Tuddenham, Elsinge, Lyng, Swanton Morley, Bylaugh and Hockering, villages E or NE of Dereham in Norfolk, heard before Sir George TREBY, (circa 1644-1700, from 1692 Chief Justice of the Common Pleas) or his brethren, and implemented by Richard Mason, Esq., Sheriff of Norfolk, involving William Browne (the original Tenant i.e. Owner in Tail), and John Craike (Common Vouchee), headed by a fine engraved initial letter portrait of William III, surrounded by elaborate penmanship, 8½" x 8", and continuing with a magnificent engraved border embodying the Lion & Unicorn defying Neptune and Jupiter, 6¾" x 20¾", vellum, ruled in red, 19¾" x 29¼" in frame 21½" x 30¾", Westminster, [12th February] 1698, postscript added in Easter fortnight
lacking seal, line 19 folded over in order to insert original postscript, obscuring text (easily supplied) and clerk's name
Item Date:
1698
Stock No:
53840
£475
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THE KING WRITES TO HIS ILLEGITIMATE DAUGHTER MARY FOX
WILLIAM IV
(1765-1837, King of Great Britain)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed as King 'William R' to 'Dearest Mary'
annotated in another hand as to Lady Mary Fox (née FitzClarence, 1798-1864, illegitimate daughter of King William IV by his mistress Dorothea Jordan. In later life she became a writer), saying that he has "i broken thro' mistake the Seal and therefore enclose Amelia's letter. Ever believe me, yours most affectionately ...", 1 side 8vo., St James's, Sunday morning, no date but circa
Item Date:
1830
Stock No:
38342
£575
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THE KING DISCUSSES HIS SON'S NAVAL CAREERS
WILLIAM IV
(1765-1837, King of Great Britain)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed as King 'William R' to an unnamed correspondent
saying that as The Mediterranean Fleet are leaving he is sending "a letter for my son Augustus ... and hope Adolphus is on his passage on board the Glasgow ... in the event of Captain Markham being detained I wish you to send him home in the first Navy vessel that is returning; Adolphus has served his time I am anxious for his passing at the Naval College that he be made a Lieutenant without loss of time: as for Augustus under your flag ... he cannot be better for those three years: only give him as much sea work as possible .. the whole world is in such a critical state that no human foresight can conjecture what is or may happen; looking back to when we were Midshipmen what extraordinary changes have taken place. I do not like the present aspect ... I make no doubt your conduct will be that of a prudent and able officer: the Cabinets of the different great powers have immense responsibility thrown on them. I will not further take up your time which must be fully occupied. I hope Lady Thane is quite well and not very unhappy that hitherto her residence abroad has not been the most agreeable and I am sadly afraid not likely to become more amusing for the present ...", 3 sides 4to., with a note on the final sheet that "The Duke of Clarence answered in March 1821", St James, 4th February
Item Date:
1821
Stock No:
40698
£275
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