WINGATE
(Sir Francis Reginald, 1861-1953, Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, Governor-General of the Sudan 1899-1916 and from 1920 1st Baronet)
Typed Letter Signed ‘Reginald Wingate’ to R. Nicholson CMG, CBE,
Secretary of the Royal African Society who retired from the post in 1938, saying that “by some extraordinary lapse, I entirely missed the inclusion of your name in the New Year’s Honours List and it was only when I got the African World on Saturday that I saw your name was included in the List for a C.B.E. I cannot tell you what sincere gratification this gave me and I am sure all your friends will rejoice with me that your splendid services while Secretary of the Royal African Society have been recognised in this way. I hope you will live long to enjoy this honour and perhaps other which may follow... I do not know whether you saw a letter published in the ‘Times’... from my son, dealing with the Refugee and Palestine questions and strongly recommending the adoption of British Guiana as a home for them. As you have had a good deal of experience in that part of the world perhaps some day we can arrange a meeting between yourself, my son and myself to talk the matter over, that is to say, if you are free, but I suppose you do not come to London more often than you can help. I do hope your general health has improved...”, 2 sides 4to., Queen Anne’s Mansions, St James’s Park, 9th January
Item Date:
1939
Stock No:
42566
£225
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WOLSELEY
(Sir Garnet, 1833-1913, Field Marshal and C-in-C of the Army, from 1885 1st Viscount)
Letter Signed to "My dear Henry"
promising to "do my best for your friend Canon Hole - Our present Chaplain General has done much good in that position that I confess to being in despair at the news contained in your letter. You know what a useless - that is a wild adjective - set of men we used to have as Chaplains Well all that has been changed by Mr Edgehill ...", 2 sides 8vo., War Office headed paper, 12th July
Item Date:
1887
Stock No:
40221
£75
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WOLSELEY
(Sir Garnet, 1833-1913, Field Marshal and C-in-C of the Army, from 1885 1st Viscount)
Fine Letter Signed to Mr MacMillan
saying that "our friend Maurice has brought me a book from you as a present. Very strange to say it is a perfect copy of a work that I have long wanted. I had a copy when a boy, but for the last few years I have been on the look out for another as I am anxious to collect all the works I can that bear upon the military achievements of William III and of Anne's reign. We have no copy of 'Story' either in the War Office, or United Service Institute, nor in the London Library, so your present supplies me with what I value very much. Thank you many times ... I hope this cold summer is not making you suffer from your old enemy ...", 3 sides 8vo., 6 Hill Street, 21st June
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
40555
£175
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WOLSELEY
(Garnet, Viscount, 1833-1913, Field Marshal, C-in-C of the Army)
Fine Letter Signed to "My dear HOWARD VINCENT"
(Sir Charles Edward, 1849-1908, Soldier, Barrister and Conservative MP) regretting that he had been unable to "be present at your lunch last Saturday. I was unfortunately detained here until late and left in the evening for the country. It was very kind of you to ask me & I regret very much having missed meeting the Australian Delegates. I met them once & thought they were very interesting men full of sense & loyalty ...", 2 sides 8vo., Commander in Chief headed paper, 25th June
Item Date:
1900
Stock No:
40639
£75
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WOLSELEY
(Sir Garnet, 1833-1913, Field Marshal and C-in-C of the Army, from 1885 1st Viscount)
Letter Signed to "My dear Mr Dean",
the Very RevSamuel HOLE (1819-1904, Priest Author and Horiculturalist, dean of Rochester) saying he will "be very glad to have my name associated in any way with the Good object you have in view. As a brother Mason I wish you every success ...", 1 side 8vo., on monogrammed paper, Brighton, 16th April
Item Date:
1898
Stock No:
40566
£75
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