FAWCETT
(Sir William, 1728-1804, Major-General)
Autograph Letter Signed as Adjutant General to 'My dear Lord'
returning "the Proceedings of the Regimental Court Martial ... which I shew'd to Sir Charles Gould", the judge advocate-general, giving the latter "much useful information", so that Sir Charles will today represent to the King "the great impropriety of suffering this disagreeable business to be carried on any further", 1 side 4to., Great George Street, 22nd February
Item Date:
1792
Stock No:
52056
£75
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FAWCETT
(Sir William, 1728-1804, Major-General)
Autograph Letter Signed as Adjutant General to the Marquess of Lothian
enclosing "for fear of accident ... a Duplicate of His Majesty's Orders" sent yesterday "with a trifling Variation in the Words" [not present], "as I was much hurried, & had hardly time to save the Post", either may be "given out to the two Regts., provided they are but given out before your Lordship goes out of waiting", 1 side 4to., Great George Street, 28th June
Item Date:
1788
Stock No:
52055
£150
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FAWCETT
(Sir William, 1728-1804, Major-General)
Finely penned document signed and inscribed by him
"Approv'd by the King", being Memoranda of Leaves of Absence for three officers, Colonel Newman, Lieutenant Sutherland, and Ensign Ostman, for periods from 4 weeks to six months for health or private reasons, with their regiments and dates, headed in large letters "Most Humbly Proposed to His Majesty", 2 sides folio, title on conjugate leaf with the words "Returned from H.R.H. the Captain-General [the Duke of York] for His Majesty's Approbation"., no place, 3rd October
tiny defects at edge of folds and blank bottom right corners, light remains of laying down by edge of conjugate leaf
Item Date:
1799
Stock No:
51800
£225
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FAWCETT
(Sir William, 1728-1804), Charles Stanhope, (1753-1829, from 1799 3rd Earl HARRINGTON), and Sir Harry CALVERT, (circa 1763-1826, from 1817 1st Baronet), Generals
Document Signed to the Rt, Hon. Dudley Ryder and the Rt. Hon. Thomas Steele,
from 1791 Joint Paymasters General of the Forces, saying that "We the General Officers appointed to Inspect & Regulate the Clothing of the Army Do hereby Certify that the Clothing for the 19th Regiment of [Light] Dragoons commanded by ... Viscount HOWE", (William, 1729-1814, from 1799 5th Viscount), "having been inspected ... by a General Officer ... & found agreeable to His Majesty's Instructions", they desire the Paymasters to assign the Off Reckoning from Lord Howe to his agents, Richard Cox and Charles Greenwood, amounting to £5775 3s 9d, for the period 25th May 1799 to 24th May 1801, summary title on verso and list of part payments already made by the Pay Office, 2 sides folio, Comptroller's Office, 25th July
Item Date:
1800
Stock No:
56711
£575
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[FERDINANDO II
(1810-1859, from 1830 King of the Two Sicilies)]
Table Showing the State of his Navy,
both sail and steam, in a neat hand, listing the type of vessel, her name and her armaments, beginning with the 80-gun Man-of-War 'Vesuvio', carrying 58 24-pound cannons, 4 80-pound and 4 30-pound howitzers ('obici'), and 16 24-pound carronades ('caronati', short guns), also 5 Frigates, 2 Corvettes, 5 Brigantines, and 2 Schooners ('Golette'), (all sail), followed by the growing number of Steam vessels, beginning with 6 300-horsepower Frigates, each carrying a 117-pound and a 60-pound howitzer, and 4 30-pound carronades, and 6 further steam vessels, ('battelli a vapore') from 200 to 40 horsepower, including the Ferdinando II (180 h.p.), while two more frigates as above are building ('in cantiere', at Castellamare), six columns on 1 side folio and conjugate blank, no place (stationer's stamp 'Naples'), no date, circa
Item Date:
1846
Stock No:
55727
£775
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