CASTLEREAGH
(Viscount, Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquis of Londonderry, 1769-1822, Foreign Minister, Committed suicide and was buried in Westminster Abbey), Charles MANNERS-SUTTON (1755-1828, Archbishop of Canterbury), Henry BROUGHAM (1778-1868, Anti-Slaver & Writer, Lord Chancellor 1830-1834, from 1830 Baron Brougham & Vaux) and WILLIAM FREDERICK (2nd Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834, Field Marshal, great-grandson of King George II and nephew and son-in-law of King George III)
Small collection of Autograph Letters Signed to WILBERFORCE
(William, 1759-1833, Slave Trade Abolitionist) the one from Castlereagh is a third person letter saying that he "presents his compliments to Mr Wilberforce and in reply to his letter of the 9th Inst begs to acquaint him that he will be very happy to send out some copies of Mr Stephen's pamphlet to our Ambassador at Madrid for private circulation, but he cannot take upon himself to transmit them officially to his Excellency ...", with a note on the verso "Slave Trade 1820", 1 side 4to., Foreign Office, 11th October 1820, the one from the Archbishop says he has not "had an opportunity of laying before ye Bishops yr letter with which you honored me, & appointed reasons for establishing a neo Society for distributing Prayer Books & Homilies. The last week has been full of ecclesiastical engagements. The next, I hope will be less so ... I will take the earliest opportunity of obeying your commands ...", 1 side 4to., Lambeth Palace, 15th May 1812, Brougham writes that he has "since learnt that Mrs Park's brother is a bookseller in Edinbh & anxious to have a share in publishing, which accounts for the sort of claim recently set up by the family. Of course our publishers will easily settle that by making him his agent in Edinbh ...", 1 side 4to., no place, 26th December 1812 together with a fine unsigned carte de visite by Maull of Brougham, and the one from the Duke of Gloucester says that he feels "extremely sensible of your very obliging attention, and I am certain that my Gentlemen will be equally so, and much gratified by the kind manner in which you express yourself towards them. I will, with your permission, bring Mr Dalton with me tomorrow. He has already, I believe, answered the note he had last night ... and expressed the satisfaction he has in accepting your invitation ... I must request of you to accept my warmest acknowledgements upon this & to be ever assured of the sincere attachment and esteem with which I am always ...", with a note on the front "Duke of Gloucester Dining with me", 2 sides 4to., Gloucester House, 31st May 1814, the correspondence ranging from 1812 to
Parts of the letters have been damaged with some loss of text and professionally repaired and laid down
Item Date:
1820
Stock No:
40612
£775
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CATHARINE OF BRAGANZA
(1638-1705, Queen of Charles II and Regent of Portugal)
Charter, in Portuguese with transcription and translation,
signed with her stamp "Rainha" as "Queen of Great Britain ... Regent of these Kingdoms from the incapacity of the King Dom Pedro my brother and as Governor ... of the Military Order of Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ", authorizing any professed knight of the Order to arm "Tomé de Sousa Coutinho as knight" and to invest him with the habit, in either of two named churches in Lisbon, having secured two others to assist as sponsors, the Charter to be completed by a declaration that the ceremony has been performed "in accordance with the constitutions of the Order" written on the same document, complete with the declaration, and notes of the original request from the Queen's secretary of 7th February 1705, and of its registration, 2 sides folio and conjugate blank, Lisbon, 15th May
Item Date:
1705
Stock No:
50219
£750
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[CECILIE
(1886-1954, Daughter of Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife, 1905, of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany) and her 4th son FRIEDRICH (1911-1966)]
Charming unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by Photochemie of Berlin,
showing them full length, nearly full face, out walking, the Princess in a dark jacket, skirt and hat, the boys in woollen jerseys, hats and leggings, with a steep rocky hill in the background, 5½" x 3½", no place, dated in image
bottom left corner slightly bumped
Item Date:
1913
Stock No:
54773
£65
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[CECILIE
(Hereditary Grand Duchess, 1911-1937, wife, 1931, of Georg Donatus, 1906-1937, Head of the house of Hesse & By Rhine, daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece & Princess Alice of Battenberg, and sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh)]
Fine unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by L. Brockmeyer
of Darmstadt, showing her head and shoulders, full face with eyes looking down, in simple pearl necklace and earrings, 5½" x 3½", [Darmstadt], no date, circa
Item Date:
1935
Stock No:
54454
£225
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[CECILIE
(1886-1954, Daughter of Frederick Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, wife of Emperor Wilhelm III of Prussia) & her brother FRIEDRICH FRANZ IV (1882-1945, Grand Duke of of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and regent of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)]
Fine unsigned postcard photo showing the Crown Princess with her brother and her children
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940), Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1907–1994), Prince Hubertus of Prussia (1909–1950), Prince Friedrich of Prussia (1911–1966) & Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1915–1980), the eldest three boys wearing sailor suits and holding little wheel barrows and the baby in her mother's lap, 5½ x 3½, no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1915
Stock No:
32996
£150
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