TRURO
(Sir Thomas Wilde, 1782-1855, Lord Chancellor, from 1850 1st Baron)
Unsigned AN as Solicitor-General (1839-1841)
to Messrs Bignold and Co, asking them to attend his chambers, 1 side oblong 8vo., no place, 8th March
formerly laid down at corners of verso
Item Date:
1840
Stock No:
13420
£20
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U THANT
(1909-1974, Burmese Diplomat and 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations)
Signature from a Typed Letter,
with his name typed and "Acting Secretary General", 2½" x 1½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41200
£125
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ULLSWATER
(Sir James William Lowther, 1855-1949, Speaker 1905-1921, from 1921 1st Viscount)
Autograph Letter Signed to Dr. Inskip,
accepting his invitation "for Saturday July 27th at 2 pm. I expect that the House will still be sitting then but I shall hope to be able to get away on Saturdays", embossed stamp with Royal Arms and 'Speaker House of Commons', 1 side 8vo. black-edged, Speaker's House, S.W., 4th May
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
16431
£20
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ULLSWATER
(Sir James William Lowther, 1855-1949, Speaker 1905-1921, from 1921 1st Viscount)
Long Autograph Letter Signed 'Ullswater' to John William Robertson Scott,
(1866-1962, founder of 'The Countryman', 1927, and its editor till 1947) telling him that "early in ... 1939 it became evident that, if the labour of agricultural workers was to be kept on the land and not attracted away by the offer of a higher rate of pay from aerodrome builders, munition works or the many other activities then coming into being in connection with the war, it would be necessary to provide a higher rate of wage ... for agricultural labour", and detailing the steps by which the National Minimum Wage for Agricultural Workers was fixed at 48 shillings a week, 4 sides 4to., Campsea Ashe, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Christmas Day,
Item Date:
1940
Stock No:
13424
£75
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VANDERSTICHELEN
(Jules, 1822-1880, Belgian Foreign Minister)
Finely penned Document signed, in French with translation,
to the Peruvian Foreign Minister, saying that "the letter which was sent enclosed to his Office dated 11th August last has reached its high destination", enclosing Leopold II's reply [not present], and renewing his own assurance of his "high regard", annotated in another hand in Spanish "Lima, 18th December 1868. Publish a corresponding notice. Bonifaz.", 1 side folio and conjugate blank, Brussels, 24th October
small original ribbon slits in left margin, one just touching one letter
Item Date:
1868
Stock No:
52568
£175
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