PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON TO EISENHOWER
[EISENHOWER
(Dwight David, 1890-1969, American General and Thirty Fourth President of the U.S.A.)]
Printed ticket to the Presentation in the Guildhall, made out by hand to the Rt Hon. Sir John ANDERSON
(first Viscount Waverley, 1882-1958, Administrator and Statesman) together with the printed sheet giving the “Arrangements for the Ceremony of the Presentation” and the handwritten place name on crested card, the Guildhall, 12th June
Item Date:
1945
Stock No:
42923
£75
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ELLENBOROUGH
(Sir Edward Law, 1750-1818, leading counsel for Warren Hastings, 1787, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1802-1818 and 1st Baron)
Autograph Letter in the third person to the MPs for the City of London,
Sir William Curtis, (1752-1829), and Sir James Shaw, (1764-1843), saying he has "not yet had sufficient leisure to consider ... the Bill on ... the proposed London New Prison" in Clerkenwell, for prisoners awaiting trial, rebuilt in 1818, "but will do so attentively when the bill shall come into the Lords" following the report stage in the Commons, "he is sorry they had the trouble of calling at Guildhall on Saturday being necessarily called away ... on the business of the Quarterly report of the Queen's Council on the state of his Majesty's health", 1 side 8vo, St James's Square, (Monday) 6th July
Item Date:
1812
Stock No:
56571
£325
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ELLENBOROUGH
(Sir Edward Law, 1750-1818, leading counsel for Warren Hastings, 1787, Lord Chief Justice of England, 1802-1818 and 1st Baron)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Lord',
Charles Manners SUTTON, (1755-1828, from 1805 Archbishop of Canterbury), as president of the Queen's Council, saying that "on account of the extraordinary heat of the weather, & the very imperfect state of my own health", he is induced to avail himself "of the lately increased number of the Queen's Council. by absenting myself from our Quarterly meeting at Windsor on Saturday ... A single line from your Grace ... shall bring me down, under every risk & inconvenience, & in whatever state I may happen to be - The Queen is not, I apprehend, well enough at present ... otherwise I should have addressed my request to her Majesty", and asking the Archbishop "to make my humble excuse at the first convenient opportunity ...", 1 side 4to, St James's Square, (Thursday) 2nd July
light trace of former laying down by blank edge of verso
Item Date:
1818
Stock No:
56573
£375
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ELLERY
(William, 1727-1820, Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Rhode Island)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Peter Vandervoort, Merchant in New York,
saying that he should "have wrote you last week but Mrs Vandervoort wrote, but unluckily her letter failed of a Conveyance, she now writes you & sends also some monies which will be deliverd you at the Port. I received your letter to Port & I am glad to hear you are in a way to Purchase the articles I mentioned to you, hope it will be Safe to Ship them for this Place however don't doubt but you will take every Precaution necessary for their Safe Conveyance, have nothing New from Camp except a small Acquisition our men made on Long Island near Boston, where they took a few Prisoners & a Number of Cattle & Sheep. A New Intrenchment is forming in Roxbury Neck, near George Tavern, how these Movements will end God only knows, haste prevents my adding more, for any Particulars Concerning Family Affairs I refer you to Mrs Vandervoorts Letter ..." ending "I am Dear Sir your Friend and Brother", 1 side folio with autograph address on the verso, Hartford, 16th July
Item Date:
1775
Stock No:
39471
£5750
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ELLIOT
(Arthur Douglas, 1846-1923, Liberal Unionist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Mr. Laing,
saying "Can you come over to shoot here on Thursday next? ... I dont suppose we shall get very much; but I hope you will be able to ... help us to make a bag", 2 sides 8vo, Minto, Hawick, 'Sunday' no date,
Item Date:
1884
Stock No:
17099
£15
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