BURGOYNE
(Sir John Fox, 1782-1871, Engineer, Field Marshal)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'My dear Sir James' EMERSON TENNENT
(1804-1869, Traveller and Politician) saying that he hopes "you will not think that I had forgotten the desire expressed in our note of 11th Inst for a Copy of certain Meteorological observations from Ceylon, but it has taken some little time to obtain the information, & now I send it with a note from Lt Col. James R.E. Superintendant of the Ordnance Survey, who has organised the system of collecting Meteorological observations, over different parts of the world, by means of the Engineer Officers. If you require the details to which he adverts, you can have access to them as he proposes. I enclose also the whole of Col. James' last Report as it may interest you to see what we are doing ...", 3 sides 8vo., War Department, Pall Mall, Ofice of Inspecror General of Fortifications, 21st November
Item Date:
1856
Stock No:
41695
£175
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[BURNHAM
(Harry Lawson Webster Lawson, 1862-1933, M.P., Proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, from 1919 1st Viscount)]
Typed Letter Signed from his private secretary B. Marwood to Sir William Treloar,
thanking him "for the excellent photograph of the three Fathers", 1 side 4to., The Daily Telegraph, Fleet Street, E.C.4., 28th June
light remains of laying down on blank verso
Item Date:
1923
Stock No:
16842
£10
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BURNHAM
(Harry Lawson Webster Lawson, 1862-1933, Proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, 1st Viscount)
Typed Letter Signed to Major E.E. Wiener, M.C.,
telling him that it "would give me great pleasure to become a member of the Société des Amis de la Médaille d'Art ... in undying memory of those who fell on the field of honour ... to show my fellow-feeling for the Belgian army and the Belgian nation", 1 side 4to., Fleet Street, 18th March
Item Date:
1921
Stock No:
12257
£20
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BURTON
(Robert, d. 1836, Lieutenant at Trafalgar, Commander, R.N. (1812) in the Peninsular War)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed in French with translation, addressed to 'Sirs' , c/o Monsieur Salis,
French Director of Hospitals, and a Prisoner of War at Vittoria, saying that "His Excellence is more than 25 leagues from here inland in pursuit of the French army, and since there is no means of communication ... I am vexed to have to tell you that you should not think of an exchange at this moment. The only basis of hope we could have, is that the day which is to bring peace to Europe cannot be long in coming", and promising "on this and every other occasion, you will find me ready to do you service, if circumstances place it within my power", 2 sides folio, address on conjugate leaf, St. Jean de Luz, 7th March
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Item Date:
1814
Stock No:
50516
£350
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THE ELY AND LITTLEPORT RIOTS
BYNG
(John, 1st Earl of Strafford, 1772-1860, Army Officer and Politician)
Fine Autograph Letter signed as Major General to the Quarter Master General of the Forces,
begging "leave to inclose to you the movements I found necessary to make this day in consequence of the representations made to me after I had closed my letter to you. In this County the Duke of Grafton is perfectly satisfied with the disposition made of the troops in it and thinks it desirable for the party of the 1st Dragoon Guards stationed at ... and Stoke to remain. I have not any accounts of other disturbances, but in many places they are under great alarm, and I have many applications for Troops but as my means are small, I can only send to the places where riots actually exist. I do not expect you can conveniently afford me any reinforcement, and therefore do not wish to press the subject but if within your means, a Troop of Cavalry sent to Newmarket, and another to reinforce the one at Bury (which is very weak, and has a detachment at Thetford) would be advisable, and from those places they could easily be sent wherever they were most required - in case of actual necessity. I should take upon myself to send to Ipswich - but without that - I do not wish to move any force from that place or Colchester without a previous communication with you. After I have received my letters at Newmarket tomorrow, I propose going over to Brandon, where an inclination to disturbance still exists, from thence I shall return to Mildon Hall, Suffolk to which place may I request you to direct any orders for me ...", 2 sides 4to., Bury, 27th May
Item Date:
1816
Stock No:
39473
£375
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