PASSPORT FOR CAPTAIN RICHARD O'BRIEN in 1795
HUMPHREYS
(David, 1752-1818, American Colonel of the Revolutionary War, and aide de camp to George Washington)
Autograph Passport Document Signed "to all concerned to whom these Presents shall come ..."
in his capacity as American Minister to Portugal, concerning "Captn Richard O'Brien, a citizen of the United States of America hath signified his intention of going to London & other Places on his lawful concerns. These are therefore to pray all concerned that he may be permitted to pass, without any let, hindrance or molestation, but on the contrary that all aid & assistance he shall have occasion for may be accorded to him. This passport to be in force for nine months ...", 1 side 4to., Lisbon, 22nd December 1795 with an annotation at the bottom in the hand of Samuel G. OLMSTEAD, an American Autograph Collector, together with an Autograph Letter Signed by Olmsteadgiving detais about Humphreys, it states that "General David Humphreys was born at Derby, Connecticut ... He graduated at Yale College ... He was aid to Putnam, Greene & Washington. He lived for many years on the most intimate terms in Washington's Family. He was a Poet of consideable notoriety. Was Minister to Portugal & afterwards to Spain ...", 1 side 4to., New York, 29th April 1856,
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0
Stock No:
38385
£1250
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FROM QUEBEC TO MADEIRA
HUNT
(Captain Thomas, of the Aurora, bound for Madeira)
Attractive Bill of Lading
for "Four Hundred & Twenty Five Pipes, Three Hundred & Thirty Hogsheads, and Three Hundred & Fifty Quarter Cash White Oak Packs being numbered and marked as in the Margin", consigned by Lester & Morrogh, "to be delivered in the like good order ... (all ... dangers ... of the seas and of navigation ... excepted)", to "Messrs Newton Gordon & Murdoch" in Madeira, with the details of the freight charges "payable in Bills on London at par", pleasing woodcut of a ship at the head, printed with manuscript additions, 7½" x 9½", the Aurora "now riding at Anchor in the Harbor of Quebec", 25th October
Item Date:
1800
Stock No:
56119
£245
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WAR IN THE LEVANT
ITALIAN FLEET
Press photo by London News Agency,
of the Italian squadron, taken from seaward, showing at least five warships in company, in a light sea, 10" x 8", no date, off Tripoli, c. February
Item Date:
1912
Stock No:
52646
£50
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JACKSON
(Sir Louis, 1856-1946, Major General)
"History of the United Service Club" signed and inscribed to G. P. Scrivener
"with best wishes", 8vo., Committee of the United Service Club printed by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, May 1937, together with 2 Autograph Letters Signed the first sending the book as "your house has been associated with the Club from the beginning", and the other thanking him for a letter and saying that the "whole thing was very sudden - there was no cause for immediate anxiety ... we were going to have a specialist on Monday but ... she died - Heart Failure", 3 sides 8vo., 27 Cyril Mansions, 30th April and 13th March
Item Date:
1938
Stock No:
1407
£50
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JARDINE
(Alexander, 1803-1869, Major-General, brother of Sir William Jardine 7th Baronet)
Autograph Letter Signed to 'Dear Sir'
sending £3 "for the trouble you have kindly taken with my late brother-in-laws parcels", 1 side 8vo., Jardine Hall, 6th January
Item Date:
1854
Stock No:
13824
£15
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