PRIM, TURNER & CO.
LS in the hand of partner C. Turner, to Richard Eaton,
agent for the Ormonde estates at Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, acknowledging "a remittance for £600 to be placed to the account of Lady Eleanor Butler", (1788-1859, daughter of John, 1740-1795, 17th Earl of Ormonde), adding that "the writer, our C. Turner from Naples, is very anxious ... (& has her full authority to say so) that her trustees should be solicited to pay her Q[uar]terly allowance as punctually as possible ... the arrears or delays are very disagreeable for her", 1 side 4to., address, postmarks and '1d red' on verso, London, 20th August
slight defects on opening with loss of 3 letters (easily supplied)
Item Date:
1841
Stock No:
16778
£50
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PRINTER'S DEVICE
PRINTER'S DEVICE
Engraving showing a crowned salamander in the flames,
flanked by male figures pouring water on flaming torches, 3½" x 5" (9.2cm x 12.8cm) plus margins, no date, c.
Item Date:
1630
Stock No:
50796
£35
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PRINTMAN
(Joseph, Quaker, of Malton, North Yorkshire)
Autograph lettter signed to 'Respected Friend Alfred Simpson',
(Solicitor in Malton), saying he has sent "the truer acc[oun]ts relative to Robinsons affair - having promised f[rien]d Walters of Newcastle to do so Yesterday - please to bring them with thee on thy return", adding "there is a small variation in the two acc[oun]ts" which is not "of consequence to the present business", 1 side 7½" x 4½", Malton, 15th 7th month (June)
contemporary pen trials of thick and thin strokes for 'gothic' letters on blank fourth side
Item Date:
1810
Stock No:
54181
£35
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PRUNIER
(Simone B., d. after 20 Nov 1985, French Restaurateur & Writer on Fish Cookery)
Typed Letter Signed to John M. Gwynne Hughes
of Maidenhead, confirming "a table for 2 at the entrance of the restaurant on the left of the door" and that "a cheque ... will be quite in order", 1 side 8vo, Maison Prunier, printed heading "Huitres, Caviar, ... Poissons de Mer" for which the family was famous, 72 St James's Street, S.W.1., 28th March
Item Date:
1960
Stock No:
56537
£75
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ELIZABETH FRY ATTENDS A QUAKER MARRIAGE
PRYOR
(Henry, of Holborn Hill, London, Umbrella Manufacturer) and his wife ELIZA (daughter of James Carter, Builder, of Upton, Essex and Alice Carter)
Quaker marriage certificate, recording,
"after due inquiry and deliberate consideration by the Meeting of Ratcliffe & Barking", that the couple took each other as husband and wife, promising "through Divine assistance ... to be Faithful and affectionate", signed by the couple and witnessed by his mother and her parents, and by 48 other witnesses, including Sarah, Catherine, Elizabeth and John Gurney (the children of Samuel Gurney of Ham House) and by Mrs Elizabeth Fry, 1780-1845, the great prison reformer, also by her husband's sister Miss Elizabeth Fry and by Sarah and Louise Fry, engraved with MS additions, vellum roll, 19½" x 13½", Plaistow, Essex, 28th 7th Month (July)
Item Date:
1831
Stock No:
52454
£475
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