PORTUGAL 1847
CHABROL
(Christophe André Jean, 1771-1836, French Minister of the Navy 1824-1828, Comte de)
Document signed, in French with translation, to 'Dear Count',
(probably the French representative in the Spanish colony of Cuba), saying that "the Chamber of Commerce of Nantes has sent me a memorandum ... on the duty, imposed by the Customs at Santiago de Cuba, of 2 piastres on French ships, although United States ships pay only 1½ per ton", making it impossible to compete, it being all the more unjust since on the Continent, French and Spanish dues "have been settled on a completely reciprocal basis", he has asked the Foreign Minister to take this up with the Spanish Government, and now asks his correspondent to join Admiral Jurien in approaching the Governor of Havana directly, in a P.S. he says that the French papers have copied an English report of a reduction, but he has heard nothing officially, 2 sides folio, Paris, 12th August
Item Date:
1824
Stock No:
51250
£225
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[CHARD
(John Rouse Merriott, 1847-1897, V.C., Colonel Royal Engineers, Hero of Rorke's Drift)]
Fine unsigned Woodburytype Portrait Photograph, by Lock and Whitfield,
showing him head and shoulders, in profile, looking to his right, in military uniform, in an oval, 4½" x 3¾", in mount 10½" x 8", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
40701
£425
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CHESHIRE
(Group Captain Leonard, b. 1917, Bomber Pilot, V.C., Founder of the Cheshire Homes)
Signature and subscription from an Autograph letter signed
"all best wishes, and thank you for all your good wishes", on a small piece of paper, 3¼" x 2¼", no place, no date,
laid down on an album leaf
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
38643
£75
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CHESHIRE
(Group Captain Leonard, b. 1917, Bomber Pilot, V.C., Founder of the Cheshire Homes)
First Day Cover signed
on the commemorative cover for the 50th Anniversary of the British Legion, with an illustration of the City of Bristol RAF Air Display at RAF Colerne, picturing a Jaguar EO2 F-ZWRC, 6½" x 4¼", RAF Colerne, Chippenham postmarked, 17th June
Item Date:
1972
Stock No:
38558
£125
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CHESHIRE
(Group Captain Leonard, 1917-1992, Bomber Pilot, V.C., Founder of the Cheshire Homes)
Fine Long Typed Letter Signed to R. D. Burton
thanking him for his letter and the “enclosed copy of your open letter to members of Parliament. I am very sorry to say, however, that I don’t quite take the same view as you do about Hess. You are probably not aware of the fact that there are still languishing in German jails a number of men who as young boys were torn from their homes by the Nazis for no reason whatsoever other than their nationality or perhaps that a British airman had escaped from the general area. Quite apart from the dreadful suffering they underwent in the concentration camps they witnessed their parents or other relatives being put to death, and upon their release tracked down the SS and Gestapo members who had done this and took their own revenge. Those who were caught by the Allies were sentenced to life imprisonment, which means 20 years with us, but is forever in Germany. Thus when Germany regained her sovereignty she decided to keep these boys in prison for the rest of their lives. They were clearly wrong to have done what they did, but I am sure you will agree that it was under pressure of circumstances, which is not what I can say of Hess. Indeed their small crimes were absolutely nothing when compared with what he did. There may well be an argument for saying that despite what he did to ruin the lives of both innocent people and occupied countries one might release him in his old age. But then how is it that nobody in this country is interested in these unfortunate boys? The Government does not want to know and won’t take any action... In short if I add my signature to any letter of appeal it would be on behalf of them...”, 1 side A4, Cavendish, Suffolk, 10th April
Item Date:
1978
Stock No:
42723
£150
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