BALFOUR
(Arthur James, 1848-1930, Prime Minister 1902-1905, Earl)
Fine letter marked 'Dictated', signed as Prime Minister to Sir James AGG-GARDNER
(1846-1928 Brewery owner and Conservative MP for Cheltenham, an early supporter of Women's Suffrage) thanking him "for the Resolution which you have been good enough to convey to me from a meeting over which you presided at Cheltenham ... it has given me great pleasure ...". 2 sides 8vo., 10 Downing Street headed paper with the First Lord of the Treasurer's stamp, 16th December
Item Date:
1904
Stock No:
39255
£175
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BALFOUR
(Arthur James, 1848-1930, Prime Minister 1902-1905, Earl)
Autograph Letter marked "Private" signed to Mr Fielden
sending "one line to say that I have received your letter ... and its accompanying Resolution, passed by the Clergy of the Rural Deanery of Prestwich, in favour of the Education Bill. I hope you will take an opportunity of expressing to them the gratification with which I have read their approval of the measure ..." 1 side 8vo., 10 Downing Street, First Lord of the Treasury headed mourning paper, 10th June
Item Date:
1901
Stock No:
39461
£175
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BALFOUR
(Arthur James, 1848-1930, Prime Minister 1902-1905, Earl)
Fine letter signed as Prime Minister marked ‘Dictated’ and ‘Private’ to Sir Frederick YOUNG
(1817-1913, Traveller and writer on Imperial Affairs), thanking him for “sending my your Speech on ‘Imperialism from an Australian standpoint’, which I have read with interest...”, 2 sides 8vo., 10 Downing Street headed paper with the Prime Minister’s stamp, 15th February
Item Date:
1905
Stock No:
43458
£125
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BALFOUR
(Arthur James, 1848-1930, Prime Minister 1902-1905, Earl)
Copy letter in a secretary's hand
with copy signature 'A.M. [altered by Balfour to 'Arthur'] James Balfour', also marked by Balfour 'Private', to W.J. Kirkpatrick, thanking him "for your volume containing the very valuable letters you wrote to the 'Times' on the subject of the Ashbourne Act. I have no doubt that these letters materially assisted in the enactment of that measure", 1 side 4to., Irish Office, 17th December
taken from copy book
Item Date:
1888
Stock No:
12137
£40
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BALFOUR
(Gerald, 1853-1945, brother of A.J., from 1930 2nd Earl)
Autograph Letter in the third person to the Mayor and Corporation of Morley,
Yorkshire, regretting he cannot attend the opening of the New Town Hall, 1 side 8vo., 24 Addison Road, W., 30th September
light traces of laying down on conjugate blank
Item Date:
1895
Stock No:
24331
£15
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