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(Sir Alec Douglas-, 1903-1995, Prime Minister)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘Alec’ to ‘My dear Michael’
STEWART (1911-1994, KCMG, OBE, HM Ambassador to Greece and Minister at the British Embassy in Washington) thanking him for giving him “the chance to see Dean Rush again. It was a joy to find him in fine form & as robust & down to earth as ever. I think that he is right to say that we theorise too much as if only the U.S. - European leaders would get down to doing some of the things that have to be done we would all be better off. You collected a very high-powered lot & as usual it was great fun...”, 2 sides 8vo., House of Commons headed paper, 10th July no year
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
43224
£125
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HOOVER
(John Edgar, 1895-1972, Director FBI 1924-1972)
Printed “Autograph” slip signed
with “Director Federal Bureau of Investigatoin”, together with part of the envelope that it was sent in addressed to Dennis Rebbeck, 5½” x 2½”, postmarked Washington, 21st June
Item Date:
1948
Stock No:
43021
£125
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HOPE
(Alexander James Beresford Beresford-, M.P., 1820-1887, Architect and Writer)
Autograph Letter to 'My dear Sir',
saying "I cannot give you a better proof of my accord than by saying that when the qu[estio]n went before the House I proposed to supplement the Church Rate Settlement by the relaxation of the law of Mortmain. I specially suggested too the negotiating a power to borrow money from the Exch[eque]r Loan Commission for dis-church-voting any estate - investing the loan in legal securities ... for the use of the Church in the service of fabric", 3 sides 8vo., Arklow House, 20th June
lacks a line or two at end and subscription
Item Date:
1886
Stock No:
15026
£35
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HOPKINS
(William, 1793-1866, F.R.S., Mathematical tutor at Cambridge and Geologist, President of the Geological Society, 1851, and of the British Association, 1853)
Autograph Letter in the third person to Dr. George Phillips, 1804-1892,
Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, accepting for dinner on 9th June (honorary degree day, and to meet the new Chancellor, the Duke of Devonshire), with autograph address panel, 1 side 8vo., Park House, 30th May
Item Date:
1862
Stock No:
50063
£35
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HOPWOOD
(Francis J.B., of the Board of Trade)
2 Autograph Letter Signed to H.H. Robinson,
asking him to call, and saying about 'Harvey's Newfoundland' "I like the peacock blue binding best", together 2 sides 8vo, Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens, 11th-29th May
light 'answered' stroke on second item
Item Date:
1897
Stock No:
17423
£25
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