SALISBURY
(Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 1830-1903, 3rd Marquess, Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary)
Autograph Letter Signed marked ‘Private’ to ‘my dear NELSON’
(Horatio, 3rd Earl, 1823-1913, Politician) thanking him for his “paper. Why don’t you bring in a bill. I am very anxious that any one who has ideas with reference to the improvement of th House of Lords should put them into a definite Shape, in which we can examine them. The proposition that a certain reform is necessary is one suitable for consideration. There is no initial objection to it. But the proposition that the House is bad and needs reforming somehow is a very different one - & could not be adopted in the form of a resolution or a motion for Committee without giving a dangerous foothold to the enemy...”, 3 sides 8vo., Foreign Office headed paper, 16th February
Item Date:
1888
Stock No:
42529
£125
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SALISBURY
(James Edward Hubert Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess, 1861-1947, Politician)
Autograph Letter Signed marked ‘Private’ to ‘my dear NELSON’
(Horatio, 3rd Earl, 1823-1913, Politician) saying that “As the most revered of all our members may I write to you to ask whether you would give us your support in an effort we are making to add to the portrait of Lord Selborne which the House of Laymen already possesses the picture of his successor Lord Ashcombe. This would seem, just as in the pictorial records of some ancient college, in accordance with the spirit of tradition which it may be hoped will gather round this assembly. If you should be willing to subscribe it would be of course of assistance to us on the first list of subscriptions, but you have I know such calls upon your generosity that I shall fully understand if you cannot help...”, 3 sides 8vo., Hatfield House, Herts headed paper, 19th June
Item Date:
1909
Stock No:
43646
£55
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SALISBURY
(Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 1830-1903, 3rd Marquess, Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary)
Signature, inscribed "Yours Faithfully"
on a piece, 4½" x 1½", no place, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
41176
£35
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SALISBURY
(Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 1830-1903, 3rd Marquess, Prime Minister & Foreign Secretary)
Autograph Letter Signed marked 'Private' to Alderman COTTON
(Sir William James Richmond, 1822-1902, Merchant and Conservative MP) saying that he will "be very sorry if Mr Vaughan is rejected & from your account of him it is evident that if such an event does happen it can only arise from some private antipathy on the part of a few of those who are voting. But pray do not imagine that I have any influence in the matter. Any interposition of mine would have the danger of being condemned as intrusive & might influence the balloting adversely ...", 3 sides 8vo., together with an unsigned cabinet photo by Elliott & Fry showing him and shoulders looking slightly to his right, 6½" x 4¼", no place, no date, the letter on Hatfield House headed paper, 12th March
Item Date:
1882
Stock No:
41504
£175
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SAMUEL
(Sir Harry S., 1853-1934, M.P. in Tower Hamlets and in Lambeth)
Autograph Letter Signed to the barrister and magistrate John Gilbert Hay Halkett, 1863-1937,
saying he will "make careful enquiries as to the fact of there being no Conservatives on the Tower Hamlets Bench" except Loftus, he lists the magistrates "in my part of the Tower Hamlets ... all Radicals, Mills will I think support me, on personal grounds. I will send you trustworthy data for your letter", 4 sides 8vo., 89 Cadogan Place, 3rd December n.y., c.
Item Date:
1900
Stock No:
50579
£20
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