AN ENGLISHMAN IMPRISONED IN PARIS DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
STEVENS
(Henry, Man of Letters)
Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent
saying that his “situation prevented me from explaining myself so fully as I could have wished. I have to beg of you to advance me the value of sixteen pounds sterling which will be paid to your Order by my Father according to the permission which he has given me. I am more desirous to have the money at present as I wish to pay my traiteur, & am apprehensive that it may hereafter be more difficult to get money than at present. I see no hopes of being liberated - indeed I wd rather stay in the prison I am in - provided I can get the Seals taken off my Chamber Door, where I have a Garden to keep there at at 40 Sols a day which with my lodgings is an unnecessary expense - Besides if I am so lucky as to be sent out quite free, I shall immediately retire into the Country at a small Distance from Paris, my Health is very much impaired within these six Weeks & i have absolute need of a little Country air. Excuse my explaining myself so fully, it is merely to prove to you how absolutely necessary Money is to me at the Moment, for I really have none. If I could write a few lines to my family, it wd make me very easy. I am exceedingly obliged to you for the interest you take for me...” with a postscript that he is “at the Refectoire at the Abbey Prison where I can see the persons you will have the goodness to send me...”, 3 sides 8vo., together with an instruction in French to Citoyen Perregaux asking him to send a bill of exchange for him to sign, 1 side 8vo., “Au Refectoire à l’Abbayè”, 19th October
Item Date:
1793
Stock No:
43545
£275
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STOKER
(Bram, 1847-1912, Writer of Dracula)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to an illegible correspondent
telling him that “Sir Henry Irving asks me to express his regret that he will not be able to be present on 17th at Benefit of his old friend John Hollingshead... as he will then be at sea on his way to America but will be very happy to have his name on the Committee of the John Hollingshead Benefit & encloses cheque...”, 2 sides 8vo. Provincial and American Tour headed paper with a list of the towns, theatres and dates at the head, 11th October
Item Date:
1899
Stock No:
43428
£975
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TEMPEST
(Marie, Dame, 1864-1942, British Actress,)
Fine Signature
on a card, 3½” x 2¼”, no place, dated in another hand 26th March
Item Date:
1928
Stock No:
43591
£15
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TENNIEL
(Sir John, 1820-1914, Caricaturist & Illustrator of ‘Alice in Wonderland’)
Autograph Letter Signed to J. B. Buckstone
(John Baldwin, 1802-1879, Actor & Dramatist) thanking him “very much for the private Box you so kindly sent me last week for the Haymarket Theatre...”, 1 side 8vo., 10 Portsdown Road, Maida Hill, 31st January
Item Date:
1870
Stock No:
32251
£225
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TERESA
(of Calcutta, 1910-1997, Roman Catholic Missionary in India, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1979, Beatified 2003)
Printed quotatoin and picture signed and inscribed underneath
“God bless you” the quotation is “Love to pray. For prayer gives a clean heart. And a clean heart can see God”, 6” x 3”, no place but Calcutta, no date but circa
Item Date:
1980
Stock No:
43601
£275
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