AUTOGRAPH COLLECTING ORMEROD (George Wareing, 1810-1891, Geologist)

Amusing Autograph Letter Signed to the 'Revd. Treasurer Hawker', saying that "two classes of people want my Autograph, my Creditors to the foot of a Cheque, & my Debtors to a Receipt, the first do not value it so greatly as to retain it, & I get the document back at the end of the year", the latter "frequently ask to have it by return of post", he sends a returned cheque commenting on the confidence of the payees in not presenting it for a fortnight, "I never keep Cheques so long", 2 sides black-edged, Brookbank, Teignmouth, 9th August



Item Date:  1873

Stock No:  18657      £35

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