Literary
TROLLOPE
(Anthony, 1815-1882, Novelist)
End of an Autograph Letter Signed to R P. HARDING
(Sir Robert Palmer, 1821-1890, Accountant and a Founder of the Imperial British East Africa Company) with some text on the verso “he can then sign the prospectus [?] as will also I on my son’s behalf ...” he has signed “most faithfully yours”, 4½” x 2”, no place, no date,
there is discolouration on the signature from his crossing out on the verso
Background
Sir Robert Palmer Harding and Anthony Trollope were both highly prominent figures whose paths crossed primarily through the complex web of London's legal, corporate, and social circles.
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