AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY SIR ALGERNON BORTHWICK IN THE THIRD PERSON. by Borthwick, Sir Algernon. (1830-1908). British journalist, owner of the Morning Post - 1895.
by Borthwick, Sir Algernon. (1830-1908). British journalist, owner of the Morning Post
AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED BY SIR ALGERNON BORTHWICK IN THE THIRD PERSON.
by Borthwick, Sir Algernon. (1830-1908). British journalist, owner of the Morning Post
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Piccadilly [London]: 30 March, 1895.. 1895.. Good. - 26 words penned in black ink on a sheet of cream letterhead, 7-5/8 inches high by 5 inches wide, with his address printed in blind at top right. Signed in the third person in the body of the letter: "Sir Algernon Borthwick presents his compliments...". There is some rubbing & light creasing to the top edge of the letterhead with a tiny area of soiling at bottom left. There are scraps of gray paper adhering to the verso where the letter has been removed from an album. Good. <p>Borthwick sends his compliments to a Mrs. Jackson and informs her that Lady Borthwick is abroad until May.<p>Sir Algernon Borthwick [1830-1908] was a British journalist, who inherited the proprietorship of the "Morning Post" from his father. Borthwick not only saved the newspaper from financial ruin, but also turned it into a paper with considerable political influence. In 1886, he was returned to Parliament as member for South Kensington, London, where he was a resolute opponent of Gladstone's Home Rule Bill for Ireland.
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- Book Condition Used - Good
- Publisher Piccadilly [London]: 30 March, 1895.
- Date Published 1895.
- Keywords JOURNALISM; BRITISH NEWSPAPER; SIR ALGERNON BORTHWICK; BRITISH JOURNALIST; OWNER OF THE MORNING POST; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED IN THIRD PERSON; ANS; A.N.S.; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.