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1827. About 2 x 4 inches, laid down. Discovered in Victorian album. Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855), rear-admiral and Arctic explorer. His 1819 voyage through the Parry Channel was probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage. In 1827 he attempted one of the earliest expeditions to the North Pole. He reached 82°45 North latitude, setting the record for human exploration farthest North that stood for nearly five decades before being surpassed at 83°20 26 by Albert Hastings Markham in 18751876.
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One line autograph inscription, signed by Parry: Written in Lat: 82 3/4 N - July 26th 1827
by PARRY, Admiral Sir William Edward
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Order to pay £30, signed twice by Richard Sheil, addressed to Henry Harris, Proprietor of Covt. Garden Theatre
by SHEIL, Richard Lalor
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Dublin, 18 August 1821. 9 x 3½ inches, blind embossed revenue stamp, folds. Richard Lalor Sheil (1791-1851), Irish dramatist and politician, aided OConnell with impassioned speeches until the granting of Catholic emancipation (1829), then fought for the repeal of the union of Great Britain and Ireland. Master of the Mint (1846-50).
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Original Signature, Daniel Curdie MD, on part of a form for the British Association for the Advancement of Science, giving his address as Port Phillip, New Holland
by CURDIE, Daniel
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2 July 1851. 2 x 7 inches, in good condition. Uncommon. Dr. Daniel Curdie (1810-1884), Scottish doctor who emigrated to Australia (1839) and became a distinguished botanist. In 1845 he. followed Curdie's River down to the sea, and the estuary was called Curdie's Inlet after him. He left for Europe on "Black Thursday" (7th February, 1851), and in Scotland, continuing his studies of sea-weeds, he was so fortunate as to discover a new one. He returned to Melbourne, with a wife, in 1854.
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Original Warrant Signed by Major General Robert Boyd, and Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of the Town and Garrison of Gibraltar, to the Paymaster General, or William Sloper his Deputy at Gibraltar, authorising payment to John Sweetland for Sundry Special Services for this Garrison. Signed by Sweetland overleaf on receipt of 617 Mexico Dollars
by BOYD, Robert, Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar
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Gibraltar, 24 June 1775. 2 pp. 13 x 8 inches, wafer seal affixed, in very good condition. Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Boyd (1710-1794). In 1756 he served at the Siege of Minorca, and attempted to reach Admiral John Byng's fleet in an open boat with a message from the besieged Garrison Commander William Blakeney. He subsequently became commissary general to the Marquess of Granby in Germany (1758 to 1759); he then rose through the officer ranks to be three-times Governor of Gibraltar (1776 to 1777, 1790 and 1790 to 1794). Boyd considered that his and General Sir William Green's work on the King's Bastion in Gibraltar was so important that he asked to be buried there.
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Original Ticket of Admission to his whole course of Ancient and Modern History, signed E.S.Creasy
by CREASY, Edward Shepherd
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University College, London, session 1856-57. 4 x 6 inches, paper adhering to verso. Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy (1812-1872), historian, Chief Justice of Ceylon (1860-1875), author of Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World (1851).
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Original dated inscription and signature: Nil mortalibus arduum est [Nothing is impossible for mankind], Edward Kater
by KATER, Edward
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7 april 1862. 4 x 5 inches, in fine condition. From the autograph book compiled by Hugh Welch Diamond (1809-1886), "the father of psychiatric photography". Rare. Edward Kater (1816-1866), photographer. He joined the Calotype Club in the 1840s, becoming a vice president of the Photographic Society when it was formed. In 1852 Katers Proof of the Value of Photography to the Archaeologist appeared in Notes and Queries.
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Original Autograph Signature Richd. Bright, taken from the end of a letter
by BRIGHT, Richard
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Undated. 1 x 3 inches, in good condition, laid down. Uncommon. Richard Bright (1789 1858), English physician and early pioneer in the research of kidney disease. He is particularly known for his description of Bright's Disease.
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Original Royal Warrant for affixing the Great Seal for the Full Power granted to Sir Charles Stuart and Henry Chamberlain to conduct commercial and other negotiations with the Emperor of Brazil, signed George R by the King upper left, countersigned by George Canning
by GEORGE IV. Ambassadors to the Emperor of Brazil, 1826
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Given at Our Court at Windsor Castle, 2 January 1826. 5 pp. 12 x 8 inches, tied by blue ribbon, Royal wafer seal affixed. In superb condition. Light horizontal folds. King George IV (reigned 1820-1830). Sir Charles Stuart (1779-1845), diplomat, who was of great service to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War, had a second term as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal and Brazil in 1825-26. The King appoints Stuart and Chamberlain as Our undoubted Commissioners, Procurators and Plenipotentiaries. Stuart was already Envoy to Brazil for King John VI of Portugal and has signed the Treaty recognising the independence of Brazil on 19 August 1825. George Canning (1770-1827), Prime Minister from April 1827, signs as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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Original Letter Signed by the five Commissioners of the Board of Trade and Plantations, to Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, Secretary of State, requesting (following a Petition from Sir William Hodges) that the Queen issues a Pass to the Marquis de Preu and his son, with their Families and about forty Chests, Trunks and Bundles of Cloaths &c., who have bought the Government of Cartagena In America and wish to sail there from Cadiz
by TRADE AND PLANTATIONS. Letter to the Earl of Sunderland, 1709
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Whitehall, 14 April 1709. 2 pp. 12 x 7 inches, in fine condition, with an integral blank leaf tipped on to a card mount. This handsome letter is signed by Lord Stamford [Thomas Grey, second Earl of Stamford, 1654-1720, president of the board], Sir Philip Meadows, R.Monckton, Charles Turner, and J.Pulteney. Sir Philip Meadows (1626-1718) had a distinguished career as a diplomat, representing Cromwell in international treaty negotiations. Meadows was the author of several works, including Observations concerning the Dominion and Sovereignty of the Seas (1689). Although little commercial value would accrue to England on this voyage, the Committee nevertheless recommend that a Pass be issued, believing that the said Marquis, when at Cartagena, will be a Friend to Her Majestys Subjects in their Carrying on a Trade from Jamaica to Cartagena, and other parts on that Coast; the great Advantage whereof We need not mention.
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Original Document, signed by Chulalongkorn, awarding the Grand Cross of Our most Honourable Order of the Crown of Siam to Hassan Assem Pacha, Grand Master of Ceremonies to the Khedive of Egypt], with the original Translation document, and the original envelope with the embossed seal of the Order on the envelope flap
by SIAM. King Chulalongkorn, Rama V
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7 November 1897. 3 items, the bestowal document being about 15 x 10 inches, all in unusually fine clean condition. With a copy photograph of Hassan Assem Pacha. Chulalongkorn (1853-1910) who reigned as Rama V of Siam (1868-1910). Whereas we have thought it fit to nominate and appoint M.Hassan Assem, Grand Maitre des ceremonies de S.A. le Khedive Member of the 1 Class called Mahasurabhorn or Grand Cross of Our most Honourable Order of the Crown of Siam ...
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Original Signature
by RADETZKY, Joseph Wenzel von, Field Marshal
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Undated. Fine bold signature on paper 3 x 4 inches, laid down. In good condition. Joseph Wenzel von Radetzky (1766-1858), Austrian field marshal and and military reformer whose long record of victorious campaigns made him a national hero. The Radetzky March is named in his honour.
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Original postal stationery card, sent locally by German company Co. Kinder, offering cheeses and cucumbers, just arrived
by SIAM
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Bangkok, 19 July 1898. Postal Card, Rama V 1st issue, postally used in Bangkok. Tied by Bangkok 2 cds. Just arrived: Fresh Savoy Cheeses in wood boxes, sold at $1.50; Fresh smll Camembert Cheeses in tinfoil sold at 75 cents of $7.50 per doz. ...
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Original Visiting Card of Sisowath, Roi du Cambodge. With the matching envelope, unaddressed, bearing an embossed royal crest in gold on the envelope flap
by CAMBODIA. King Sisowath
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c. 1910. Over 4 x 2 inches, gold edged, coloured embossed monogram. In good condition. Sisowath (1840 1927) was King of Cambodia from 27 April 1904 to his death in 1927. He was the son of King Ang Duong and half brother of Prince Si Votha and King Norodom. He is the progenitor of the House of Sisowath.
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Original signature Samuel Kidd
by KIDD, Samuel
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Undated. 2 x 4 inches. Light traces of former mounting in an album. Annotated on verso in pencil in a Victorian hand: Professor of Chinese, University College. Samuel Kidd (1804-43), missionary and professor of Chinese at University College, London, arrived at Malacca in November 1825. Under the direction of the Rev.David Collie he made rapid progress in the study of Chinese, and was appointed professor of Chinese at the Anglo-Chinese College of Malacca.
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Original Manuscript Document signed 'David Wooster' as Captain and President of the Court, being a record of A Regimental Court Marshal in Sir Wm. Pepperrells Regiment Louisbourg, 7th September 1747, confirming three Court verdicts on: Edward Small for getting Drunk on his Guard; Edward Howard for Disturbance on the Parade; John Sharp for being absent from his Guard all Night
by WOOSTER, David, General
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Louisbourg [Cape Breton, Canada], 7 September 1747. 1 page 13 x 8 inches, horiizontal folds for filing, complete but faded. Docketed on verso. David Wooster (1710-1777), American general in the American War of Independence. He fell during the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Cities, schools, and public places are named after him. In 1745, Wooster was appointed to command a regiment in Connecticut formed by Colonel Burr. The regiment went against Louisbourg. Louisbourg is a seaport village on the eastern coast of the island of Cape Breton, which is an insular colony of British North America. Wooster reduced Louisbourg's fortifications and forced them to surrender. After the capitulation, Wooster was ordered to take charge of the cartel. The cartel was sent to France to negotiate the exchange of prisoners from the war. Wooster was not permitted to land on French soil, so he conducted his negotiations aboard ship in neutral territory. After negotiating for prisoners, Wooster travelled to Great…
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Original Bill, submitted by Francis Palmes and signed by him, for the reimbursement of payments for postage of letters, pacquets & other Expresses; Intelligence of all sorts, translating papers; pens, ink paper, Gazetts, & other Stationary Ware, together with his travel expenses For his Journey from Vienna to London, which he undertook at the instance of the Earl of Peterborow for Her Maties Immediate Service. Countersigned, with extensive commentary, by Henry St. John
by PALMES, Lieutenant-General Francis, & ST. JOHN, Rt. Hon. Henry
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Whitehall, 5 April 1712. 2 pp. 11½ x 7 inches, in good condition. With the integral blank leaf. Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes (d.1719), noted favourite general of the Duke of Marlborough. Palmes assumed command of his regiment at the Battle of Blenheim. Reports from the battle state that 'hardly anyone was more instrumental to the success of that day' than Palmes. From February 1708 Palmes travelled extensively, undertaking mission to the United Provinces, Hanover, Prussia, Vienna and Savoy in order to concert measures with the allies. He was promoted to lieutenant-general in the Army in 1709 and became envoy to Poland in 1718. Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678 1751), English politician, government official and political philosopher.
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Original Portrait Photograph, signed beneath James E.Thorold Rogers
by ROGERS, Thorold
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Undated. 6 x 4 inches, inlaid to mount. On the verso is a signed photograph of John Gilbert Talbot M.P. James Edwin Thorold Rogers (1823-1890), known as Thorold Rogers, political economist and Member of Parliament. He deployed historical and statistical methods to analyse some of the key economic and social questions in Victorian England. Rogers was instrumental in obtaining the Clerical Disabilities Relief Act, of which he was the first beneficiary, becoming the first man to withdraw legally from his clerical vows in 1870. His most influential works were the 6-volume History of Agriculture and Prices in England from 1259 to 1795 and Six Centuries of Work and Wages.
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Original Wrapper Signed Clarence lower left, addressed by him To The Viscountess Keith (wife or widow of Admiral Lord Keith who died in 1823)
by WILLIAM IV
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Undated. 8 x 12 inches, roughly opened, in good clean condition, complete royal seal in black wax. King William IV (reigned 1830-1837) signs as Duke of Clarence.
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Original Visiting Card, inscribed by Cambriels, unsigned
by CAMBRIELS, General Albert
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Undated. 2½ x 4 inches, in good condition, traces of mounting on verso. General Albert Cambriels (1816-1891) fought at the Battle of Sedan and throughout the Franco-German War of 1870/71.
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Original Christmas Card, inscribed to Lady Bute, signed Edward P, incorporating a photo of the Prince
by EDWARD VIII
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1922-1923. 6 x 4 inches, blue silk ribbon, the Princes crest embossed on the front of the card. With the original autograph envelope, initialled EP. To Lady Bute, Thank you so much for your card. Hope you are having good sport. From Edward P. King Edward VIII (reigned from 20 January 1936,abdicated, taking the title Duke of Windsor) (1894-1972). From the royal correspondence retained by the Marchioness of Bute at Cardiff Castle.
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