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16071. RP 9907

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RP 9907
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KITCHENER, Lord. Autograph letter signed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Reginald McKenna, to Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, calculating the number of recruits needed on the Western Front. Bonhams, 19823, 17 Apr 2012, Lot 110. Creation dates: July 1915
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 2012
Extent:
3 photocopies

16072. RP 9908

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RP 9908
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GANDHI, Mahatma: 1. Autograph letter (signed 'Bapu') to 'My dear Raghanan', written on a postcard; Feb. 1931. 2. Typewritten letter signed to Sgt N. Poduwal in Rangoon, with some manuscript and typographical corrections; May 1929. 3. Typewritten letter (signed 'Bapu') to Sgt N. Raghavan; July...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 May 2012
Extent:
7 colour prints

16073. RP 9909

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RP 9909
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MORRIS, William. Autograph poem, beginning 'The Wind's on the wold', with 2 small corrections, written by Morris to be embroidered on the valance around the head of the 17th-century carved oak four-poster bed at Kelmscott Manor. Creation dates: [circa 1891]
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 2012
Extent:
1 colour print

16074. RP 9910

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RP 9910
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THOMSON, Basil. 2 volumes - 'New Guinea 1888' in manuscript, and 'Journal of a Mission Undertaken by Basil Thomson to Tonga and Niue as Envoy Plenipotentiary in 1900' in typescript - with captioned photographs, and sketch. Creation dates: 1888-1900
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Apr 2012
Extent:
197 photocopies

16075. RP 9911

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RP 9911
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PEEL, Sir Robert. Autograph letter signed to Lord Lyndhurst, formerly the Lord Chancellor, expressing his determination not to serve again in a minority government. Bonhams, 20137, 12 June 2012, Lot 126. Creation dates: 20 May 1835
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 2012
Extent:
4 photocopies

16076. RP 9912

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RP 9912
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Autograph and typed letter signed with initials, to Rider Haggard suggesting to him a trilogy on the history of mankind, with the central character being the mythic Wandering Jew. Bonhams, 20137, 12 June 2012, Lot 100. Creation dates: 18 Aug 1923
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jun 2012
Extent:
2 photocopies

16077. RP 9913

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RP 9913
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CROMWELL, Thomas. Letter signed to Dr Nicholas Wotton, English delegate to Cleves, expressing impatience and urging him to secure an answer from the Duke of Cleves ratifying the marriage between the King and Anne of Cleves. Bonhams, 20137, 12 June 2012, Lot 55. Creation dates: 8 Nov [1539]
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 2012
Extent:
2 photocopies

16078. RP 9914

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RP 9914
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WILDE, Oscar: (1) Autograph letter signed to 'My Dear Dacre' (probably Arthur James, who acted under the stage name Arthur Dacre), introducing the young actress Miss Agnes Cahill; undated. (2) Autograph letter signed ('OW') to his publisher Leonard Smithers asking for money; [26 June 1899]. B...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 2012
Extent:
4 photocopies

16079. RP 9915

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RP 9915
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WESLEY, John. Autograph letter signed to the Reverend Joseph Townsend, on a preaching dispute. Christie's, 5334, 13 June 2012, Lot 44. Creation dates: 02 Aug 1767
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 2012
Extent:
2 photocopies

16080. RP 9916

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RP 9916
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REVESBY, Lincolnshire. Manuscript deed of manumission produced by the Abbot and Cistercian Convent of Revesby, Lincolnshire, freeing from slavery one John de Newdyke of Brough 'and all his sequel', on a single sheet of vellum with original vesica-shaped seal attached. Creation dates: 28 Dec 1409
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 2012
Extent:
1 photocopy amd 1 colour print