FORSTER, John. Autograph letter signed ('J. F.') to [William] Fox, informing him of Charles Dickens' intention to read 'The Chimes' at a gathering of friends; 2 Dec 1844. DICKENS, Mary 'Mamie'. Autograph letter signed to Luke Fildes, congratulating him on good news (possibly on his being made an ...
CARTER, Howard (1874-1939). Typed letter signed to the Egyptologist [Reginald] Engelbach, relating to the dimensions of the four Tutankhamen shrines. Creation dates: 9 Dec 1930
PEPYS, Samuel. Letter signed by Pepys as Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board, to the Clerk of the Cheque [i.e. officer in charge] and Storekeeper at Chatham, authorising a Mr John Ruffhead (the king's anchorsmith) to repair some anchors at Chatham yard. Also signed by Admiral William Penn, fathe...
DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge [Lewis Carroll]. 2 Autograph letters signed to the publisher T[homas] G[ibson] Bowles, written from Christ Church College, Oxford; 23 Jan 1879 and 15 Feb 1892. TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973). His signature ('J.R.R. Tolkien. Exeter') on a ledger relating to studen...
DICKENS, Charles. Autograph letter signed (with initials), from the Office of All the Year Round, to Marcus Stone, illustrator of 'Our Mutual Friend', with original signed envelope. Creation dates: 07 Oct 1864
CHARDIN, John, Sir. INDIA. Letter signed to Thomas Pitt, Governor of Fort Saint George, Madras, and to Chardin's brother Daniel, regarding goods invoiced upon the ships 'Benjamin' and 'Sidney' and the probable loss of the 'East India Merchant'. Creation dates: 30 Nov 1700
ELIZABETH I, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS and THE DUKE OF NORFOLK. Elizabethan Privy Council Letter signed by the Earl of Leicester, Sir William Cecil and other Councillors, to the Sheriff and Justices of the Peace of Kent, informing them of the Duke of Norfolk's flight to Kenninghall. Bonhams, 20139, 13...
ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina. Autograph letter signed to 'Dear Sir' [John Ingram], replying to a letter from Ingram which requested a copy for review of her new edition of 'Goblin Market, and other Poems'. Creation dates: [29 Nov 1875]
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. Autograph letter signed to 'Dear Sister' from 'Brother A', written three weeks before the Battle of Chancellorsville, describing the unidentified Officer's role attending to Captain Douglas, and mentioning an expected inspection by Abraham Lincoln of the 12th Infantry Regimen...