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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Robert Darcy (1681-1721), 3rd Earl of Holderness, British peer and politician [ Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness. ] Autograph Signature ('Holderness') to Exchequer document. 1p., 8vo.On aged and worn paper, and with a thin tick traversing the latter part of the signature. Laid out in the usual way, with printed text completed in manuscript. Records payment of £50 to Darcy, as 'Assigne of Conyerds Darcey'. Signature at foot of 'Witness \| John Thomas'.		£80.00
[Winston S. Churchill] [Winston S. Churchill] UNUSED Writing paper One page, 12mo, blank, good condition. See Image.		£50.00
Baron Gerolt [Friedrich Karl Joseph Freiherr von Gerolt (1797 – 1879) Prussian Privy Councillor, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in the United States.] [Baron Gerolt, Prussian Diplomat; Bismarck] Autograph Note in the Third Person to William H. Seward, American politician, Governor of New York before 1860, United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869 One page, 12mo, fold marks, small closed tear (3/4 in., left edge rough (perhaps torn from pocket-book?), numbered 71 in red ink. Text: Baron Gerolt presents his Compliments to Governor Seward & begs to enclose a letter of introduction for the Honorable W. Dennison [Postmaster-General] to...		£120.00
Sir Richard Hoare (1648-1719), founder in 1672 of the oldest bank in the United Kingdom [ Hoare's Bank; C. Hoare & Co. ] [ Sir Richard Hoare, banker. ] Autograph Signature ('Richard Hoare') on part of Exchequer Receipt, as assignee of 'Seth Connell'. On 17 x 11.5 cm. piece of paper, cut from an Exchequer receipt book. Firm signature, with thin vertical cancellation line traversing it, in good condition at foot of aged and damaged page. Laid out in the customary fashion, with printed text completed in manuscript. Recording payment of £10 11s...		£80.00
Sir Robert Brown (d.1760), 1st Baronet, of Westminster, Member of Parliament for Ilchester [ Sir Robert Brown, 1st Baronet, of Westminster. ] Autograph Signature ('Rob Brown.') to Exchequer document. Good firm and signature, repaired on reverse, on aged, worn and damaged page. Laid out in the usual fashion, with printed text completed in manuscript. Records payment to Brown on an annuity, as Assignee of Charles Williams'.		£60.00
Sir William Carew (1690-1744), 5th Baronet, of Antony, near Saltash, Cornwall, Tory Member of Parliament [ Sir William Carew, Bart, of Antony, near Saltash, Cornwall. ] Autograph Signature ('W Carew') on Exchequer receipt. On 19.5 x 19 cm. piece of paper. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. Laid out in the usual way, with printed text completed in manuscript. Records payment of £9 11s 8d on an annuity. With signature of witness 'E Clark'. For more information on Carew, see his two entries in the History of...		£50.00
Henry M. Stanley. Welsh journalist and explorer [ Henry M. Stanley ] Autograph Signature with additional "job title", "Henry M. Stanley \| Special Commissioner \| in Africa of the \| 'New York Herald'". possibly subscription to a letter. Paper, 13 x 6cm, upper edge sl ragged from detachment from larger page, good condition.		£380.00
[ Victorian women and the legal profession ] [ Sir Richard Harington (1861-1931) of Ridlington, 12th Baronet, judge ] [ Victorian women and the legal profession. ] Illustrated humorous manuscript valentine poem, in the form of a 'Brief \| for the opinion of Mr Harington', on what would happen if the 'ladies' appeared 'in wig and gown', with '”chambers” up in town.' 3pp., 4to. Bifolium. Folded in customary fashion, with 'Brief \| for the opinion of Mr Harington' on the outside of the packet, beneath which, in another hand: 'Feby 14th. 1890 \| Richard Harington Esq'. The author's hand is clearly disguised, as is usual with valentines, the writing being...		£120.00
Valens Comyn (1688-1751), English merchant and Member of Parliament, who made a fortune from speculating in privateering [ Valens Comyn, English parliamentarian. ] Autograph Signature on Exchequer receipt. 1p., 8vo. On leaf extracted from an Exchequer receipt book. Good firm signature, undamaged, on document with creasing and heavy wear elsewhere. Laid out in customary style, with printed text completed in manuscript. Recording receipt by Comyn, as assignee of 'Hale' of fifty pounds on an annuity...	History	£80.00
Daniel Finch (1689-1769), 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham [ Lord Finch until 1730 ], British parliamentarian; John Shepherd, Deputy-Messenger to the Treasury [ Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchelsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham. ] Autograph Signature ('Winchelsea & Nottingham') to manuscript Treasury receipt, made out in the hand of the witness John Shepherd. 1p., 8vo. In fair condition, on aged paper. The body of the letter, made out by the witness, reads: 'Received this 9th: day of Augt. 1732 of The Right Honble: Lord Onslow the Sum of Five hundred and fifty five pounds being in full of the annex'd order I say Recd: by me', with reiteration in the...		£80.00