£300
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs | 659
Auction: 22 September 2021 at 11:00 BST
dated Windsor, 28th August 1688, appointing Edward Greg of Newcastle (upon Tyne) to the position of Free Merchant, signed ‘James R’, countersigned by Lord Sunderland, addressed to Timothy Davison, Governor of the Company of Merchants, Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 x 30.5cm, some browning, a few neat repairs; Bolingbroke, Henry St John, Viscount, 1678-1751 Letter Signed, dated Whitehall, 28th July 1714, on paper, writing to ‘Mr Topham or his Deputy’ asking that Monsieur Corville, Envoy Extraordinary from France, be admitted to The Tower to review records kept there, on behalf of the Signeur d’Arche (the author of a history of France) and on behalf of M. Desmarck, who is searching for documents to support a lawsuit, 2pp., 17.5 x 22.5cm; Walpole, Robert, 1676-1745 Order for Payment, signed [and the Royal Hospital at Chelsea] dated October 6th 1734, order to pay Charles Lord Cornwallis £375 without account for one quarter of a year “on his several allowances of Seven hundred pounds per ann and of Eight hundred pounds per annum and these together with His ? assigns acquittances shall be your Discharge herein”, signed Walpole, Halifax and others, 23.5 x 37cm, a little chipping and worming; [Idem] Sum of accounts, dated 6th September 1733, "Accounting in all to the Sume of One Hundred Fifty One Pounds, and Sixpence... And Our Will and Pleasure is, And we do hereby Authorize and Direct, That out of any Payments, you shall make to the said reduced Officers of Our Land Forces and Marines... you deduct Six Pence in the Pound which is to be Applied towards the Support of Our Royall Hospitall at Chelsea...", signed Walpole, Clayton and Yonge, on paper, 29 x 46 cm (4)