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Prime Minister 1852, 1858-59, & 1866-68. Autograph letter signed, wishing to convey thanks to the Minister of Agriculture of Sardinia, requesting the animals to be consigned to Mr Mitchell of the Zoological Society Regents Park, 2pp., Knowsley, Jan 20 1852; Hamilton-Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860), Prime Minister 1852-55 Autograph letter signed, to B. Frere, acknowledging receipt of translations of the Plays of Aristophanes, 1pp., Argyll House, May 28 1840; Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), Prime Minister 1855-58 & 1859-65 Autograph letter signed "these poor refugees are under the care or rather as it would appear, the neglect of the Turkish govt.", 1pp. integral blank, 9 Sept. 1855; Envelope front addressed to Mrs Henry Wood, signed lower left corner "Palmerston"; Disraeli, Benjamin, (1804-1881), Prime Minister 1868 and 1874-80 Autograph letter signed "(B. Disraeli") to the art historian James Anthony Froude, looking forward to discussing a matter before Parliament meets, 3 pages, 16mo, Grosvenor Gate, 15 Nov. 1869; envelope front to I. J. Sheehan of Leeds, signed lower left corner "Disraeli" (with later identifying caption); Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-1898), Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886, 1892-94) Autograph letter side, one side of a correspondence card, to T.L. Roberts, thanking him for a book of verse and commenting "the public is cold and indifferent as to poetry, 7 Feb. 1893"; Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830-93), Prime Minister 1885-86, 1886-92, 1895-1902 2nd half of Autograph letter signed ("Salisbury), regarding an appeal "the result of recent struggles has left the Protestant party in a state of exulting fervour, ready for an aggressive policy...", 4pp.; Primrose, Archibald, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929), Prime Minister 1894-95) Autograph letter signed, regretfully declining an invitation to attend the banquet to the American officers, 3pp., 10 Downing Street, May 14 1894; Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour (1848-1930), Prime Minister 1902-05), Autograph letter signed, to F.J. Campbell, declining invitation to take the chair at the Annual Festival of the Royal Normal College for the Blind, 6pp., 10 Downing Street, May 25th 1900; Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry (1836-1908), Prime Minister 1905-08 Autograph letter signed to "my dear Balfour of Burleigh" regarding "the Stirling matter", 1pp., Belmont Castle, 24 Oct. 1901; Asquith, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1908), Prime Minister 1908-16) Autograph letter signed for "Dear Sir Theodore", regarding possible visit to Darlington, 2pp., integral blank, 1 Paper Buildings, Temple, 6 May 1896; Lloyd-George, David (1863-1945), Prime Minister 1916-22 Typed letter signed by Lloyd George, regarding ecclesiastical appointment, manuscript note by King George V "Appd. G.R.I", 10 Downing Street, October 1922; Bonar Law, Andrew (1858-1923), Prime Minister 1922-23) Autograph letter signed, declining invitation, 2pp., Kintillo, 7 June 1906; Baldwin, Stanley (1867-1947), Prime Minister 1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37 Autograph on paper embossed "Prime Minister"; Autograph "Baldwin of Bewdley" on blank slip of paper 5 x 12cm. (16)