On piece of paper roughly one and a half inches by three wide. Small tear in top left-hand corner not affecting signature. Reads 'Your Obed Hue Servt | [signature] O'Neill | Lieut General'. On reverse ' he had his discharge to | allowed something he had '. N° de ref. del artículo 5187
Título: Autograph Signature on fragment of letter.
Editorial: Without date or place
Descripción On 6 x 9.5 cm slip of paper, cut from the letter. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn. On one side, with part of the franking postmark in red ink, Baring has addressed the letter in the customary fashion: 'Thetford December ten 1834 | F. T. Maxon Esqr | 6 Little Friday St | Cheapside | London | Frans Baring'. (The recipient is the solicitor Frederick Thomas Maxon.) The reverse of the slip carries part of the conclusion of the letter, with the top half of Barker's signature. The subject matter is appropriate: '[ ] & have it [ ] be no erasure or [ ] [t]he frank will hardly [ ] the old, but the [ ] with the latter. However [ ] by the Twopenny-Po[st] [ ] tomorrow-night. [ ] [bes]t wishes attend you [ ] | Most truly yours | E. H. Barker [signature cut in half horizontally, with only top half present]'. Nº de ref. del artículo: 21506
Descripción See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The present item is a valediction cut from a letter, clearly provided for an autograph hunter. On small rectangle of paper. Neatly written and in good condition. Reads: A Austen Leigh / Provost of King s / College, Cambridge / July 13, 1890 . Text on reverse (part of testimonial) reads: [.] degree in 1889, being placed in the first division of the Second class of the Classical Tripos. He has always borne a high character; and his abilities, morals & manners [.] . Nº de ref. del artículo: 24451
Descripción On 8 x 12.5 cm piece of paper, torn from the end of a letter. In fair condition, aged and lightly spotted. On one side of the slip is the conclusion of the letter: '[.] | Yours very sincerely | Edith Sitwell'. On the other side is the following autograph fragment: '[.] kind of you to invite me to your lumcheon party on Tuesday, and I am looking forward to it so much. I have not seen you for [.]'. Nº de ref. del artículo: 20544
Descripción On both sides of a 9 x 11 cm piece of paper. Very good, with a piece of mount adhering to one corner. Recto reads: 'Neither Fanny nor I can resist the great kindness of your note. If what you write be so consolatory it is natural to expect still more gratification from seeing you. I cannot go till Monday after Lectures. But unless I should be prevented by a relapse which I hope is not probable [.]'. Verso reads: '[.] Afftly | J Mackintosh'. Nº de ref. del artículo: 15720
Descripción Piece of paper, 11 x 3.5cm, good condition. Surviving text as follows: "ever you wish. Hoping that your readers will find it interesting. Believe me yrs very truly | F.C. Selous||". Nº de ref. del artículo: 23431
Descripción with the address on the verso, "I will write whenever I. Husband, T. Arnold. that you must distribute it. write to Papa in your letter.", 4½" x 2¾", no place, no date. Nº de ref. del artículo: 41082
Descripción Singh was deposed by the British in 1889, with accusations of misgovernment, disloyal dealings with the Russian Empire, and a plot to murder his brothers and the British Resident, but as this was deemed contrary to the 1846 Treaty of Amritsar he was reinstated, but with a new ruling council was forced upon him, under the supervision of the Resident. Two slips of paper cut from a letter for display in an album. Both somewhat discoloured and a little ruckled. All the writing is in the same ink, but it is not clear whether the text of the letter is in a secretarial hand. The first slip (5.5 x 10 cm) carries the valediction, with Singh s sprawling signature: Your most sincere friend / Pratap Singh / Maharaja . On the other side: My dear Friend, / I have [.] / Whenever your kind [.] / the 5th instant, [.] / that you intend [.] . The other slip (7.5 x 5 cm) carries the armorial letterhead and date The 8th June 1893 . On the other side: I trust that you [.] / enjoying the last of [.] / With kindest regards an[.] / I rem[.] . Nº de ref. del artículo: 24640