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Brief Description of the 1695 Whole World, wherein is particularly described all the monarchies, empires and kingdoms of the same, with their acad...

Two Elizabeth I era indentures dated 1582 (readily legible in fair to good condition) and 1588 (in fair to good condition). Each with some soiling...

A Manuscript Agreement of 13th October 1649 regarding land in Kirkburtton. A rare survivor, in good condition with only small faults, soiled on th...

James II (1685-1688) indenture tripartite signed 25th October 1668, manuscript in brown in on three vellum membranes, conjoined along the bottom e...

A large vellum deed, between Francis Sparrow and Richard Dickson Skrine relating to land in Putney. Ornate heading and remarkable heavy seal still...

This lot comprises an Order of the Commissioners for Executing the office of Lord High Admiral of England made in 1690 directed to Edmund Gregory ...

This lot comprises an interesting selection of Indentures, Leases, other Deeds, Wills, Declarations and other documents ranging from 1644 and 1664...

This lot comprises an entire letter from Thomas Williams of Cardiff dated 9th July 1680 privately carried (no postal markings) to Lady Anne Jeffre...

This lot comprises a 1698 printed receipt signed by Sir Cyrall Wich (damaged across the centre); a handwritten assynment of 1741; a letter of 9th ...

1687-1790 bundle of 57 recognizances being bonds required of prisoners by the Court; and Repost of the Committee of Justices of the Peace on Count...

A black ring binder containing letters or documents from 1703 to 1838, with much interesting content relating mainly to crime. This lot comprises ...

This item comprises a pardon with paper seal attached dated 10th September 1734 signed George R (George II), pardoning Nicholas Horsham who had be...

This lot comprises 12 letters or documents all with content relating to the Military examples include: 1703 letter from Lord John Cutts in The Hag...

An interesting manuscript weather record for 1736, recorded daily in a leather bound Parker's Ephemeris 1736, leap year. Signed S Barker to front ...

This lot comprises 38 documents including part of a document dated 1694 which refers to a number of individuals and gives details below each; a co...

An interesting lot of fifteen documents or letters dated from 1771 to 1779 with interesting content noted throughout, viewing recommended. 1771 do...

1763 handwritten claim entitled "Reasons for Article 8 in the Expense of Service" setting on 3 papers some details of transfer by the British Army...

This lot comprises a group of 22 letters/documents from 1712 to 1795, some with Bishop marks including the letters of 1712, 1727 and 1774. There i...

This fine 18th century letter is written in French by Hugues-Barthelemy Alexandre D' Hanache concerning trade in cotton and coffee and the defeat ...

This lot comprises twenty letters and documents (primarily letters) with much of interest in content and some postmark interest including a 1706 e...

This lot comprises 25 documents and letters from 1782 to 1798, much of interest in terms of a content including a 1794 letter relating to blackmai...

A 1713 letter from the Earl of Dartmouth to the Earl of Northampton who was Constable of the Tower: "My Lord, Her Majesty commands me to acquaint ...

This lot is an account for £230 (Jamaican) issued on 31st August 1787 by His Majesty's Government to Jeremiah Burton for the "hire of a decked boa...

This lot comprises five letters dated 1708,1790, 1790, 1797 and 1798 and a document referring to events in 1748. The items are: 1708 letter regard...

1777 Sermon by John Pope on 19 pages under the heading "The Religious Improvement of Awful Events"; a 24 page undated sermon under the same overal...

An interesting account of Horace Walpole's experience of the London earthquake alluded in his letters of 1750 copied in fine hand. A small quantit...

This lot comprises nine items of letters or documents dated from 1729 to 1840 with interesting content, as follows: 1741 Bill of Account relating ...

This lot comprises 9 Acts of parliament in fair to fine condition published in 1692, 1731, 1738, 1748, 1751, 1757 (?), 1774, 1818 and 1834 plus Th...

This lot comprises 19 various letters and documents as follows:  1759 heavily stained letter from John Blackall to Sir Henry Moore, difficult to d...

1766 small archive of five Chancery documents, in the case between Lord Robert Bertie and his wife Mary Lady Bertie by Bills of Revivor and Supple...

This lot comprises a contemporaneous duplicate of an entire letter from Simon Taylor in Kingston Jamaica to Stephen Fuller in London, sent on 13th...

1798 Admiral the Earl St Vincent (John Jervis) 1753-1823, letter from Le Souverain Gibraltar to Commodore Duckworth concerning the 'Bomb Vessel' V...

A single strand of Lord Horatio Nelson's hair, prepared by The Manuscript Society, signed by lifetime member of the Manuscript Society Louis Mushr...

A pulley wheel understood from the wreck of HMS Colossus, the Colossus sank off the Scilly Isles on 11th December 1798 during a violent storm. She...

1807-1834 certificates relating to the service of Henry Maingy and others in the Royal Navy on HMS Victory and other ships. This lot comprises nin...

This lot comprises an 1813 6 page letter to Lord Berghersh from Charles Broughton of the Foreign Office explaining how his Lordship can seek reimb...

A handwritten leather bound log book entitled 'Watch, Quarter, Fire and Station Bill of HMS Narcissus, a 51 Gun Frigate (1859-1878), the diary is ...

18th century vellum document relating to Henry Fines Pelham Clinton, Duke of Newcastle under Line, Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, o...

Blue ring binder containing 80 printed portraits of prominent persons from the late 18th century onwards, most being 19th century. An interesting ...

This lot comprises: 1.) a one page letter of 11th January 1811 from Palmerston, Henry John Temple (3rd Viscount Palmerston 1784-1865) then Secreta...

This lot comprises 26 letters to the Victorian author William Dalton (1821-1875) from the following notables of the era. Joseph Allen landscape pa...

14 unmounted book plates from Histoire Naturelle, Benard Direxit, plus quantity of unmounted fossil and dinosaur book plates including The Illustr...

A handwritten comical, poetic book of the proceedings of the trial brought by Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith against Right Hon. Washington Sewallis She...

1866 C. Hindle's "Every Day Book" commenced in Malta 21st November 1866. A wealth of writings, personal remembrances and anecdotes, very amusing. ...

A 19th Century diary from 1835 written by J W Langford, Bath (possibly John William Langford). Mentions of Bath, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Cheltenham...

A large scrapbook containing entries from 1771 to early 20th century relating to the genealogy of the Richards family including letters, certifica...

1836 King William IV document signed "William R" addressed to "La Majeste le Roi du Royaume des Deux Siciles" regretting the death of Her Majesty ...

This lot comprises 65+ manuscript copies of poems and pieces of prose all of which appear to have been prepared in Victorian or earlier times. Inc...

An autograph letter signed to Mr Dalton, 3 sides, 16mo, Stratton St., May 22 1871. Regarding the Queen's intention to confer a peerage upon her: "...

This lot consists of a large accumulation of 19th century letters and documents; the oldest dated 1800, with much of interest noted, some research...

This lot comprises an unusual printed form of appointment of Attorney completed and signed by Alexander Baird, a Royal Navy Surgeon, in 1814. The...

Circa 1814-1834: three letters from Augustus Frederick 6th son of George III; the first is a 4pg letter of 1814 to Pellegrini (repaired at the rig...

Ellenborough Edward Law, first earl of (1790-1871), politician, governor-general of India. Autograph letter signed, to Major General Sir Philip M....

This lot comprises the original documents submitted to Counsel for Birmingham workman George Hall in the defence of an indictment for murder. Incl...