Date Published: [1867] Binding: No binding VERY PERSONAL LETTER ABOUT THE ILLNESS ON HIS FIRST WIFE Autograph letter signed. One page, 8vo. No date, circa 1867 on his personal letterhead (blind embossed VS and Marly de Roi where he lived - same place as Alexandre Dumas.) The letter reads; I...... More
Date Published: 1910 Binding: No binding 2pp. Autograph letter signed, small 8vo, dated April 24, 1910 on letterhead of Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa to H.A. Kennedy. Letter deals with Kennedy's recent visit to Saunders and talks about Kennedy's family, in particular Kennedy's son. Saunders is suggesting the som attend the..... More
Date Published: 1901 Binding: No binding Autograph letter signed, one page, 4to Dated Normal School Toronto, MAy 14, 1901. Inviting Mrs. Thompson to speak to an assembly on the life of Laura Secord. William Scott, BA, educator, became fifth principal of Toronto Normal School from 1898-1918. Previously he was Model..... More
Date Published: 1876 Binding: No binding Three autograph letters signed: #1). Autograph letter signed. Three pages, Dated Jan[uary]30, 1871. Letter to Fannie, with intimate and suggestive comments on a book she is reading. #2). Autograph letter signed. Three pages, 8vo. Dated July 20, [18]90. Expressing appreciation to a Mrs. Dickey..... More
Date Published: ND Binding: No binding 5-5/8 x 4-1/2 inches. Autograph letter signed. One page. Dated March 19 [no year]. To Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons (1790-1858) British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment..... More
Date Published: 1860,1866 & 1879 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding FOUR SCARCE CUBAN SLAVE LEGAL DOCUMENTS Four legal holograph document notices in Spanish (Stamps dating 1860,1866, two 1879) for the selling of slaves (venta de esclava), in secretarial hands, each signed by notaries. All good condition. Slavery in Cuba..... More
Date Published: 1805 Binding: No binding SCARCE TO THE MARKET SIGNED JOHN GRAVES SIMCOE LETTER ALS signed “J. G. Simcoe, Lt. General,” one page, 6.75 x 9.5, June 27, 1805. Trimmed edges, and small areas of paper loss affecting one word of text, otherwise, in very good condition. Letter issued..... More
London: Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley. Place Published: London Publisher: Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley Date Published: 1865 Binding: No binding Autograph Letter Signed. One page, 5-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches, Dated St. James Square. June 29,1865. Very good condition. Reflecting on election matters. Dear Sir John I have received your letter and..... More
Date Published: 1842 Binding: No binding Autograph letter signed, 3 pages 4-3/8 x 7 inches, dated Horse Guards, Oct[ober] 11, 1841 to Sir James Graham, British statesman and, in 1841, Secretary of the Home Department. Last page docketing information. Some paper agetoning and spotting otherwise, very good condition. A letter..... More
Date Published: [1862] Binding: No binding Autograph Letter Signed. Flat 20 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches and one fold to 5 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Two pages. Dated Jan(uar)y 22, 1862 (paper watermarked) A section 5 1/4 x 1 3/8 inches missing from second page and a hole 1..... More
Date Published: ND Binding: No binding 7-3/8 x 4-1/2 inches. Two horseshoe holes at bottom of page not affecting hand-writing, otherwise good condition. Autograph Letter Signed. Two pages. Dated Walton near Liverpool, Sept 4th (no year). To Reverend Dr. Raffles, seeking the submission of a note from Raffles concerning an..... More
London. Place Published: London Date Published: ND Binding: No binding Autograph Letter Signed to Benjamin Disraeli. One page, 4-3/8 x 7 inches. Dated St. James Square. Wednesday night. Arranging a time to meet the following Saturday. Signed Stanley Good condition. Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, was an English statesman..... More
London. Place Published: London Date Published: ND Binding: No binding Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby Autograph Letter Signed to Benjamin Disraeli. One page, 4-3/8 x 7-3/8 inches. Dated London, Tuesday. Dear D. Acknowledging a robbery, extending apologies, and ensuring immediate restitution. Signed S. Bottom with darker marks across..... More
Date Published: 1845 Binding: Hard & Soft cover UNCOMMON TRADE DETAILS INSIGHT FOR THE PORT OF TORONTO 1845 Customs in the Port of Toronto, sent to William Morris, Receiver General, Montreal. Folio, one page, Toronto to Montreal, “Too late” rated 2/3 overweight letter, located and dated Toronto 8 april 1845..... More
Date Published: 1823 Binding: No binding RARE DOCUMENT WITH SIGNATURES OF KEMPT AND STEWART. 2pp. Manuscript, size each page, 7-7/8 x 12-3/4 inches. Stitched and with faded seal. Front page is the sworn statement of James Stewart regarding Gillam Pailer witnessing a document. Signed and dated at Nova Scotia, Halifax..... More
Stanford Rivers, UK: Isaac Taylor. Place Published: Stanford Rivers, UK Publisher: Isaac Taylor Date Published: [1835] Binding: No binding Two autograph letters signed: 1) Autograph letter signed. Two pages, 4to. Dated "Stanford Rivers, Monday morning, [no year]." A friendly letter, making a visiting arrangement. 2) Autograph letter signed. Three pages..... More
Date Published: 1835 Binding: No binding 7-1/4 x 8-3/4 inches flat, folded to 7-1/4 x 4-3/8 inches Autograph letter signed. Two pages, dated 1st January 1835. Rerouting his mail. This letter is believed to be written by Captain John Tod (from Greenock) who was an officer in Madras (india), paymaster..... More
Date Published: 1899 Binding: No binding Autographed letter signed. Two pages. 4to. Dated Library of Parliament, Ottawa, 10 May 1899. Sending along copy of his father's first book, once owned by Robert Baldwin. With mention of other literary matters. Captain Alfred Hamlyn Todd was born in Toronto in 1851. In..... More
Date Published: [1876] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover MANUSCRIPT (NOT COMPLETE) OF A RARE POETRY BOOK Charlotte Aurelia Townsend (née Winder), the daughter of General William Winder and Gertrude Polk of Maryland, was born at Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, in 1806. Her brother, General John Winder (1800-1865), was the Confederate..... More
Date Published: 1901 Binding: No binding Autograph letter signed. One page, 4-3/4 x 7-3/8 inches, dated London 9 January 1901. To Sara Mickle of Toronto, acknowledging on Lord Roberts behalf, the receipt of the Calendar in which Field Marshall Lord Frederick Roberts was very pleased. Very good condition. Sir Hereward..... More
Date Published: [1877] Binding: No binding 8 x 10 flat folded to 8 x 5 inches now. Autograph letters signed E.A. Washburn. Four pages, 8vo. Dated New York 14 July circa 1877 noted in pencil on page 1. Was folded smaller but now a a four page letter and a...... More
Date Published: 1873 Binding: No binding Two holograph letters written to Mr. Hyde Clark, London England. 1) 1873, Nov. 10th, Flat 9-3/4 x 7-7/8 inches, folded to 4-7/8 x 7-7/8 inches (was folded smaller. Small blind embossed logo in the top left corner. 4pp with 3 written pages. Referred to..... More
Date Published: 1852 Binding: No binding ONE OF THE LAST LETTERS EVER WRITTEN BY WELLINGTON Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Autograph letter (unsigned). Two pages. 8vo. Dated Walmer Castle August 17, 1852. About a month after this letter was written, Wellington died on 14 September 1852, aged..... More
Date Published: 1827 Binding: No binding Autograph letter signed. Three pages, 4-1/2 x 7-1/4. Dated London 29th August 1827 written to the Duke of Rutland. Written when Commander in Chief of the British army, regretting that his commitments to matters in Portugal and of cial visits prevent him from going..... More
Date Published: 1795-1800 Binding: No binding #1. John White (c1761-1800) Autograph letter dated [Niagara-on-the-Lake], July 1, 1795, signed in initials, from J[ohn]. W[hite]., (1761-1800) White was an English Barrister who was the first Attorney-General of Upper Canada, 1792-1800. He moved with the capital of the new colony, from Kingston to..... More