William Harrison Ainsworth-continued. 40 JERDAN (William) Holograph Manuscript, signed initials, 5s 41 Impromptu-On Mr. Laman Blanchard, the Poet, Playing skittles at 3 o'c. in the morning with Mr. George Cruikshank, on the way from Mr. Ainsworth's For Verse and Skittles he; alike divine; Give him the Pen or Bowl, he tips the Nine." A.N.s., I p., 8vo, 1839, addressed to "My dear Ainsworth," accepting an invitation to dinner, with franked envelope, 3s 6d 42 MACREADY (Catherine Frances, wife of W. C. Macready) A.L.s., 3 pp., 12mo, N.D., to W. H. Ainsworth, thanking him for one of his books, 4s 6d "Allow me to thank you very sincerely for the great pleasure you have given me in your most interesting and most touching story; which is only alloyed by having to wait so long before one can proceed in it," etc. 43 MAGUIRE (John Francis, Irish Politician) A.L.s., 3 pp., 8vo, N.D., addressed to W. Harrison Ainsworth. Maguire asks Ainsworth to urge Mr. Bentley, the publisher, to answer, whether he will accept or no, an article Maguire has sent him; also refers to Guy Fawkes,'' 7s 6d 44 "When I regularly settle down to my former habits, etc., in Cork, I shall then be enabled to send you the Cork papers with both a prima facie and bonâ fide evidence, proving the sincerity of my gratitude, and the truth of my admiration for the author of-not the bugbear, but the real-Guy Fawkes," etc. A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, N.D., addressed to W. Harrison Ainsworth, concerning an article Maguire sent for insertion in Bentley's Magazine, 5s 66 45 PICKERSGILL (Frederick Richard, Historical Painter) Fine A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, 15th April, 1841, addressed to My dear Ainsworth," concerning "Jack Sheppard," etc., 10s 6d "I have this instant finished reading your Jack Sheppard, one of the most powerful and best written works I have ever read, I never remember to have been more excited, though I must candidly own I do not like the class of work, for the same reason that I never look at those of Hogarth but always avoid them. Your genius is of the very first order, clearness of style and great compression appears to my humble judgement your great aim," etc. 46 SMITH (Horatio) A.L.s., I p., 8vo, N.D., thanking W. H. Ainsworth for some fish, 8s 6d 47 "The fish that Charles Lamb loved, coming from the waters of the Lake Poets, and presented by you, A.L.s., I p., 8vo, 26th December, 1846, addressed to 48 SURTEES (Robert Smith, Sporting Novelist, Author of "Mr. Sponge's 49 TYTLER (Patrick Fraser, Author of a "History of Scotland ") Two Interesting A.Lrs.s., 4 pp., 8vo, 1839, etc., both addressed to W. H. Ainsworth, both relate to Tytler's "Life of the admirable Crichton," 7s 6d 50 AIRY (G. B., 1801-1892, Astronomer Royal) Interesting A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, N.D., addressed to Monsieur Maindron, with reference to the correspondence between Sir John Herschel and M. Babinet, 3s 51 A.L.s., I p., 4to, 2s 6d Greenwich Observatory, '41 52 AKAM (Edward) Of the Cause of Evil, with some reflections concerning human liberty and freewill, addressed to his friend C. J., 1866, manuscript covering 60 pages, written in a clear handwriting, 4to, half bound, 4s 6d 53 AKERMAN (John Yonge, Author and Antiquary) A.L.s., 2 pp., 8vo, 2s 6d CENT. XIX. 1837 54 ALBERMARLE (Earl of) A.L.s. to "My dear Sir Richard," 3 pp.. 55 4to, 4s 6d 1810 The writer is anxious about the health of his son, and begs his correspondent to send him home if he should think it necessary. A.L.s., 1 pp., 4to, 3s Twickenham, 1823 56 ALBERMARLE (Lady) A.L.s. to Mr. Brudenell, her Uncle, 2 pp., 4to, 4s 6d 1745 The lady writes to express her surprise that her Uncle should deny a debt of £200 which he owed to her. 57 ALBUM, containing an Interesting Collection of about Sixty-three A.Lrs.s. and about Forty-five Docs.s. of eighteenth century celebrities, the A.Lrs.s. include Admiral Viscount Keppel (2 with portrait), Admiral Vernon, Sir William Hamilton (2, also part of a long A.L. and 8 A.Notes.s.), Thomas Erskine, Lord Melville (L.s.), Lord Townshend (with portrait), H. Tresham, R.A., Robert Eyre, Admiral Duckworth, Rev. John Erskine (2, with portrait), etc. The Docs,s. include Lord North, Sir Robert Walpole, Admiral Rodney, Geo. Bubb Doddington, Lord Halifax, Sir Hugh Palliser, Lord Godolphin, Lord Duncannon, Lord Palmerston, Lord Grenville, etc., all neatly mounted in a folio album, half calf, £2 15s 58 59 бо Containing a Collection of Thirty-eight Autograph Letters signed, including William Barnes, Wilkie Collins, William Etty (A.L. in 3rd person), Admiral Hood (A.L. in 3rd person), Lord Elphinstone, Douglas Jerrold, Lord Palmerston, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Salisbury, Admiral Sir Sidney Smith (L. in 3rd person), William R. Spencer, Rev. J. Berington (wrote History of Abeillard and Heloise," etc.), John Britton, T. C. Grattan (Irish Novelist and Poet), W. Thos. Arnold, of Rugby, etc., all lightly hinged, in a 4to volume, half morocco, £3 10s 66 The letter from Wm. Barnes is addressed to T. N. Talfourd, and relates to Charles Lamb. "It is a long time since I have seen our friend Charles Lamb; but he is not a man to forget. It was impossible to know him, and not to admire and love him, his very failings rather increased than diminished the good-will which all who understood him felt towards him." Containing Sixty-nine A.Lrs.s. and Thirty-five Signatures, including A.Lrs.s. of General W. Napier to Thomas Moore, Duke of Wellington (A.L. in 3rd person), General Williams to Lady Eastlake, Lord Raglan, General Lord Hill (A.L. in 3rd person), etc., and signatures of Baden Powell, Dr. Jamieson, Sir Evelyn Wood, Lord Roberts; also signatures of famous Painters, including Joshua Reynolds, John Flaxman, David Cox, Samuel Prout, etc., and a large number of A.Lrs.s. of Bishops and Clergy of the Church of England, all lightly hinged in a 4to volume, half morocco gilt, £2 2s Containing a Collection of Forty-five A.Lrs.s. and about Two Hundred and Thirty-five detached Signatures; the A.Lrs.s. include Sir David Brewster, Sir Astley Cooper, Dr. John Nichol, Dr. Bruce Jones, Cardinal Vaughan, Benjamin Jowett, Dr. Tait, Hugh Macmillan, J. Oswald Dykes, Chas. Lyell, Catherine Marsh, Sir Henry Ellis, Dr. Colenso, Dr. Maclagan, etc. The detached signatures include Garibaldi, E. B. Pusey, J. Galt, Count von Bernstorff, Joseph Hume, John Lockhart, Lady Eastlake, Anna Maria Hall, Allan Cunningham, Harriett Martineau, Sir Chas. Barry, Sir R. Airy, Sir Chas. Bell, Charles Dalrymple, etc.; together with part of original manuscript notes for a lecture in the handwriting of Sir James Mackintosh, in a 4to album, morocco, binding defective, cover and back missing, £1 1s 61 Containing a Collection of Seventeen A.Lrs.s., Twenty-eight Detached Signatures, and Thirty-six Addressed Envelopes, the A.Lrs.s. include John Bright, Philip Henry Gosse, Edward Lovell, W. E. Hickson, Sir William Medleycott, etc. The sigs. include Charles Reade, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Duke of Cambridge, etc.; and the Envelopes include Princess Augusta, Thomas Moore, Max Müller, Sir Charles Eastlake, P.R.A., J. Noel Paton, R.A., etc., all mounted in a sm. 4to vol, half roan, 12s 62 63 Containing Thirty Letters from well-known Peers, etc., 1832 to '58, mostly in third person, and all addressed to the editor of Lodge's Peerage," several containing particulars relative to their family history, folio, cloth, 15s A Typical "Album Amicorum" of the Early Nineteenth Century (1828-1852), containing poetical extracts, water-colour and pencil drawings, 4to, green calf neat, gold border round sides, gilt edges, 10s 6d 64 ALLEN (Sir William, P.R.S.A.) A.L.s., I p., 4to, I March, 1827, to Archibald Constable, concerning Allen's Picture of "Queen Mary signing her abdication,' also a receipt for £25, being payment for the original sketch of The death of Archbishop Sharpe," signed, 5s 66 65 ALMA-TADEMA (Sir Laurence, R.A.) A.N.s., I p., 8vo, 1877, Admittance Card to Exhibition at the Royal Academy of 1905, signed, Card with motto auto. sig., photograph signed, with several portraits and biography, the lot 7s 6d THE ORIGINAL LOG-BOOK OF A SHIP VOYAGING FROM BRISTOL, ENGLAND, TO AMERICA, 1674-1686. 66 THE ORIGINAL JOURNAL OR LOG-BOOK OF THE SHIPS KATHERINE AND MICHAELL," OF BRISTOL, ABRAHAM LLOYD, COMMANDER, commencing the 18th of September, 1674, and continuing to 10th of September, 1686, 146 pages, folio, original vellum wrapper, £18 Most of the Voyages recorded in this Log-Book start from Bristol, the destinations being BARBADOES, CAPE DE VERDE ISLANDS, BOSTON IN NEW ENGLAND, ISLAND OF ANTIGUA. Besides giving the tables of latitude and longitude, it has a very full journal of occurrences during the various voyages. LETTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS OF AMERICAN INTEREST. 67 ABBOTT (Jacob, Author of "The Young Christian," etc., of Farmington, Mc.) A.L.s., 1 p., 4to, to Mr. Curwen, thanking his correspondent for a little volume Nelly Vanner," 4s 6d Farmington, Maine, 1840 66 "I assure you I have received much pleasure from the receipt of the book, as well as from the expressions of approbation for the principles exhibited in my writings," etc. 68 BANCROFT (George, Author of "History of America," etc.) A.L.s., 1 p., 4to, Boston, Nov. 3, 1832, addressed to the Rev. Ezra S. Garnett, with address and seal, 8s 6d 69 BARTLETT (John) Three A.Lrs.s., 3 pp., 8vo, Sept.-Dec., 1892, all addressed to F. H. Underwood. 7s 6d "If ever come perfect days, I shall thank you in person for your beautiful tribute to Lowell, which you so kindly sent me. It will, I know, charm my heart as it has already mine eye. The first moment that I can snatch from proof reading I shall devote to it." 70 BILL for vesting certain Plantations and Slaves in the_Island of Dominica, devised by the will of Charles Winston, Esq., deceased, in Trustees, etc., 20 pp., folio, 4s 6d 1823 71 CHEEVER (George Barrell, Parson in Salem and New York) A.L.s., 1 p., 8vo, to Dr. Reid, declining an invitation to dinner, with address and post-marks, 4s 6d 1837 72 CONTEMPORARY COPY of a Petition from William, Earl of Stirling, William Philipps Lee, of the City of York, and Mary Trumbull, of Easthampstead Park, in the County of Berks, to King George IIIrd, 24 pp., folio, dated June 9th, 1760, laying claim to the Islands of Stirling or Long Island, in America, or in default thereof the payment to them of £7,000 with interest, £2 10s 73 CONTEMPORARY DRAFT of the Renewal of the Treaty of Peace between Great Britain and the Mickmack Indians, concluded in the Council Chamber at Halifax, 22nd of November, 1752, 2 pp., folio, A MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL DOCUMENT, £8 8s 74 CONWAY (H. S., General, opposed the continuance of the American War) Five A.Lrs.s., all to the Duke of Portland, written in the year 1783, respecting military appointments and promotions, £3 3s the lot 75 DALLAS (Hon. George M., Statesman and Diplomatist) A.L.s., I p., 4to, 10th Sept., 1845, addressed to the Honble. Wm. L. Marcy, Secretary at War, Washington, introducing a friend-Mr. William Gilpin, of Missouri, 4s 6d 76 DASHWOOD (F.) A.L.s., 4 full pages, 4to, New York, May, 13th, 1781, addressed to the Rt. Honble. Lord Le Despencer, a most important letter referring to the condition of the Fleet, etc., £7 7s "Since I wrote to your Lordship by the Mercury Packet, Admiral Arbuthnot has arrived here from the Chesapeake, and Repaired those Ships that were Damaged in the Action with the French, and is just gone out again to Sea, An Embarkation of about Two Thousand Troops are just Sailed from hence, I believe, for the Chesapeake, I understand these Troops, as well as them already there, are put under the command of My Lord Cornwallis. . . I am sorry to observe to your Lordship that our Fleet seems not to be so well conducted as they should be. Everybody seems to be displeased; particularly with the Admiral. They say themselves in the Fleet things are not as they should be. Indeed tho' the Admiral has desire to do as much as any Officer in the King's Service I cannot help thinking with the rest that he has not the abilities of conducting the business of his great command." American Interest-continued. 77 DAY (Jeremiah, President of Yale College) A.L.s., I p., 4to, introducing a Mr. James D. Moore, of Montreal, 'to his correspondent, 10s 6d Yale College, 1838 "Permit me to introduce to you the bearer, Mr. James D. Moore, of Montreal, who has been lately a member of the Theological Department in this College, and now goes to Great Britain, as an agent on behalf of the cause of Sunday Schools in Canada," etc. 78 DOCUMENT appointing Joseph Mozier Consul of the United States for the Port of Ancona, in Italy, signed by Millard Fillmore, President, and Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, with seal, in excellent state, £1 15s 1850 79 ELLIS (George E.) Four A.Lrs.s., 19 pp., 8vo, Sept., 1892, and April, 1893, all addressed to F. H. Underwood, thanking him for his book Quabbin and sketch of Dr. Lowell, 8s 6d "I thank you for your kindness in sending me your Sketch of Lowell, I have read it with warm and appreciative interest. I regard Dr. Lowell, whom I knew very intimately, as the most Saintly man that walked the Streets of Boston," etc. 80 EVERETT (William) A very interesting A.L.s. to Dr. Jessopp, 4 pp., 8vo, 10s 6d Quincy, Mass., 1896 I wish I could give this letter in full, but I am only able to quote the following passage :"We have come safely through a tremendous domestic (political) storm, and the evil spirits who were disappointed of distress and quarrels at home, are trying to get up a foreign war, England or Spain, it is all one. They want to fight somebody. For myself, the older I get, the more completely I hate war, I know Dr. Jessopp, whether he calls himself an East Anglican or a West Saxon, belongs to a fighting county; Nelson or Blake is all one: but I believe one great service his favourite friars did, was discouraging the Wars that such monks as Bernard made popular-that is the Grey Friars: The Dominicans were belligerent enough." 81 FILLMORE (Millard, President of the U.S.A.) A.L.s., I p., 8vo, Buffalo, March 26, 1864, in answer to a request for his autograph, 12s 6d 82 HALL (Capt. Basil) A.L. from Richmond, Virginia, to W. Jacob, Board of Trade, London, signature cut off, 3 pp., 4to, 1828-Part of a letter, with sig. in full, 1 p., 4to-Part of a letter, wanting end, 5 pp., 8vo, 1829-Extract from a letter to Capt. Hall, on American politics, interesting (not in Hall's auto.), 1828-the lot, 12s 6d I should like to quote largely from these papers, but must content myself with the following passage "I have found it (the United States) different in almost all respects from what I expected-but it has furnished more interest than I looked for. and I find this rising every day. There is a great diversity of circumstances, and consequently of character in the Union, and I find these in many cases almost as little known to the natives of the different States as it is to Europeans.' 83 HARTE (Francis Bret, American Poet and Man of Letters) A.NS. on Letter-Card, N.D., accepting an invitation to dinner and apologizing for the smallness of a donation he has forwarded to some fund, £1 1s 84 INTERNATIONAL CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL, 3 pp., 4to, containing the Auto. Sigs. of American Congregational Ministers, including the sigs. of Morton Dexter, of Boston, Mass.; James Brand, of Ohio; Michael Burnham, of Springfield, Mass.; E. Lyman Hood, of New Mexico; Hastings Ross; Henry Husen; Henry Stimson, etc., in all 28 sigs. in each case, with the signer's address, 4s 6d 85 JOURNAL of a Lady travelling with her friends in Georgia, from Montgomery to Savannah in 1851. Most of the Journey seems to have been by omnibus though a part was by rail, a clearly-written manuscript on 18 pages, 8vo, roan, £1 15s CENT. XIX. Although only a short narrative, this is of considerable interest, as the party travelled through a part of Georgia which had not long been opened up, and the writer describes the natives and the accommodation as being of a very primitive character. 66 86 LAWRENCE (Abbott, American Ambassador to England) A.L.s., I p., 8vo, December 16th, 1851, addressed to My dear Lady Morgan; also Five A.Lrs.s. of his wife Katherine (2 in the 3rd person); Two A.Lrs.s. of T. B. Lawrence; and Two A.Lrs.s. of Louisa Lawrence, 5s the lot 87 LITERARY CELEBRITIES.-A.Lrs.s. of Mrs. Hodgson Burnett, General Gorse, Robert Grant, Geo. F. Hoar, M. J. Savage; also two type-written letters, signed, of John F. Andsen and F. J. Garrison, January to February, 1893, all addressed to F. H. Underwood in praise of his book Quabbin on New England life, 7s 6d the lot 88 LOWELL (James Russell, American Poet and Man of Letters) Interesting Series of Nine A.Lrs.s., 11 p., 8vo, 1880-1889, four are addressed to Mrs. Flower, and five to Professor C. E. Flower, with four addressed and stamped envelopes, £8 8s + of these letters refer to invitations to visit and dine with the Flowers. The following extract |