Autograph Note signed 'Edward Gibbon' addressed to James Scott of Finch Lane, Cornhill, requiring him to pay £100 to John Long at seven days sight. [See previous item.]

GIBBON, Edward.

Published by 1769, 1769

About this Item

One page, oblong 8vo, also signed by Scott on recto, signed on verso by Long and six others, through whose hands it had presumably passed. Buriton, 9 December 1769. A hastily written document, with several blots. Gibbon started to write his signature too near the right edge, and finding himself unable to go beyond the 'G' of his surname, he crossed out the 'Edward G' and wrote his full signature beneath, this time giving himself enough room. In 1769 Gibbon was thirty-two, and anxious about both the state of his father's health and the family finances. His father, originally a prosperous landowner and M.P., died intestate in 1770 leaving his affairs in great confusion, and Gibbon, the only surviving child, spent three troublesome years settling the estate. He eventually decided to sell the family home at Buriton, near Southampton, and settled at 7 Bentinck Street, off Cavendish Square. PLEASE NOTE: For customers within the UK this item is subject to VAT at 20%.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Autograph Note signed 'Edward Gibbon' addressed to James Scott of Finch Lane, Cornhill, requiring him to pay £100 to John Long at seven days sight. [See previous item.]
• Publisher: 1769
• Publication Date: 1769
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