Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc., South Orange, NJ, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible Signed
LORD THOMAS B. MacAULEY (1800-1895). MacAuley was an English politician, historian and poet.ALS. 2pp. 5 x 8. June 5, 1845. Albany. An autograph letter signed Mr MacAuley in the third person: Mr. MacAuley present his compliments to Messrs Evans, Wakefield, and Gayton, and regrets that he cannot fix a time for seeing them till a railway committee of which he is Chairman has terminated it labours. The letter is tipped to a larger sheet but is in fine condition overall.
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc., South Orange, NJ, U.S.A.
Signed
LORD THOMAS B. MacAULEY (1800-1895). MacAuley was an English politician, historian and poet.ALS. 3pp. 4 x 7. June 4, 1853. Albany [United Kingdom]. An autograph letter signed T B MacAuley to Lord John: The Lord Provost [Duncan McLaren] and two Baillies from Edinburgh wanted or had Aberdeen [who was Prime Minister then] today on the subject of the Amnesty Tax. They wish to see you on Monday, and I hope that they will be able to do so. I am forced to go to Oxford, or I would accompany them. Their object it to induce you to let their bill be brought in as a government bill either by the Lord Advocate or by Charteris. If you could consent to this, you would make the ministry very popular at Edinburgh, and I think that you might do so with much less risk than you would have incurred six weeks ago. The Lord Provost will tell you his story very clearly and concisely, and I hope that you will be able to give him a satisfactory answer. The letter has light mat burn around a couple edges and mailing folds.