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Condition: Good. 8vo., 24 pp., Very Good, with some creasing. Other documents include: TLS Braverman to Grainger 11/1/60; TLS Oberle to Grainger 10/14/60; TLS Braverman to Grainger 9/26/60; TLS Braverman to Grainger 9/20/60; TLS Oberle to Grainger 9/9/60; TLS Braverman to Grainger 8/19/60; TLS Wohl to Cowan 8/11/60; TLS Braverman to Grainger 8/10/60; TLS Braverman to Grainger 6/30/60.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Canceled check from Pete Conrad's businessl checking account. It is dated October 31, 1987 and is made out to 27 Aldine-Westfield, Ltd, for the amount of $14,187.50. The check is imprinted with Mr. Conrad's name and address and is from a Coast Bank checking account. Check is signed "Charles Conrad Jr" in black ink. Check is in fine condition. Astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad was selected for the NASA space program in 1962, eventually becoming the third man to walk on the moon. Born June 2, 1930, in Philadelphia, PA, Conrad received an aeronautical engineering degree from Princeton, and then entered the Navy, where he trained as a naval aviator. His first space flight was Gemini V, which established the space endurance record and placed the United States in the lead for man-hours in space. As commander of Gemini XI, Conrad helped to set a world's altitude record. He then served as commander of Apollo XII, the second lunar landing. In his final mission he served as commander of Skylab II, the first United States Space Station. During the 28-day Skylab flight in May-June 1973, Conrad established a personal endurance record for time in space by bringing his total flight time to 1,179 hours and 38 minutes. He called this last mission in space the most satisfying, working to repair the damage Skylab suffered during its liftoff. After retiring from NASA and the Navy in 1973 with the rank of Captain, Conrad worked for American Television and Communications Corp. in Denver and McDonnell Douglas Corp., the aviation manufacturer. He was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service Medals, two Navy Distinguished Service Medals and two Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1980. He was enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1980. Conrad died July 8, 1999 in a motorcycle accident near Ojai, California, at the age of 69 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery located in Arlington, Virginia. The photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included in the sale. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Signed, "Howick." Original document with printed text and handwriting in black ink on beige paper. Paper has a "J. & M. Mills, 1830" watermark. Dated August 15, 1836 at the "War Office." 7 3/4" x 12 3/4." One page. Document is very clean and intact overall except for fold lines (perhaps original), light age toning, and a few wrinkles. Signature and the rest of the handwriting are still very clean and legible. A Very Good copy. An original document issued by the War Office and signed by Charles Grey as "Howick." In the document, Grey signs that the Paymaster General is to return a portion of treasury funds used by the "53rd Foot," also known as the 53rd Regiment of Foot. General Charles Grey (1804-1870) was a British army officer, politician, and secretary. He was one of the sons of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), the latter of whom was also known as Viscount Howick from 1806-1807, and Mary Ponsonby. Henry Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (1802-1894) was the younger Charles's brother. In 1820, Grey joined the British Army as a sub-lieutenant. He later commanded the 73rd Regiment of Foot from 1833-1842. As a politician, Charles served as a member of the British House of Commons and the Executive Council and Special Council of Lower Canada. Notably, Charles also served as a private secretary to his father, to Prince Albert from 1849-1861, and to Queen Victoria from 1861 until his passing in 1870. Signed by Author(s).

James Samuel Walter de Soysa (b.1880) was one of the children of the vastly wealthy Ceylonese tea planter and philanthropist Charles Henry de Soysa (1836-1890) of Moratuwa and Alfred House, Colombo. An Anglican, he was educated at Cambridge, and was a bencher of the Inner Temple. In 1904 he married Maria Micada Piedra Albo, of a distinguished Spanish family. They lived in London in Kensington, and in Ceylon, where he had his own plantations. The present documents relate to the couple's separation and divorce proceedings, which were filed in London, which resulted in him keeping the Kensington property and paying his wife and then her sister alimony for life. In 1918 he remarried, and he and his second wife Francis Dora Sirimanna lived at 'Sunnyside' in Moratuwa, and then at properties at Angulana and Gurudeniya. Both items in good condition, lightly aged and worn, each with a few pinholes from previous attachment to one corner of the leaves. ONE: Letter, in English, from J. S. W. de Sousa's wife to 'Mr. Powell'. Either a transcript or the Autograph Original signed 'Maria Albo de Soysa'. Fully filling 8pp, 8vo, with the conclusing written written lengthwise up a margin. On four loose bifoliums, previously pinned together. Headed: 'Address - / c/o Mrs. Gámá / Glencairn / Colpetty. / 23rd Nov: 1911 / Colombo / Ceylon'. At head of first page is a memorandum dated 18 April 1918, setting out the documents involved in the divorce settlement, with the autograph signature: 'Before me / J. W. Lawrence / A Commissioner for Oaths', headed 'W. P. 4 / In the High Court of Justice / Chancery Division / Mr Justice Astbury'. Maria de Soysa's letter begins in histrionic style: 'Dear Mr. Powell / As you are perhaps already aware by this time that Mr. Walter de Soysa after being once more influenced by his own people as soon as he reached Colombo he deserted me & is trying to make the Trust null & void after looking so genuine & in earnest about all what he did of his own wish & will in order to recompense for all the wrongs he has done to me. / Now stranded & deserted as I am in a foreign country away from my home & my own people my only chance of getting any justice in this world lies in trusting you, Mr. Lambert & Dr. Gámá.' After a degree of repetition she explains 'the exact position': 'I am sent out of his house at the most unearthly hour of night bag & baggage & had to shelter with my friends as there was great danger of my being ill treated & even poisoned & murdered by his own people helping'. She explains how she has had recourse to law and 'a separation through the court for this desertion on his part'. She complains that she may 'lose everything after him & all will go either to his people or one of his mistresses which he picks up a new one every day & which habit is sure to go from bad to worse being left to himself'. She repeats her assertion of confidence in the advice she is being given, and states that de Soysa 'has already sent a notice to Dr. Gámá informing him of anulling of the Trust & has made another will & instead of having the deeds registered for the Trust & handed over to Messrs Julius & Creasy has them registered back in his name'. She asks Powell to 'kindly act in this matter as is needful instead of being out done & cheated by him & his fraudulent lawyers'. She spends the second half of the letter attempting to influence him, while stating that 'it is not for a moment when I write to you this that I have any object in influencing you on my behalf'. Implying that de Soysa may contract syphilis, she states that there is something 'wrong in putting the properties in Trust of a man who has every chance of being one of these days totally blind, & get struck with paralysis & squander all his fortune if left to himself in company of bad women & gambling thereby reducing himself to the condition of a beggar & then be a bruden to me in near future when he will be 'shuned' [sic] & out-cast by his own people as soon as he goes.

1 vols. 7 1/4 x 5 inches. In French. In French. 1 vols. 7 1/4 x 5 inches. A quittance. Saveuses was a Counselor of the King. Vellum. Creases, some light soiling and browning, small holes, else very good.

Unbound. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. One folio page 18-line handwritten document dated July 17, 1773. Signed by: North as Prime Minister; C. Townsend; C.J. Fox, Newcastle; Hardwicke; Thomas Coutts (attorney). It concerns payment to James Lord Forbes. American Revoluton; Revolutionary War; Frederick, Lord North (1732-1792). Signed by Author(s). Book.

This U.S. army physician served on the U.S. Army Board for Study of Tropical Diseases in Manila; malaria was a serious concern at the time, ravaging U.S. troops during the Spanish-American War; Craig's advancements in the field include writings such as The Aestivo-Autumnal Malarial Fevers (1901) and The Malarial Fevers (1909). Partly-printed ADS, 1p, 6½" X 2 3/4", Washington, DC, 1922 July 22. Very good. Check drawn on The Riggs National Bank, written out entirely in Craig's hand to "Cash" in the amount of $25, boldly signed. Cancellation perforations and stamps do not touch upon signature. Nice engraving of bank entrance at left.

In French. In French. Single leaf. 1 vols. 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Certificate of service for Jean Jourdain dit St. Amand for having served in the military service. Signed by La Mothe Houdancourt as Marêchal de Camp des Armées du Roy and Governor de Bergues. He was made Lieutenant Géneral in 1702. Paper. Some light spotting and soiling, short marginal tears, remains of stub on left edge, else very good Single leaf. 1 vols. 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Signed.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 16mo. In fair condition, lightly aged and ruckled. Addressed to 'Dear Maurice' and signed 'A Black'. For Lothian see 'Memoirs of Adam Black' (1885). He asks him to 'glance at the inclosed': 'The description appears to me abundantly broad. And I hope to get the legion of proprietors in a trim to sign.' He concludes by stating that he will 'send for it' that evening, 'as Mr Bruce wishes to have it to send to Dymock tomorrow morning'. 'Mr Bruce' may be the future Sir James Knight Bruce (1791-1866); 'Dymock' is William Dymock, the Edinburgh advocate. "Maurice" might well be Maurice Lothian, a procurator fiscal.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Canceled check from Pete Conrad's personal checking account. It is dated 9/8/1996 and is made out to Hertz for the amount of $175.97. The check is imprinted with Mr. Conrad's name and address and is from a Harbor Bank checking account. Check is signed "Charles Conrad Jr" in black ink. Check is in fine condition. Astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad was selected for the NASA space program in 1962, eventually becoming the third man to walk on the moon. Born June 2, 1930, in Philadelphia, PA, Conrad received an aeronautical engineering degree from Princeton, and then entered the Navy, where he trained as a naval aviator. His first space flight was Gemini V, which established the space endurance record and placed the United States in the lead for man-hours in space. As commander of Gemini XI, Conrad helped to set a world's altitude record. He then served as commander of Apollo XII, the second lunar landing. In his final mission he served as commander of Skylab II, the first United States Space Station. During the 28-day Skylab flight in May-June 1973, Conrad established a personal endurance record for time in space by bringing his total flight time to 1,179 hours and 38 minutes. He called this last mission in space the most satisfying, working to repair the damage Skylab suffered during its liftoff. After retiring from NASA and the Navy in 1973 with the rank of Captain, Conrad worked for American Television and Communications Corp. in Denver and McDonnell Douglas Corp., the aviation manufacturer. He was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service Medals, two Navy Distinguished Service Medals and two Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1980. He was enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1980. Conrad died July 8, 1999 in a motorcycle accident near Ojai, California, at the age of 69 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery located in Arlington, Virginia. The photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included in the sale. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Canceled check from Pete Conrad's personal checking account. It is dated September 15, 1984 and is made out to Jane D. Conrad for the amount of $500.00. Jane D. Conrad was the wife of Charles Conrad. The check is from a Coast Bank checking account. Check is signed "Charles Conrad Jr" in black ink. The check has also been signed on the back by Jane Conrad. Check is in fine condition. Astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad was selected for the NASA space program in 1962, eventually becoming the third man to walk on the moon. Born June 2, 1930, in Philadelphia, PA, Conrad received an aeronautical engineering degree from Princeton, and then entered the Navy, where he trained as a naval aviator. His first space flight was Gemini V, which established the space endurance record and placed the United States in the lead for man-hours in space. As commander of Gemini XI, Conrad helped to set a world's altitude record. He then served as commander of Apollo XII, the second lunar landing. In his final mission he served as commander of Skylab II, the first United States Space Station. During the 28-day Skylab flight in May-June 1973, Conrad established a personal endurance record for time in space by bringing his total flight time to 1,179 hours and 38 minutes. He called this last mission in space the most satisfying, working to repair the damage Skylab suffered during its liftoff. After retiring from NASA and the Navy in 1973 with the rank of Captain, Conrad worked for American Television and Communications Corp. in Denver and McDonnell Douglas Corp., the aviation manufacturer. He was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, two NASA Distinguished Service Medals, two NASA Exceptional Service Medals, two Navy Distinguished Service Medals and two Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1980. He was enshrined in the Aviation Hall of Fame in 1980. Conrad died July 8, 1999 in a motorcycle accident near Ojai, California, at the age of 69 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery located in Arlington, Virginia. The photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included as part of the sale. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Bank check signed "Charles M. Duke" in black ink.Check is from Charles M. or Dorothy C. Duke personal bank account as is payable to Cash for the amount of $200.00 and is FINE condition. Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon. Duke has logged 4,147 hours flying time, which includes 3,632 hours in jet aircraft; and 265 hours in space, plus 20 hours and 15 minutes of extravehicular activity. A resident of New Braunfels, Texas, he is currently chairman of the board of directors of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Document from the Province of Auckland, signed by Charles Heaphy, dated August 18 1862, to Mr A. K. Churton, charging for a survey of the Pakiri Block, near Warkworth, Auckland, on August 13. This was carried out by Charles Heaphy. The amount charged is for £47.7.0. A. K. Churton was Heaphy's father-in-law, and Heaphy at this time was the Auckland Provincial Surveyor and later New Zealand's first VC winner. 32.5 x 20 cm.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ("Charles M. Schulz"; rare use of middle initial), boldly penned in blue ink across the lower margin of a sheet containing a typed biographical entry (probably for Who's Who listing). Oblong octavo. 1 page. Signed by Author(s).

Eisenhower's secretary of defense (1953-57) had unusual qualifications: he served as president of General Motors (1941-53). Partly-printed DS (pencilled initials), 1p, 7¼" X 10½", n.p., n.d. [1939 June 12]. Near fine. Updating form sent out by "Who's Who in America" for their 1940-41 edition, printed on light orange stock, with Wilson's clipped entry from the previous edition tipped to the central blank portion. Wilson approves this mini-biography with a bold "OK / C.E.W." This item comes with a fine 7" X 9" glossy news agency photograph of 1953 depicting Wilson addressing newsreel cameras outside the Senate Office Building. His nomination to the cabinet was recommended -- after he agreed to sell off all of his GM stock!

Trenton Sept 9, 1941. 14 x 8.5", printed & typed document, framed, not examined out of frame but appears vg other than fairly uniform toning, with state seal vignette at top & large embossed blue paper seal at bottom. SIGNED BY CHARLES EDISON AS GOVERNOR. Charles was the son of Thomas Alva Edison, and his signature mimics his father's (except for the TAE umbrella). Appoints Harry B. Bell as a member of the Good Will Commission.

One page, folio, left edge trimmed with small loss of text (first letters of 'Aaron' in name 'Aaron Graham' and three other words), some small closed tears, fold mark, good condition. "Order is taken this 5th Day of November 1806 [.] that you deliver & pay of such His Majesty's Treasure as remains in your charge unto Aaron Graham Esq. Inspector of Convicts or to his Assigns the sum of Eighty seven Poaunds and ten Shillings [.]" Signed "CW Williams Wynn", counter-signed "H.Petty | Althorp | {Copeland?]". Concluding statement (loss of a few letters at start) "Camden pray pay this order out of Stamps [Consol?] Fund.".

One page, 15 x 19cm, corners missing at base with loss of part of first letter of witness signature, "John Eden". Payment of "six months Annuity" payable under a certain Act (duty on Wrought Plate, money arising from sale of forfeited estates, etc.

Folio. 1 page. Confirms the receipt of 1500 guilders from the Royal State Opera.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ("Charles Scheib" & "Billy Bernard") in black ink on Assignment of Canadian Copyright, New York, New York, August 6, 1924. 8 1/4" x 13 1/2", 2 pages (1 leaf recto and verso). Very good. Agreement between Charles Scheib, Billy Bernard and Harry Von Tilzer Music Publishing Co. for the song "Missouri Moon". Signed by Author(s).

Two thirds (?), 22cm x 23, of an Exchequer document, part printed, part-manuscript, top half rather roughyly torn away but leaving the significant MS text and signature. See image for content (though the scan doesn't quite give all detail eg the "x" of "Halifax").

On one side of a 22 x 33 cm piece of vellum. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with some pin-holes to margin. Stamp in black ink at head of the 'REV. CAS DU ROY [.] GEN. DE PARIS'. Signed at end: 'Collationné aux originaux par moi Ecer. Coner. Secretaire du Roy maison Couronne de france et de Ses finances/. | Sainson'. Each transcript is eight lines long, the first having been signed by 'Orry' and the second by 'Carreler' (both signatures also transcriptions). The recorded payments were made by Dorel in connection with his office as 'Coner. du Roy Banquier Expeditionnaire en Court de Rome et de La Legation pour la Ville de Paris'. There were twelve 'banquiers expéditionnaire en Cour de Rome' at Paris. The office had begun among Guelph bankers fleeing Italy for France in the fourteenth century, but by the eighteenth century was held by French tax officers dealing with Italian revenues. The 'Mercure de France', November 1753, carries the following report of Sainson's death: 'Edme Sainson, Ecuyer Conseiller Secrétaire du Roi, Maison Couronne de France & de ses Finances, mourut le premier Septembre 1753, âgé de 27 ans. Un esprit net, une mémoire prodigieuse & un grand amour pour le travail, lui faisoient remplir les fonctions de sa Charge avec une grande distinction.' See Image (scanner not quite long enough).

Condition: Very good. Paris, January 1, 1795., 1795. Very good. - Over 90 words penned on 12-1/2 inch high by 8 inch wide "Extrait du registre des Arretes du Comite des Finances de la Convention Nationale" watermarked stationery with the committee's heading and pictorial device engraved across the top third of the sheet. The document is an order of the Committee of Finances of the National Convention for the enforcement of the law of December 2, 1794. Roughly translated, this document regarding the restructuring of public health and medical education in France reads: ["Relative to the different propositions of the Section of Paris for the execution of the law of Dec. 2 [or 3] the Committee on Finance has decreed. / 1. That each section can appoint but three commissioners for putting the law into effect, and that these services are not to be paid for this function is to be considered as under their municipal superintendence. / 2. That after each commissioner has verified that which is prescribed by the law, no opposition can be raised: that each commissioner is to report his work to the national agent of the district near the Dept. of Paris. / 3. That the present decree be sent to every section."] Signed "Monnot" and "Dyzes". The bottom corners are darkened. Folded vertically & horizontally, else near fine. The National Convention in Revolutionary France sought to actively restructure public education and health, which led to reports to shape medical education. Reforms were partially based on reports by Fournoy, and they promoted a shift from the traditional theoretical education in favor of a model which would incorporate hospital practice. The French chemist and politician Antoine-Francois de Fournoy influenced the reorganization of medical education towards practical training which led to the creation of three "Ecoles de Sante". He pushed to integrate the fields of medicine with that of surgery. The French politician Jacques Francois Charles Monnot (1743-1825) served as a member to the August 29, 1791 legislative assembly. He was re-elected to that position and voted for the death of Louis XVI. Re-elected 1795 to the "Conseil des Cing-Cents", he specialized in financial matters. The French politician Jean Dyzes (1742-1830) served as a deputy on the National Assembly. He served as "procureur general".

See Gambier's entry in the Oxford DNB. He served during capture of Charleston during American Revolutionary War, at the Glorious First of June, and commanded at Battle of Copenhagen and Battle of the Basque Roads. He was First Naval Lord, three times: 1795-1801, 1804-6 and 1807-8. Henslow was Surveyor to the Navy, 1784-1806, and Hope was Deputy Comptroller of the Navy, 1795-1801. According to one source, HMS Achille was 'commissioned under Captain Sir Henry Stanhope [later Admiral Sir Henry Edwyn Stanhope (1754-1814)] in June 1798 while fitting out was ongoing [.] In April 1799, Captain Stanhope was replaced in command by Captain George Murray'. 1p, folio. On brittle and lightly-browned laid paper. The document is in fair condition, apart from at the head, which is worn and heavily chipped, with closed tears, repaired with archival tape. Addressed at head from 'Navy Office 20th March 1799.' Folded five times into package. Written in a secretary's hand and signed at bottom right 'C Hope. / J Hemslow / J: Gambier', and addressed at bottom left to 'Captain Stanhope / late of L'Achille'. The document (rather a stern letter for 'affectionate friends' to write) reads: 'The Officers of Portsmouth Yard having transmitted us an Account of the Articles in the Boatswain's Expence Book of His Majesty's Ship [added here: 'Achille late'] under your command, which were thought to be an extraordinary demand in so short a time after having said to have been recently completed. We herewith transmit you a reply of the same, and acquaint you it will be an objection to the passing your Accounts, unless you can give us satisfactory reasons for so extraordinary an expenditure. / We are, / Sir, / Your affectionate friends / C Hope. / J Henslow / J: Gambier'.

Condition: Very good. - Over 130 words penned in a secretarial hand on an 11-3/4 inch high by 7-5/8 inch wide buff paper with an attached leaf. The document grants an individual permission to leave and return with his entourage. "Nous luy avons donne 'conge' de permission d'y aller a condition de retourner a sa [___] au premier Maudemt." and more specifically "permission de les laissee [____] passer et repasser avec son Equipage et ses Valets." Signed "Louis de Valois" with his seal stamped in blind at bottom left. The letter is annotated in a different hand along the top "Conge du 16-9[-]ve 1632". The document is docketed on the attached leaf. Folded vertically and horizontally. Very good. The son of Charles d'Angouleme and grandson of the King of France Charles IX, Louis-Emmanuel de Valois d'Angouleme (1596-1653) was Count of Auvergne and Governor of Provence, holding the office of Colonel-General of the Cavalry from 1624 and on April 17 1635 Marechal de camp. He was appointed Governor of the Provence beginning January 1638. Refusing orders from Cardinal Mazarin during "la Fronde", a series of French civil wars occurring in the midst of the Franco-Spanish war, Louis de Valois was recalled to court in 1650 and in 1653 was stripped of his governorship.

Surviving section 20 x 10cm, closed tears 2.5cm, edges sl. ragged, foxing but text fully legible. See images. Surviving text (secretarial): (Verso) "in succession with the Office to the Memorialist he [presents?] himself well warranted to Charge the Accounts of Prizes - now under examination with the said ancient and usual fee of £5 pCent on all monies received by the Commissioners of Prizes taken and condemned in the Plantations in America And the memorialist accordingly moves your Lordships to issue an Order to the Commissioners for paying the same accordingly to the memorialist."; Verso, "Which is Submitted to your Lordships Consideration | By your Lordships most Obed[ien]t Ser[van]t | C Pratt [signature] | Lincolns Inn Fields 3d Decr 1759". His interest in America was also revealed later when he opposed taxation without representation.

2pp, folio. In fair condition, aged, worn and with chipping to extremities. Several folds. Begins: 'My Lord, | I hae the honor of transmitting the following Addresses of Condolence to Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and His Serene Highness the Prince Leopold of Sax Cobourgh'. A list of six addresses follows, variously sent to different members of the royal family from noblemen, gentlemen, clergy, freeholders, burgesses, inhabitants. sheriffs, aldermen, of the county of Wexford, and cities of Armagh and Limerick. Concludes: 'And I request your Lordship will lay the said Addresses, before Her Majesty, His Royal Highness, and His Serene Highness, accordingly.' Endorsed: 'forward the Addresses to Ld Moton & Sr R Gardiner - | Tuesday | write to Held. & And [sic] to Gazette'.

Condition: Very good. (Vienna, November 17), 1850., 1850. Very good. - Over 70 words penned in Italian in a secretarial hand on 11-3/4 inch high by 7-3/4 inch wide creamy vellum paper. "Noi Carlo III di Borbone Infante di Spagna per la grazia di dio, Duca di Parma, Piacenza, e Stati annessi" [We Charles III of Bourbon infante of Spain, by the grace of God, Duke of Parma, Piacenza, and annexed States], is attractively penned as a heading at the top of the page. The body of the text follows below a line of three decorative bullets "Volendo dare a Cavaliere Montenegro una dimostrazione della nostra stima ad affezione Ordiniamo Il Cavaliere Gioacchino Maria Montenegro Cavaliere di compagnia onorario dell'Augusto Nostro Genitore, e nominato Ciambellano della Nostra Casa e Corte Reale." [Wishing to give the Knight Montenegro a demonstration of our esteem and affection, we ordain Knight Gioacchino Maria Montenegro as an honorary Knight of the company of our August Father and noble Chamberlain of Our House and Royal Court." Signed "Carlo" by Charles III, Duke of Parma, followed by 3 lines of validations. The document number is penned at the top left corner of the page. Folded horizontally and vertically with a small piece out from the bottom left corner and a minor chip to the bottom right. A handsomely penned signed document. The Italian noble Charles III, Carlo III in Italian (1823-1854) was Duke of Parma from 1849 to 1854. The son of Charles II and Princess Maria-Theresa of Savoy. He was baptised Ferdinando Carlo Vittorio Giuseppe Maria Baldassarre. The Hereditary Prince of Lucca until his accession as Duke of Parma, his family called him Danduccio. He was assassinated on March 26, 1854 and lived but a short 31 years.

4to. 1 p. A claim for reimbursement of no less than 100 pounds sterling (today more than £15,000) for "Intelligence" and other services provided, addressed to Whitehall in 1753 by the Secretary to the British Embassy in Madrid, Charles Townshend. - Townshend was in service in Spain from 1751 to 1756 and became known as 'Spanish Charles' to distinguish him from the politician Charles Townshend, his cousin. The reimbursement was granted and signed by Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, Secretary of State for the Southern Department under George II, on 3 October 1753 at Whitehall: "I allow this Bill". - On his return to England in 1756, Townshend was elected as a Whig Member of Parliament. He would go on to serve in a number of senior political posts including Lord of the Admiralty, Lord of the Treasury, and joint Vice-Treasurer for Ireland. In 1777, Townshend was admitted to the Privy Council. He was raised to the peerage in 1796 as Baron Bayning, of Foxley in the County of Berkshire. - The bill preserves the remnants of a red seal in its upper-left corner. It has one small tear and minimal roughing to the edges. On the verso three pieces of tape are the remains of the bill's earlier inclusion in a collection. Alongside Townshend's claim and signature, and Holderness' confirmation and signature, there is one additional pencil note.

The contract is written in the hand of publisher James T. Fields. It is signed in full by Charles Reade and James T. Fields has signed it as ÒFields, Osgood & Co.Ó The document details a collected edition of Charles ReadeÕs novels to be published in America. ÒIt is understood between Charles Reade on the one hand and Messrs Fields, Osgood & Co on the other that Messrs Fields & Co. will pay Mr Reade five cents on every copy sold of each work they publish in their complete edition of his works.Ó The edition was eventually called the Household Edition. Reade agrees to revise and correct the text of the novels and Òthat Mr. Reade shall publicly authorize this editionÓ. Charles Reade (1814-1884) his works.Ó English author Charles Reade's novels attack, with passionate indignation and laborious research, the social injustices of his times. He is also remembered for his historical novel The Cloister and the HearthÊ(1861), which relates the adventures of the father of Desiderius Erasmus as he wavers between religious celibacy and human love.Reade became a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1835 but treated the position as a sinecure. In 1843 he was called to the bar but never practiced law, and several years later he became a dealer in violins. Finally, in 1849 he embarked on a long career as a dramatist, theatre manager, and novelist. Laura Seymour, an actress, lived with him from 1856 until her death in 1879.His novels reveal his concern with social issues.ÊIt Is Never Too Late to MendÊ(1856) attacked conditions in prisons, andÊHard CashÊ(1863) exposed the ill-treatment of mental patients, especially in private asylums;ÊPut Yourself in His PlaceÊ(1870) dealt with the coercive activities of trade unionists.ÊFoul PlayÊ(1868), written withÊDion Boucicault, revealed the frauds of Òcoffin shipsÓ (unseaworthy and overloaded ships, often heavily insured by unscrupulous owners) and helped to swayÊpublic opinionÊin favor of the safety measures proposed later by Samuel Plimsoll; like many of ReadeÕs fictions, it had a dual identity as a novelÊand play. The historical novelÊGriffith GauntÊ(1866) was widely attacked for its sexual frankness. In an effort to increase the realism in his novels, Reade loaded - or, as his critics complained, overloaded - them with carefully researched detail.