Catalogue of the interesting collection of autograph letters, of the late George Morgan Smith, esq., etc. etc. : in which will be found many rare and curious specimens of a highly interesting character, English and foreign sovereigns and nobles, statesmen, commanders, divines, lawyers, medical men, poets, artists, musicians, actors : a collection of rare play bills, etc. : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, on Monday, July 9th, 1849, and following days, at one o'clock most punctually.
- Puttick and Simpson
- Date:
- 1849
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Catalogue of the interesting collection of autograph letters, of the late George Morgan Smith, esq., etc. etc. : in which will be found many rare and curious specimens of a highly interesting character, English and foreign sovereigns and nobles, statesmen, commanders, divines, lawyers, medical men, poets, artists, musicians, actors : a collection of rare play bills, etc. : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson ... at their Great Room, 191, Piccadilly, on Monday, July 9th, 1849, and following days, at one o'clock most punctually. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
![29 Anne of Denmark, consort of James I. of England. L. sub. and s. 1 page folio, to the Archduke of Austria, Land. July 29, 1605. Rare, a fine specimen A very affectionate letter, expressive of her high esteem for the Arch- duke. 30 Anne, Queen of England, second daughter of James II. and Lady Ann Hyde . b. 1664, d. 1714 Sig. to a Commission, upon vellum, Kensington, April 12, 1701 ; signed also by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, the famous book collector. With portrait 31 Anne, Queen of England. Doc. s. 1 page folio, Windsor, Feb. 2, 1713 ; a fine specimen 32 Anne, Countess Palatine of Bavaria. L.s. 1717 33 Architects (Celebrated). Autographs of Hardouin Mansart, Godot, aud Contant, to a Petition to the Comptroller-General, for the establishment of an Academy of Architecture. A curious document 34 Arlington (Henry Benet, Earl of). L.s. 1 page folio, August 27, 1681 Ordering certain jewels of diamonds to be presented to the Ambassador from the King of Portugal, who had been sent to assure the Queen (Catherine of Braganza) of the support of the king, Don Pedro, the Queen being in fear of persecution by the Parliament. 35 Artists. 1. Sir R. Smirke, autograph note to Messrs. Boydell 2. Geo. Cruikshank, acceptance to a bill, 1823 36 Artists. Autograph Notes of Sir R. Westmacott, R.A., R. Westmacott, jun., T. Sidney Cooper, R.A., Desnoyers, (in French) 37 Arundel (Philip, Earl of) . [b. 1558], d. 1595 “ A coppy of the Letter written by Philip, Earl of Arundel, to the Queen’s Majestie, at his going over seas,” 10 pages folio, closely written, said to be in the Earl’s auto- graph. An extremely interesting historical document, entering fully into the causes of his departure, assuming the only ground of the Queen’s displeasure to be his adherence to the Roman Catholic faith ; and arguing from the misfortunes of his ancestors, the insecurity of his own life,he prefers voluntary exile in penury abroad, looking rather to the “ preservacion of his life, than to the possession of his living.” 38 Authors. 1. Chapone (Hester) Author, Aut. note signed 2. Killigrew, Author of the Tragedy called “ the Conspiracy,” A.L.s. 3. Mathias (G. T.) Author of “ Pursuits of Literature,” A.L.s. 39 Ballantyne (James) publisher of Sir Walter Scott’s Works. Two interesting letters, referring to the publication of the “ Minstrelsy of the Border,” and the answers to them, by Cadell, giving an estimate of the expenses of the work 1800-3](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22462636_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
