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WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY; 1ST DUKE. Autograph Letter
Signed, “Wellington,” to an unnamed recipient (“My dear Sir”), requesting that he inquire
whether the ship mentioned in the enclosed paper [not present] was carried into
Ramsgate. 1 page, 8vo, with integral blank; short closed tear repaird with cello tape verso,
folds.
“Walmer Castle,” 25 August 1840
[100/200]
163
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WILLIAM III; KING OF ENGLAND. Document Signed, “William R.,” as King,
military commission, in Dutch, appointing Frederick van Friesheim Ensign under Captain
Berset. Countersigned by his secretary Constantijn Huygens, Jr. 1 page, folio, with integral
blank; both paper seals intact. (*)
Lembeck, 15 August 1692
[700/1,000]
164
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WILLIAM IV; KING OF ENGLAND. Document Signed, “WilliamR,” establish-
ing the Office of Works for Scotland and appointing Robert Reid Master of Works.
Countersigned by Lord of the Treasury Granville Charles Henry Somerset, Edward Eliot,
and George Bankes. 4 pages, folio, leaves bound with green thread; scattered short closed
separations at fold ends. (*)
“Court at Saint James’s,” 6 November 1830
[350/500]
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(WORLD WAR II.) MACARTHUR, DOUGLAS; AND SUTHERLAND,
RICHARD. Photograph Signed, by both, showing the General and his Chief of Staff
seated in the back of a car [in Brisbane, Australia, circa 1943]. Signed in the image along
bottom edge. Approximately 5
3
/
4
x8 inches; some uneven fading to MacArthur signature
but mostly bold, minor scattered dings; matted and framed.
Np, nd
[300/400]
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