The decree confirms the appointment of Georges Frédéric Fallot as Lutheran pastor in the parish of Dampierre-les-Bois near Audincourt, Doubs. It is countersigned by Hippolyte Fortoul, Ministre de l'Instruction publique et des Cultes. The decree was apparently cancelled soon after it was issued; it is crossed out, with the word..... More
'I can ... write to the Bishop of Norwich, who has a great respect for your Father, to ask his advice about it, and I am sure he will do all he can for you, consistently with his rules of duty.' Rear-Admiral Sir William Edward Parry, Arctic explorer, spent the..... More
Proust writes to persuade his 'Chère amie' that his financial troubles (apparently mentioned in an earlier letter) are transitory and that he is horrified that she believed he was asking to borrow money. The following quote is just a sample; there's a lot more in the same vein! 'C'est peut-être..... More
'After six years of unusually strong public support, in which [Reagan] restored confidence in the presidency, his careless or ill-informed handling in 1986 of arm sales to Iran (Irangate) in order to finance Contra activity in Nicaragua led to vigorous attacks on his credibility, but his popularity remained high.... The..... More
Rogers won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Kitty Foyle; the dress she wore in the film (as in the photograph here) became a new dress style, known as a 'Kitty Foyle' dress. More
'In the years between 1745 and 1749 Jean Jacques Rousseau was employed by Louise Marie Madeline Dupin as a research assistant on her ambitious project to delineate in print the history of women. After years of labor by Rousseau and Madame Dupin her "Ouvrage sur les Femmes" was shelved, unfinished..... More
The land order, issued in London, states that 'Captain Daniel Pring of Guildford Street hath paid for One Section of Rural Land, consisting of Eighty Acres, and also for Ten other Acres of Town Land, forming a portion of the 9,000 Acres purchased by certain Directors of an Association for..... More
Stravinsky sends his best new year wishes and thanks for BOJ's recent letter: 'Unfortunately I will be in Minneapolis when you are coming to Los Angeles. I have to conduct there 21st. Regretfully ...' Complete with the original envelope address (to Vienna) in Stravinsky's hand. Provenance: Collection of The Hon..... More
The poster was apparently produced by the Norfolk Island Military Museum in 2001. The laminate on the verso has been inscribed in felt-tipped pen: 'Carried by LS Phoebe Evans | Federation Guards, Gallipoli | 25 April 2015 [with her signature]'. Ms Evans was one of only eighteen members of the..... More
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), and William Laud (1573-1645), archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45), were influential counsellors to Charles I during his period of personal rule. The letters deal primarily with proposed television documentaries; one is signed 'yours sincerely, Hugh Trevor-Roper', while the two others are signed simply 'Hugh'..... More
Sarah Anne Hildyard was appointed as governess to the older Royal children in January 1847. 'Nicknamed Tilla, the new governess was chosen by Baron Stockmar, and ... Vicky was fortunate in the Baron's choice. Miss Hildyard, the daughter of a clergyman, was intelligent, well-read, and a stimulating teacher' (Pakula: 'An..... More
The licence is granted to Giffard to defend John Howells of Merthyr at Glamorgan Spring Assizes of 1869 on a charge of manslaughter. The document is countersigned by the Home Secretary, Henry Austin Bruce. Hardinge Giffard was later appointed Lord Chancellor and 1st Earl of Halsbury; he is best known..... More
'Felix Werder [Bischofswerder] was born in Berlin in 1922 but fled the increasingly difficult political situation in Nazi Germany in 1935. On arriving in Australia with his father in 1940 [on the 'Dunera'], Werder was interned for four years as a political prisoner. During this time he produced a large..... More
Wilberforce has made a request to his friend Commander Sir George Grey on the addressee's behalf (regarding a 'young man' - presumably a reference or letter of introduction), and writes that the application has been well received. The addressee is possibly Robert Bowyer, miniature painter, publisher and fellow abolitionist. In..... More
'My dear Clarke, I hope your friend Miss Ada Cunningham saw the march past. I have received only this morning your letter of the 2nd inst, which as you will see has been sent about to various places, Blandford, Warminster, Chilmark, Aldershot, and to London.' Evelyn Wood (1838-1919) served as..... More
