Oil Paintings, Watercolours, Prints, Miniatures and Books including 20th Century Art - 17th June 2009

Lot 53

Album of manuscripts

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1100

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Description

Album of manuscripts, documents and ephemera relating to the Shirley family and the Heathcotes of Hursley Park, including a naval commission dated 1756, a letter from Bishop Delancey, New York, 1853, a manuscript plan of a labyrinth dated 1710 (torn at edges), a letter from Charlotte Yonge concerning the Great Seal of the Commonwealth, details of expenses, a visit by Queen Victoria, livestock, etc., nineteenth century half roan, lower cover detached, folio.