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A printed pamphlet in French, concerning the case of Karl Wilhelm Naundorff (1785?-1845), who claimed to be Louis XVII of France. At the foot of p. 4: "No. 8, Camberwell Green, Le [14] Novembre 1839" (the "14" supplied in MS). With MS signature it the foot of p.4: “Charles Louis, Duc de Normandie”. This name was also used by Naundorff.

Autograph signature, excised from letter to an unidentified recipient.

Autograph of Teresa Guccioli with date.

Autograph document, signed, granting admission to two ladies to St. James’s Palace on Friday 24th February, 1832. Embossed with a red wax seal.

Parchment document in French signed by Charles the Bold. The document is cropped along the right-hand edge and therefore some of the text is missing.

Transcription by Prof. Anne Cobby:
[Je] Conte Charles duc de Bour[gog]ne et de Brabant conte de Flandres vous co<…>
avoir Receu de Nicholas de gondenas n(ost)re argenteur La somme de <...>
Mil livres de quarante gros de n(ost)re [?] de Flandres la livre <...>
par n(ost)re commandement et ordonnance Il Nous a baillie et del<...>
compartant ey nos mains ou mois de Fevrier derenierment passe e<...>
et [put'?] mois de mars y donc en faire n(ost)re plaisir en rerta[..?]><...>
dont ne voulous Icy autre declaracion estre faute . De la qu[..?]<...>
de [?] [?] Nous sommes contens Escript sou[..?] n(ost)re no<...>
xxiiiie jour d[..?] mois de mars Lan mil CCCC soixante unze an<...>
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Later inscriptions added:
Inscriptions in later hands have been added to the document, including "Anno 1803"; "Finis L'ande le 3 mars 1803" and "Louis vanden Bogaerde".

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "XIV Pall Mall, London", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter addressed from "Temple", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, saying he is finding it impossible to get dinner on the table much before light, and therefore if he could have the pleasure of his company at some future occasion when no such contretemps is likely to occur.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to an unidentified recipient. It is the final two pages extracted from a longer letter.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Bruxelles", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter addressed from "58 Torrington Square", signed, to George Cooke. Watts writes that he understands from Mr Wakeman of Dublin that Cooke would undertake a plate for the luxury volume of the Literary Souvenir. Asks whether it would be possible to confirm whether he would be willing to do this and if so, when Watts may have the pleasure of an interview with Cooke.

Autograph letter, signed, to Elizabeth Van de Weyer asking if Isabella can call on her after the ball.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.