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Sonnet written by George and dedicated to Ruth Turner and her sister Marjorie

Sonnet written by George and headed To Ruth

Signature of William Wilberforce, cropped from a letter addressed to Henry Thornton.

Signature of Rufus King, cropped from a letter.

Signature of Lady Byron ("& faithful s[ervan]t Noel Byron"), cropped from a letter.

Black and white photograph of the Rugby XV for 1932-33. Names on the board:

A. Wills, E. R. Hutt, E. P. R. Bowen-Cottwurst, J. E. Parry, J. A. A. Blaikie, A. F. Davies
?oon, E. E. A. Russell, M. K. Dorman, J. A. S. Hawkins (Captain), J. F. Austin, B. M. Napier, A. J. Crawford
J. P. Charles, W. D. H. Danby

Receipt addressed from "St James’s ", signed “C.J. Fox” and “Andrew Basilico” for expenses incurred by Basilico during his duties as the “Messenger to the Foreign Department” (also known as the “King’s Messenger”, a position Basilico held from 1782-1813).

Black and white photograph showing the crew on the river. Started 146th and finished 13th. Time: 20 min, 58 secs.

The crew have signed their names on the back of the photograph:
J. Yerburgh (bow), K. Payne, I. S. Mant, S. S. Gill, J. Charteris, H. C. Straker, R. D. France, F. A. Woods (stroke), J. Pinto (cox).

Postcard from Ruth Turner to George Mallory at Charterhouse.

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We shall come on Saturday but if you exceed an hour by more than a very few minuits [sic] I am afraid we shall have to home before the end, because we have dinner party that night
Ruth Turner

Postcard from Ruth Turner to George Mallory

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We are arriving at Verona station Friday morning at 10.0
Ruth Turner

Lettering at foot of engraving: "The Portraicture of the Most Illustrious & Noble William of Nassau Prince of Orange, etc. born 1627 and married 23 May 1641.”

The publication line is cropped from the lower edge.