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

Autograph letter addressed from "Arundel Castle", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, in which he sends his compliments and begs to refer Mr Percy to Sir William Woods at the Earl Marshall’s office, who will put him in the way of making the enquiries he wishes at the Herald’s College. The Duke has written to Sir William to expect him.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, requesting a passport for Lord Alfred Hill.

Autograph letter addressed from "Buckingham Palace", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting his compliments, and requesting an order for the Belgium custom house.

Autograph letter, signed, to an unidentified recipient. An MS annotation at the head of the letter reads: “Mrs Norton to Capt M—"
Norton writes that the letter to Captain Chamier should be sent and the niece, who writes so prettily, should add a line to her uncle to say that brevity would be no demerit in Norton’s eyes, but a positive advantage, and therefore he only need dictate a few lines. Norton encloses the “Ship on Fire” for Captain Chamier), and plans to send “Wreck” by [?], a beautiful representation of “death on the stormy seas”. On matters of business, £3 for a poetical illustration, not exceeding a page and a half, or £5 for three pages – but Norton would prefer the shorter length, since she has already exceeded the limits of the volume. Norton trusts that he recipient will allow his book to remain in Norton’s hands until her hard work is over - she dares not open the bookcase where it is lying, for fear of being distracted from her work. Norton adds in a postscript that she is pushed for time and if she can obtain an address for Captain Chamier, she may try to send the letter to him tomorrow.

Autograph letter, signed, to Miss Mitford, recommending the bearer of the letter (Theodore Sedgwick Fay),as a gentleman “who has made himself a name in our literature” and for whom Sedgwick has much regard.

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

Autograph letter addressed from "12 Lower Eaton Street", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer in which he writes that his brother, the Liberal politician and MP, Sir Arthur William Buller is unwell and requires swift passage through Belgium.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Pitchford Hall", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting his compliments and enclosing a letter to King Leopold.

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

Letter from Charles Hayes to the Countess of Portsmouth [Visitor] in which he says he knows she intends the Mastership for a person too young at present to take up the appointment and asks her to consider appointing his brother in trust until the preferred gentleman comes of age and stating he was willing to accept any terms placed upon him.

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Madam,

I have been this morning at Billingbeare to pay my duty to your Ladyship and should have done it before you had left the country, but was obliged to go to London the day after you came from bath, & I did not return from London till Wednesday last. However, I had the pleasure of hearing from Mr Watts, that your Ladyship was perfectly well.

I should not have presumed, Madam, to have ventured upon this application if your late kind readiness to serve my brother when the livings of Wargrove & Waltham were vacant, had not encouraged me to do what I fear you will now blame me for. But the desire of assisting a brother who is deserving of every thing I can do for him, must be my excuse.

In short, Madam, the Mastership of Magdalen College in the University of Cambridge is now vacant, as I am informed, by the death of Dr Chapman. I know your Ladyship designs this piece of preferment for a young gentleman, who for some years to come will not be capable of holding it. The request therefore which I have now to make to your Ladyship is, that you would be so kind as to present my brother to this dignity in the University, in trust only 'till the person you design it for, is of age to take it. Whatever security your Ladyship shall require for my brother's performing the terms you shall please to impose upon him, will be most readily and thankfully complied with.

Mr Aldworth, at whose house I write this, begs leave to present his best respects to your Ladyship & to join with me in this request, which give me leave to say comes from a family, who claim an immemorial right to you Ladyship's favour and protection. I must desire your Ladyship will present my duty to my vey good Lord and that you will believe me to be with the most perfect esteem and regard,

Madam,
Your Ladyship's most obliged and most humble servant Charles Hayes

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Anvers", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer. The author refers to Elisa Meerti, the singer from Antwerp.

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

Autograph letter addressed from "12 Pine Apple Place, Edgware Road", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, asking if King of Belgium may sit for a painting on the subject of the christening of the Princess Royal.

Autograph letter in French addressed from "10 Grosvenor Square", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer and Elizabeth Van de Weyer requesting the pleasure of their company.

Autograph letter addressed from "38 St James’ Place", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, making arrangements for the two to meet.