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MORIER, David Richard [1784-1887].
Printed & Manuscript Passport, Signed.
Berne: October 8, 1838..
one-page folio, with 2 engraved coats of arms. (horizontal & vertical folds, edges chipped). MORIER, David Richard [1784-1887] [British Diplomat]. Printed & Manuscript Passport issued to Monsieur Duberly, a native of England and officer in the 32nd Regiment, to vacation in Switzerland, dated October 8, 1838, Signed by Morier. Issued and signed by Morier as British Minister Plenipotentiary in Switzerland. Stamped on verso at Berne, good for France, 24 October 1839, by Secretary of Legation of Her Britannic Majesty Arthur Maguire (?), good for France, 25 October 1839, by the secretary of the French Embassy in Switzerland C Reinhard (?), and signed 7 November 1839 by the Special Commissioner of Police (Grattan?) saying that Duberly's temporary pass will be deposited at the border upon leaving France. Morier held diplomatic positions in Turkey and Egypt and took part in the negotiations which led to the Treaty of the Dardanelles (1809). He was later involved in the negotiations around the fall of Napoleon and (1813-15), and took part in the drafting of the Treaty of Paris (1815). Henry Duberly, to whom the passport was issued, later became paymaster to the 8th Royal Irish Hussars, and formed part of the British light cavalry that participated in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
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MORRIS, Alexander [1826-1889].
Manuscript Letter in Secretarial Hand marked 'Copy'.
Fort Garry: 1872..
MORRIS, Alexander [1826-1889] [Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North West Territories (1872-1877)]. Letter in Secretarial Hand marked 'Copy', to Sir John A. Macdonald, dated Fort Garry, 12 Dec., 1872. folio. pp. 3. (horizontal & vertical folds, tears along some folds - no loss of text). An important letter to the Prime Minister discussing the arrest of Louis Riel and the issue of amnesty for the insurgents in the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70. Morris had just been appointed (Dec. 2) Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North West Territories. "I wrote you on the 11th since which little has transpired. I have however ascertained, that the deputation and the questions put were a plan devised at a meeting at which Riel was the central figure and they came from the meeting upon me, without malice or warning. "I found that Royal was aware of their coming but did not advise me. On reflection I feel that I could have taken no other course than I did. I gave them the amplest satisfaction as to the lands - but when asked to promise that those who had taken part in the troubles should be "inquieté" troubled, I felt it my duty at once, to explain how the law stood, as a warrant for Riel's arrest may issue at any moment and it was right that they should know that they would resist the law, if they attempted a rescue. I was then asked and this was part of the plan of the meeting, if an amnesty had not been promised and to that I could only give the one reply, that I knew of no such promises. It was an evident trap sprung upon me without malice but it has failed. Schmidt the spokesman admits their blunder, and it may lead Riel to leave the country, so Clarke and Royal think.Clarke asked me to.you, about Blake and the Amnesty. "I believe that Jetté and H? would from here have been negotiating with Blake and McKenzie for the amnesty, the aid of the French here to be given, to bring over their compatriots in Quebec, I am certain that such negotiations have been going on for some time. The Bishop called on me five days before the deputation on the same subject claiming promises and sent me a copy of a memorial for Mitchell (?).alleging promises from Lord Lisgar & Sir Clinton Murdoch, addressed to the Queen. It was sent to Lord Lisgar but never acknowledged or replied to, and the same fated attended the address of the House on the same subject last session. They talk now of sending a deputation to England. I don't think the Bishop has decided on his course, but is searching for letters or I understand he considers the course of the deputation and explains my reply by my official oath etc. etc. & that I was not yet Governor & had not as I told them been instructed from Ottawa, so long as Riel is in the country there will be agitation. He has a party of strong adherents and an arrest would probably lead to blood-shed. "The Imperial Govt. ought to deal with the matter and declare either a special or general amnesty on their own responsibility. If Lord Lisgar & Sir C.Murdock gave pledges they should be fulfilled. Promises are also alleged from Cartier but I cannot reconcile this with a letter to Howe from Bishop Taché on the subject & a reply from the council. This transpired while you were in Washington for Howe wrote the reply, I received it & Cartier gave it the finishing touches. You had better see it and send me a reply. I trust you will approve my action.".
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MULOCK, Sir William [1844-1944] [North York House of Commons Representative (1882-1905), Postmaster General (1896-1905), Minister of Labour (1900-1905) & Chief Justice of Ontario (1923-[?])].
Typed letter, signed.
Ottawa: 1902..
4to. 1 page on Postmaster General letterhead. MULOCK, Sir William [1844-1944] [North York House of Commons Representative (1882-1905)], Postmaster General (1896-1905), Minister of Labour (1900-1905) & Chief Justice of Ontario (1923-[?])]. Typed letter, signed, dated Ottawa, November 11th, 1902, on Postmaster General letterhead, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 4to. pp. 1. (horizontal folds). With free-franked envelope. Written during Mulock's term as Postmaster General of Canada: "Whilst, of course, I much appreciate the kindly spirit in which you allude to my public work, I can hardly accept your congratulations literally as my action has been of a comparatively trifling character. Still I value your kindly feelings towards myself as evidence both in recent and earlier communications. I am sending you to-say a photograph which perhaps you would honor with a place in your repertory."
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MULOCK, Sir William [1844-1944] [North York House of Commons Representative (1882-1905), Postmaster General (1896-1905), Minister of Labour (1900-1905) & Chief Justice of Ontario (1923-[?])].
Typed letter, signed.
Toronto: 1905..
8vo. 2 pages. MULOCK, Sir William [1844-1944] [North York House of Commons Representative (1882-1905)] Postmaster General (1896-1905), Minister of Labour (1900-1905) & Chief Justice of Ontario (1923-[?])]. Typed letter, signed, dated Toronto, Ont., 31st October, 1905, to William Murray Esq., Athol Bank, Hamilton. 8vo. pp. 2 with integral blank. (horizontal fold). With envelope (stamp present). Mulock thanks Murray for his letter & is very apologetic for his delayed response. Written the year he retired from governmental life: ".the delay was unavoidable, my time in the interval having been wholly monopolized with closing up various Departmental matters requiring attention before I left Ottawa. Whilst quite conscious of being undeserving of all which you so kindly write, I am most grateful for the generous tone of your letter and your warm feelings towards me growing out of my public career. / Far from being satisfied it is my constant regret that I accomplished so little, but this is the common experience of us all; when reviewing the past we deplore the opportunities lost beyond recall."
$150 USD Book Number: alysser199 Order / Enquire
MULRONEY, Brian.
Typed Letter, Autopen signed.
[Ottawa: April 30, 1993]..
4to. pp. 3 on 3 leaves. Typed letter, dated April 30, 1993, addressed to William McLaughlin, Corbyville, Ontario, extolling the virtues and leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party, reflecting on his own decision to step down as Prime Minister in February, thanking McLaughlin effusively for his support, and requesting a further financial contribution. Offered with an autopen-signed portrait colour photo-portrait of Mulroney & his wife and a photo-portrait signed by P.C.politician Jack Ellis, of three people, presumably Willis, his wife and Ellis.
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MURRAY, John [c1739-1824].
Printed and Manuscript Document, Signed.
George-Town: January 12, 1819.
one-page 4to. (left-hand margin backed & with some loss of paper). MURRAY, John [c1739-1824] [British Colonial Administrator of Cape Breton (1799-1801); first Lieutenant-Governor of Demerary and Essequibo (1813-24). Printed and Manuscript Document, Signed, with embossed seal, dated George-Town, January 12, 1819. The document certifies that H. Ivan de Water who has signed a document "purporting to be a Power of Attorney from Park Benjamin of this Colony, Esquire, in favor of W.P. Cleaveland and Peter Richards Esqrs residing in New London, State of Connecticut" is duly authorized as a sworn clerk in the Colony and a Notary Public. Also signed by John Chapman, General Secretary. As Lieutenant-Governor of Demerary and Essequibo Murray was responsible for putting down the 1823 two-day slave rebellion led by Quamina and his son Jack Gladstone. Comprising some 10,000 slaves, it was one of the largest such insurrections in the British colonies before slavery was abolished. W.P. Park Benjamin, the father of the American editor and poet Park Benjamin, was a sea-captain and trader of old New England stock who had extensive interests in Norwich, Conn., and Demerara. Cleaveland was a director for life of the American Home Missionary Society.
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MURRAY, Sir George [1772-1846].
Printed form letter, signed.
Paris: 1817..
folio. one page. (leaf-hand margin little tatty). MURRAY, Sir George [1772-1846] [Provisional Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (April-July, 1815)]. Printed for letter, signed, dated Paris, 20th February, 1817, to 'The Quarter Master General of the Forces, Horse Guards, London'. Murray's Canadian appointment was very brief, and documents or letters signed by him during that period are consequently very rare. The present letter, signed by Murray in his capacity as chief of staff of the British army of occupation in France, requests the shipment of certain military effects for the British troops (officers' names entered in margin) by the Port of Calais.
$225 USD Book Number: elala824 Order / Enquire
MURRAY, William [1834-1923].
Autograph letter, signed.
Hamilton: 1898..
8vo. 1 page. MURRAY, William [1834-1923]. Autograph letter, signed, dated Hamilton 20 Nov. 1898, addressed to The Hon. A.S. Hardy [1837-1901] [Prime Minister of Ontario (1896-99]. 8vo. pp. 1, with integral blank. (horizontal fold). With envelope (stamp cut out). "Unto our proud and permanent Premier. / I think I hear the Chief today / Among his henchmen glad and gay, / Exclaim. "Since all is safe with Dryden / I'm also high and dry in my Den." / With Gibson hundreds fire ahead, / And Calder in his cauldron dead, / Even Whitney Hardy-ly can doubt / That he is spanked and up the spout. / Dear Hardy, hundred here today / Their tribute on your table lay, / And wish you health and wealth to rule / Ontario's many a year and yu`le."
$175 USD Book Number: alysser201 Order / Enquire
MURRAY, William [1834-1923].
Autograph poem, signed.
Hamilton: 1898..
8vo. 1 page. MURRAY, William [1834-1923]. Autograph poem, signed, dated Hamilton, Ontario 1 November 1898, addressed to His Excellency The Right Honorable Earl of Aberdeen [1847-1934] [Governor-General (1893-98)]. 8vo. pp. 1. (horizontal & vertical fold). Murray sends Aberdeen a poem on behalf of the city of Hamilton on the occasion of Aberdeen's return to England. This was written at the end of his term as Governor-General. ".while life remains in us we cannot forget / How much we must always remain in your debt / For kindness to Canada never before / Accorded since Cabot discovered out shore."
$150 USD Book Number: alysser200 Order / Enquire
NAPOLEON III, Emperor of the Second French Empire [1808-1873].
Manuscript document, signed by his private secretary, Morguard.
np: January 11, 1860..
one-page folio, with conjugate blank. (horizontal & vertical folds). NAPOLEON III, Emperor of the Second French Empire [1808-1873]. Manuscript document, decision of the Emperor, signed by his private secretary, Morguard, dated January 11, 1860. Recording the Emperor's decision to advance a surety-bond of 10,300 francs to M. Leloup, former Captain of the 19th battalion of light infanty, who had lost an arm at Solferino, and recently appointed Tax Collector at Pulligny (Meurthe).
$150 USD Book Number: elala5046 Order / Enquire
NEW FRANCE. PROPERTY SALE.
Manuscript document, signed by 'Robert' [Bailiff?].
Montreal: 1752..
7 ¾" x 6 ¼". 3 pages on 2 leaves. (horizontal & vertical folds, small hole at one fold affecting several letters). NEW FRANCE. PROPERTY SALE. Manuscript document, signed by 'Robert' [Bailiff?], dated Montreal, February 23, 1752. An interesting document regarding the sale of the personal property of the merchant François Le Guay at the request of Louis St-Ange Charly [1703-1767?] [Fur-trader and Merchant]. Granted by the Lieutenant-General for civil and criminal affairs in the King's jurisdiction at Montreal, Jacques-Joseph Guiton De Monrepos, this ordinance demands: ".Lesdits meubles, marchandises et autres effets dont elle est chargé pour être iceux vendus et adjugés au plus offrant et dernier enchérisseur en la manière accoutumée à la première requisition qui lui en sera faite par moi.dimanche prochain ou autre suivant, lui déclarant qu'à faute et au refus par elle de ce faire conformément à la susdite ordonnance qu'elle y sera contrainte par toutes les voies de Droit dues et raisonnables même par corps.".
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NEWCASTLE, Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of [1720-1794].
Manuscript Document, Signed.
np: January 23, 1773..
one-page folio with conjugate blank leaf. (horizontal & vertical folds). NEWCASTLE, Henry Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of [1720-1794]. Manuscript Document, Signed, dated January 23, 1773. Addressed to and signed by Lord Newcastle, as Auditor of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer, the document requests payment to Edward Harland for his services as one of His Majesty's Messengers attending him as Chancellor and Under-Treasurer of the Exchequer and for his services provided to the King. Also signed by Lord Northington and Edward Harland. Newcastle was reputed to have been a lover of Horace Walpole, with whom he quarreled and separated while on the Grand Tour. He was also the cousin of Sir Henry Clinton, a career army officer, for whom the Duke lobbied successfully to be appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in America during the American Revolution.
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NEY, Michel, Duc d'Elchingen, Prince de la Moskowa [1769-1815].
Manuscript note, unsigned, to Charles James Napier.
Coruña: March 4, 1809..
12mo. one-page with conjugate address leaf. (seal gone with loss from blank portion of cover). NEY, Michel, Duc d'Elchingen, Prince de la Moskowa [1769-1815] [Marshal of France, Military Commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars]. Autograph Note, unsigned, in the third person, dated March 4, 1809, to Mr. Napier, Major of the 50th English regiment of foot, at Coruña. Ney invites Napier to dine with him: "Mr. le Maréchal, Duc d'Elchingen prie Monsieur le Major Napier de lui faire l'honneur de venir diner chez lui demain 5 mars à 5 heures." Marshal Ney took part in the Peninsular War from 1808 to 1811, commanding his corps in Napoleon's own operations of 1808-09, in irregular operations in Galicia 1809-10, and under Masséna in the invasion of Portugal in 1810-11. Sir Charles James Napier [1782-1853] commanded the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot during the Peninsular War in Iberia. At the time of this note, he was recuperating from injuries as a prisoner-of-war near Ney's headquarters at Coruña. He had been left for dead on the battlefield having been five times wounded: "his leg was broken by a musket shot, he received a sabre cut on the head, a bayonet wound in the back, severe contusions from the butt end of a musket, and his ribs were broken by a gunshot." (DNB) He was first brought to the quarters of Marshal Soult, who was succeeded in command at Coruña by Ney. On March 20, sixteen days following the date of this dinner invitation, Ney allowed Napier to return home on parole to convalesce, on the condition that he return on the 1st of July 1809. However, it was not until January 1810 that an exchange was effected, and Napier was able to rejoin his regiment. Napier was awarded an Army Gold Medal for his service at Coruña.
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PEEL, Sir Robert [1788-1850].
Autograph Letter, Signed.
London: December 18, 1834.
8vo. pp. 1 with conjugate leaf blank except for ms. docket title. (horizontal & vertical folds, short marginal repair). PEEL, Sir Robert [1788-1850] [British Conservative Statesman, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1834-35 & 1841-46). Autograph Letter, Signed, dated Whitehall Gardens, December 18, 1834. A letter of thanks to an illegible recipient. Peel "served in many top offices over four decades. While serving as Home Secretary, Peel reformed and liberalised the criminal law, and created the modern police force, leading to a new type of officer known in tribute to him as "bobbies" (in England) and "peelers" (in Ireland). He cut tariffs to stimulate business; to replace the lost revenue he pushed through a 3% income tax. He played a central role in making Free Trade a reality and set up a modern banking system. Initially a supporter of legal discrimination against Catholics, Peel eventually supported the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, claiming "though emancipation was a great danger, civil strife was a greater danger"...In 1834, Peel issued the Tamworth Manifesto, laying down the principles upon which the modern British Conservative Party is based. Peel often started from a traditional Tory position in opposition to a measure, then reversed himself and became the leader in supporting liberal legislation. This happened with the Test Act (1828), Catholic Emancipation (1829), the Reform Act of 1832, the income tax (1842) and most notably the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846). Therefore many critics said he was a traitor to the Tory cause, or "a Liberal wolf in sheep's clothing" because his final position reflected liberal ideas. (Wikipedia)
$250 USD Book Number: elala5049 Order / Enquire
PITT, Hester, Countess of Chatham [1720-1803].
Manuscript Letter in the Third Person.
np: February 26, 1770..
one-page 4to., with conjugate leaf, blank except for ms. docket title on verso. PITT, Hester, Countess of Chatham [1720-1803] [wife of Prime Minister William Pitt the Elder, first Earl of Chatham]. Manuscript Letter in the third person, dated February 26, 1770. "Lord and Lady Chatham are most extremely obliged to Mr. Calcraft(?) for the noble cargo of game which he has been so good to bestow upon them, and which will much improve the fare of their Christmas Board. They return a thousand sincere thanks for the kind wishes of the season...".
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