19TH CENTURY AUCTION NOTICE - RICHARD PETTITT, GLEMSFORD, SUFFOLK .

Handwritten Auction Particulars ; Two Cottages in Glemsford, Suffolk.

Glemsford, Suffolk: 7th September, 1841 . 0. 6 page paper document. 33cm x 21cm. Green silk tyes. 3 horizontal folds. Paper soiled and wear to edges and folds. Clear handwritten content including receipt of the deposit from Richard Pettitt. ** Family history records show that, when Richard Pettitt was born on December 10, 1812, in Glemsford, Suffolk, England, his father, Richard, was 22 and his mother, Hannah, was 19. is occupation was: Carpenter. He married Maria Adams on June 24, 1835, in his hometown. They had nine children in 15 years. He died in September 1853 in Suffolk, England, at the age of 40. In the 1851 census he is listed as a pauper. I therefore assume he was seriously ill. I would be interested in any further information.

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Book number: 50065

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Keywords: 51585 Blunden & Rolfe Richard Pettitt Ransomtiffengreyhound Inn Tithe Green Ephemera: : 19th Century

19TH CENTURY VELLUM DOCUMENT - WILL & PROBATE - STEWART, HANNAH .

Last Will & Testament (Including Probate) for Hannah Stewart

Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk: Hannah Stewart, 26th February 1839 . 0. Large vellum document. Two vertical folds and three horizontal folds. 18" x 18". Plus probate certificate and paper/wax seal. VG.

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19TH CENTURY VELLUM DOCUMENT - LAST WILL & TESTAMENT - CRESSWELL, FRANCIS .

Will & Probate of Rev Francis Creswell of Great Waldingfield, Suffolk

Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, Suffolk: Reverend Francis Cresswell 22nd December 1841 (Probate) 0. 22" x 27". 2 vellum sheets written on one side. Two vertical folds and three horizontal folds. Plus the probate certificate is attached , including the paper/wax seal. ** Family history records show Francis Cresswell was born in 1762. He married Jane Okes on October 12, 1807, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He died on November 17, 1841, in Suffolk, England, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk. *** "1807 - Francis Cresswell, S.T.B, Clare College, Cambridge; B.A. 1785; M.A. 1788; B.D. 1796; Fellow and Tutor; was instituted March 24, 1807, enjoying the benefice thirty-five years.He died Nov. 17. and was burried here November 24, 1841, aged 78 years. There is a tablet in the church. In the churchyard, West of the church, is a stone with the initials: "F.C." 1841, J.C. 1870. The Parish register gives Francis Cresswell, buried 24 Nov, 1841, aged 78. Jane Cresswell, of Melford, late of Great Waldingfield, buried Feb 5, 1870, aged 91." - See Rectors of Great Waldingfield By Rev. Francis Haslewood .

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Keywords: 51402 Will & Probate of Rev Francis Creswell of Great Waldingfield, Suffolk Jane Okes Long Melford Cambridge Ephemera: : 19th Century

GEORGE AMBROSE.

Original Folded Letter.

Belchamp St Paul, Essex: Sept 18, 1837 . 0. Original folded postal letter. 8.75" x 7.25" (22.4cm x 18.5cm). Watermarked : Whatman, Turkey Mill 1833" Wear to folds. From G. Ambrose Belchamp, Sept 18, 1837 to W. B. Edgerton, No. 2 Duke Street, Southwark, London. ** Family history records show a: George Ambrose, Miller, of Belchamp St Paul, Essex. He married Matilda Inch (died Feb 1867). *** Benjamin Edgington had a marquee tent and rick cloth making premises, at 2 Duke Street, Southwark.

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Book number: 47799

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Keywords: 49281 Whatman, Turkey MILL Belchamp St Paul, Essex George Ambrose Ephemera: : 19th Century

BRIDGEMAN, HENRY - ENGRAVING

Acton Lane near Sudbury .

c. 1850 . 0. Small engraving by T. Sherratt sc. after a painting by Henry Bridgeman Pt. 3.6" x 2.3" . ** Thomas Sherratt , engraver, 1812-1880. ** Henry Bridgman (1831–1909) was baptised at St Peter’s church, Sudbury on 7 October 1831, son of John Bridgman (c1803-31 January 1880), a linen draper, Henry was apprenticed to printer/bookseller George Williams Fulcher (1795-1855) at 17 Market Hill, Sudbury, with whom he worked closely on illustrating the latter’s annual Pocket Books..He died at Sudbury on 7 November 1909, aged 78 - See: Copsey - Suffolk Book Trades (2012)).

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Book number: 50704

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BRITISH MUSEUM. DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS / WARNER, GEORGE F. (EDITOR) .

Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum. Edited By George F. Warner, M.A. Assistant keeper Of Manuscripts. Series I.-V.

London : Printed by order of the Trustees. Sold At The British Museum: And By Longmans & Co, Paternoster Row; B. Quaritch..Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.; Henry Frowde, 1899 . 0. First edition. 2 volumes in matching half leather bindings. Folio. 18.00" x 11.50" x 1.0" . Red calf spines and corners over maroon buckram boards. Edges carefully strengthened. Library plates to front endpaper: "Nottingham Public Libraries." Vol. I. - Plates: pp.ix/[1p.] + 150 plates in good condition. Just a two inch stain to the margin of the leadng edge. Vol. II. - Letterpress : [2pp.]/ff.30/[6pp,]/ff.30/[6pp.]/ff.30/[6pp.]/ff.30/[6pp.]/ff.30/[1f.- Postscript] . Including individual title-pages for Series II.-V. (1896-1899) VG . ** Volume one with 150 facsimile plates. Originally published in five yearly issues of thirty facsimiles, 1895-1899. The facsimile plates are attractively printed on sepia backgrounds. Volume two contains150 transcripts of all the facsimiles contained in the first volume. All letters in very godd condition.

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Book number: 50546

Catalogue: Ephemera: : 19th Century

Keywords: 52022 Printed by Order of the Trustees Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and Other Autographs Longmans & Co. , Paternoster Row; B. Quaritch... Kegane Paul, Trench & Co Ephemera: : 19th Century

MARIANNE ST HELENA COFFIN (NEE HARRINGTON) .

Commonplace book, album of poetry, prints and watercolors compiled by Marianne St Helena Coffin (nee Harrington) .

[ London: De La Rue, Cornish & Rock, 1840 ] . 0. A very good full leather common place book, with central brass lock (by T. H. Bull) and key, in working order. 11.25" x 9.5" x 1.5". Polished Maroon morocco with gilt decoration. Spine with similar decoration and gilt title: "Album". Central brass lock and key stamped "T. H. Bull" . Inner gilt dentelles. Original patterned endpapers. Dedication to front free-endpaper: "Marian St. H. E. Coffin from her affectionately attached Hele, Bangalaru 12 Febry. 1840." original drawings, numerous plates (some hand-coloured) pasted-in, on variously coloured leaves, some with embossed frames by De La Rue & Co, London. Artists/Family members identified inculde: Jemima Harrington (Mother); Beatrice Harrington (Daughter); Engraving of Maryanne Fletcher (sister-in-law); Engraving of Edward Fletcher (brother-in-law); 3 engravings of properties owned by the Harrington family in the Isle of Wight; Engraving by M. Uauci after W. Rols of Sir Ralph Palmer (with his signature) ; Jemima Davenport Harrington (sister); Sepia Photograph of Marian Isabell Steuart (Grand daughter) ** Sir Ralph Palmer was Chief Justice of Madras (1825-1835). First called to the bar 1808. Married Margaret Eliza Fearon in Madras 1829. She was the daughter of a Colonel in the EIC Army. The couple had a son Frederick Palmer, born Madras 1830 and a daughter Georgina Palmer born Madras 1831. Death of Ralph Palmer registered Q2 1838; will of Sir Ralph Palmer of Farnham Surrey proved 22/03/1838." - See Legacies of British Slavery *** Family History Records show that: "Marianne St Helena Elizabeth Harington was born in 1810, her father, Capt, was 30, and her mother, Jemima, was 34. She married Gen. Sir Isaac Campbell Coffin on 12 February 1824 in West Bengal, India. They had eight children in 12 years. She died on 13 February 1864 in Tamil Nadu, India, at the age of 54, and was buried there.".

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Book number: 50884

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Keywords: 52326 de la Rue, Cornish & Rock Commonplace Book Marianne St Helena Coffin (Nee Harrington) . Ephemera: : 19th Century

EDWIN FOSTER - ARCHIVE / PAUL FOSTER .

Autograph Letter signed; 'Francis Knollys Private Secy.'

Abergeldie Castle, Aberdeenshire: 5th October 1872 . Autograph letter signed to 'Dear Sir', (Sir Francis, 1837-1924, Private Secretary, 1870-1913, to Prince Albert Edward (Later King Edward VII). Including the original envelope with penny-red stamp addressed to Philip Foster, Park Place, Leeds. Black edge to both envelope and leatter. Rear of envelope with black wax royal seal and circular postmarks for Leeds and Ballater, and Aberdeen. ** Family history records show: Philip Foster was born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, his father, Edwin, was 31 and his mother, Harriette, was 25. He is listed as a Surgeon MD. Obviously with some royal association. He had two brothers and three sisters. He died on August 22, 1927, at the age of 87, and was buried in his hometown.

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Book number: 50078

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Keywords: Abergeldie Castle Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910 Ephemera: : 19th Century

'EDWIN FOSTER

6 letters all with postmarks and penny-red stamps

Leeds, Yorkshire: 11 Park Place, 1847 - 1860 . 0. Soiled and folded envelopes with penny-red stamps and circular ink stamps for the following dates:1847; 1848; 1850; 1851 (2); 1860 . All envelopes complete with enclosed letter. G+ ** Family history records show that: Edwin Foster was born in 1809 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, the son of Joseph. He is listed as an Apothecary and General Practioner. He married Harriette Edgar on July 30, 1837, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had six children in 15 years. He died in 1881 at the age of 72, and was buried in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

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Book number: 50079

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WILLIAM RAYNER & ELIZA GILBERT.

"In Memoriam" - 3 cards relating to the children of the Rayner Family of Little Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk.

Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk: 1891 - 1892 . 0. When William Rayner was born in 1861 in Little Cornard, Suffolk, his father, William (a blacksmith), was 40 and his mother, Hannah, was 38. He married Eliza Gilbert in 1887. He is first recorded as a blacksmith, but then became a Postm and moving closer to Sudbury. His last residence was 42 East Street, Sudbury. They had six children in 10 years. He died in December 1934 at the age of 73. The "In Memoriam" cards relate to three of his children who died in their early years.

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Book number: 44627

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Keywords: Little Graet Cornard Sudbury Suffolk Postman Blacksmith Rayner Gilbert in Memoriam Ephemera: : 19th Century

GOLDSMITH, C.- ENGRAVING

The Mill Head, Sudbury .

c. 1850 . 0. Small engraving by T. Sherratt sc. after a painting by C. Goldsmith Pt. 3.6" x 2.3" . ** Thomas Sherratt , engraver, 1812-1880.

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Book number: 50705

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HUDSON, HENRY LOMBARD (1816-1895) .

The Real Estates Of H. L. Hudson, Esq., deceased. Norfolk & Suffolk... Geo. Durrant & Sons...Sale By Auction, At "The Magpie" Hotel, Harleston, On Thursday, the 11th July, 1895

Harleston: Messrs. Hazard & Pratt, Solicitors [Printed by R. R. Cann, Machine Printer], 1895 . 0. The Real Estates Of H. L. Hudson, Esq, deceased. Norfolk & Suffolk..Embracing Valuable And Highly Important Freehold.. Fully Licensed Public House "The Railway Tavern," Harleston.. Geo. Durrant & Sons..Sale By Auction, At "The Magpie" Hotel, Harleston, On Thursday, the 11th July, 1895.." Large folded paper document. 17.0" x 11.0". 15 leaves, including 3 coloured plans (2 double-page). Outer covers soiled and rubbed. Rusted staples. Tears along central fold. G+ Family history records show: Henry Lombard Hudson(Land Owner) was born in 1816 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. He married Caroline Beaumont on 22 June 1842 in Mendham, Suffolk. They had four children during their marriage. He died in 1895 .".

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Book number: 48338

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Keywords: Harleston: Messrs. Hazard & Pratt, Solicitors H.L. Hudson Henry Lombard R.R. Cann, Ephemera: : 19th Century

MAJOR GENERAL SIR HOWARD ELPHINSTONE, 1ST BARONET OF SOWERBY .

Vellum Baronetcy document on two sheets with remains of a wax seal.

London: College Of Arms, 25th May 1816 . 0. Original vellum Baronetcy document, hand written on two sheets with remains of a wax seal. 25.5" x 30.5" . Major General Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet CB (4 March 1773 – 28 April 1846) was a commander of the Royal Engineers in the Peninsular War. Elphinstone was the youngest son of John Elphinstone, a captain in the Royal Navy and for a period a vice-admiral in the Russian Navy. His mother was Amelia, daughter of John Warburton.. He was created 1st Baronet of Elphinstone, of Sowerby in the County of Cumberland, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 May 1816, and nominated a Companion of the Order of the Bath." - See Wikipedia.

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Book number: 50522

Catalogue: Ephemera: : 19th Century

Keywords: Major General Sir Howard Elphinstone, 1st Baronet of Sowerby . Ephemera: : 19th Century

BRITISH MUSEUM. DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS.

Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum : First Series Nos. 1-30 .

London : Printed by order of the Trustees. Sold At The British Museum: And By Longmans & Co, Paternoster Row; B. Quaritch..Kegane Paul, Trench & Co, 1895 . 0. First edition. Folio. 18.00" x 11.50" x 0.25" . A very good binding. Green buckram boards. Edges rubbed and bumped. Library plate to front endpaper: "Nottingham Public Libraries." 30 plates in good condition. VG . ** 30 facsimiles with accompanying description. Includes various monarchs, scientists, philosophers & writers. Henry VIII, John Knox, John Milton, Handel, Elizabeth Barrett Browning etc.

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Book number: 50530

Catalogue: Ephemera: : 19th Century

Keywords: 52005 Printed by Order of the Trustees Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and Other Autographs Longmans & Co. , Paternoster Row; B. Quaritch... Kegane Paul, Trench & Co Ephemera: : 19th Century

J. H. ARKWRIGHT / JONATHAN MEREDITH .

Address Presented To Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Arkwright, June 28th 1866 .

Wharton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire: 28th June 1866 . 0. A n original leather folder containing a glazed, hand written address from the Commitee Members, signed by the Chairman: "Jonathan Meredith", "Wharton Court 28th June, 1866." The hand witten address has coloured and historated initials, with in a blue ruled border. 11.0" x 9.0". The leather folder (or case), is covered in green/blue callf. Gilt title to front cover: "Address Presented To Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Arkwright, June 28th 1866." 11.5" x 9.5" x 1.0". ** J. H. Arkwright was born on 12th July 1833, the eldest son of John Arkwright Esq, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire and Sarah, eldest daughter of Sir Hungerford Hoskyns Bart. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and succeeded to the Hampton Court Estate on the death of his father in 1858. In 1866 he married Charlotte Lucy, daughter of John Davenport of Foxley, Herefordshire, by whom he had one son, John, later Sir John, author of 'The Supreme Sacrifice', and three daughters. He died in 1905 at the age of 72. The Hampton Court Estate, which he inherited at the age of 25, was purchased in 1810 by Richard Arkwright of Willersley, Derbyshire, only son of Sir Richard Arkwright, the Derbyshire cotton industrialist, from the trustee of the Earl of Essex, whose family had held it since the sixteenth century. It was extended both by John Arkwright and his son and in 1873 comprised over ten thousand acres in seven parishes, together with manorial rights, advowsons, tithes and the most imposing mansion in the county." - See Herefordshire Archive Service Catalogue.

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Book number: 50633

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Keywords: 52111 J.H. Arkwright / Jonathan Meredith Wharton Court, Leominster, Herefordshire Ephemera: : 19th Century