Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
May 1874
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/16
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3608 FRANKLIN (B.) A.L.s. 1 page 4to. Dated Passy, Sept. 12, —83 Playful answer to an invitation to dine at the Pavilion of Chaillot, “ when I hope your Rhumatism will have left you, so as to permit your standing upright, that you may enjoy more ease and I more pleasure in the greater convenience of embracing you.” 3609 Freprricx, Duke of York Certificate signed by himself and others, stating that the number of horses were effective during the period for which forage is charged, and that he did not draw any forage from any contractor on his own account. 3610 GarnsBorovaH (Thomas) Artist A. L.s. 3 pages 4to. To the Honble. Mr. Stratford. March 21, 1777 ; interesting and RARE ‘“T am daubing away for the Exhibition with all my might and have done two large Landskips (exclusive of 3 full-lenth portraits)... . . The Landskips are the best I ever did, and probably will be the best I shall live to do.” Relating to the Exhibition, “ half-lengths are overlooked in such a monstrous large room, and at a mile’s distance. ..... I shall very willingly retouch them (Chalk Drawings), or do anything else for you when I come to town, well knowing that if I ever am knighted or have anything to do at St. James’s it must be through your Interest and singular Friendship for me.” 38611 GarpinER (Col. James) killed at the Battle of Prestonpans, 1745. L. 8. 1 page 4to. To Mr. Roebuck, 30 Jany. 1727-8 Respecting Ammunition to be supplied to the Regiment. 3612 Garrick (David) b. 1706, d. 1779 A. Ii.s. 3 pages 4to. To his brother George Garrick. Dated Hampton, April 12, 1776 Last night I play’d Drugger for the last time; I thought the audience were mad, and they almost turned my brain. Enquiries as to Linley’s securities for £10,000. Thinks that Bath for George’s health, is what the Roman Catholics think of their religion, there is no salvation out of it. Replete with interest. 3613 Garrick (David) Autograph copy of a letter to the Earl of Sandwich, soliciting for a butcher at Hampton, who is also a good cricketer, the honor of purveying to his Lordship, April 7—Also Lord Sanpwicu’s reply. Dated April 9, 1776, in which he says— ‘Tf I had never heard of such a man as Piper, the butcher; if he had never had a bat in his hand; if he sold the worst meat within a day’s journey of the place, I think that as he comes to me under the auspices of so good a patron, I should have employed him, provided you will allow me to annex as a con- dition, that you now and'then take a dinner in the greenhouse in the course of the Summer to try whether he serves me well.” D. Garrick. Autograph copy of letter acknowledging Lord Sand- wich’s acquiescence, and expressing his sense of the honour of being appointed one of the jury on the trial of Piper 38614 George I, II and III Sian Manvazs for the payment of monies, countersigned by the respective Ministers, with portraits, in fine condition