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Auction No 359, Tag: Letters

2 Lots (displaying 1 - 2)

Staffordshire and Derbyshire c.1699 to 1850s correspondence and small documents, pocket books etc

Lot: 76

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th May 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £70
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Staffordshire and Derbyshire c.1699 to 1850s correspondence and small documents, pocket books etc, much of the 1830s concerning the estate of Lawrence Fallows, a few with postal markings. Some items damaged. Includes an Articles of Agreement of Staffordshire 1699 with 15 signatures. (167)

Letter written by a merchant seaman on board "S.S.Jupiter" 11th March 1917 at Barry Port

Lot: 80

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th May 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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Letter written by a merchant seaman on board S.S.Jupiter 11th March 1917 at Barry Port, sent to his wife & family. We expect to sail on Tuesday for some part of France. Endorsed in pencil top left This ship was sunk by submarine on 21st May 1917. 119 Lost. Single sheet, 10 x 8".