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49 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS,MANUSCRIPTS &SIGNED PHOTOS 361. REWAH (REWÁ) (Majhlee, wife of Maharaja Raghuraj Singh, ruler 1834-1880, Maharani) ALS in English, signed also in Hindi, to Mrs Robertson, saying she has had “no pleasure to learn anything of you - I hope you reached England safely”, and requesting her “to let me know soon of your Major Robertson and other family members’ welfare. Everything is all right here”, Sutna (Satna), Bagelkhand, Central India, 19th March 1891, several marginal tears (repaired) without loss [SD20145]£70 The Maharani’s husband abolished suttee in 1847 and, for his services during the Mutiny, received again much territory previously lost in war. Her son, Sir Venkat Raman Singh, was born in 1876, succeeded in 1880, and was made GCSI 1897 for work in famine relief. During his minority the administration was reformed under the British Political Agent, assisted by a Council of Sirdars, members of theMaharaja’s family. 362. ROACH SMITH (Charles, 1804-1890, F.S.A., Archaeologist and Numismatist) ALS to‘Dear Sir’ [W. Self Weeks, Conservative agent at Clitheroe], saying he needs “no apology for writing”, he cannot find the “Glossary ... I must hunt for the Gentleman’s Magazine & copy the Poem, with its Notes”, he is “just now overworked” supplying his printers “to allow me to go with the Brit. Arch. Assocn. to the North in July”, and saying he knows his correspondent’s names from “early memories” of the Isle of Wight, 3 sides 8vo., Temple Place, Strood, Kent, 11th June 1886 [SD18783]£40 In 18<strong>56</strong> Roach Smith sold his fine collection of Roman Antiquities to the British Museum for £2000. He was an authority on Richborough and Reculver, and received the first medal of the London Numismatic Society. Enclosed is a printed obituary notice and portrait. 363. ROBERTSON (Revd. James, Minister of Whittinghame, E. Lothian), ALS tothe Revd. Mr Morris, glad that the writer’s article in ‘Good Words’ about Lady Blanche Balfour (A.J.’s mother, sister of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury) had stimulated further reminiscences about her sons’ Tutors, he recalls the Marquess saying, when the writer was unexpectedly called upon to propose Lady Blanche’s health at A.J.’s coming of age, “it is always difficult to speak about a woman ”, he hopes Mr. Morris may come and stay, and wonders if Morris might reproduce ‘Folk-Talk’ “as everbody does now who can, in the form of Stories”, 8 sides 8vo., Whittinghame Manse, Prestonkirk, E. Lothian, 13th April 1896 [SD18791]£40 364. ROCHFORD (Frederick Nassau van Zuylestein, 1683-1738, from 1710 3rd Earl of Rochford) Receipt signed ‘Rochford’ to the Duke of Shrewsbury and Robert Earl of Oxford, “by the hands of Mr. Velley & Mr. Dixin” for £250 “for halfe a years Interest of tenne thousand pounds Legacy given my wife by the will of the late Earle Rivers”, 1 side oblong 8vo., n.p., 31st August 1717, lower blank margin a little jagged [SD14617]£65 Rochford married in 1714, with the consent of her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Colleton, Bessie Savage (d.1746), the illegitimate daughter of Richard Savage, (c.1654-1712), from 1694 4th Earl Rivers. 365. RHODES (Cecil John, 1853-1902, Prime Minister of Cape Colony, Founder of Rhodesia) ALS to an unnamed correspondent telling him that the “Governor was good enough to give me the enclosed letter of introduction ...” and asking to visit him, 1 side 8vo., 16 Cork Street, London, n.d. [SD26591]£325 ILLUSTRATED LETTERS 366. ROYCE (William, Portrait Painter) 2charming ALS, the first signed with initials, to “C.J.H.” (probably Charles John Hare, 1818-1898, M.D. 1847, F.R.C.P. 1859), saying he had sent C.J.H.’s portrait to Leeds with J.D. Heaton, who had called on hearing of his mother’s illness, and sharing his feelings with C.J.H. on her loss, “I received a very kind note from your father ... ‘the likeness truly admirable’ ”, he turns whimsically to the forthcoming wedding of their friend M.B. Beverley at Headingley to “the fair Maria”, hoping the groom is not reduced to a skeleton by the hot weather, like a horse “she ought to see him in good condition before she takes possession ... I dare say you are marking the days ... to see whether you will pass the Rubicon [his exams] ere you go into Yorkshire”, with much cheerful speculation on Beverley’s feelings, and a fine pen sketch of the carriages approaching the church, crowds cheering, the writer looking through a telescope from London, and the ceremony at the altar (18th May 1841), in the second Royce has stuck Beverley’s envelope wafer to the page, showing Cupid taking aim, marked ‘Prenez Garde’, Royce draws a young man losing his hat as the arrow pierces him, and gives a mock-Shakespearean discourse on “taking care”, as to whether it is of the wife, by the wife, or self-preservation, and on “the bliss of being mistaken for your shadow ... the felicity of being unable to eat - drink - sleep ... to stop at home or live on a rail-road ... ‘We come Beverley; we come: as fast as our inferior opportunities ... will permit’ ”, he repeats an anecdote of Cobbett, then returns to C.J.H.’s portrait whose reception was all he could desire, he gives his philosophy in fascinating detail, and though he can only catch one moment, “there is in almost every countenance ... such intense personality, that ... to abate one characteristic, is to dilute the decided flavour of a particular wine; is to throw away a spark of divinity ... I look with suspicion at the mender of nature’s ... work” (7th June 1841), together 8 sides 4to., 31 Harrison Street, Gray’s Inn Road, London, 18th May - 7th June 1841 [SD50018]£275 With two further sketches in the second letter - the writer in his study, apparently overcome by emotion, and the postman, about to call atafine town house. William Royce is not in the usual reference books, but his portrait of Samuel Hare (1784-1867, FRCS, of Leeds, later London), painted about 1843-1844, was sold at Christies South Kensington, 11th November 1999, lot 70. Samuel’s son Charles John had a distinguished medical career as Professor and consultant at U.C.H. (see Boase). John Deacon Heaton (1817-1880, of Leeds) took his M.B. in London, 1841, F.R.C.P. 1848, and was appointed senior physician in Leeds General Infirmary in 1843 (also in Boase).
Clive Farahar & <strong>Sophie</strong> Dupré, XV The Green, Calne, Wilts, SN1 8DQ, Tel: (01249) 821121 50 367. [RUSSELL (Lord John, 1st Earl, 1792-1878, Prime Minister)] Passport with engraved signature ‘J Russell’ as Foreign Secretary, engraved with MS details, signed by the bearer Mrs Marcella Rogers, for her and her two daughters, “travelling on the Continent”, with visas from the Austrian Embassy, London (apparently to cover N. Italy), France (La Forclaz, near Chamonix) and the Papal States (Livorno and Rome) 1860-1862, fine engraved arms of Great Britain and of Lord John Russell, 1 side folio, 3rd September 1860 [SD16779]£75 368. RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS Interesting Group of 1 complete and 9 part Bills of Exchange, drawn on Baring Brothers, London, endorsed mostly by Russian Ambassadors abroad (Italy, Brussels, Athens, Lisbon, Rio), most with subsequent endorsements as the bills circulate through other accounts before clearance, St. Petersburg (9) or Moscow (1), 1869 - 1876, the part items generally conserving the signatures [SD20146]£175 The complete item (4th May 1876) shows all the features of the Bills. They are printed and made out in English in sterling, and signed by the Director and Controller in western characters. The endorsements are in French (plus one in Greek), and specify the position held by the next payee, such as Minister of the Interior at Athens, Russian Consul at Beirut, and so on, or the various international bankers and the houses with which they correspond. The Greek signature is that of Joasaf, Bishop of Philadelphia and Lieutenant to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. On stout banknote paper, watermarked with the Russian eagle and ‘Dla Vekseleu’ (‘For Exchange’). Michael Khristoforovich Reutern, 1820-1890, Russian Minister of Finance, 1862-1878, Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1881- 1887, was responsible for a great extension of the use of Foreign Credit. Endorsements: 1. 4/16th February 1869. General Napoleon Berman; Lenker & Co., Moscow. 2. 1869. Count van Osten Sacken; Maquay & Fakenham, Florence (provisional capital of Italy). 3. April 1870. Prince Galitzin, to C. Vanvambeke; C.W. Price & Derot, Brussels. 4. 13th December 1871. P. Sabukov, Amb. atAthens; Greek Minister for Religion and Public Instruction; A.G. Durutti; Martin & Co. 5. 1st February 1873. D. von Glinka, (1808-1871, the writer on the philosophy of law and sociey), Amb. at Lisbon; Mme. von Glinka to Carl Kolb Sohn, Wiesbaden; Deutsche Effecten & Wechsel Bank, Frankfurt-am-Main; R. Raphael & Sons. 6. 18th April 1873. Aide-de-Camp Général Prince Vladimir Bariatinsky; Baron Nicolas von Derschau; C.F. Brot; Continental Union. 7. 26th November 1874. Russian Consul at Beirut; T. Yuselovich, Russian Consul at Jerusalem; Joasaf, Bp. of Philadelphia, Lieutenant of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, to Azarias Depoton; to Sadoeh Faraggi & Co., Constantinople; Martin & Co. 8. 1875. Baron Rosen; Commercial Bank of Warsaw at St. Petersburg; F. Henry Schroeder & Co. 9. June 1875. Count Koskul, Amb. at Rio de Janeiro to Franklin Aloares. 10. 4th May 1876. P. Sabukov, Amb. at Athens; A.A. Contestoulos, Foreign Minister; Interior Minister Alcamoundas; Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Greece; N.M. Rothschild & Son; Martin & Co. 369. ROYAL AIR FORCE 3 Postcards with images taken from the Postage stamps bearing fine portraits of “Lord Portal / Mosquito” (signed on verso by his daughter Rosemary Ann, 1923-1990, WAAF 1942-1946, Countess 2nd in line), “Sir Arthur Harris / Lancaster” (signed ‘Lettice Curtis (A.T.A. Pilot)’), and “Lord Trenchard / DH 9A” (signed on verso “Trenchard. Boom Trenchard’s son. Feb 1987”, each with their named aircraft, issued 16th September 1986 [SD50030]£55 370. RUNCIE (Lord Robert, 1921-2000, MC (1945), Archbishop of Canterbury 1980-1991) Photograph signed as Archbishop, inscribed “Best wishes” and dated, showing him in Scots Guards uniform being decorated by Field-Marshal Montgomery, 7” x 5”, n.p., May 1986 [SD50026]£45 371. RUNCIMAN (Sir Walter, 1870-1949, Historian and Liberal Statesman, from 1937 1st Viscount) ALS toMrSpender, thanking him for putting “so suitable a paragraph in the Westminster [Gazette] about Lord Joicey”, (James JOICEY , 1846-1936, from 1905 1st Baron), “I hope he appreciates it ... I think we look like winning though one can never tell what effect the idea of Irish self government may have on a new generation of people”, 2 facing sides 8vo., Hôtel Métropole, London, 14th December 1909 [SD13203]£30 372. RUTHERFORD (William, 1839-1899, FRS, Physiology Professor at King’s College and at Edinburgh) ALS to Charles Dixon, thanking him for his work “The Migration of Birds ... You have done it admirably and I am sure that every reader who like myself had little idea of the marvels of avian migration and of the profound problems that are involved in it will thank you for much enlightenment ... I have already surprised many of my friends by the discussion of its Valuable contents”, 4 sides 8vo., 14 Douglas Crescent, Edinburgh, 4th October 1893 [SD13211]£65 THE HERO OF JALALABAD ALE (Sir Robert Henry, 1782-1845, Major-General) Signature on piece, written for the artist George Clint, 1770-1854, when Sir Robert was sitting to him for his portrait, near-contemporary mount and identification, Queen Anne Street, London, 27th November 1844 [SD50094]£175 Sale served in India under Baird against Tippoo Sahib (1798) and under Wellesley. In the Afghan War of 1838 he commanded the 1st Bengal Brigade, which reached Kandahar in April 1839. He led the storming party at Ghazni in person and marched on to Kabul, where he was left with the army of occupation and was joined by his wife and daughter. When the Indian government stopped the subsidy to the frontier tribes, Sale was ordered to clear the route back to Peshawar, and during the campaign sustained a memorable siege at Jalalabad, November 1841- April 1842. The relieving force found that he had already broken out and routed Akbar’s lines. Sale received the thanks of Parliament, a medal was struck for all ranks, and Sale returned to Kabul. Lady Sale, while Akbar’s prisoner, had managed to save her diary, which was published in 1843.
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