The Canada Auction Series: Canadian Arts, Culture & History

November 26December 02, 2022
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LOT 67

Lot 67

12 Miscellaneous Documents Signed by Various Canadian Historical Figures, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries

12 Miscellaneous Documents Signed by Various Canadian Historical Figures, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries
Lot 67 Details
12 Miscellaneous Documents Signed by Various Canadian Historical Figures, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries

1) Frédéric-Auguste Quesnet, receipt dated 27 Aug., 1826, 2) Pierre-Louis Panet, receipt dated 2 May 1787 3) Joseph Laurin, addressed envelope with free frank dated Quebec, L.C., 10 May 1848, 4) Jean-Baptiste Fréchette (Père), receipt dated 26 July 1844, 5) General Sir William Fenwich Williams, 1st Baronet of Kars, salutation and signature dated 1858, 6) Sir Anthony Musgrave, undated signature, 7) Sir Edmund Walker Head, third person letter, unsigned dated May 23, 1862, 8) John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland Campbell (Marquess of Lorne, ALS on Citadel Quebec mourning letterhead, dated march 4, 1885, 9) Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, ALS, dated Clandeboye, Ireland, April 28, 1898, 10) Field Marshall Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander, Christmas card, 1964, 11) John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, three documents, 1885 12) Jocelyn Hanry Clive 'Harry' Graham, typed letter signed and dated Government House, Ottawa, 1st March 1901

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $240
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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