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Author, Title, Summary	Subject	Price
Andrew Jackson MacKay (1827-1901), Brevet Brigadier General in the Union Army during the American Civil War, Chief Quartermaster for the Army of the Cumberland [Manuscript form from the American Civil War, listing sixty-five men.] 'Abstract of Expenditures, on Account of the Quartermaster's Department by A J MacKay Lt Col & Chief Q M 14 A Corps, In the Field in the Month ending on the 31st of July 1863.' Folio, 3 pp. A printed form on three leaves, held together by the original pink ribbon. Docketed on the reverse of two of the leaves (with the army said to be 'At M Field'). In five columns: 'Date of Payment', 'Number of Voucher', 'To whom paid', 'On what account', and 'Amount'...	History	£125.00
Hugh Law Autograph Letter Signed to <Brodie?>. Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1818-83). Two pages, 12mo. Creased and grubby, and with two small holes in embossment. He cannot avail himself of his correspondent's kind invitation for dinner the following day as he has 'an engagement I may not postpone or disregard'. He should have been happy to...	History, Law	£25.00
Hugh Law (1818-1883), judge, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1881-1883 Last leaf only of Autograph Letter Signed ('H. Law') to 'Mr. F<?>'. 12mo, 2 pp, 23 lines. The second leaf of a bifolium. Good, on lightly aged paper, with three small tissue mounts still adhering to a margin. Commenting on a legal matter relating to the recipient: '[...] there is the further difficulty tht except where the family so desire and a special case is...	Law	£80.00
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor (1825-99), 1st Duke of Westminster autograph signature, "Westminster" neatly written on a piece of 12mo paper. Beneath this, in another hand, "With Westminster's Compliments". The recto of the blank second leaf attached to a piece of paper torn from an autograph album.		£45.00
Edward Everett (1794-1865), American orator and Whig politician, 15th Governor of Massachusetts and President of Harvard College Autograph Letter Signed from the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Edward Everett, enclosing a copy of a book to aid the recipient's 'statistical enquiries'. 1p., 12mo. In fair condition, on lightly-aged paper, with slight discoloration at head and evidence of previous mounting on reverse. Docketed on reverse. The letter reads: 'Dear Sir, \| Knowing your fondness for statistical enquiries, I have thought the accompanying copy of the last annual return...		£100.00
Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns one autograph letter signed to the civil engineer and politician Sir Charles Lanyon (1813-89), Lord Chancellor of England (1819-85). 2 pp, 12mo. "I am much obliged to you for sending me the resolutions adopted at the large & influential meeting which assembled under your presidency at Belfast to express the opinions entertained in that part of the Kingdom on the Questions of Foreign...	History	£45.00
Hugh Percy [Hugh Smithson] (1742-1817), 2nd Duke of Northumberland [Richard Twining (1749-1824), tea and coffee merchant] Autograph Note, in the third person, to Twining. 4to, 1 p. Good, aged paper, with traces of previous mount adhering to reverse. Reads 'The Duke of Northumberland presents his Compliments to Mr. Twining, & shall be glad to see him on Wednesday next at three o'clock. \| Northd. House \| Decr. 2d. 1799.' From the Twining family archive.		£28.00
Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland, on the subject of Cambridge University one autograph letter signed to an unnamed male correspondent, 2 pp, 8vo. "I am induced by the partiality of my friends, to offer myself as Candidate for the important Office of Chancellor, which has become vacant by the decease of the venerable Marquis Camden, & I am induced to do so with more confidence in consequence of my close official connection...	Education	£45.00
Hugh Thomson, artist-illustrator Two Autograph Letters Signed "H. Thomson" and "Hugh Thomson" to [J.C.] Dollman, artist, discussing golf and illustrating his humour, physical failings and research. Total 5pp., 8vo, one sl.marked but mainly good condition. [March 23] He commiserates on "domestic troubles" and says what a disaster it would have been if the completion of a picture had been delayed. "You will be sorry to hear that I am confiend to the house with varicose veins in the leg. The...	Literature	£180.00
Hugh W[elch]. Diamond, F.S.A. On the earliest specimens of mezzotinto engraving. In a letter to Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., F.R.S., &c. PRESENTATION COPY of offprint 'FROM THE \| ARCHAEOLOGIA, \| VOL. XXVII. p. 405-409.' Four leaves, 8 pages, 4to. In good condition, although grubby and worn and with creasing to inner edge. Presentation inscription to top right-hand corner of title. Disbound: paginated in manuscript and with slight...	Art and Architecture	£125.00