Signature ('J. F. Burgoyne | Lt Genl.') on part of letter to Stratford Canning.
Author:
Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne (1782-1871), English army officer [Stratford Canning (1786-1880), 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe; Crimean War]
Publication details:
Without date or place.
£23.00
SKU: 8896
On the lower part of a letter, cut to form a rectangle, 11.5 x 18 cm. In good condition, with traces of stub from mounting along one edge, and a thin strip of paper, with Burgoyne's name in manuscript neatly laid down beneath the signature. Reads 'I have the honor to be | Your Excellency's | Most Obedient | Humble Servant | [signed] J. F. Burgoyne | Lt Genl.' Reverse reads '<...> Order of Nistan Medjidge, which His Majesty the Sultan has been graciously pleased to confer upon me, & I take the liberty of requesting your Excellency to be <...>', Addressed at foot of page to 'His Exy | The Lord Stratford de Redcliffe GCB | &c &c &c'.