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1838 (June 16) Signed autograph letter from the Duke of Wellington.
To Emerson Tennently, 10 Pall Mall, politely refusing a request of a favour. A two page letter and original envelope,
tipped into a gilt embossed leather folder. The folder
10 x 8in. (25.40 x 20.32cm)
Estimate €300-€400 £260-£340
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 2425
1841, Feargus O’Connor Chartist medal
Release of Feargus O’Connor, a white metal medal, unsigned, bust facing left, ‘’Feargus O’Connor - Universal
Sufferage and No Surrender’’, reverse, a view of York castle.
Feargus O’Connor (1794-1855), MP for Cork 1832-5 and later for Nottingham, Chartist leader and agitator for
reform, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in York castle for seditious libel in 1840 but was released two
months early, on 27 August 1841. He founded the National Land Company to buy estates in Ireland in 1846.
1¾in. (4.45cm)
Estimate €120-€180 £100-£150
Large Image & Place Bid Lot 25