ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUEEN ANNE'S DEATH (ANNE; QUEEN OF ENGLAND.) BOLINGBROKE, HENRY ST. JOHN. Letter Signed, "Bolingbroke," to the Lord Justices of Ireland, reporting that, on Friday at 10 o'clock, the Queen "was struck with a very strong convulsion . . . [and] continued to languish & to sink away by degrees till near half an hour after Seven on Sunday morning, when it pleased Almighty God to take her to his mercy." 1 page, folio, with integral blank; uneven loss along entire right edge of terminal page inexpertly repaired with small strips of paper showing at left edge of first page, scattered foxing, toning at edges. sold as is. Whitehall, 3 August 1714