Nov 03, 2011 - Sale 2259

Sale 2259 - Lot 161

Price Realized: $ 240
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY; 1ST DUKE. Autograph Letter Signed, "Wton," to his friend Charles Arbuthnot ("My dear Arbuthnot"), returning Rev. Mr. [Charles?] Melville's letter [not present], reporting that he knows nothing about Melville, expressing respect for him but stating that Melville's refusal to attend to his request would place the relevant parties in an awkward position. 1 1/2 pages, 8vo, with integral blank; holes in blank leaf. London, 18 December 1837
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with--a brief letter from Wellington's valet, J. Kendall, to a friend, written two days after the Duke's death: ". . . The body lies here [a]waiting the arrival of the present Duke. No one knows what is to [be] done until his arrival. . . ." Walmer Castle, 16 September 1852.