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HISTORY - BUGEAUD Thomas Robert (1784 - 1849) - Autograph letter signed: He took part in the Polish and Spanish campaigns. Under the Restoration, he devoted himself to agriculture. Recalled by Louis-Philippe, he became the guard of the Duchesse de Berry and was responsible

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HISTORY - MARSHALL George (1880 - 1959) - Signed printed photograph ; Autograph letter signed: He was appointed Chief of Staff in 1939, but he is best known for the plan that bears his name. It aimed to provide economic aid to Europe. He took part in the Yalta and Potsdam conferences in 1945 an

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Three Articles from 19th/20th Century Composers: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: Three Articles from 19th/20th Century Composers, comprising a photograph of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) with autograph letter signed, Jun

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(George IV) Fitzherbert, Maria (1756-1837) ALS: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: (George IV) Fitzherbert, Maria (1756-1837) Autograph Letter Signed, autograph letter signed, one page, London, April 24, 1821, an order to

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Sully, Thomas (1783-872) 2 Letters and a Signature: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: Sully, Thomas (1783-872) 2 Autograph Letters and a Signature, comprising an autograph letter signed, one page, April 2, 1856, concerning d

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Elizabeth (The Queen Mother, 1900-2002) ALS: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: Elizabeth (The Queen Mother, Queen of George VI, 1900-2002) Autograph Letter Signed, autograph letter signed, two pages, November 12th, 19

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William IV, King of United Kingdom (1765-1837) ALS: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: William IV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837) Autograph letter signed, autograph letter signed, dated February 6, 1818, to the Archbi

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Humperdinck, Englebert (1854-1921) ALS & Postcard: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: Humperdinck, Englebert (1854-1921) Autograph Letter Signed & Postcard, an autograph letter signed and two-sided postcard, October, 1920, c

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William James "Father of American psychology" 4 ALS Framed: William James "Father of American psychology" 4 ALS Framed A group of four autograph letters signed "Wm. James" from a collection of correspondence to one of his Harvard students, J.R. Roberts. Dating

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Charles III, King of Great Britain (b. 1948) LS: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: Charles III, King of Great Britain (b. 1948) Letter Signed, typed letter signed with autograph salutation, January 7, 1994, as Prince of W

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HISTORY - METTERNICH Klemens (1773 - 1859) - Letter signed: He was Austrian ambassador to Dresden, Berlin and Paris. He became Prime Minister in 1809. He negotiated Napoleon 1st's marriage to Maria Theresa. In 1815, he presided over the Congress of Vienna. In

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HISTORY - ROOSEVELT Eleanor (1884 - 1962) - Typed letter signed: In 1905, she married her second cousin, Franklin Roosevelt. She supported him throughout his political career, particularly after 1921, when he contracted poliomyelitis. After his death in 1945, she w

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William IV, King of Great Britain (1765-1837) Letter: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: William IV, King of Great Britain (1765-1837) Autograph Letter, autograph letter, as the Duke of Clarence, signed "William," dated Januar

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HISTORY - MOUNTBATTEN of Burma Louis (1900 - 1979) - Typed letter signed: Educated at the Royal Navy College before joining the Royal Navy where he served during both wars. Churchill promoted him to Operations Commander in 1941 and in 1947 Attlee appointed him Deputy King o

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Hillary, Sir Edmund (1919-2008) Typed Letter Signed: Property from the Estate of William H. Rasch Description: Hillary, Sir Edmund (1919-2008) Typed Letter Signed, typed letter signed, September 27, 1965, reply to a request for an autograph, signed

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1842 Autographed Letter Signed Thomas Scott Williams: Thomas Scott Williams, Two pages ALS datelined Hartford, March 17, 1842. Member of Congress from Connecticut 1817-1819, also Chief Justice Supreme Court of Connecticut. Letter regarding autograph coll

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HISTORY - CARNOT Sadi (1837 - 1894) - Autograph letter signed

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Studied at the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ponts et ChaussŽes. Prefect of the Seine in 1881, he was elected deputy for the C™te d'Or. He was Minister of Finance in 1885 and elected President of the Republic on 3 December 1887. He was assassinated by the anarchist Caserio during the Lyon Exhibition.Autograph letter signed dated 10.07.1882(?) "Éde vouloir bien me dire s'il peut tre donnŽ satisfaction au dŽsir exprimŽ par Mr le gŽnŽral DuboysÉÓ.