[Autographs. Collection of autographs of members of the Houses of Lords and Commons. Mostly in the form of envelopes addressed by them to various recipients; occasionally sections of letters etc, mounted in albums].
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
circa 1837 - circa 1841
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3045187
Summary
Dated from the postmarks appearing on various of the letters and the pencil note on p1 of the Commons volume, 'Commons 1839'. The albums are arranged systematically with a space left for each member's autograph. The collector evidently lived in Devon - most of the letters are addressed to Devonian recipients - but was clearly not connected with Saltram, and given the variety of recipients must have bought many of the envelopes
Bibliographic description
2 v . 26 x 38 cm.. Old shelf-mark: Office 3.2.. Provenance: Not indigenous to Saltram?. Binding: Quarter leather and paper, labelled on front boards 'Lords' and 'Commons'.