Autograph Letter signed by James Craggs, to a Mr. Dayrolles

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Sale 403: Americana with Manuscript Material; Travel & Exploration; Maps; Photographs (#403) 05/14/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #20Autograph Letter signed by James Craggs, to a Mr. Dayrolles

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Sale 403: Americana with Manuscript Material; Travel & Exploration; Maps; Photographs (#403) 05/14/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Title:

Autograph Letter signed by James Craggs, to a Mr. Dayrolles

Author:

Craggs, James, the younger

Place Published:

Whitehall

Date Published:

August 4th, 1719

Description:

11 lines, in ink, on single sheet of paper 12x7¾.

Short letter from James Craggs the younger (1686-1721), British MP and secretary of state who was implicated in the South Sea Bubble, along with his father James Craggs the elder, although both were fairly minor players. The younger Craggs was, however, accused of a role in the financial disaster. The letter, apparently to James Dayrolles, king's resident for some time at Geneva, and from 1717 to 1739 at the Hague, refers to other letters he had received.

Condition:

Adhesion damage along left margin, a few stray fox marks, else very good.

Item#:

202672

Headline:

ALS from James Craggs of South Sea Bubble fame
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