29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Bronte (Rev. Patrick).
Autograph Letter Signed, informing a Mr Hartley of Skipton that ‘No Couples can be married in my Church except one of the parties at least, resides in the Chapelry of Haworth’.
Haworth, May 27th, 1858, ink manuscript on single side of folded paper, blindstamp to top corner.
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £500 - £800
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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