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Auction: 13050 - Postal History and Historical documents
Lot: 2024

(x) Historical Documents
King Henry VIII
1513 (22 June) a letter bearing the signature of King Henry VIII. The letter "To our trusty and well beloved knight ... Sir John Cutte (under treasurer) ..." concerning thirty-eight barrels of wode to William Gower, groom of the chamber. The wode had been seized by the Customs of the Port of London from William Hollis. Signed at top "Henry R" with "by the king" alongside. The letter has been torn in half and skillfully repaired, there is also a repaired tear just to the left of the signature. A rare signature on a letter of this famous monarch. From the Gerald E. Wellburn collection. Photo

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was king of England from 21 April 1509.


Sir John Cutte (d. 1520) built Horham Hall, a late medieval hall in Broxted, England, sometime between 1510 and 1515 having acquired great estates. This is still one of the finest old brick mansions in Essex

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