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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3039

Historical Documents
King George III
1801 (31 July) Royal warrant for the appointment of a legation secretary at Naples, " ... to our good Brother the King of the Two Sicilies". Hand signed by King George III top left above the Royal Seal. Also signed by Hawkesbury as Foreign Secretary. An 8 page document tied with silk appointing William à Court, as Legation Secretary, being of text in English and 3 pages translated into Latin. Plus 2 blanks and cover. Size 7¾ x 12 inch; good to fine. Photo

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770 – 1828) was a British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1812–27) since the Union with Ireland in 1801. He was 42 years old when he became premier in 1812, which made him younger than all of his successors. Hawkesbury became Lord Liverpool after the death of his father in December 1808

William à Court, 1st Baron Heytesbury (1779 - 1860) appointed Legation Secretary, (he went back there as Envoy Extraordinary in 1814, later was Ambassador to Russia)

Interesting date as there is a Lord Nelson connection. At that time Lord Hamilton was British Ambassador at Naples with Lady Hamilton, so Lord Nelson at every opportunity was frequently in port refitting his ships

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Estimate
£300 to £350