George Washington.
SOME AUTOGRAPHS OF NOTED SOLDIERS.
Lastly, it may be useful to give a list of some of the prices realized by military and allied autographs at public sales, etc., in order that the collector may gain some rough idea of the value of his treasures. (A.L.S. means Autograph letter, signed; D.S. means Document, signed; L.S. means Letter, the signature only of which is in the handwriting of the celebrity.)
Abercromby, Sir Ralph.—British general; killed in Egypt, 1801. D.S., 8s. 6d. A.L.S., with portrait attached, £2.
Allen, Capt. Wm.—Of the Niger Expedition. A.L.S., 2s.
Alva, Ferd. Alvarez, Duke of.—Spanish General; oppressed the Netherlands; executed the Counts Egmont and Horn. L.S., two guineas.
Amalfi, Duke of.—Imperial marshal commander-in-chief after Wallenstein. Died, 1656. L.S., 14s.
Anne, Queen.—D.S., a Privy Council Letter; signed also by Buckingham, Schomberg, and nine other peers, 10s. 6d.
Auchmuty, Sir Samuel.—English general; died, 1822. D.S., 4s.
Barkstead, Colonel John.—Cromwell's Governor of the Tower, executed 1662. D.S., 10s. 6d.
Barrington, Viscount.—Secretary of War; died, 1793. A.L.S., 3s. 6d.
Beaver, P. Capt.—With Nelson at Trafalgar. A.L.S., 5s. 6d.
Blücher.—The famous Prussian field-marshal. L.S., 9s.
Bonaparte, C. Louis Napoleon.—Emperor. A.L.S., two guineas.
Burnaby, Capt. Fred.—Author of "A Ride to Khiva." A.L.S., 3s. 6d.
Charles I.—King of England. D.S., £2 10s.
Cromwell, Oliver.—D.S., £9.
Dorchester, Lord Guy Carleton.—L.S., 5s.
Egmont and Horn, Counts.—Executed by Duke of Alva. L.S., signed by both. Sixteen guineas.
Gordon, General.—Killed in the Soudan. A.L.S., two guineas.
Kempenfelt, Admiral.—Perished in the Royal George. D.S., one guinea.[24]
[24] H. T. Scott, "Autograph Collecting," Part iii.
AN OLD MUG BEARING THE FAMOUS PICTURE DEPICTING "THE DEATH OF WOLFE."