almack richard (8 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Original paper-covered boards and cloth spine with paper title label. Minor marking to boards and some rubbing to fore edge. Binding tight. Generally clean internally with some underlining and marginalia. Several relevant enclosures concerning the village. May require additional shipping charge for non-UK markets.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

3pp., 12mo. Bifolium. A well-written and oddly-entertaining letter, and an evocative piece of Victorian social history. From the context it is clear that the recipient and his wife have been accused of overstepping the terms of a will, and on this matter Almack begins: 'Furniture is very comprehensive, and would I think include Work boxes, Chests, & plated Goods. It has even been decided that plate would so pass! - Also plated would. | Under "bed linen," Blankets & Quilts pass. Under "Household Linen", Coloured Table Cloths & Doyleys would pass. Therefore I infer, that under the general term "linen" every thing falling under that word would pass. But I know of no decided case to this extent'. Nor can Almack find a 'decided case' on the point of whether 'Trinkets' includes 'a ladys gold watch'. His opinion is that 'it would not pass under that word or Jewelry'. He continues: 'A few weeks since I advised a brother, on amicable terms with his sister, to let the mothers watch pass without dispute, as his sisters husband thought it did pass as a Trinket. This is not exactly your Case. | As to the contumely of the disappointed you & Mrs. Shepd. may bear it with much less difficulty as winners. It is on their part, I think, very foolish, & unjust - & undignified, - as they have no fraud to alledge. [sic]' He concludes by suggesting that the 'numerous points' be included 'in a case for the opinion of Counsel, if they stand out, & you doubt.'.

A note inside the box is written in the hand of Richard Almack and signed with his initials and dated 31 July 1851, it reads: "Made from a Mulberry Tree in the garden of the Vicarage at Stowmarket said to have been planted by Milton. Given to me by Rev. A. Hollingsworth" Richard Almack, Antiquary, lived at Long Melford, Suffolk. John Milton used to visit the vicarage at Stowmarket to see his friend Dr . Young, the incumbent. There is a long tradition that Milton planted one or more mulberry trees at the vicarage, which is now called Milton House.