[Lord John Russell, Whig and Liberal statesman, twice Prime Minister.] Autograph Signature to part of letter to Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Dillon, regarding his joining the royal household.

Lord John Russell [John Russell, 1st Earl Russell] (1792-1878), Whig and Liberal statesman, twice Prime Minister, grandfather of Bertrand Russell [Rear-Admiral Sir William Dillon]

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See his entry in the Oxford DNB. On both sides of 10.5 x 8 cm piece of paper, cut from a letter for an autograph hunter. On one side, in a larger than usual hand: Your Obed Servt / J Russell . Beneath the signature, in a tiny contemporary hand: 'Prime Minister'. At the foot is the name of the recipient: Rr. Admiral / Sir Henry Dillon Kt. A fragment of the letter is on the reverse: [.] Albert have any [wish?] on the subject of your being in the Queen s Household, I shall no doubt hear from His Royal Highnesss. But untill [sic] I do so, I [.]'. See Image. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 25578

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Titel: [Lord John Russell, Whig and Liberal ...

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Einband: Softcover