Sir Walter Raleigh ALS Handwritten Signed Letter, Jersey Governor, December 1601

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Sir Walter Raleigh ALS Handwritten Signed Letter, Jersey Governor, December 1601:
$75000.00

Autograph letter signed (‘W Ralegh’), written during hisgovernorship of Jersey, 27 lines written on one page, TO: My verie lovingfriends The Bailife and Justices of Jersey …. concerning ‘the controversiesbetween Mr. John de Carteret and John Dumaresq’; dated: The Court at Whitehall,15thDecember, 1601, and signed W Ralegh. Beautifully framed, along with two periodengravings, one of Ralegh and one of Queen Elizabeth I. The letter is damp stained and at one stagefolded twice, with a piece torn out of the blank part. A full transcription of the letter isavailable upon request. Frame measures 27.5" x 38".

Provenance: Bydescent from the de Carteret family, acquired through sale and most recentlyon display at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in OldSalem, North Carolina.

The letter is a known one from Ralegh, and catalogued asLetter No. 154 in Agnes Latham’s definitive and comprehensive book TheLetters of Sir Walter Ralegh, published in 1999.

A truly remarkable and historic piece, with Ralegh signedletters being exceptionally scarce on the market. Custom framed and ready for display.

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