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LOT 1590:
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. D.S. ...
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VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R I, as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at St. James´s, 1st July 1875. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is addressed to the Governor of the Kirkdale Prison in the County of Lancaster, and is a remission document relating to John Kennedy who was ´convicted of Larceny and sentenced to twelve Calendar months imprisonment for the same´ at a Sessions of the Peace on 3rd November 1874, continuing to state that the Queen, ´in consideration of some circumstances humbly represented unto Us, are Graciously pleased to extend Our Grace and Mercy unto him and to remit unto him such part of his said sentence as remains yet to be undergone and performed´ and instructing that Kennedy be forthwith discharged out of custody. Countersigned at the conclusion by Richard Assheton Cross (1823-1914) 1st Viscount Cross. British politician who served as Home Secretary 1874-80 and 1885-86. With blind embossed paper seal affixed and blank integral leaf. Some light staining and some thin bands of dust staining to the edges, not affecting the Queen´s signature. G
