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the lamented hero observed of it, "in his
characteristic manner,  'Very good; very
good indeed.' "  O Art! You too trading in
Death!

Then, autographs fall into their place in the
State Funeral train. The sanctity of a seal,
or the confidence of a letter, is a meaningless
phrase that has no place in the vocabulary of
the Traders in Death. Stop, trumpets, in
the Dead March, and blow to the world how
characteristic we autographs are!

WELLINGTON AUTOGRAPHS.—TWO
consecutive LETTERS of the DUKE'S (1843) highly
characteristic and authentic, with the Correspondence, &c.
that elicited them, the whole forming quite a literary
curiosity, for £15.

WELLINGTON AUTOGRAPHS.—To be
DISPOSED OF, TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS of
the DUKE of WELLINGTON, one dated Walmer Castle,
9th October, 1834, the other London, 17th May, 1843, with
their post-marks and seals.

WELLINGTON.—THREE original NOTES,
averaging 2¼ pages each, (not lithographs,) seal, and
envelopes, to be SOLD. Supposed to be the most characteristic
of his Grace yet published. The highest sum above
£30 for the two, or £20 for the one, which is distinct, will be
accepted.

TO BE DISPOSED OF, by a retired officer,
FIVE LETTERS and NOTES of the late HERO
three when Sir A. Wellesley. Also a large Envelope. All
with seals. Apply personally, or by letter.

THE DUKE'S LETTERS.—TWO highly
interesting LETTERS, authentic and relating to a most
amusing and characteristic circumstance, to be SOLD.

THE DUKE of WELLINGTON.—AUTOGRAPH
LETTER to a lady, with seal and envelope. This
quite in the Duke's peculiar style, and will be parted with
for the highest offer. Apply ——— where the letter can
be seen.

F.M. the DUKE of WELLINGTON.—To be
SOLD, by a member of the family, to whom it was
written, an ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH LETTER of the
late Duke of Wellington, on military affairs, six pages long,
in the best preservation. Price £80.

FIELD-MARSHAL the DUKE of WELLINGTON'S
AUTOGRAPH.—A highly characteristic
LETTER of the DUKE'S for DISPOSAL, wherein he
alludes to his living 100 years, date 1847, with envelope.
Seal, with crest perfect. £10 will be taken.

DUKE of WELLINGTON.—An AUTOGRAPH
LETTER of the DUKE, written immediately after the
death of the Duchess in 1831, is for SALE; also Two
Autograph Envelopes franked and sealed.

DUKE of WELLINGTON.—AUTOGRAPH
BUSINESS LETTER, envelope, seal, post-mark, &c.
complete. Style courteous and highly characteristic. Will
be shown by the party and at the place addressed. Price £15.

FIELD-MARSHAL the DUKE of WELLINGTON.
TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS of His Grace, one
written in his 61st, the other in his 72d year, both first-rate
specimens of his characteristic graphic style, and on an
important subject, to be SOLD. Their genuineness can be
fully proved.

THE DUKE of WELLINGTON.—A very curious
DOCUMENT, partly printed, and the rest written by
His Grace to a lady. This is well worthy of a place in the
cabinet of the curious. There is nothing like it. Highest
offer will be taken.

TO be SOLD, SIX AUTOGRAPH LETTERS
from F.M. the Duke of WELLINGTON, with
envelopes and seals, which have been most generously given to
aid a lady in distressed circumstances.

THE DUKE of WELLINGTON.—A lady has in
her possession a LETTER, written by his Grace on
the 18th of June, in the present year, and will be happy to
DISPOSE OF the same. The letter is rendered more
valuable by its being written on the last anniversary
which his Grace was spared to celebrate. The letter bears
date from Apsley House, with perfect envelope and seal.

A CLERGYMAN has TWO LETTERS, with
Envelopes, addressed to him by the late DUKE, and
bearing striking testimony to the extent of his Grace's
private charities, to be DISPOSED OF at the highest
offer (for one or both), received by the 18th instant. The
offers may be contingent on further particulars being
satisfactory.

THE DUKE of WELLINGTON.—A widow, in
deep distress, has in her possession an AUTOGRAPH
LETTER of his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON,
written in 1830, enclosed and directed in an envelope, and
sealed with his ducal coronet, which she would be happy to
PART WITH for a trifle.

VALUABLE AUTOGRAPH NOTE of the late
Duke of WELLINGTON, dated March 27, 1850, to be
SOLD, for £20, by the gentleman to whom it was addressed,
together with envelope, perfect impression of Ducal seal,
and Knightsbridge post-mark distinct. The whole in
excellent preservation. A better specimen of the noble
Duke's handwriting and highly characteristic style cannot
be seen.

ONE of the last LETTERS of the DUKE of
WELLINGTON for DISPOSAL, dated from Walmer
Castle within a day or two of his death, highly characteristic,
with seal and post-marks distinct. This being
probably the last letter written by the late Duke its interest as
a relic must be greatly enhanced. The highest offer
accepted. May be seen on application.

THE GREAT DUKE.—A LETTER of the
GREAT HERO, dated March 27, 1851, to be SOLD.
Also a beautiful Letter from Jenny Lind, dated June 20,
1852. The highest offer will be accepted. Address with
offers of price.

Miss Lind's autograph would appear to
have lingered in the shade until the Funeral
Train came by, when it modestly stepped into
the procession and took a conspicuous place.
We are in doubt which to admire most; the
ingenuity of this little stroke of business; or the
affecting delicacy that sells "probably the last
letter written by the late Duke" before the
aged hand that wrote it under some manly
sense of duty, is yet withered in its grave; or
the piety of that excellent clergymandid he
appear in his surplice in the front row of
T. C.'s shop-window?—who is so anxious to
sell "striking testimony to the extent of His
Grace's private charities;" or the generosity of
that Good Samaritan who poured "six letters
with envelopes and seals" into the wounds
of the lady in distressed circumstances.

Lastly come the relicsprecious
remembrances worn next to the bereaved heart,
like Hardy's miniature of Nelson, and never
to be wrested from the advertisers but with
ready money.

MEMENTO of the late DUKE of WELLINGTON.
To be DISPOSED OF, a LOCK of the late
illustrious DUKE'S HAIR. Can be guaranteed. The highest
offer will be accepted. Apply by letter prepaid.

THE DUKE of WELLINGTON.—A LOCK of
HAIR of the late Duke of WELLINGTON to be
DISPOSED OF, now in the possession of a widow lady. Cut
off the morning the Queen was crowned. Apply by letter,
post paid.