Lot 644: Major-General Sir Richard Airey (1803 - 1881),

Major-General Sir Richard Airey (1803 - 1881), later Lord Airey, autographed letter signed, black-edged paper, 1857. Sir George Cornewall Lewis (1806 - 1863), Lawyer and Chancellor of the Exchequer, also Secretary of State for War, autographed letter signed, 1862. Sir Benjamin Hawes (1797 - 1862), M.P. and appointed to War Office in 1851, autographed letter signed, 1857. All letters concern Lady Jarvis's wish that her son be awarded a Victoria Cross. This was not granted. Also, Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, acquaintance of Mr. Harry Pirie Gordon (1883 - 1969), responsible for the preparation of a series of Guide Books, published by Palestine News soon after the First World War, autographed letter signed and autographed card signed, both mentioning Colonel Lawrence (5)