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Charles Burney, D.D., English schoolmaster and book collector. He is the brother of Fanny Burney, Madame D'Arblay, the writer. To Fanny Burney, Madame D'Arblay, writer (his sister) : 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jan 1816 : (MISC 0961) : [no place] : begins, "Most grateful was your letter to me, and not unexpected. It found me in bed under a very sharp fit of the gout, which appears to be my Christmas destiny ...". less

George John Spencer, second Earl Spencer, British politician and book collector. · Autograph signature on a ticket to the coronation ceremony of George IV : 1821 : (MISC 1470j) : ticket formerly owned by the poet Samuel Rogers. Ticket area printed ("Abbey"); numbered in manuscript ("387"). Labeled "Poets Corner" in manuscript in the lower left corner; with the manuscript signature of Spencer in the lower right corner. "Peers Ticket" written on verso. Filed with under "Rogersana," following Samuel Rogers manuscripts. less