Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2571BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 13, 2011 11:00AM
Description:
Drake, Sir Francis (1540-1596),Burghley, William Cecil (1520-1598) and Others, Manuscript document signed, one page, October 1st, 1588, with City of Bristol in upper left corner, a statement of expenses for four local ships which also included service time for the campaign against the Spanish Armada, also signed by John Hawkyns, matted with portrait engraving, folio, 12 x 8 1/4 in., (large fragment lost from right side, mounting residue to verso).
Estimate $3,000-5,000