Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, a group of ALS to W.J. Davis (8), from William Cook, Midland Pin & Rivet Works, Princip street, Birmingham, 5 July 1886, a fellow borough councillor, ‘I shall not let the defeat trouble me…’; from Francis Channing, 40 Eaton Place, SW, 22 April 1892, ‘I have just come across your letter…to the Birmingham Post in reference to Mr Collings’s excuse for voting against my motion…’; from Richard Cadbury, Moor Green, 7 January 1895, ‘I do not think it wise to work independantly of the general body of Liberals…’; from Alfred Hayes, secretary of the Birmingham and Midland Institute, 19 March 1895, asking ‘if you will…read…a paper on “Old Birmingham Medals” before the members…during the session 1895-96’; from Philip Stanhope, Carlton Gardens, SW, 2 July 1895, enclosing a donation; from Sam Timmins, Newquay, 14 September 1895; from John Burns, Lavender Hill, Battersea (2), undated [post-1892] and 2 November 1893, requesting a copy of the Proceedings of the Trade Union Congress held in Birmingham in 1869; together with a typed letter from James Herbert, Liberal Central Association, 41 Parliament street, SW, 11 April 1905, ‘Brighton was colossal…the rot has now spread…in the Tory party and every day increases the majority with which we shall come in at the General Election. I wish you were coming into the House.’ [9]. An interesting group £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: Birmingham Ephemera associated with the late W.J. Davis, the property of a Lady, DNW Auction T7, 7 October 2009, lot 341