16,221. Letters empowering Sir R. K. Porter, Chargé d'Affaires in Venezuela, to treat for the abolition of slavery; 1836,1837. Signed by William IV. and Queen Victoria; with great seals of William IV.Sir Robert Ker Porter, painter and traveller: Lett... Unspecified
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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Petersburg, to [Richard] Hort, 1822 Oct. 19 [OS], [1822 Oct 31 NS]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851607 Epithet: painter and traveller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x0001de Sir Robert Ker Porter was an English painter and traveler. From the guide to the Robert Ker Porter papers, 1805-1849., (Ho...