Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) by Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, British statesman and author of Jewish ancestry who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Written on official 10 Downing Street, Whitehall stationery and dated in manuscript June 30, 1879, during Disraeli’s second term as Prime Minister. In the letter, Disraeli responds to a lady concerning an invitation, indicating that he would be pleased to accept if able to do so, while explaining that he cannot commit himself beyond that point. The letter closes with his distinctive signature “Beaconsfield”, the title under which Disraeli was elevated to the peerage in 1876 as Earl of Beaconsfield. Written on black-bordered mourning stationery with a printed emblem at the head. An attractive historical autograph from Disraeli’s premiership, particularly notable for being signed with his aristocratic title, “Beaconsfield.”
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