WALPOLE ROBERT: (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42. A good D.S., R Walpole, one page, folio,

WALPOLE ROBERT: (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42. A good D.S., R Walpole, one page, folio,
WALPOLE ROBERT: (1676-1745) British Prime Minister 1721-42. A good D.S., R Walpole, one page, folio, Whitehall, 7th November 1738. The manuscript document relates to the Earl of Wilmington, President of the Privy Council, and authorises a payment of one thousand pounds to be made to him as part of his annuity of four thousand pounds. Signed by Walpole in the right margin in his capacity as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer and countersigned by Thomas Winnington (1696-1746) British Politician & Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and Giles Earle (1678-1758) British Politician & Lord Commissioner of the Treasury. The verso of the document bears a brief manuscript receipt dated 10th November 1738 and signed ('Wilmington P') by Spencer Compton (1673-1743) 1st Earl of Wilmington. British Prime Minister 1742-43 and Lord President of the Council 1730-42. With blank integral leaf. A good document signed by two British Prime Ministers. A single ink line runs vertically through the main body of text, by means of a cancellation, but does not affect the signatures. A few areas of paper loss to the left edge, professionally restored and with just a minimal loss of text, and a series of very small, neat wormholes. G