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Autograph request

Picture postcard sent by Bray to The Owner, Great House, Vale Royal, Trelawney, Jamaica on 7th July 1906 asking for his autograph.

Signed by Percy Sewell.

Inscription on his gravestone reads:

HARRY PERCY SEWELL
M.A.B.C.E. MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD, OF ARCADIA
ELDEST SON OF HENRY AND MARGARET SEWELL
WHO DIED ON THE 11TH APRIL 1933, AGED 58 YEARS.
DURING THE THIRTY YEARS HE LIVED AND WORKED IN THIS PARISH
HE GAINED THE LOVE AND RESPECT OF ALL CLASSES.
ERECTED BY HIS SORROWING MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTERS.

Source - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131763992/harry-percy-sewell

The estate was founded by Charles Graves (1749-1825) in 1776 and he called the estate Walky Walky. In 1827, the estate was known as Vale Royal and had 286 acres and 156 slaves. The estate was sold to Thomas P. Thompson after the emancipation of the slaves and by then was 612 acres in size.

Source - https://thelastgreatgreathouseblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/06/vale-royal-great-house/

Curios and Autographs
Autograph Postcard Types
Where he lived
Some photographs
Scrapbook
Cigarette Cards
Cartoon by Michael Leigh