PAUL, Sir John Dean (1802-1868). Banker & fraudster.
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Robert Inglis, 2 pages 4to with integral address-leaf and red wax seal, Strand, 29 January 1833. Soliciting Sir Robert's help in acquiring a chaplain for the cemetery he has recently established on the Harrow Road (the Kensal Green Cemetery).
Kensal Green was the most fashionable burial ground in Victorian England. Based on Pere La Chaise, the new 'garden cemetery' was backed by the barrister George Frederick Carden, Andrew Spottiswood MP, principal of a firm that printed Bibles, and the sculptor and inventor Robert William Sievier, as well as Paul.
£85 [No: 24454]
Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Robert Inglis, 2 pages 4to with integral address-leaf and red wax seal, Strand, 29 January 1833. Soliciting Sir Robert's help in acquiring a chaplain for the cemetery he has recently established on the Harrow Road (the Kensal Green Cemetery).
'... of course high character and testimonials will be required. The Duties will be constant and we trust heavy. The salary £200 per annum & a house, but constant residence will be required. ...'Paul professed his high religious principles throughout his career, even after his conviction for fraud and sentence to penal servitude (never served).
Kensal Green was the most fashionable burial ground in Victorian England. Based on Pere La Chaise, the new 'garden cemetery' was backed by the barrister George Frederick Carden, Andrew Spottiswood MP, principal of a firm that printed Bibles, and the sculptor and inventor Robert William Sievier, as well as Paul.
£85 [No: 24454]
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