Lot 156
Arthur James Balfour – Autograph Note – 1915 – "You who go to the front, remember that you are fighting not only for the security of your country, but for the freedom of the world"
Autograph note signed by Arthur James Balfour. March 2, 1915. English.
The note, which was written during World War I, shortly before Balfour replaced Churchill as the first Lord of The Admiralty, addresses a soldier, or soldiers, fighting on the front lines: "You who go to the front, remember that you are fighting not only for the security of your country, but for the freedom of the world".
[1] f. (seven handwritten lines), 19.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Fold lines. Traces of mounting on verso.
