A rare letter handwritten and signed by Sir William Hart Dyke (1837-1931) in 1874, on HM Treasury stamped notepaper concerning the appointment of a P
£300 - £500
A rare letter handwritten and signed by Sir William Hart Dyke (1837-1931) in 1874, on HM Treasury stamped notepaper concerning the appointment of a Post Office keeper at Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales; offered with a gyclee printed photographic copy of Hart Dyke (2) The second son of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, 6th Baronet and Elizabeth Wells, Hart Dyke was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was described as ''one of the best amateur rackets players of his day''. In 1860, won the championship from a professional player at the Prince's Club, which was the former headquarters of rackets. There is speculation that in 1873 he may have played in a significant early lawn tennis match with John Moyer Heathcote and Julian Marshall at Lullingstone Castle. In 1875 with Heathcote he was a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club committee that framed the original set of rules for lawn tennis.