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2051. Add MS 38931-39164

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THE LAYARD PAPERS. CORRESPONDENCE and papers, private and official, of Sir Austen Henry Layard, P.C., G.C.B., D.C.L., the discoverer of Nineveh (b. 1817, d. 1894). From 1842 to 1845 he was unofficially employed on diplomatic missions by Sir S. Canning, afterw. (1852) Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, British Ambassador at Constantinople; he was an unpaid attaché at the Embassy 1847-1849, and a paid attaché 1849-1852. His excavations in Assyria were begun in Oct. 1845 for Lord Stratford and co...
Scope & Content:
Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB; diplomatist and archaeologist: Official and private correspondence and papers.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Persian, Spanish, Syriac, and Turkish
Date Range:
[19th century]
Extent:
248 items

2052. Add MS 40018-40055

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NAPIER PAPERS: private and official correspondence and papers of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. (b. 1786, d. 1860). Napier entered the navy in 1799, was promoted Lieutenant 1805, Commander 1807, Captain 1809, Rear-Admiral 1846, Vice-Admiral 1853 and Admiral 1858. In 1833, under the assumed name of Carlos de Ponza, he accepted the command of the Portuguese Regency fleet against Dom Miguel, with the rank of Vice-Admiral and Major-General of the Portuguese Navy, and for his services was by ...
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Correspondence and papers of Adm. Sir C. Napier, etc.: 1796 1904. Admiral Sir Charles Napier, KCB: Correspondence and papers: 1796-1860.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1796-1904]
Extent:
38 items

2053. Add MS 40096-40098

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CORRESPONDENCE and papers of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean in succession to Nelson, 1805-1809. Belonged to the papers of Adm. Collingwood, sold al. Sotheby's, 12 July 1921.
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Correspondence of Adm. Lord Collingwood commanding in the Mediterranean: 1805-1809. Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Baron Collingwood: Correspondence, as Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean: 1805-1809.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish
Date Range:
1805-1809
Extent:
3 items

2054. Add MS 41192

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Add MS 41192
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Nos. 41192-41194 were purchased at the sale of a further portion of the collection of the 26th Earl of Crawford (cf. 41170-41173). 41192. LETTERS AND PAPERS largely relating to the campaigns of the First French Republic, 14 Pluviose, an 4 [3 Feb. 1796]-16 Apr. 1804; mainly in French. The names of the writers are given in the Index. Among the contents are:- 1. Papers of British naval commanders in the Mediterranean, viz.:- (a) Autograph letters of, and commissions signed by, Admiral Sir ...
Scope & Content:
France; Sovereigns of, and transactions in particular reigns. First Republic: Papers rel. chiefly to the campaigns in Italy and Egypt: 1796-1804.: Fr. James Ludovic Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford; 9th Earl of Balcarres: Papers collected by. includes: f. 1 John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent: Le...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1796-1804
Extent:
1 item

2055. Add MS 41346-41475

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Add MS 41346-41475
Title:
MARTIN PAPERS: private and official correspondence and papers of the Martin family, of Antigua, British West Indies, afterwards of Lockynge, co. Berks; see V. L. Oliver, The History of the Island of Antigua, ii, pp. 240-251, and E. W. and C. McL. Andrews, Journal of a Lady of Quality 1774-1776, in Yale Historical Publications, Manuscripts and Edited Texts, vi, 1921, pp. 259-273. One hundred and thirty volumes. Classified as follows.- A. Papers of Col. Samuel Martin and Samuel Martin, M.P. ...
Scope & Content:
Martin family; of Antigua, West Indies, and Lockynge, Berkshire: Papers of: 1695-1895.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Tahitian, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1695-1895]
Extent:
161 items

2056. Add MS 41511-41566

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HEYTESBURY PAPERS, comprising (except for the last three volumes) the official correspondence and papers of William A'Court (2nd Bart. 1817, G.C.B. 1819, 1st Baron Heytesbury 1828), the diplomatist, chiefly with successive Foreign Secretaries
Scope & Content:
. A'Court's despatches consist of drafts in his own hand or, from his Spanish mission onwards, of copies with autograph additions; his letters to foreign correspondents are written in French. Cf. Brit. Mus. Quart., ii, 1927-1928, p. 99. Fifty-six volumes. Folio (unless otherwise stated), classif...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1524-1857]
Extent:
56 items

2057. Add MS 42102-42108

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Add MS 42102-42108
Title:
JOURNALS and note-books of John Hyde whilst travelling in Egypt, the Near East and India; 1818-1825. The author, who describes himself as 'of Manchester' (42103, f. 55b), set out from London 27 Sept. 1818, and died of cholera at Moorshedabad in Bengal, 24 Apr. 1825 (42106, f. 222, and Gentleman's Magazine, 1825, p. 478). Extracts from his correspondence have been added to the first volume in order to supplement a lost volume of the journals. This addition and various notes of contents, etc.,...
Scope & Content:
Voyages and Travels: Journals and note-books of J. Hyde in Egypt, the Near East and India: 1818-1825. John Hyde, of Manchester: Journals and note-books of his travels in Egypt, the Near East and India: 1818-1825.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, and Latin
Date Range:
1818-1825
Extent:
7 items

2058. Add MS 42772-42846

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Title:
ROSE PAPERS: correspondence and papers, official and private, of George Rose, the statesman and friend of William Pitt, together with the papers of his son, Sir George Henry Rose, G.C.H., the diplomatist, and of his grandson, Field-Marshal Hugh Henry Rose, Baron Strathnairn. This archive, which is imperfect (lacking, e.g., the diaries of George Rose from which extracts were printed in L. V. Harcourt, The Diaries and Correspondence of the Right Hon. George Rose), was bequeathed by Lord Strath...
Scope & Content:
Brenzett, Kent: Deeds and papers rel. to: 1448-1777.: fr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:
[1669-1885]
Extent:
87 items

2059. Add MS 43039-43358

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Add MS 43039-43358
Title:
THE ABERDEEN PAPERS. Correspondence and papers, official and private, of George Gordon, afterwards (1818) Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, K.G., K.T., Prime Minister (b. 1784, d. 1860). From the death of his father in 1791 until he succeeded his grandfather as Earl in 1801 he was styled Lord Haddo. Full details of his career will be found in The Earl of Aberdeen, 1893, by his youngest son, the Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore 1893, the Colonial Governor, and also in...
Scope & Content:
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Correspondence and papers: 1796-1860.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Modern, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1600-1914]
Extent:
322 items

2060. Add MS 43510-43644

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Add MS 43510-43644
Title:
RIPON PAPERS (Second Series (Vols XX-CLIV)
Scope & Content:
CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF GEORGE FREDERICK SAMUEL ROBINSON (b. 1827, d. 1909), Viscount Goderich, 2nd Earl of Ripon 28 Jan. i859, Earl de Grey of Wrest 14 Nov. 1859 and 1st Marquess of Ripon 1871, the statesman, full details of whose career will be found in the Life by Lucien Wolf, 1921, and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1849-1918]
Extent:
135 items

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