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1. Add MS 12496

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Add MS 12496
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A VOLUME of the Collections made by Sir Julius Caesar, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, and Master of the Rolls, temp. James I containing the following miscellaneous Papers and Letters, for the most part Originals: Papers respecting the petition of Thomas Hutchins and others against John, Lord Stanhope, Master of the Posts, etc., 1610-1623 ;-Letter of Sir W. Byrde, to Sir Julius Cæsar, respecting the will of John Love, 9 July, 1623;-Copy of the Warrant of James I. relative to a composit...
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John Dingley: Certificate to the Master of Requests concerning his creditors: 1623. James I of England: Letter to the Commissioners for Trade: 1624. James I of England: Proclamation, prohibiting the importation of tobacco not grown in Virginia or the Somers Islands: 1624. James I of England: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Modern, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 15556

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Add MS 15556
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ABSTRACTS of titles, etc., with opinions of Counsel, of the xviith and xviiith centuries, relating to the following places Cosawes Wood [co. Cornw. ?], with opinion of Hen. Pottexfen, 1687, f 1 ;-Ledbury, co. Heref., with opinion of J. Ward, 1726, f. 4;-Pye Alley, Fenchurch Street, London, with opinion of J. Brown, 1727, f 7;- Manor of Southwick, co. Wilt., and Preston, co. Som., with opinion of W. Melmoth, 1734, f. 13;-Woodford Hall, in Woodford, co. Essex, with the opinion of J. Ward, 17...
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includes: f. 1 Cosawes, Corn: Title to Cosawes Wood: 1687. f. 1 Henry Pottexfen: Opinion respecting the title to Cosawes Wood: 1687. ff. 4, 25, 34, 56 J- Ward: Opinions in law cases: 1726-1738. f. 7 J- Brown: Opinion respecting title to houses in Pye Alley Fenchurch St. f.7 London Various Paris...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52427

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Add MS 52427
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CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, O.M. (b. 1820, d. 1910); 1870-[1893?], n.d. See also Add. MS. 59786 below. Notes on ff. 32, 84, 103, are possibly by Sir Edward Tyas Cook, author of The Life of Florence Nightingale, 1913, but those at ff. 32, 65, 88, 97, [98?], are by Mrs Rosalind Frances Mary Nash, who published a revised edition of the Life, 1925. At f. 85 is a draft letter of Florence Nightingale to her aunt, Mary, wife of Samuel Smith, 6 Aug. 1887, a fuller version of...
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Medicine and Surgery: Correspondence, etc., of Florence Nightingale: 1870-[1893?], n.d. includes: f. 1 Sir Edwin Pears, barrister-at-law: Letter to Florence Nightingale: 1870.ff. 1-133b passim Army; England: Correspondence, etc., of Florence Nightingale rel. to: 1870-1887.f. 3 Sir Edwin ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1870-[1893?]
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 74768

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Add MS 74768
Title:
An Inventory of the Furniture Fixtures Plate Linen China Glasses & Effects The property of Mr George Bowles at the White Conduit Hotel Tavern & Tea Garden, Pentonville
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White Conduit House was originally a small 17th-century ale-house in Islington, north London, which took its name from an adjacent water conduit. In the second half of the eighteenth century, a tea garden was established, and in the early 19th century it was a popular venue for concerts, dancing...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1833
Extent:
1 volume