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V. John I. Thornycroft: Letter to Sir Richard Owen; Eyot Villa, Chiswick Mall, 23 Feb. 1886. 'My wife will be honoured as your Valentine on this occasion'. Stamped at head with 'Coll. Sherborn / Ex Litt. Ricardi Owen / Don. R. S. Owen.'. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, 15 June 1999. Paper;...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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23 Feb 1886
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42. Add MS 74237 VV

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VV. Account of the discovery of the coffin of Sir Gerard Braybrooke (d.1429) in 1608, when Sir Richard Swale was buried in Old St Paul's; aft. 1608. Copy, 18th cent. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Dec. 1999. Paper; ff. 151-151v. 334 x 205mm. Watermark: Britannia with words 'Dettingen' and ...
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Western Manuscripts
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18th century
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43. Add MS 74237 W

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W. Col. Philip Skene, formerly Governor of Crown Point and Ticonderoga: Letter to — Baker, woolstapler of College Street, Northampton; 5 Oct. 1807. This letter, written while Skene was farming in Buckinghamshire, discusses the price of wool and the prospects for the English wool trade in North ...
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Western Manuscripts
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5 Oct 1807
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44. Add MS 74237 WW

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WW. Letter from Alexander and James Graham to their sister, Elizabeth; 22 Feb. 1823. Includes verses by himself and by Dr Thomas Chalmers. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Dec. 1999. Paper; ff. 153-155v. Various sizes. Thomas Chalmers, DD; Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh University: Poetr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Feb 1823
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45. Add MS 74237 X

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X. George Cumberland, the elder: Letter to [Sir William Hamilton], the diplomat and archaeologist; Rome, 4 Dec. 1787. Cumberland seeks 'your opinion of my scheme for unfolding the Manuscripts' and proposes to raise the level of English artistic taste by establishing a gallery of casts of bas-re...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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4 Dec 1787
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46. Add MS 74237 Y

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Y. C. J. Cornish: Letter to James Cornish at Lyme; n.d. [circa 1829-1839]. This discussion of personal matters includes a copy of some irregularly-rhymed octosyllabics of unidentified authorship, beg. 'Alas! how light a cause may move'. Another copy is in Houghton Library, Harvard, MS Am 11034...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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[c 1829-1839]
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47. Add MS 74237 YY

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YY. Letter from Thomas Harral, miscellaneous writer (d.1853), to Seth William Stevenson, printer and antiquary; 11 May 1832. Written on the back of a printed prospectus for a peridical or monthly gazette entitled La Cour des Dames. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Dec. 1999. Paper; ff. 158-15...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 May 1832
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48. Add MS 74237 Z

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Z. Isaac Cullimore, Egyptologist: Two letters to John Tudor, editor of The Morning Watch; 10 Nov. 1832, 14 May 1834. The earlier of these two letters, which relate to ancient chronology, cuneiform inscriptions, etc., is written on the verso of a printed prospectus for Cullimore's proposed Archa...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1832-1834
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49. Add MS 74237 ZZ

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ZZ. Letter from William Holman Hunt to Michael Halliday describing his travels through the Middle East; Constantinople, 2 Dec. 1855. Purchased at Sotheby's, 13 Oct. 1999, lot 313. Paper; ff. 160-161v. 265 x 215mm. William Holman Hunt, painter: Michael Halliday: Letter to Michael Halliday fro...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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2 Dec 1855
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