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16731. RP 10665

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RP 10665
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S. L. CLEMENS [MARK TWAIN]. Three autograph letters signed (1900-1902). Also, two autograph letters signed (1909) from CYRIL CLEMENS to ARTHUR DUNN (photographer), and a typed letter signed (1908) from the EARL OF ABERDEEN, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, to Dunn referring to a photograph of himself...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 2016
Extent:

5 photocopy sheets

16732. RP 10666

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RP 10666
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WOOLF, VIRGINIA. Autograph letter signed to Philip Morrell. 3pp. Creation date: 12 July [1940].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 2016
Extent:

Digital images on compact disc

16733. RP 10667

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RP 10667
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WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. Autograph quotation signed. 'For Me the humblest Flower that blows can give / Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.' 'Written for his dear Friend Hannah Cookson'. Creation date: 2 February 1850.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 2016
Extent:

1 photocopy sheet

16734. RP 10668

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RP 10668
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SLAYTER, JOHN. Autograph and printed document of appointment on vellum, signed by three British Government Customs Commissioners. Appointing Slayter as Officer of the Customs at the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Creation date: 30 September 1775.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 2016
Extent:

Digital image on compact disc

16735. RP 10669

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RP 10669
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MANUSCRIPT PETITION sent by the Mayor and Merchants of Bristol to GEORGE CAREW (1555-1629) requesting that they might be permitted to obtain their ordnance closer to their own port. Oblong folio. Creation date: [c. 1612].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 2016
Extent:

1 photocopy sheet

16736. RP 10671

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RP 10671
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Dr THOMAS PEMBERTON (d 1780). Autograph letter signed to JOHN BLACKBURNE (1754-1833), offering advice on travelling in Holland. Creation date: 24 May 1778.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 2016
Extent:

4 photocopy sheets

16737. RP 10672

Reference (shelfmark):
RP 10672
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Verbatim report of Proceedings (Court of King's Bench) against John Edwards and Robert Passingham for Conspiracy to Blackmail George Townshend Forrester (for alleged homosexual acts). 21 images (selected) from 408 folio pages. Creation date: 1805.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 2016
Extent:

Digital images on compact disc

16738. RP 10673

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RP 10673
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Manuscript book of cookery belonging to MRS. M. HUDSON (resident of 22 Notting Hill Terrace). 100pp of recipes. Creation date: 1830 (and later).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 2016
Extent:

56 colour photocopy sheets

16739. RP 10674

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RP 10674
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BLUE COAT HOSPITAL, MANCHESTER. Draft of an announcement stating that 'the winding of cotton will be the most easy and most suitable work for children of ten to fourteen years'. Signed, J. Cooke, Salford. Creation date: 4 December 1787.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 2016
Extent:

1 photocopy sheet

16740. RP 10675

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RP 10675
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FRANCIS WILLUGHBY. Autograph note and diagram on the fact that fishes always swim fat end first, as demonstrated by Sir William Petty with a triangular piece of wood. Creation date: [c. 1660].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 2016
Extent:

2 photocopy sheets