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1. Add MS 82728 A

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A. Letter from Thomas Knowlton (b. 1692, d. 1782), botanist and gardener, to Emmanuel Mendes da Costa (b. 1717, d. 1791), afterwards Clerk of the Royal Society, mentioning Thomas Pennant’s tour of Ireland; 21 March 1755. For the main series of letters from Knowlton to Mendes da Costa, see Add 2...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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21 Mar 1755
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1 item

2. Add MS 82728 A-K

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Letters
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Letters from Thomas Knowlton, Sir George Oxenden, William Wyndham Grenville, William Bedoe, John Charles Spencer, Elizabeth Fry, 'G. C. H.' Sir Graves Champney al. Chamney Haughton, Sir John Betjeman and 'Remembrances' addressed by George Alington.
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
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[1623-1960]
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1 item

3. Add MS 82728 B

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B. Letter from Sir George Oxenden (b. 1694, d. 1775), M.P. for Sandwich, to an unknown correspondent, setting out his Whig principles and recording his memories of the popular agitation in Kent during the trial of Dr Henry Sacheverell; 24 November 1769. Purchased from Howard S. Mott, October 20...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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24 Nov 1769
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1 item

4. Add MS 82728 C

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C. 'Remembrances' addressed by George Alington (b. circa 1549, d. 1632), of Swinhope, co. Linc. to his 'cosen' [great-nephew] Henry Alington; 11 Oct. 1623. Setting out five rules of conduct which Henry, who is not yet of age, should consult daily. If they are duly observed, and if his uncle die...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Oct 1623
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1 item

5. Add MS 82728 D

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D. Letter from William Wyndham Grenville (b. 1759, d. 1834), Baron Grenville, to Richard Griffin formerly Aldworth-Neville (b. 1750, d. 1825), 2nd Baron Braybrooke; 18 Jan. 1806. Written a few days before Pitt's death on 23 Jan., the letter refers to his illness and the need for a new ministry ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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18 Jan 1806
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1 item

6. Add MS 82728 E

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E. Letter from William Bedoe (b. 1758, d. 1817), author, to the Revd. Thomas Maurice (b. 1754, d. 1824), Oriental scholar and historian, Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum; 5 Aug. 1807. Bedoe had been dismissed as Under Librarian of Printed Books at the British Museum in 1806 ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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5 Aug 1807
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1 item

7. Add MS 82728 F

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F. Letter from John Charles Spencer (b. 1782, d. 1845), 3rd Earl Spencer, to an unidentified correspondent named 'John'; 26 Dec. 1834. The letter relates to the Archbishop of Canterbury's opposition to the Tithe Bill which Spencer had introduced to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exche...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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26 Dec 1834
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1 item

8. Add MS 82728 G

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G. Letter from Elizabeth Fry (b. 1780, d. 1845), social reformer, to Catherine Steer, of Chancery Lane, London; postmarked 11 Jan. 1836. Forwarded by Steer with a letter of her own to an unidentified gentleman on the blank leaf of the bifolium. Both letters relate to a work which Longmans wish t...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11 Jan 1836
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1 item

9. Add MS 82728 H

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H. Letter from 'G. C. H.' [Sir Graves Champney al. Chamney Haughton (b. 1788, d. 1849), orientalist] to Julius Mohl (b.1800, d. 1876), orientalist, announcing his arrival at Le Havre; 9 Aug. 1839. The writer is identified by an ink annotation in another hand. The Haughton manuscripts in the Bod...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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9 Aug 1839
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1 item

10. Add MS 82728 I

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I. Two letters from Henry Spencer Moore (b.1898, d,1986), sculptor, to Meary James Thurairajah Tambimuttu (b. 1915, d. 1983), writer and journal editor; 18 Jan. and 2 April 1948. Typewritten, signed. The earlier letter refers to publishers Nicholson and Watson ending their sponsorship of Tambim...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948
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1 item