Notebook containing political, philosophical, and poetic writings. Includes notes on political and foreign affairs, including France and Ireland. Notebook has been written in both from the front and the back simultaneously.
Various poems and verse, including drafts and fair copies, concerning a variety of topics including politics. Includes: Poems and verse (27 June, 1784 – 1813) from G. Canning to Reverend William Leigh. Verse (23 November, 1822). ‘On the Rt. Honble. George Canning’. 13 pages of text on parchment.
Notes and memoranda relating to speeches in Parliament and Parliamentary reports. Includes copies of addresses to the House of Commons by Canning and others. Includes annotated printed copy of 'Communications on the part of the Queen with His Majesty's Government...', June 1820.
1. Printed inscriptions for memorial to William Pitt, and handwritten draft. 1813. 2. Drafts of various versions of inscriptions for memorial to George Ellis, including final draft approved by George Canning, May 1820. 3. Inscriptions for a monument to George Canning (c 1833). Handwritten draf...
Expose des Reclamations de M. de Bettera Wodopich contre le Prince Regnant d'Esterhazy
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Expose des Reclamations de M. de Bettera Wodopich contre le Prince Regnant d'Esterhazy (London, 1823). In French. Dedication to Canning from the author on the first page. Also includes note: ‘Bettera, There is nothing very offensive in the language of this publication – I have marked some of the ...
‘Practical Observations’ (1817) Bound manuscript by H. G. Macnab, MD. Concerns ‘Practical observations […] to induce Legislators to grant to Individuals not actually but apparently dead, the humane means of being rescued from an untimely end’.
Letters and copy letters (28 November, 1827 – 3 May, 1828) between Viscountess Canning and William Huskisson. Includes: Letter (7 March [1828?]) to Viscountess Canning from Lord Howard de Walden. Letters and copy letters (15 April – 15 May, 1828) between the Duke of Portland and William Huskis...
Correspondence with the Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, William Pitt Canning, Sir William Knighton, and George Bentinck
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1. Letter (12-13 February, 1828) to the Duke of Wellington from Viscountess Canning. 2. Letters (10 and 20 August, 1827) to Viscountess Canning from the Duke and Duchess of Clarence. 3. Letters and copy letters (26 February – 28 March, 1828) between Viscountess Canning and William Pitt Canning...