LETTERS OF ROBERT SOUTHEY AND JOHN HARDCASTLE. Paper; ff. 21. (1) 222 x 185mm.; (2) 257 x 204mm. British Library arrangement. 1. ff. 1-11. Robert Southey: six letters to Sharon Turner; 1820-1837. Presented by Miss C. L. Hawker, 1 June 1976. 2. ff. 12-21. John Hardcastle (b.1821): 'Recollections' covering the years 1821-1840. Autograph. Presented by Miss Phoebe M. Hardcastle, 18 June 1976.
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includes: ff. 1-11 Robert Southey, poet: Sharon Turner, historian: Letters to Sharon Turner from Robert Southey: 1820-1837.ff. 12-21 John Hardcastle, b.1821: 'Recollections', 1821-1840 by John Hardcastle: aft. 1840: Autogr.
CLYDE-FORTH CANAL: copies of papers relating to the construction of the proposed Clyde-Forth Canal, with manuscript and printed maps; 1767. Transferred from the Science Reference Library (formerly the Patent Office Library), 18 June 1976. Paper; ff. i+83. 240 x 190mm. (f. 41: 239 x 780mm.; f. 82: 228 x 355mm.; f. 83: 367 x 1175mm.). Press-mark on spine NQ 44 27 F[.]. Marble covered boards. 1. ff. 1-22. Copies of three letters, etc., upon the proposed Navigable Communication between the F...
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Canals: Papers rel. to the construction of the proposed Clyde-Forth canal: 1767. includes: ff. 26-83 James Watt, FRS; engineer: Robert Mackell, civil engineer: Account of the Navigable Canal proposed to be cut from the River Clyde to the River Carron as surveyed by Robert Mackell and James W...
AMMUNITION AND PYROTECHNY: memoranda on ammunition and pyrotechny from the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich, illustrated with drawings; 1784-1805. Owned by 'H. D. Ross 1805' (f. 4: i.e. Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross); 'Royal Laboratory Woolwich 66' (spine); '42837' (pencil: f. 3). Transferred from the Science Reference Library, 18 June 1976. Paper; ff. iii+88. 206 x 132mm. (172 x 100mm.). 19th century mottled calf binding.
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Woolwich; Royal Laboratory: Ordnance: Memoranda on ammunition and pyrotechny from the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich: 1784-1805.