NAPLOEON BONAPARTE. Official manuscript copy of a letter (originally enciphered) by Napoleon concerning the Retreat from Moscow. Creation date: 16 October 1812.
EUROPEAN ROYALTY, STATESMEN AND FEMALE WRITERS. A collection of 21 letters by Philip II, Charles de Bourbon, The Count Palatine of Zweibrucken, Sixtus V, Francesco Maria della Rovere, Ottavio Farnese, Cesare Gonzaga, and others. Creation date: 16th-19th centuries.
SMITH, Sir William Sidney. Manuscript copies (signed by Smith) of various letters by French prisoners (imprisoned in Constantinople) captured after Nelson's victory at Aboukir in August 1798. The prisoners' letters plead for release and are addressed to Spencer Smith, British Ambassador at Const...
POTIN family. CHARTER (February 1309) about the sale of a fief, and other French documents relating to the Potin family over five centuries. Creation dates: 14th-18th centuries.
HENRIETTA MARIA and SIR KENELM DIGBY. Two autograph letters (in French) signed by Henrietta Maria and two indentures (in English) signed by her, one also signed by Sir Kenelm Digby. Creation dates: 17th century.
ANNE of DENMARK (1574-1619). Letter signed (and subscribed) to Henry IV of France, sending greetings and expressing her earnest desire that relations between the two countries will remain amicable. One page folio in French with integral address leaf. Creation date: London, 22 November 1605.
1. MARX, KARL. Manuscript annotations to author's presentation copy of Das Kapital (1867) to Johann Georg Eccarius. (Images on compact disc.) 2. LISZT, FRANZ. Autograph letter signed to Peter Cornelius. 14 July 1861. German. 3. RENOIR, PIERRE-AUGUSTE. Autograph letter signed to 'Cher Ami', ref...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
28 Jun 2016
Extent:
8 photocopy sheets AND digital images on compact disc