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1. Add MS 23618

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DRAWINGS and plans of battles, sieges, etc., chiefly executed by Lieut.-Colonel C[harles] Hamilton Smith, viz.: 1. "Order of Battle of the British Combined Army in August 1794," f. 2. 2. "Position of St. Jean de Luz [in the Pyrenees] as occupied by the French Army under the Duke of Dalmatia, 10 Nov. 1813," f. 4. 3. "Bequis Bay [at the mouth of the Nile] with the situations of the English and French fleets on the 1. 2. and 3. of August, 1798," f. 5. 4. "Plan of the battle of Jemappes [i...
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Navy; England: Plans of naval battles, by Col. C. H. Smith: 19th cent. Military Tactics: Plans of battles and sieges, by Col. C. H. Smith: 19th cent. Maps and Plans: Miscellaneous maps and plans: 17th-19th centt. Charles Hamilton Smith, Lieutenant -Colonel: Military and naval drawings, and pl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 28153-28157

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ORIGINAL letters to Admiral Sir John Norris from secretaries of state, lords of the admiralty, English ambassadors and agents abroad, foreign ministers and others, with numerous diplomatic papers, instructions, etc. ,enclosed; 1707-1744. Five volumes. Vol. i., 2 Jan. 1707-25 May, 1711;-Vol. ii., 21 Jan. 171½ 1 Sept. 1716;-Vol. iii., 24 Apr. 1717--12 Aug. 1719;-Vol. iv., 1 Sept. 1719-23 Dec. 1735;-Vol. v., 20 Jan. 173.5/6 29 Mar. 1744. Included are letters of :-Charles III., titular King of S...
Scope & Content:
Admiralty; Commissioners of the: Correspondence with Sir J. Norris: 1711 - 1744. Navy; England: Papers of Admiral Sir John Norris: 1690-1746.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Date Range:
1707-1744
Extent:
5 items

3. Add MS 37156

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DIPLOMATIC PAPEERS of George Stepney, relating to his negotiations at the same courts, with a few papers of earlier date; 1677- 1707. They include some original letters of Prince Francis Rákóczy and others connected with the revolt of Hungary in 1704, addressed to Stepney jointly with Jacob Johan Hamel el Bruyninx, Dutch Envoy at Vienna, the two having been appointed to act as mediators. The principal contents are:- 1. League between Great Britain and the United Provinces; Hague, 31 Dec. 1...
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George Stepney, diplomatist: Diplomatic correspondence and papers: 1677-1707. includes: f. 1 Netherlands, United Provinces: League between Great Britain and the United Provinces: 1678. f. 1 Charles II of England: League between Great Britain and the United Provinces: 1678. f. 1 William III and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Latin
Date Range:
1677-1707
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 40018-40055

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NAPIER PAPERS: private and official correspondence and papers of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. (b. 1786, d. 1860). Napier entered the navy in 1799, was promoted Lieutenant 1805, Commander 1807, Captain 1809, Rear-Admiral 1846, Vice-Admiral 1853 and Admiral 1858. In 1833, under the assumed name of Carlos de Ponza, he accepted the command of the Portuguese Regency fleet against Dom Miguel, with the rank of Vice-Admiral and Major-General of the Portuguese Navy, and for his services was by ...
Scope & Content:
Navy; England: Correspondence and papers of Adm. Sir C. Napier, etc.: 1796 1904. Admiral Sir Charles Napier, KCB: Correspondence and papers: 1796-1860.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish
Date Range:
[1796-1904]
Extent:
38 items

5. Add MS 45524

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MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS, viz.:- A. Declaration by Ferdinand, Cardinal Infante of Spain, as Governor of the Netherlands, of friendship and neutrality to French sympathisers; 5 July 1636. French. Copy. ff. 1-2. B. Letter from John, 2nd Duke of Montagu, to-(? in co. Northt.) concerning arrangements for raising troops against the Young Pretender; London, 21 Sept. 1745. ff. 3-4b. C. Rhymed 'Billet-doux' from Sir George Baker, F.R.S., physician (d.1809) to Miss Kitty Daston, offering hi...
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includes: ff. 1-2 b Philip IV of Spain: Declaration by Ferdinand, Cardinal Infante, as Governor of the Netherlands: 1636.: Fr.: Copy.ff. 1-2b Netherlands, Southern Provinces. Governors of. Ferdinand, Cardinal Infante: Declaration by: 1636.: Fr.: Copy.ff. 1-2b Ferdinand, Infante of Spain; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
17th century-19th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 45918

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MISCELLANE0US AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, mainly of statesmen, clergymen, writers, artists and actors; 1692-1906. Most of the letters are of the 19th century; eight are addressed to Francis Wrangham, Archdeacon of Cleveland (ff. 3, 18, 28, 40, 102, 175, 181, 255) and seven to Thomas Dixon Spain, of the Church of England Temperance Society (ff. 4, 5, 9, 80, 81, 140, 167). The only 17th-century letter is from John Houghton, writer on agriculture, to Sir Robert Southwell, 5 Nov. 1692 (f. 158); anonymous...
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includes: f. 1 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letter to -: 1832. f. 2 Sir Edwin Arnold, KCIE; poet: Letter to D. C. Murray: 1897. f. 3 Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby: Letter to Rev. F.Wrangham: 1835. ff. 4, 5, 9 Phineas Taylor Barnum, American...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Greek, Modern
Date Range:
1692-1906
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 61891

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MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and vellum; ff. 135. British Library arrangement. A. Passport for travel between Marseilles and Paris issued by the municipal authorities of Marseilles and Lyon to Joseph Sellis (1771-1811), valet to Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; Jan. 1791. French. Partly printed. Supplementing Add. 27851, 27852. Presented by Miss Phyllis Sewell, Sellis's great-great granddaughter, Jan. 1981. f. 1. 385 x 250mm. B. Miscellaneous letters to Montague J. Gue...
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includes: f. 1 Passports: Joseph Sellis: Passport between Marseilles and Paris for Joseph Sellis: 1791: Fr: Partly printed.f. 2 Alfred Montgomery, Commissioner of Inland Revenue: Letter to M. J. Guest from Alfred Montgomery: 1873.ff. 2-30 Montague John Guest, MP: Letters to Montague John Guest:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
1000-1978
Extent:
1 item