1. Add MS 45918
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 45918
- Title:
- 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...
- Scope & Content:
- 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