ORIGINAL letters addressed to Colonel Lowe, serving in the Ionian Islands, Sweden, and Germany, Jan. 1811-Dec. 1813; with his own drafts. The writers are: Airey, Major-Gen. George, ff. 169, 171, 173, 185. Anino, Nicolo. Ital. f. 230. Barzoni, Vittorio (copy of plan for liberation of Venice), f. 153. Bathurst, Henry, 3rd Earl of, ff. 332, 334. Berger, Lieut.-Col. A. von, ff. 204, 296. Borre, . French. f. 367. Brisbane, Capt. James, R.N., f. 28. Bunbury, Lieut.-Col. Henry Edward, ff. 200, 203,...
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Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe, GCMG; Governor of St Helena: Papers and correspondence when commanding in the Ionian Isles: 1810-1816. Jean de St. Laurent, Comte; Captain in the Corsican Rangers: Correspondence with Sir H. Lowe: 1804-1814.: Eng. and Fr.: Orig. and Copies. Sir Charles Willi...
LETTER from Alexis Michaelovitch, Emperor of Russia, to Charles II. of England, in reference to the services of Generals Thomas Daly and William Drummond; Feb. 1665. Russian. Paper, embellished with ornamental devices in gold. On the back is a fine impression of the great seal in wax. Folio.
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Russia, Empire of. Alexis Michaelovitch: Letter to Charles II.: 1665.: Russ. Charles II of England: Letter to, from the Czar of Russia: 1665.: Russ. William Drummond, Scotch General in the Russian Army, 1st Viscount Strathallan: Letter of the Czar on his services: 1665.: Russ. Sir Thomas Daly...
AUTOGRAPHS of eminent men of the Low Countries, etc., 1425- 1825: 1. Jehan de Douvrin, maistre dostel of the Duchess of Burgundy; dat. 4 Feb. [14]85. Fr. f. 1. 2. Jaques de Luxembourg, Seigneur de Fiennes; 24 Oct. 1516. Fr. f. 3. 3. The Imperial Council in Upper Alsace to the Council of Freiburg; dat. 24 June [15]15, f. 5. 4. The Freiherr zu Waltpurg, Statthalter of Wirtemberg, to Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria; Stuttgart, 12, 16 June [15]23. Ger. ff. 6, 8. 5. Charles [d'Egmont], D...
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Netherlands, United Provinces: Autographs of eminent men: 1425-1826. includes: f. 1 Jehan de Douvrin, Maistre d'ostel of the Duchess of Burgundy: Acquittance: 1485.: Fr. f. 3 Jacques de Luxembourg, Seigneur de Fiennes; Governor of Flanders: Receipt: 1516.: Fr. f. 5 Upper Alsace, Germany: Lette...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, and Russian
ROYAL autographs of Sweden, Denmark, and Russia; 1562- 1808, viz.: 1. Eric XIV., King of Sweden; Stockholm, 4 id. Nov. 1562. Lat. f. 2. 2. John III., King of Sweden; Stockholm, 5 June, 1581. Swed.; with seal. f. 4. 3. Sigismund III., King of Poland and Sweden, to Henry IV. of France; Warsaw, 27 Feb. 1609. Lat. f. 7. 4. Gustavus Adolphus II., King of Sweden; 25 Sept. 1627, f. 9. 5. The President and Assessors of the College of Merchants in Sweden. Signed by K[nut] Kurck, I[srael] Lage...
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Kingdom of Denmark: Royal autographs: 1602-1794. includes: f. 2 Eric XIV of Sweden: Letter to English merchants: 1562.: Lat. f. 4 John III of Sweden: Grant to -: 1581.: Swed. f. 7 Henry IV of France: Letter to, from Sigismund III. of Poland and Sweden: 1609.: Lat. f. 7 Sigismund III of Poland:...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Latin, Russian, and Swedish
Portions of two psalms in Ecclesiastical Sclavonic, for 4 voices, in score, by Giuseppe Sarti and Maxim Berezovsky.
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ff. 114. Portions of two psalms in Russian, for 4 voices, in score. 1. ‘Pomiluy mya Bozhe’ (Ps. li, in 14 numbers); with symphonies and accompaniments for flute, 3 violas, violoncello, and bass, and a figured bass for organ. ‘Giuseppe Sarti.’ f. 1. 2. ‘Ne otverz i menevo’ (Ps. lxxi), 'konshchert...
HISTORY of Georgia from 1647 to 1757, compiled from the works of native writers, in Russian. Paper; xviiith cent. On f. 2 is a chronological list of principal events, in German, by H. J. Klaproth, to whom the MS. formerly belonged. It afterwards passed to Baron P. L. van Alstein. Folio.
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Georgia, Russia: History of: 1647-1757.: Russ. includes: f. 2 Heinrich Julius Klaproth: Chronological list of events in the history of Georgia: 1647-1757; 18th cent.: Germ.
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...
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Admiralty; Commissioners of the: Correspondence with Sir J. Norris: 1711 - 1744. Navy; England: Papers of Admiral Sir John Norris: 1690-1746.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish
Vol. ii., 21 Jan. 171½ 1 Sept. 1716. Otto Krabbe, Danish Minster of State: Letters to Admiral Norris: 1715. includes: ff. 19, 20, 52 George Baillie, Lord of the Admiralty: Appointment of, and instructions to Sir J. Norris: 1714, 1715. ff. 19, 20, 52 George Bubb-Dodington, Baron Melcombe: Comm...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Danish, English, French, German, Latin, and Russian
Vol. iii., 24 Apr. 1717--12 Aug. 1719. includes: ff. 1, 3 Hans Georg Westphalen, Danish Envoy to Russia: Letter to the Czar of Russia: 1717.: Fr. ff. 17, 21 Peter the Great; Emperor of Russia: Credentials of Sir J. Norris as envoy to: 1717. ff. 19, 26, 29, 47, 49, 61, 63, 67, 69, 80, 82, 122 C...