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Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22834 A-B
Title:: PAPERS relating to the draining and utilisation of the Pontine Marshes. Ital. and Fr. Two volumes. Included are two memoirs by Angelo Sani, "Architecte du Sénat et peuple Romain;" n.d. and 15 July, 1759. Ital. and Fr. A. f. 1, B. f. 1; and a declaration of the terms of a mission undertaken by the Abbé de Billardy to Rome to negotiate the concession of the Pontine Marshes to the Duke and Duchess of Choiseul; 1766. Fr. B. f. 28. Paper; XVIIIth cent. Quarto and Folio.
Scope & Content:: Court of Rome: Papers relating to the drainage of the Pontine marshes, by A. Sani: 18th cent.: Ital. and Fr.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and Italian
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22885-22896
Title:: ORIGINAL correspondence and papers of Abbate Francesco Cancellieri upon literary and other matters; 1772-1821. Twelve volumes. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:: Francesco Cancellieri, Abbate: Correspondence: 1772 - 1821.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, Italian, Latin, and Portuguese
Date Range:: 1772-1821
Extent:: 12 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22897-22898
Title:: ORIGINAL letters of Tiberio Cavallo, F.R.S., the electrician, to James Lind, M.D., F.R.S.; London, Cheltenham, etc., 13 Nov. 1782-29 June, 1809. Two volumes. In Vol. I., f. 3 b, is a portrait of T. Cavallo, by George Dance, 28 May, 1799; and in Vol. II., f. 1 b, a silhouette of Dr. Lind. Paper. Quarto.
Scope & Content:: James Lind, MD, FRS: Letters to, from T. Cavallo: 1782-1809.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 13 Nov 1782-29 Jun 1809
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22900-22902
Title:: ORIGINAL correspondence of George Chalmers, F. R. S., F. S. A., Secretary to the Board of Trade and Agent for the Bahamas; 26 July, 1787-26 Apr. 1824. Three volumes. Paper. Quarto. The writers are: [Henry] Addington [afterwards Viscount Sidmouth]; London, 14 Feb. 1802. II. 139. George Anderson; Brechin, 15, 16 Oct. 1812. III. 106-114. Society of Antiquaries; London, 20 Nov. 1801. II. 135. [John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount] Arbuthnott; Arbuthnott House, 30 Dec. 1812. III. 121. The Bahama Isles...
Scope & Content:: Bahama Islands: Correspondence of G. Chalmers, Agent for the Bahamas: 1787-1824. George Chalmers, Scottish antiquary: Correspondence: 1781-1824, 1829.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Jul 1787-26 Apr 1824
Extent:: 3 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22906-22907
Title:: ORIGINAL Correspondence of William Cobbett, M. P., with John Wright, bookseller, James Swann, attorney, and others, relating chiefly to the "Weekly Register," 4 Jan. 1800-27 Sept. 1810. Two volumes. Paper. Quarto.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4 Jan 1800-27 Sep 1810
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22910-22911
Title:: ORIGiNAL papers and correspondence of John Covel, D. D., Chaplain to the British Embassy at Constantinople, and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge; 17 Nov. 1655-29 Nov. 1748. Two volumes. Paper. Folio.
Scope & Content:: John Covel, alias Covell alias Colvill; Master of Christ's College, Cambridge: Journals, correspondence and papers of John Covel: 1655-1748: Partly Gr.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, English, Old, French, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:: 17 Nov 1655-29 Nov 1748
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22919-22920
Title:: ORIGINAL letters addressed to Sir George Downing, Bait., Ambassador to the States-General, with copies of diplomatic memoirs, letters, and other papers; 1644-1682. Two volumes. Paper. Folio. Among the contents are:
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Dutch, English, French, and Latin
Date Range:: 1644-1682
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22928-22929
Title:: ORIGINAL letters of Ferdinand I., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Cardinale [Francesco Maria] dal Monte, his Envoy at Rome; Florence, Pisa, Leghorn, etc., 6 Jan. 1604-31 Dec. 1608. Ital. Signed; with a few holographs. Two volumes. Paper. Quarto.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Italian
Date Range:: 6 Jan 1604-31 Dec 1608
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22938-22946
Title:: NOTES for sermons, essays, lectures, etc., by John Henley, M.A., Rector of Chelmondiston, Suffolk, commonly known as "Orator" Henley; 2 Feb. 1745/6 -28 Jan. 1753. Autograph. Nine volumes. Paper. Small Quarto.
Scope & Content:: John Henley, Orator: Notes for lectures and sermons: 1728-1757.: Autogr.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Feb [1746]-28 Jan 1753
Extent:: 9 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 22949-22950
Title:: MEMORANDUM-BOOKS of Ozias Humphry, R.A., containing notes of travel, observations on paintings, diaries of his own occupations, and miscellaneous entries; 1772-1797, 1777-1795. Autograph. Two volumes. In Vol. II. are a few sketches. Paper. Oblate Duodecimo.
Scope & Content:: Ozias Humphry, portrait-painter: Accounts and note-book: 1754-1797.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1772-1795
Extent:: 2 items

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