Vols. XXXIII-XXXV. Monumental Remains: drawings of tombs, effigies, etc., as in Add. MSS. 42008-42015, for many of the drawings in which these volumes contain the preliminary rough sketches.
HAMILTON AND GREVILLE PAPERS. Vols. XI (ff. i + 57), XII (ff. i + 7). Law commonplace books, mostly in Latin, including jury, presentments, indictments, warrants, writs, etc., apparently compiled for William Oxenden of Brook in Wingham, co. Kent, who is mentioned as a Justice of the Peace for co. Kent in the reign of Philip and Mary in a number of the documents. A similar compilation of later date is in Harley MS. 1603. On the front fly-leaf (ff. 1, 1b) is a letter written in poetical form b...
GRENVILLE PAPERS. Vols. II-V. Correspondence of George Grenville and of his brother, Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple; 15 Jan. 1766-17 Oct. 1777. The names of the writers will be found in the Index.
Vols. I-III ). Narrative of Parry's second voyage, 1821-1823, as published under the title Journal of a Second Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1824, but without the Appendix published in 1825. The 'further account', printed op. cit., pp. 492-571, is in Add. MS. 42090, ff. 88-177b.
Journal of John Hyde in India;-[Bushire], 2 Nov. 1821- Baroche, 11 Jan. 1823; Baroche, 12 Jan. 1823-Bhagirathi, 18 Apr. 1825. Hyde sailed from Bushire on board the 'Frances Warden', and landed at Bombay. The two volumes correspond roughly to the two main spheres of Hyde's travels.. Inserted throughout the volumes are letters (often cut down to little more than signatures) from various officers and civilians whose hospitality he enjoyed. Paper; ff. ii + 168, i + 224. Quarto.
POWYS DIARIES. Vols. I-III. Annual Journals, recording only the principal events of interest to the writer; 1757-1808. Reference to a more detailed 'Annual Pocket Book' is made in vol. I, f. 181. Three volumes. Octavo and folio.
POWYS DIARIES. Vols. IV-XII. Note-books of excursions to different parts of England; 1756-1800. Nine volumes (originally thirteen, but now lacking original nos. 2, 5, 9, 12). Small octavo.
Scope & Content:
Voyages and Travels: Caroline Powys, tours in England: 1756-1800.
MATTHEWS COLLECTION. Vols. I-V. Extracts from records preserved in the Public Record Office relating to persons of the name of Matthews, from the earliest times down to 1800; mainly from Chancery proceedings, and including some pedigrees; arranged by places under counties, alphabetically.
Scope & Content:
Matthews family: Genealogical collections rel. to, by G. F. Matthews: 19th-20th centt.
MATTHEWS COLLECTION. Vols. VI-X. Matthews wills and administrations in courts other than the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (for which see Add. MSS. 42192-42196 below); arranged by places under counties, alphabetically.
Scope & Content:
Wills: Abstracts and indices of wills, mainly in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury: 19th-20th centt. Matthews family: Genealogical collections rel. to, by G. F. Matthews: 19th-20th centt.