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2051. Add MS 34876-34879

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Title:
GIBBON PAPERS. Vols. III.-VI. Journals of Edward Gibbon; 17 Aug. 1762-Dec. 1764. Written partly in French, partly in English. Autograph. Four volumes. There were originally five, beginning with 24 Aug. 1761, but the first volume is now lost. Excerpts were printed by Lord Sheffield in two portions of his edition of Gibbon's Works, viz. biographical particulars in the notes to the memoir (vol. i. of each edition), and literary and historical memoranda separately (vol. ii. ed. 1796, vol. v. ed....
Scope & Content:
Edward Gibbon, historian: Journals: 1755-1764.: Eng. and Fr.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
4 items

2052. Add MS 34880-34882

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Title:
GIBBON PAPERS. Vols. VII.-IX. Miscellaneous Works and Commonplace Books of Edward Gibbon, mostly printed in the Miscellaneous Works. Three Volumes. Holograph, except where otherwise noted.
Scope & Content:
Edward Gibbon, historian: Miscellaneous Works and Commonplace Books: 18th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
3 items

2053. Add MS 34883-34885

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Title:
GIBBON PAPERS. Vols. X.-XII. Original Letters (a few are drafts) of Edward Gibbon; 1750-1794. The great majority are addressed either to Lord Sheffield or to Gibbon's step-mother, but there are also letters to this father, his aunts Miss Porten and Hester Gibbon, Lady Sheffield and her daughter Maria, George Deyverdun, Dr. Priestley (three drafts), Dr. Robertson (draft) and others. Three volumes. Folio. Selections are printed in vols. i. and ii. (1814 cd.) of the Miscell. Works.
Scope & Content:
Edward Gibbon, historian: Correspondence: 1750 - 1794.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1750-1794
Extent:
3 items

2054. Add MS 34903-34932

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Title:
NELSON PAPERS. Vols. II.-XXXI. General correspondence of Lord Nelson, consisting chiefly of original letters, reports, etc., addressed to him when on active service, 1762-1805, but especially from 1793, when in the Mediterranean under Lord Hood and the Earl of St. Vincent, commanders-in-chief, and when he was himself in command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1803-1805. Arranged chronologically in thirty volumes. Paper. Folio. The names of the writers appear in the index.
Scope & Content:
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: General correspondence: 1762-1805. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806. France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: The Nelson papers relating to the war with Great Britain:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Spanish
Date Range:
1762-1805
Extent:
30 items

2055. Add MS 34933-34936

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Title:
NELSON PAPERS. Vols. XXXII.-XXXV. Official correspondence, consisting mainly of letters to Lord Nelson from the Admiralty and successive Secretaries of State; 1781-1805, but principally 1798-1805. Four volumes. The names of the writers appear in the index. Paper; ff. 235, 206, 174, 245. Folio.
Scope & Content:
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Official despatches to: 1781-1805. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: General correspondence: 1762-1805. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806. France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in part...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1781-1805
Extent:
4 items

2056. Add MS 34938-34940

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Title:
NELSON PAPERS. Vols. XXXVII.-XXXIX. Original letters of Sir John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent; 1795-1801. Three volumes. Vols. I., II. and III., ff. 1-126, contain letters written by him, as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet [Nov. 1795-June, 1799], to Lord Nelson, who was with the fleet with various commands during nearly the whole of that period. Lord St. Vincent was appointed to the command of the Channel Fleet at the end of 1799, and Vol. III., ff. 138-226, contains his General...
Scope & Content:
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806. France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: The Nelson papers relating to the war with Great Britain: 1793-1805. George III of England: The Nelson Papers relating to the war with Fra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1795-1801
Extent:
3 items

2057. Add MS 34941-34951

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Title:
NELSON PAPERS. Vols. XL,.-L. Foreign correspondence and papers, connected chiefly with the two periods of Lord 1798-1800 and 1803-1805, and consisting of letters addressed to him by officers and others connected with the allied army, memorials and petitions to him from French and Italian prisoners or their friends, reports of secret intelligence, intercepted letters, official and private, found on board the ships of the French and Italian Republics, etc.; 1792- 1805. Paper. Folio. Eleven vol...
Scope & Content:
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806. France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: The Nelson papers relating to the war with Great Britain: 1793-1805. George III of England: The Nelson Papers relating to the war with Fra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Greek, Modern, Italian, Spanish, and Turkish
Date Range:
1792-1805
Extent:
11 items

2058. Add MS 34952-34960

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Title:
NELSON PAPERS. Vols. LI.-LIX. Letter-books of Lord Nelson, containing pressed copies of his autograph letters; 19 June, 1796-19 Oct. 1805. Nine volumes. At the beginning of each volume is a rough alphabetical list, of names of the persons to whom the letters are addressed. Vol. LVII. formerly belonged to, and was presented to the Museum by, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Sir H. Nicolas used none of these letter-books, with the exception of the latter part of Vol. LVII., 18 June-...
Scope & Content:
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Letter - books (pressed copies: 1796-1805. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806. France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: The Nelson papers relating to the war with Great ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century
Extent:
9 items

2059. Add MS 34966-34968

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Title:
NELSON PAPERS. Vol. LXV.-LXVII. Private Diary of Lord Nelson when on board the Amphion and Victory in command of the Mediterranean Fleet, 24 July, 1803-18 Aug. 1805. Holograph. This is probably the "Diary" or "Private Journal" from which extracts are given by Clarke and McArthur, though the extracts are not verbatim (cf. extracts for 25-31 Oct. 1803 in Vol. II. p. 499, ed. 1840). Sir N. H. Nicolas, who quotes the extracts made by Clarke and McArthur, states that "this private Journal has not...
Scope & Content:
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Private Diary: 1803-1805.: Hologr. Diaries and Memoranda: Lord Nelson: 1803-1805. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806. France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: The Nelso...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1803-18 Aug 1805
Extent:
3 items

2060. Add MS 34975-34987

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Title:
NELSON PAPERS. Vols. LXXIV.-LXXXVI. Official copies of the Logs of the various vessels composing the Fleet in the Mediterranean, sent to Lord Nelson, Commander-in-Chief, 1803-1805, with two earlier logs in Vol. I., to which are added (Vols. XII., XIII.) logs of three captures Spanish vessels. Thirteen volumes. Paper. Folio. The logs are in alphabetical order, according to the name of the vessel.
Scope & Content:
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Logs of vessels under his command: 1803-1805. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Correspondence and paper.: 1762-1806. France; Sovereigns of, and Transactions in particular reigns. Republic: The Nelson papers relating to the war with Gre...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
13 items

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