lxvi.-lxx. Cleves: John I., Duke, and Elizabeth his wife, 1481-1483.
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John II; Duke of Cleves, in Prussia: Sepulchral brass of him and Elizabeth his wife, at Cleves: 1481-1483. Cleves, Germany: Sepulchral brasses,: 1481-1521.
PLACE PAPERS. Vols. I.-VI. Autobiograpliy, comprising incidentally papers on politics, morals, manners, etc. (some printed), and original letters of Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, George and Harriet Grote, William Godwin, Joseph Hume, etc.; 1771-1847. Six volumes. Small Folio. Vols. I.-III. form a more or less continuous biography; Vols. IV.-VI. contain memoranda on public affairs, social changes, public improvements in London, etc. At the beginning of Vol. I. (ff. 3-13) is a table of the conte...
PLACE PAPERS. Vols. VII.-X. Political correspondence, more particularly with Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Joseph Hume, Joseph Parkes and Richard Cobden; 1827-1850. Four volumes. Folio. The names of the writers are given in the index.
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Francis Place: Political correspondence: 1827-1850.
PLACE PAPEIRS. Vols. XI., XII. Private correspondence, chiefly with James Mill, Edward Wakefield, George Ensor, Thomas Hodgskin and Jean Baptiste Say, the French economist; 1810-1837. Two volumes. Folio. At f. 191 of Vol. I. (XI.) is a letter of Charles Clairmont concerning, P. B. Shelley's second marriage. 12 Jan. 1816. The names of the writers are given in the index.
BRIDPORT PAPERS. Vols. III.-XI. General correspondence of Lord Bridport, consisting chiefly of official orders and letters to him when on active service from the Admiralty and naval officers, with some holograph drafts or copies of his replies. Arranged chronologically in nine volumes. Folio. The names of the writers are given in the index.
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Admiral Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport: General correspondence: 1755-1806.
BARROW BEQUEST. Vols. VII.-X. Letters to Colonel John Barrow from officers of all ranks and civilians, who took part in the various Arctic expeditions in search of Sir John Franklin, from Lady Jane Franklin and from a few others
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Most of the letters were written during Col. John Barrow's official connection with the Admiralty, but they are all addressed to him in his private capacity, and many of them contain matter of a confidential nature, especially the ex parte accounts given him by Sir Edward Belcher on the one hand...