A. Part of a letter, including the signature, from jenny al. johanna Maria Lind-Goldschmidt ('Jenny Lind' the singer) to -, relating to a professional engagement; n.d. ff. 1-1 b. Presented by Sir Charles R. Peers.
B. Two letters from William Wilberforce, M.P., to the Rev. Henry Gauntlett, Vicar of Olney, co. Bucks.; 1820, 1831. ff. 2-4b. Presented by William Pole al. Poel, Esq.
C. Papers of John Bowyer Nichols, F.S.A., relating to Oliver Goldsmith, viz.:-(1) Letter from James Prior (knt. 1858) to Nichols, concerning the letter from Goldsmith that was published in the St James's Chronicle of 25 JulY 1767, and was subsequently reprinted in Prior's Life of Oliver Goldsmit...
D. Two letters which formerly belonged to the Rev. John Magens Mello, F.G.S. (d. 1914), viz.:-(1) Letter from Thomas Woolner, R.A., to -, concerning his medallion portrait of Sir Joseph Whitworth, Bart. (d. 1887); 19 Feb. 1889. ff. 12-13;-(2) Letter from Benjamin Harrison, antiquary, of 1ghtham,...
E. Letter from Michael William Balfe to Léon Carvalho, stage director, concerning the production in Paris of his opera, 'The Bohemian Girl' al. 'La Bohémienne'; 18 Apr. 1868. The opera was produced at the Théâtre Lyrique, 30 Dec. 1869. ff. 15-16. Presented by A. Watson, Esq.
F. Two quatrains by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, beg. 'Worte die der Dichterspricht'and signed'G'; dated'W[eimar] 28 Aug. 1831'.f.18 Autograph. 1n 12 the poet has altered 'Gefilden' to 'Bezircken' and in the last line has altered '1hr es besiegelt' to '1hr's denn besiegelt'. The title 'An die N...
G. Poem, in Latin elegiacs, on Prince Charles, Duke of York (afterwards Charles 1), by his tutor, Thomas Murray, later Provost of Eton; 1605-1616. Autograph. The poem is entitled 'In Carolum Eboraci Ducem Jacobi Patris veram, et vivam effigiem Epigramma' and consists of four couplets, beg. 'Effi...
H. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, to Edward Lauterbach, former Chairman of the Republican County Committee, New York, relating to the Presidential campaign in New York; 26 Oct. 1904. Typewritten. Signed. f. 27. Presented anonymously in memory of Violet...
I. Fragments of the accompts of a North-Italian banking house; 1447- 1479. Italian. Taken from a binding. ff. 29-45 b. Presented by Mrs Pamela Comfrey Robinson.
K. Three letters, viz.:-(1) Letter from M. Kemp to Bridget, wife of Thomas Belasyse, 3rd Viscount Fauconberg; 31 May 1704. ff. 47-48;- (2) Letter from John Belasyse to his brother, Thomas Belasyse, 3rd Viscount Fauconberg; 30 June 1704. ff. 49-Sob ;-(3) Letter from William Lockwood, attorney, ...