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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. I. General correspondence of Sir Henry Ellis; 1795-1866. The letters are mainly concerned with Museum affairs, excepting one group (ff. 18-24) which refer to his unavailing efforts, in 1811-1812, to be elected Director of the Society of Antiquaries. The names of the writers ar...
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Western Manuscripts
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Chinese, English, and French
Date Range:
1795-1866
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1 item

2. Add MS 41313

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. II. (1) Papers chiefly relating to Sir H. Ellis's edition of Izaak Walton's Compleat Angler, published in 1815 by S. Bagster; circ. 1770-circ. 1855. They include some biographical and bibliographical notes on Walton, Charles Cotton, John Hales and John Dennys. There are a fe...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1765-1860
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1 item

3. Add MS 41314

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. III. 'Observations on the Devices and Badges of Cognizance formerly borne by the Royal Families of England' (so on f. 34, etc.) in the form of six letters addressed by Sir H. Ellis to the Earl of Aberdeen, President of the Society of Antiquaries. The first four are dated 28 Ja...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1822
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1 item

4. Add MS 41315

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. IV. Letters and journal of John Bidwell, a clerk in the Foreign Office (d. 1853; biographical notice, taken from Foreign Office List, 1854, p. 63, on f. 7), while attached to the mission of Robert Adair in 1808-9 to negotiate peace with Turkey. Lithographed portraits of Bidwel...
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Western Manuscripts
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English, French, and Italian
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19th century
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1 item

5. Add MS 41316-41319

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vols. V-VIII. Collections on twelfth-century genealogies, by Henry John Ellis, based largely on MSS. and charters in the Museum collections. 4 vols., the last including letters from W. A. Lindsay, J. H. Round, Vicary Gibbs and J. P. Gilson. The names of the principal families are given in the Index. Paper; ff. 290, 262, 239, 273. Quarto and (41319) folio. XIX-XX centt.
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Genealogies: Collections on twelfth-century genealogies by H. J. Ellis: 19th-20th centt. Henry John Ellis, Senior Assistant, département of Manuscripts, British Museum: Collections on 12th-century genealogies: 19th-20th centt.
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
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4 items