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1. Add MS 48988 A

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A. Forged letter from Princess Charlotte, daughter of George IV, to her mother, Queen Caroline; 10 Oct. 1817 (watermark 1819). A version of this letter is no. 694 in The Letters of George IV, ed. A. Aspinall, ii, 1938, pp. 203-205. ff. 1-2b. Presented through Norman Crawford, Esq.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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10 Oct 1817
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1 item

2. Add MS 48988 A-P

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48988. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and (artt. J,N,O.) vellum; ff. 92. Folio. XI-XX centt.
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includes: f. 1 Forgeries: Letter from Princess Charlotte to her mother, Qu. Caroline: 1817. f. 1 Charlotte Augusta, Princess; daughter of George, Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV: Forged letter to her mother, Qu. Caroline: 1817. f. 3 John Hume, of the General Register House, Edinburgh: Let...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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11th century-20th century
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1 item

3. Add MS 48988 B

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B. Letter from John Hume, of the General Register House, Edinburgh, to John Thomas Smith, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, in praise of the Museum; Edinburgh, 28 Jan. 1828. ff. 3-4b. Presented by Myers & Co.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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28 Jan 1828
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1 item

4. Add MS 48988 C

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C. Pour Passer Le Temps: a magazine printed on board R.M.S. 'Briton' en route for South Africa; Christmas 1902. Signed (f.. 5), as passengers, by Generals Louis Botha and J. H. De la Rey, a photograph of whom is f. 13. ff. 5-13b. Presented by Henry Gledhill, Esq.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1902
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1 item

5. Add MS 48988 D

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D. Sketches of arms and inscriptions carved upon houses in the parish of Greystoke, co. Cumb., as sent by the Rev. Thomas Lees to - Taylor; n.d. (19th cent.). ff. 14-14b. Presented by John N. Winburne, Esq.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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19th century
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1 item

6. Add MS 48988 E

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E. Letters, etc., signed by sovereigns and others, 1650-1788, viz.:-(1) Request from Oliver Cromwell to the county of - for payment of arrears to the troops; 28 June 1650. Signed. ff. 15-16;-(2) Blank commission of Charles II for a Lieutenant-Colonelcy of Foot; 30 Dec. 1652. Signed. Seal en plac...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1650-1788
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1 item

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F. Miscellaneous letters in French, partly forged, etc., viz.:-(1) Letter from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, concerning his portrait, and a proposed inscription for the Hôtel de Ville at Lyons; Paris, 15 May 1705. ff. 23-24;- (2) Forged letters of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, viz.:-(a) Louis X...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1705-1899
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1 item

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G. Facsimiles of letters, in French, from the Chevalier Bayard to Florimond Robertet, n.d. (ff. 31-31b), Louis XII of France to the Emperor Maximilian I, 10 May - (ff. 32-33b), and Henry VIII of England to Louise of Savoy, Regent of France, n.d. (ff. 34-34b). Formerly owned by Capt. E. N. F. Loy...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1936-20 Dec 1937
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1 item

9. Add MS 48988 H

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H. Letter from Robert Browning, the poet, to Miss Ada L. Budden, offering criticisms of her manuscript poems; London, 6 Apr. 1879. ff. 37-39. Presented by Navin Sullivan, Esq.
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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6 Apr 1879
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1 item

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I. Letter from Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick and Salisbury, to Louis XI of France, relating to the opening of hostilities against Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy; London, 12 Feb. 1471. French. Signed. See also Brit. Mus. Quart., xx, 1955-1956, pp. 61-62, and Bulletin of the Institute of Hi...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1471
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1 item