R. Letter from Pope Pius IX to Andrea [Timoni], Bishop of Chios, thanking him for his confidence in the future of the Church; Rome, 19 Feb. 1877. Latin. Signed. f. 92.
N. Letter to his parents from W[illialm Anderson, midshipman on H.M.S. "Bellona," giving an account of the battle of Copenhagen (2 Apr. 1801) and adding the ship's minutes on the occasion. Dated from Danzig Harbour. f. 80. Presented by Julius Anderson, Esq., nephew of the writer.
Q. Message on thin paper, damaged in places, from [Sir] Robert Hart [1st Bart. 1893] addressed to the Foreign Consuls at Tientsin or officer commanding any European troops, asking immediate relief for the besieged Peking Legations; Sat. 23 June, 9 p.m. [1900]. Signed. f. 91. Presented by J. L. ,...
I. Four letters of Sir C[harles] Hubert H[astings] Parry, [Bart., Director of the Royal College of Music], to Kate Cholditch Smith, relating to a performance of his "Judith" at the Alexandra Palace and to the Aviator's Hymn, 20 Nov. 1903-28 Mar. 1918, with one draft reply. f. 49. Presented by Mi...
F. (1) Vellum sheet (10.1/8 in. x 16 in.), making two leaves, each page of 27 lines, containing Lucan, De Bello Civili, vii, 352-405, 513-566; 14th cent. f. 43. (2) Theological or legal scraps, 14th cent. f. 45. From the binding of a Hebrew MS. of Spanish (?) origin. Transferred from the Dept. o...
K. (1) Letter from Pascual Cervera [y Topete], Spanish admiral, to Bertrand Shadwell; Ferrol, 13 Sept. 1900. f. 57 b;-(2) Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the same, suggesting how the Allied cause might best be helped; New York, 29 May 1917. Type-written with autogr. corrections. f. 59. Present...
A. Letter from Henry A[aron] Stern, missionary to the Jews, to Ch[arles Tilstone] Beke, describing the condition of Abyssinia, to which the writer had just returned on a second visit; Genda near Gondar, Apr. [1862]. f. 1. Presented by David M. Greig, Esq., F.R.C.S. Edin.
E. Bede-roll [of Stebbing, co. Essex]. The first names on the list are Sir William Capell (d. 1515) and Margaret his wife, ancestors of the present Earl of Essex. Early 16th cent. f. 41. Presented (with the Cassiobury Papers, 40625-40632, Add. Ch. 64919-66125) by Adela, Countess of Essex.