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31. Add MS 79532 O

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Letter from — White to Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough; circa 1688-1692. Imperfect with some loss of text. Although not known to him, the writer suggests that Peterborough should repay the fine imposed on a bookseller named Bassett, who is now reduced to poverty as the result of his p...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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c 1688-1692
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1 item

32. Add MS 79532 MM

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Correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Sunder Kabadi, Indian journalist, relating to the new Indian constitution; 1949-1950. Included is a questionnaire filled out by Shaw for publication in the Indian press. Presented, Dec. 2004. ff. 140-145v. Various sizes. Dr Fritz Erwin Loewenst...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1949-1950
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33. Add MS 79532 BB

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Letter from Puvis de Chavannes, French painter, to an unidentified correspondent; 27 Feb. 1888; together with one from Romain Rolland to a 'Monsieur Landsberg'; 25 Feb. 1927, and two postcards and a letter from unidentified persons; 1876, 1883, n.d. French and German. Presented by Dr and Mrs M...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and French
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27 Feb 1888
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1 item

34. Add MS 79532 JJ

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Letter from Arthur Conan Doyle, in the hand of a secretary, to Miss McNally, concerning a lost manuscript; 16 April 1894. Presented by Mrs Morna Partridge of Farnham, May 2003. f. 126. 177 x 112mm. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer: Miss McNally: Letter to Miss — McNally from a secretary on beha...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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16 Apr 1894
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35. Add MS 79532 S

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Two letters from John Aikin, physician and author, relating to his publications; 18 Oct. 1783 and 8 Sept. 1788. The first is addressed to [Joseph] Johnson, publisher, the second to John Prior Estlin, unitarian minister and friend of Coleridge. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Sept., 2003. ff. 67...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1783-1788
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1 item

36. Add MS 79532 LL

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Letters and cards from Rosemary Tonks and Angus Wilson to Richard Bancroft (d. 2000) of the Department of Printed Books, British Museum; 1957-1975, n.d. Presented by Richard Bancroft in 1986 and reserved from use until December 2004. 1. ff. 128-136v. Letters from Angus Wilson; 1957-1975. 2. ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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1957-1975
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1 item

37. Add MS 79532 J

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Letters of Charles Francis Bell to Edward Thurlow Leeds, concerning the biography of T. E. Lawrence; 1935. Includes a copy of a letter of T. E. Lawrence of 1919. Purchased from Julian Leeds of Caudle Green, Cheltenham, Dec. 2002. See also Add. MSS. 63549, 63550. ff. 33-42. Various sizes. Th...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1935
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1 item

38. Add MS 79532 C

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Three letters of the Cayley family; 1812-1861. For details of the family, see Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage. Presented by the executor of Mrs Dorothy Frances Yates née Cayley in March 2004. As follows: 1. Letter of Thomas Cayley (b.1776, d. 1857), great-great-grandson of Sir William Cayley, ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1812-1861
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1 item

39. Add MS 79532 R

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A bifolium containing notes from a manuscript record of documents issued under the signet temp. Richard III, now Harley MS 433 in the British Library; early 18th cent. The notes relate particularly to ff. 26, 54v and 340v and to Thomas Lynom, Solicitor General. Headed 'A Copy of the Paper give...
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Western Manuscripts
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English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 18th century
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Letters to the historian Sarah de Laredo from members of the Portuguese royal family; 1926, 1939. Partly signed and on their behalf. Transferred from the Printed Books collection, Jan. 2003. ff. 43-54v. Various sizes. Sarah de Laredo, historian: Duarte Nuno de Bragança, Duke of Bragança; cl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1926-1939
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1 item