Add MS 70926

A-L.

Paper; ff. 45. British Library arrangement.

A. Letter from Joseph Dickinson (d. 1739) to John van Bempde, of Pall Mall St., chiefly relating to surveying of property in the North Riding of Yorkshire; 1 June 1723. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, March 1992.

ff. 1-1v. 330 x 240mm.

B. Letter from George Brown to William Wright, Lord of the Manor of Barton Stacey, co. Southt. rel. to the management of his estate; 9 Jan. 1787. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, May 1992.

ff. 2-3v. 310 x 187mm.

C. Letter from Thomas Radcliffe, Earl of Sussex and Lord President of the North to Sir John Constable of Burton Constable, N.R., co. York. referring to the imprisonment of the Duke of Norfolk and the movements of the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland immediately before their rebellion; 19 Oct. 1569. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, May 1992.

ff. 4-9. 315 x 208mm.

D. Letter from Sir William Forbes to Edward Daniel Clarke, afterwards Professor of Mineralogy at Cambridge University, recommending William Roy's Military Antiquities; 17 April 1799. Purchased from J. M. L. Gulley, May 1992.

ff. 10-11v. 227 x 182mm.

E. Letter from Charles, 5th Duke of Richmond, as Chairman of the Lords' Committee on Prisons to the Home Secretary, Lord John Russell; 5 Sept. 1835. Richmond refers to conditions in Newgate and other London prisons, and stresses the need for legislation concerning Scottish prisons. Purchased from Howard S. Mott Inc., Sheffield, Mass., Cat. 221, item 248, 2 June 1992.

ff. 12-15v. 180 x 115mm.

F. (1) Receipts for: - (a) Land Tax; 1786. f. 16: - (b) Sewer Rate; 1796. f. 17. Printed, with MS. annotations: - (2) Four letters to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville; 1792-1810. ff. 18-24v: - (3) Trade mark registration certificate, issued to Sydney Charles Ball and Hubert Augustus Nicholls; 1913. Printed, with MS. annotations. f. 25: - (4) The Balkan News, no. 290; 22 Aug. 1917. Printed, with MS. annotations. ff. 26-26v. Presented anonymously, with Add. Ch. 76791.

ff. 16-26v. Various sizes.

G. Two letters from Violet Paget al. 'Vernon Lee' to Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner and Lady Hedwig Gardiner; 1919, 1923. Together with one letter from Herbert Read to their daughter, Margaret Gardiner; 1948. Presented by Margaret Gardiner, Oct. 1992.

ff. 27-36v. Various sizes.

H. Letter from Edward Chisenhale or Chisenhall (d.1654) to Roger Dodsworth; 9 April 1650. Autograph. Signed. Partly Latin. The letter comprises details concerning the Mascy and Chisenhale families and includes abstracts of five charters from 20 Edward III to 10 Richard II. Text closely written on both sides of the leaf, without addresss or greeting but subscribed 'Yor humble servt Edward Chisenhall' and dated 'Chisenhall, 90 Aprll 1650'. Headed in another hand and ink 'Colleshull co Warwick'. A marginal note by the writer states that it was sent to Dodsworth for the use of Sir William Dugdale. See Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire (1656), p. 739, sub 'Gilsdon'; and see also W. Hamper, Life, Diary and Correspondence of Sir William Dugdale (1827), no. xlix, pp. 226-227. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, 6 November 1992.

ff. 37-37v. 270mm x 170mm.

I. Letter from Frederick John Evans to Major Cowell forwarding for the acceptance of Prince Alfred his 'Chart of the Magnetic Variation for the Epoch 1858' [now Map Library Maps 11 a. 41]; 1859. Transferred from the Map Library, Nov. 1992.

ff. 38-39v. 227 x 184mm.

J. Bond of John Fuller of Waldron, co. Suss. and Thomas Isted of the Middle Temple, London, to Dr Hans Sloane of St Giles in the Fields, co. Midd. in the sum if £6OO; 15 July 1703. Contemporary copy. Elizabeth and Anne Rose, daughters of Sloane's wife Elizabeth by her previous husband Fulke Rose, will receive fourth parts of the residue of their father's estate on marriage. Fuller and Isted, their prospective husbands, are bound to indemnify Sloane and his wife from half the annuity due Elizabeth Milner, sister of Fulke Rose, from the same residue. For letters to Sloane from John Fuller see Sloane 4040, f. 338; 4042, ff. 219, 277, etc. and from Thomas Isted see Sloane 3984, f. 260; 4037, ff. 38, 66.

ff. 40-40v. 392 x 298mm.

K. Signature of Grace Horsley Darling, Longstone Light House; 14 Aug. 1842.

f. 41. 45 x 113mm.

L. Letter of William Hone, author and bookseller, to J. W. Southgate; 12 Jan. 1825. Together with an appeal for subscriptions for the assistance of the Hone family; 1830. Partly printed. Signed by Thomas Tegg, publisher of Hone's Everyday Book. Presented by Brian Turtle, Esq., Dec. 1992.

ff. 42-45. 190 x 115mm.; 325 x 197mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Joseph Dickinson, surveyor: John Van den Bempde, of Hackness, North Riding of Yorkshire: Letter to John Van den Bempde from Joseph Dickinson: 1723.
• f. 2 George Brown, of Barton Stacey, county Hampshire: William Wright, Lord of Manor of Barton Stacey, county Hampshire: Letter to William Wright from George Brown: 1787.
• f. 4 Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex; alias Ratclyffe: Sir John Constable, Kt.; of Burton Constable, North Riding of Yorkshire: Letter to Sir John Constable from Thomas Radcliffe: 1569.
• f. 10 Edward Daniel Clarke, traveller: Sir William Forbes, 6th Baronet: Major-General William Roy, FRS: Letter to Edward Daniel Clarke from Sir William Forbes rel. to W. Roy's Military Antiquities: 1799.
• f. 12 Prisons: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Prime Minister: Charles Lennox, Earl of March; 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox; afterwards Gordon-Lennox: London Secular Institutions. Prisons: Letter to Lord John Russell from the Duke of Richmond: 1835.
• f. 16 Taxes: Accounts: [E?] Boreman, collector of the Land-Tax: Mr Wansfield: Land-Tax receipt issued to Mr — Wansfield signed by [E?] Boreman: 1786: Printed with MS. annotations: Autogr.
• f. 17 Taxes: Accounts: John Martin, sewer-rate collector, of Hoxton: John M[aste?]rs, of Holborn and Finsbury: Holborn and Finsbury, Middlesex: Sewer-rate receipt issued to John M[aste?]rs signed by John Martin: 1796: Printed, with MS. annotations: Autogr.
• f. 18 George Drummond, Minister of Roseneath: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letter to H. Dundas from George Drummond: 1792.
• f. 19 Francis Gregor, of Trewarthenick, MP: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letter to H. Dundas from F. Gregor (?): 1793.
• f. 21 John Olmius, at York Place, Portman Square: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letter to Lord Melville from John Olmius: 1804.
• f. 23 Sir John Thomas Briggs, Navy Accountant-General: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letter to Lord Melville from J. T. Briggs: 1810.
• f. 25 Patent Office: Sydney Charles Ball, Broker and Underwriter, of Gracechurch St: Hubert Augustus Nicholls, Broker and Underwriter, of Gracechurch St: Trade Marks: Art. Engravings, etc: Trade Mark registration certificate issued to Sydney Charles Ball and Hubert Augustus Nicholls by Patent Office: 1913: Engr. and printed, with MS. annotations.
• f. 26 Newspapers; Greece. The Balkan News: `The Balkan News': 22 Aug. 1917: Printed.
• ff. 27-35v Violet Paget, called 'Vernon Lee'; author: Lady Hedwig Gardiner, wife of Sir A H Gardiner: Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner, Egyptologist: Letters to Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner and Lady Hedwig Gardiner from Violet Paget: 1919, 1923.
• f. 36 Sir Herbert Edward Read, author and art critic: Margaret Gardiner, Secretary, For Intellectual Liberty: Letter to Margaret Gardiner from Herbert Read: 1948.
• f. 37 Sir William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms: Edward Chisenhale, alias Chisenhall; historian: Chisenhale family: Mascy family: Coleshill, Warwickshire: Roger Dodsworth, historian: Letter to R. Dodsworth and Sir William Dugdale from Edward Chisenhale rel. to Chisenhale and Mascy families and to Gilson in Coleshill: 9 April 1650: Partly Lat.: Autogr.
• f. 38 Sir Frederick John Owen Evans, KCB; hydrographer: Major-General Sir John Clayton Cowell, KCB; Master of the Royal Household: Letter to Maj. [J. C.?] Cowell from F. J. Evans: 1859.
• f. 40 Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: John Fuller, the elder; MP: Thomas Isted, of the Middle Temple: Bond to Dr Hans Sloane of John Fuller and Thomas Isted: 1703: Copy.
• f. 41 Grace Horsley Darling, of Longstone Lighthouse: Signature (?) of Grace Horsley Darling: 1842.
• f. 42 William Hone, the younger; writer and bookseller: J. W. Southgate: Letter to J. W. Southgate from William Hone: 1825.
• ff. 44-45 Thomas Tegg, bookseller: Hone family: Appeal for subscriptions to assist the Hone family , annotated and signed by Thomas Tegg: 1830: Partly printed.