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Add MS 71124

Title:

A-CC. MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS.

Paper; ff. British Library arrangement

A. Fragment, containing the valediction and signature from a letter written by Susanne Curchod, afterwards wife of Jacques Necker, [to Edward Gibbon?]; [1757?]. Autograph. French. Laid down on a sheet of album paper headed in a 19th-cent. hand, 'Signature of a letter adressed to Mr Gibbon by Susanna Chuchod [sic] afterwards Madame Neckar'. Apparently part of the letter of 24 Oct. 1757 at Add. 34886, ff. 21-22, which has a 19th-cent. note opposite the missing portion at the end: 'the name was cut off & given to Lady Louisa Stuart October 1st 1820'. Presented by Christopher Edwards, 1 Feb. 1993.

f. 1. Fragment 35 x 90mm., laid down on a sheet 135 x 260mm.

B. Letter from Princess Louise to Mrs W. E. Gladstone; n.d. Presented by Nicolas Barker.

f. 187 x 122mm.

C. Song for voice and piano, 'Die heiligen drei Königen aus Morgenland' by Bernard van Dieren (words, Heinrich Heine); circa 1920. Autograph, in pencil. Dated London 29 December. Presented by Raymond Monk Esq., 20 Nov. 1991 and incorporated in 1993.

f. 355 x 267mm.

D. Duplicate letters of Paul Hindemith and Sir Henry Wood presented to performers at particular concerts, viz. (a) Paul Hindemith to the BBC chorus and orchestra; [1933]. Signed. For Hindemith's draft etc. see Add. 52256, ff. 163-165. - (b) Sir Henry J. Wood to the participants in his jubilee concert at the Royal Albert Hall; 1938. Reproduced from handwriting and signed. Purchased from Mrs M. P. Hawkins, 21 March 1991, and incorporated in 1993.

ff. 253 x 202mm.; 257 x 202mm.

E. Letter from Hector Berlioz to Humbert Ferrand, announcing his departure for London; 1847. French. Purchased from Richard Macnutt Ltd., 2 Sept., 1992 and incorporated in 1993.

f. 207 x 133mm.

F. Six letters from Nancy Bush, wife of the composer Alan Bush, to Ernest Chapman; 1957-1958. For further papers of Chapman see Add. 61882-61886, 62948-62952, 63064, 63065. Purchased from May and May Ltd., 13 Feb. 1991 and incorporated in 1993.

ff. Various sizes.

G Letter from Bernard Van Dieren to E. J. Moeran about Philip Heseltine (the composer 'Peter Warlock', d.1930); 1932. Presented through the Friends of the British Library by Paul Quarrie Esq., 23 July 1990 and incorporated in 1993.

f. 177 x 114mm.

H. Six letters from John Ireland to James Kirkup concerning Ireland's setting of his poem 'The Hills' for the part-song anthology A Garland for the Queen, with associated correspondence; 1952-1953. Purchased from Lisa Cox, 8 Oct. 1990 and incorporated in 1993.

ff. Various sizes.

I. Letters to the writer and music critic Peter Heyworth from Ernest Ansermet (1) and Elisabeth Lutyens (2); 1958, 1971, 1979. Presented by Nicolas Barker Esq., 3 March 1993.

ff. 295 x 210mm.; 255 x 202mm.

J. Four letters from Henry Hugo Pierson to J. R. Garstin and others, written from Würzburg; 1860-[1863]. One letter incomplete. Purchased at Sotheby's, 21 Nov. 1990, lot 203, and incorporated in 1993.

ff. Various sizes.

K. Letter from Richard Hill to Francis Ingram; 26 Dec. 1771. Incorporating a sketch map of the lands of Lord Shrewsbury and Lord Scarsdale in Stanton, co. Staffs. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Jan. 1993.

L. Letter from John Todd to Joseph Jackson relating to enclosures in Cumbria; 1816. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, March, 1993.

M. Letter from J. Barkett to Thomas Bennett relating to tithes; 1834. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, March 1993.

N. Letter from Joseph Gould to Thomas Bennett relating to tithes, 1830. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, March 1993.

O. Letter from Noël Coward to Burton L. French; 1935. Presented by the recipient.

f. 212 x 136mm.

P. Two receipts by Michel Lambert for quarterly payments as Maître de la musique de la Chambre du Roi; 1687, 1688. Signed. Purchased by the Music Library with a copy of Les Airs de Monsieur Lambert (1670), from Hermann Baron, Cat. no. 244, item 37, 15 Oct. 1989 and incorporated in 1993.

Vellum. ff. Both 175 x 245mm. approx.

Q. Recollections of the manufacture of the English concertina from 1844, by George Jones; [1912]. This account is used in the 'Short History of the Concertina', prefaced to F. E. Butler, The Concertina (Duffield, 1974). Presented by F. E. Butler, Esq., grandson of George Jones, 29 Aug. 1988, and incorporated in 1993.

ff. 331 x 207mm.

R. Rev. Henry Shute, Lecturer of Whitechapel: Letter to Cornelius Yeate, Archdeacon of Wiltshire; 7 February 1701/2. Imperfect. The letter relates to the activities of the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, of which Shute was Secretary. It originally formed part of a tract volume (T. 680) in the Library's collections. Transferred from the Department of Printed Books.

ff. 140 x 180mm.

S. Letter from William Baylis to his cousin Mrs Parsons; 13 Feb. 1821. With sketch map by J. Gibbs.

T. Memorandum of engagement between George Frederick Anderson, Director of Queen Victoria's Private Band, and Louis Nathaniel Schröder by which Schröder is contracted to play the violoncello 'when and wherever required, for the Sum of One Hundred Pounds per annum'; 1 Oct. 1855. Printed form completed in manuscript. Signed. Together with a printed obituary of Schröder; 14 Sept. 1867. Presented by Mr and Mrs J. Tanner, July 1993.

ff. 327 x 202mm.; 250 x 136mm.

U. Letter from Ben Kittmer of Walsingham, co. Norf. to John Crisp of East Dereham rel. to a proposed exchange of strips of land at Bradenham, co. Norf.; 26 April 1810. With sketch map included. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Esq., Sept. 1993.

ff. 228 x 186mm.

V. Letter from Lt.-Col. James Tod, soldier and scholar, to the German orientalist Heinrich Julius Klaproth responding to the latter's request for a map of Rajasthan; Frankfurt am Main, 20 Sept. 1829. For maps of China by or annotated by Klaproth, see Add. 11705, 11706. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Esq., Sept. 1993.

ff. 226 x 186mm.

W. Letter from Richard Pybus of Lindisfarn, Bruné Island, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania), formerly of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, to J. Sykes, stationer of Newcastle, rel. to mapping and settlement of Tasmania; May 1832. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, Esq., Sept. 1993.

ff. 240 x 194mm.

X. Letter from Abbé Victor Leroquais, liturgiologist, to Dr Adelheid Heimann; 1944. Imperf. Fr. Supplementing Add. 60627. Presented by Professor Joseph Burney Trapp, C.B.E., F.B.A., Sept. 1993.

ff. 103 x 148mm.

Y. 'A Plan of a Field belonging to Robt Weston Esq. adjoining to the Land of James Norman Esq.' in Bromley, co. Kent; 'April 13th 1767'. Anon. No scale given. North north-east at top, Formerly part of the estate papers of the Norman family of Bromley. Purchased from Mark Gulley, Sept. 1993.

f. 220 x 200mm.

Z. Valuation of lands and woods at Bromley co. Kent under lease from the Bishop of Rochester, by Henry Hogben, [surveyor of Chalkwell near Sittingbourne]; 1803. Copy. Formerly part of the estate papers of the Norman family of Bromley (for which see also Add. Ch. ). Purchased from Mark Gulley, Sept. 1993.

310 x 186mm.

AA. Letter from J[ames] Porter, [son of Endymion Porter; Groom of the Bedchamber and afterwards Vice-Chamberlain to James II?], to a friend abroad, alluding to the appointment of the Earl of Rochester as Lord High Treasurer; 16 Feb. [1685].

BB. Letter from Queen Anne to Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Lord Treasurer; 20 May [1708]. Autograph. Referring to the disposal of the Deanery of Bristol and the appointment of Sir James Montagu as attorney-general. Supplementing Add. 28070, ff. 2-15, 52540 L, 53709 J, 56105 L. Sold at the Duke of Leeds's sale, Sotheby's, April 1869, lot 54, and subsequently at Christie's (South Kensington), 7 May 1993, lot 95. Purchased from John Wilson (Autographs), 4 Nov. 1993.

Paper; ff. 2. 220 x 195mm.

CC. Letter from Sir John Perceval, 5th Bart., afterwards 1st Earl of Egmont, to Edward Southwell; 31 July 1701. Referring to a sight-seeing tour in East Anglia, etc., and to directions provided by Peter Le Neve. For Perceval's journal of this tour, see Add. 47057, and for Le Neve's directions, see Add. 27989, ff. 49-62v. This letter was presumably once part of the Southwell archive at King's Weston, which was dispersed in the early 19th century. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, 4 Nov. 1993.

Paper; ff. 2. 185 x 145mm.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 1 Susanne Necker, née Curchod; wife of Jacques Necker: Edward Gibbon, historian: Signature, etc., from a letter to [E. Gibbon?] from S. Curchod: 1757.

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Additional Manuscripts

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Add MS 71124 B : Louise Caroline Alberta, Princess; 4th daughter of Queen Victoria; wife of John, Marquess of Lorne and 9th Duke of Argyll:…
Add MS 71124 C : Heinrich Heine, author: Bernard Van Dieren, composer: Song, 'Die heiligen drei Königen' by Bernard Van Dieren, words by…
Add MS 71124 D : Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH; conductor: Letter to participants in his jubilee concert from Sir Henry Joseph Wood: 1938: Reproduced…
Add MS 71124 E : Humbert Ferrand, writer: Louis Hector Berlioz, composer: Letter to Humbert Ferrand from Louis Hector Berlioz: 1847: Fr.
Add MS 71124 F : Ernest Chapman, concert manager: Nancy Rachel Bush, wife of Alan Bush, composer: Letters to Ernest Chapman from Nancy Rachel…
Add MS 71124 G : Philip Arnold Heseltine, alias 'Peter Warlock'; composer: Bernard Van Dieren, composer: Ernest John Moeran, composer: Letter…
Add MS 71124 H : John Nicholson Ireland, composer and pianist: James Falconer Kirkup, writer: Letters to James Falconer Kirkup from John…
Add MS 71124 I : Agnes Elisabeth Lutyens, composer: Peter Lawrence Frederick Heyworth, music critic: Letters to Peter Lawrence Frederick Heyworth…
Add MS 71124 J : Henry Hugo Pierson, composer: John Ribton Garstin, FSA; DL; JP: Letter to John Ribton Garstin from Henry Hugo Pierson: 1860.
Add MS 71124 K : Maps and Plans: Richard Hill, surveyor: Ellastone, Staffordshire: George Talbot, 17th Earl of Shrewsbury: Nathaniel Curzon, 1st…
Add MS 71124 L : Maps and Plans: John Todd, [surveyor?], of Wigton: Joseph Jackson: Wigton, Cumberland: Letter to his uncle, J. Jackson from John…
Add MS 71124 M : Reverend John Baskett, Rector of Compton Abbas: Thomas Oatley Bennett, surveyor, of Bruton: Letter to Thomas Oatley Bennett from…
Add MS 71124 N : Thomas Oatley Bennett, surveyor, of Bruton: Joseph Gould, of Compton Abbas: Letter to Thomas Oatley Bennett from Joseph Gould: 1830.
Add MS 71124 O : Burton L. French, of Los Angeles: Sir Noël Peirce Coward, playwright and composer: Letter to Burton L. French from Noël…
Add MS 71124 P : Michel Lambert, Maitre de la musique de la Chambre du Roi: Receipts by Michel Lambert: 1687, 1688: Fr: Signed.
Add MS 71124 Q : George Jones, concertina manufacturer and music-hall performer: Recollections of manufacture of English concertina by George…
Add MS 71124 R : Cornelius Yeate, Archdeacon of Wiltshire: Reverend Henry Shute, Lecturer of Whitechapel: Letter to Cornelius Yeate from Rev.…
Add MS 71124 S : Maps and Plans: James Gibbs, surveyor, of Ledbury: Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire: Sketch map and notes by James Gibbs rel.…
Add MS 71124 T : Obituaries: Louis Nathaniel Schröder, cellist: Obituary notice of Louis Nathaniel Schröder: 1867: Printed.Louis Nathaniel…
Add MS 71124 U : Maps and Plans: Benjamin Kittmer, of Walsingham, county Norfolk: John Crisp, of East Dereham, county Norfolk: Bradenham,…
Add MS 71124 V : Lieutenant-Colonel James Tod, Indian diplomatist: Heinrich Julius Klaproth, German orientalist: Letter to Heinrich Julius…
Add MS 71124 W : Richard Pybus, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Tasmania: John Sykes, stationer, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Letter to John Sykes from…
Add MS 71124 X : Dr Adelheid Heimann, art historian: Abbé Victor Leroquais, liturgiologist: Letter to Dr Adelheid Heimann from Abbé Victor…
Add MS 71124 Y : Maps and Plans: Robert Weston, of Bromley, county Kent: Bromley, Kent: Plan of a field at Bromley belonging to Robert Weston: 1767.
Add MS 71124 Z : Bromley, Kent: Henry Hogben, surveyor, of Chalkwell: Valuation of lands and woods at Bromley by Henry Hogben: 1803: Copy.
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Start Date:

1685

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1979

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Gibbon, Edward, historian, 1737-1794
Necker, Susanne, née Curchod wife of Jacques Necker