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Egerton MS 1966

Record Id:

032-001982888

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001982888

MDARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Egerton MS 1966

Title:

ORIGINAL letters addressed to Lady Olivia Bernard Sparrow; 1803-1854. The writers are:-

"W. B."; [Tanderagee] Armagh, 16 Nov. 1803. Imperfect at the beginning. f. 1. S[amuel] Parr [D.D., rector of Graffham, etc.]; Hatton, 9 Dec. 1812, f. 2. Princess Sophia Mertchovsky and Dorothea Pinkerton; St. Petersburg,- June, o.s. 1819, f. 6. [Rev.] Edward Irving; London, 27 Oct. 1831, and n.d., ff. 18, 20, 22. [Rev.] Thomas Chalmers, [D.D.]; [Paris], 19, 26, 28 June, 1838, ff. 26, 28, 30. Grace Chalmers [daughter of Dr. Chalmers]; [Paris], 12-28 June, 1838, ff. 32-40. T[homas] Erskine [author of an "Essay on Faith," etc.]; [Paris], 15 May, [18381, ff. 41, 43. Elizabeth Fry; [Paris], Upton, 12 Feb., 7, 29 Mar. 1838, ff. 45, 47, 50. [Albertine Ida Gustavine] Staël de Broglie [daughter of Madame de Staël, and wife of Albert Victor, Due de Broglie]; n.d. [1838]. Fr. f. 52. [Sir] Robert H[arry] Inglis [Bart., M.P.]; London], 9 May, 1848, f. 54. Richard [Whately, Archbishop of] Dublin; Dublin, 27 June, 1854, f. 56. A[nne] I[sabella] N[oel-Byron], Lady B[yron]; 24 July, s.a., f. 61.

Included also are the following letters, etc.:-

1. [Anne Louise Germaine, Baronne de Staël-Holstein] to [Mary, wife of Lord] William Bentinck; n.d. [1814]. Fr. f. 4.

2. Remarks by Sir. R. H. Inglis on the deaths and characters of Henry Thornton and John Bowdler, junior, followed by a copy- of the will of the latter, and a hymn composed by him; [1815], ff. 8, 12, 14.

3. G[eorge Pretyman Tomline, Bishop of] Lincoln, to the Rev. Puckle; Buckden Palace, 21 Jan. 1817, f. 16.

4. "The Cataract of Lodore," by Robert Soutey; 1822, f. 17.

5. Verses entitled, "The Brooklet," and headed, "last poetry by Sir Robert Grant," f. 63.

6. "Part of a prophesy which hath been in manuscript in the Lord Powis's family above 80 years," relating to events in English history from 1648 to 1688. In a hand of the xviiith cent. Paper. Quarto.

Scope & Content:

Lady Olivia Sparrow, wife of Brig.General Robert Bernard Sparrow: Letters to, from Dr. S. Parr, Rev. E. Irving, Dr. Chalmers, and others: 1803-1854.

includes:

f. 1 W- B-; of Armagh: Letter to Hon. Mrs. B. Sparrow: 1803.
f. 2 Samuel Parr, LLD, Prebendary of St Paul's: Letter to Lady O. Sparrow: 1812.
f. 4 Mary Bentinck, widow of Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck: Letter to, from the Baroness de Staël: 1814.: Fr.
f. 4 Baroness Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein,; alias Madame Staël: Letter to Lady W. Bentinck: 1814.: Fr.
f. 6 Dorothea Pinkerton: Letter to Lady O. Sparrow: 1819.
f. 6 Sophia Mertchovsky, Princess: Letter to Lady O. Sparrow: 1819.
ff. 8, 12, 14 Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Baronet; MP: Remarks on the deaths and characters of H. Thornton and J. Bowdler, Jun.: 1815.
ff. 8, 12, 14 Henry Thornton: Remarks by Sir R. H. Inglis on: 1815.
ff. 8-14 John Bowdler, junior: Remarks on his death and character; copies of his will, and of a hymn of: 1815.
f. 16 Sir George Pretyman Tomline, Baronet; Bishop of Lincoln: Letter to the Rev. Puckle: 1817.
f. 17 Robert Southey: Cataract of Lodore: 1822.
ff. 18, 20, 22 Edward Irving, Minister of Regent Square Church, London: Letters to Lady O. Sparrow: 1831.
f. 25 John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln: Letter to Lady O. Sparrow: 1832.
ff. 26, 28, 30 Thomas Chalmers, DD; Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh University: Letters to Lady O. Sparrow: 1838.
ff. 32-40 Grace Chalmers, daughter of Dr. T Chalmers: Letters to Lady O. Sparrow: 1838.
ff. 41, 43 Thomas Erskine, Author: Letters to Lady O. Sparrow: 1838.
ff. 45, 47, 50 Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer: Letters to Lady Sparrow: 1838.
f. 52 Albertine Ida Gustavine de Broglie, wife of Albert Victor, Duc de Broglie: Letter to Lady 0. Sparrow: 1838.: Fr.
f. 54 Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Baronet; MP: Letter to Lady O. Sparrow: 1848.
ff. 56-60 Richard Whately, Archbishop of Dublin: Letter to Lady O. Sparrow: 1854.
f. 61 Anne Isabella Byron neé Milbanke, afterwards Noel; wife of George, 6th Baron Byron: Letter to Lady O. Sparrow: n.d.
f. 63 Sir Robert Grant: The Brooklet: an ode: 19th cent.
f. 65 Prophecies: On events in English History, 1648-1688: 18th cent.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Egerton Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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032-001982888

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1803

End Date:

1854

Date Range:

1803-1854

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Names:

Bentinck, Mary, widow of Lord William Henry Cavendish Bentinck
Bowdler, John, junior
Broglie, Albertine Ida Gustavine de, wife of Albert Victor Duc de Broglie
Byron neé Milbanke, Anne Isabella, afterwards Noel wife of George 6th Baron Byron
Chalmers, Grace, daughter of Dr. T Chalmers
Chalmers, Thomas, DD, Professor of Divinity at Edinburgh University
Erskine, Thomas, Author
Fry, Elizabeth, prison reformer
Grant, Robert, Knight, poet, fl 19th century
Inglis, Robert Harry, 2nd Baronet, MP, 1786-1855
Irving, Edward, Minister of Regent Square Church, London
Kaye, John, Bishop of Lincoln
Mertchovsky, Sophia, Princess
Parr, Samuel, English schoolmaster; LLD, 1747-1825
Pinkerton, Dorothea
Southey, Robert, of Add MS 18204
Sparrow, Olivia, wife of Brig.General Robert Bernard Sparrow
Staël-Holstein, Anne Louise Germaine de, Baroness al Madame Staël
Thornton, Henry, of Egerton MS 1966
Tomline, George Pretyman, Baronet , Bishop of Lincoln
Whately, Richard, philosopher, writer and Archbishop of Dublin, 1787-1863