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Add MS 65155

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SIR HENRY ELLIS: private and official letters to Sir Henry Ellis K.H., (b.1779, d.1869), Principal Librarian of the British Museum, mostly on antiquarian matters and frequently relating to his duties at the British Museum; 1812-1866, n.d. A few letters bear Ellis's draft replies. The writers include Charles Burney, Sir Anthony Panizzi, Joseph Hume M.P., Lord Farnborough and Michael Faraday. Also included is an alphabetical list of the writers, giving brief biographical details and summaries of the letter contents. The list was apparently made by F. L. Bickley, son of a former Assistant Keeper in the Department of Manuscripts. Purchased at Sotheby's, 22 July 1988, lot 526.

Paper; ff. 135. British Library arrangement.

Scope & Content:

Sir Henry Ellis, KH; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letters to Sir Henry Ellis: 1812-1866.

includes:

f. 1 Charles Burney, DD; classical scholar: Letter to H. Ellis from Charles Burney: 1812.
ff. 3-4v Abraham Robertson, astronomer and mathematician: Letters to H. Ellis from Abraham Robertson: 1818.
f. 5 James Bindley, book collector: Letter to H. Ellis from James Bindley: 1818.
f. 6 Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie: Letter to H. Ellis from Sylvester Douglas: [1821].
ff. 8, 11-15v, 19-22, 30, 36, 49 John Allen, MD; Master of Dulwich College: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from John Allen: 1823-1840.
f. 10 George Chalmers, Scottish antiquary: Note to H. Ellis from George Chalmers: 1825.
f. 17 George Frederick Beltz, Lancaster Herald: Correspondence with H. Ellis from George Frederick Beltz: 1828.
ff. 23, 116-118v Richard Neville, 3rd Baron Braybrooke: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from Richard Neville: aft. 1830-1854.
f. 25 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letter to H. Ellis from George Hamilton-Gordon: 1831.
ff. 26-28v Sir Henry Halford, 1st Baronet; physician: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from Sir Henry Halford: 1833, 1834.
ff. 29, 38, 40 Charles Long, Baron Farnborough: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from Charles Long: 1834-[1836?].
f. 32 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne; formerly Petty: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice: [1834?].
f. 34 Edward William Brayley, writer on science: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Edward William Brayley: 1834.
f. 37 Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet; FRS: Letter to Sir H. Ellis: 1835.
ff. 43, 58 John Bruce, antiquary: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from John Bruce: 1838, 1841.
ff. 45, 62 Sir Arthur Brooke Faulkner, physician to the forces: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from Sir Arthur Brooke Faulkner: 1839, 1841.
ff. 47, 110 Sir Francis Palgrave, formerly Cohen; historian: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from Sir Francis Palgrave: aft. 1839, 1853.
ff. 51, 64-67v, 69, 79-80, 84, 132 George Edward Anson, Secretary to Lord Melbourne and Prince Albert: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from George Edward Anson: 1840-1846, n.d.
f. 52 James Orchard Halliwell, afterwards Halliwell-Phillipps; Shakespearian scholar: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from James Orchard Halliwell: 1840.
f. 54 Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton: 1840.
ff. 55, 60 George Birkbeck, founder of the Mechanics' Institutes: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from George Birkbeck: 1841.
f. 57 John Mitchell Kemble, philologist and historian: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from John Mitchell Kemble: 1841.
f. 68 Thomas Amyot, antiquary: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Thomas Amyot: [1842].
ff. 70-72v Bulkeley Bandinel, Bodley's Librarian: Letter, etc., to Sir H. Ellis from Bulkeley Bandinel: 1842.
f. 72 Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet; antiquary: List of his gifts to the Bodleian Library: 1842.
f. 75 Sir Harford Jones, 1st Baronet; afterwards Jones-Brydges: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir Harford Jones: 1843.
f. 76 Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk, traveller: John Joseph Bennett, FRS; botanist: Letter to [J. J?] Bennett from Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk: 1844.
ff. 77, 81-82 Elizabeth Vassall Fox, formerly Fox; wife of Henry, 3rd Baron Holland: Dinner invitations for Sir H. Ellis from Elizabeth Vassall Fox: [1838-1845?].
ff. 85, 93, 107 George Bancroft, American historian: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from George Bancroft: 1847-1853.
ff. 86, 108 William Henry Blaauw, antiquary: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from William Henry Blaauw: 1847, 1853.
f. 87 John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury: Charles Shaw-Lefevre, Viscount Eversley: Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury from Charles Shaw-Lefevre: 1849.
f. 89 Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet; geologist: Charles Dietrich Eberhard König, Keeper of Natural History, British Museum: Letter to Charles Dietrich Eberhard König from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison: 1850.
f. 91 Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, son of John, 1st Marquess of Bute: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart: 1850.
f. 95 Joseph Bosworth, Anglo-Saxon scholar: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Joseph Bosworth: 1851.
ff. 97, 101-105 John Garvey, vicar of Hough: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from John Garvey: 1852-1853.
f. 99 Joseph Hume, MP: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Joseph Hume: 1852.
ff. 106, 120 Henry Goulburn, PC; MP: Letters to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Goulburn: 1853, 1854.
f. 111 Michael Faraday, scientist: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Michael Faraday: 1854.
f. 112 John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from John Bird Sumner: 1854.
f. 114 Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt, architect: Correspondence with Sir H. Ellis from Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt: 1854.
f. 123 Rawdon Lubbock Brown, editor of Venetian archives: Giuseppe Visona, Italian picture-dealer: Letter to [R. L. Brown?] from Giuseppe Visona: 1854: Engl. transl.
f. 127 Rawdon Lubbock Brown, editor of Venetian archives: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Rawdon Lubbock Brown: 1855.
f. 129 John Hulbert Glover, Librarian to Queen Victoria: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from John Hulbert Glover: 1855.
f. 130 Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir Charles Lyell: 1856.
f. 133 John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from John Edward Gray: 1866.
f. 134 Sir Anthony Panizzi, KCB; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir Anthony Panizzi: [1831-1866].

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1812

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1866

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1812-1866

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Names:

Allen, John, MD, Master of Dulwich College
Amyot, Thomas, antiquary
Anson, George Edward, sec to Lord Melbourne and Prince Albert
Bancroft, George, American historian and Democrat politician, 1800-1891
Bandinel, Bulkeley, librarian, scholar, ecclesiastic, 1781-1861
Beltz, George Frederick, Lancaster Herald
Bennett, John Joseph, FRS, botanist
Bindley, James, book collector, 1739-1818,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000117020719
Birkbeck, George, physician and educationist, 1776-1841
Blaauw, William Henry, antiquary
Bosworth, Joseph, Anglo-Saxon scholar
Brayley, Edward William, librarian and lecturer on science, 1801-1870
Brown, Rawdon Lubbock, editor of Venetian archives
Bruce, John, antiquary
Brydges, Harford, 1st Baronet, diplomat and author, 1764-1847
Burney, Charles, classical scholar, 1757-1817
Chalmers, George, antiquary and political writer, 1742-1825,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000085832535
Compton, Spencer Joshua Alwyne, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
Cotton, Robert Bruce, first baronet, antiquary and politician, 22 Jan 1571-6 May 1631,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/000000008116498X
Douglas, Sylvester, 1st Baron Glenbervie, lawyer, politician and diarist, 1743-1823
Ellis, Henry, Knight, Principal Librarian, British Museum, 1777-1869
Faraday, Michael, natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian, 1791-1867
Faulkner, Arthur Brooke, Knight, physician, 1779-1845
Fitzmaurice, Henry Petty-, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, politician, 1780-1863
Fox, Elizabeth, formerly Fox, wife of Henry 3rd Baron Holland, 1770-1845
Garvey, John, of Hough, clergyman and correspondent of Sir Henry Ellis, fl 1852-1853
Glover, John Hulbert, librarian and antiquary, 1792-1860
Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, statesman, politician, diplomat and landowner, 1784-1860
Goulburn, Henry, politician, 1784-1856
Gray, John Edward, zoologist, botanist and curator, 1800-1875
Griffin, Richard, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, né Richard Neville; politician, 1783-1858
Halford, Henry, 1st Baronet, physician, 1766-1844
Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard, antiquary and literary scholar, 1820-1889,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/000000010895785X
Hume, Abraham, 2nd Baronet, FRS
Hume, Joseph, radical and politician, 1777-1855
Kemble, John Mitchell, philologist and historian
König, Charles Dietrich Eberhard, Keeper of Natural History British Museum
Long, Charles, Baron Farnborough, 1761-1838
Lyell, Charles, 1st Baronet, geologist
Murchison, Roderick Impey, 1st Baronet, geologist, 1792-1871
Palgrave, Francis, Knight, archivist and historian, 1788-1861
Panizzi, Anthony, Knight, librarian at the British Museum, 1797-1879,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080764385
Robertson, Abraham, astronomer and mathematician
Schomburgk, Robert Hermann, traveller
Shaw-Lefevre, Charles, Viscount Eversley
Stuart, Dudley Coutts, politician, activist, 1803-1854
Sumner, John Bird, Archbishop of Canterbury
Visona, Giuseppe, Italian picture-dealer
Wyatt, Matthew Digby, Knight, architect and art historian, 1820-1877