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Record Id:

032-002002796

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032-002002796

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Add MS 42240

Title:

MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS, viz.-(a) Signatures of English Sovereigns from George II to Queen Victoria; ff. I-II ;-(b) Letters, etc., of authors, scientists and statesmen, including Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Thomas Carlyle; ff. 12-39. A letter from Lord Palmerston to Lord Howard de Walden, Envoy to Portugal, 25 Nov. 1835 (ff. 17-18b), is part of the series contained in Add. MS. 45 1 76. The names of the writers are given in the Index to this Catalogue. Paper (f. 4 vellum); ff. 39. Quarto. 1742-1902. Bequeathed by Frederick Louis Lucas, Esq.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 1 Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington: Warrant signed by: 1742.
f. 1 George II of England: Warrant signed by: 1742.
f. 3 Louis XVI of France: Signature: 1786.
f. 4 George III of England: Signature: 1806.
f. 5 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Prime Minister: Recruiting order signed by: 1820.: Printed.
ff. 5, 7 George IV of England: Recruiting orders, signed by: 1820, n.d.: Printed.
ff. 8, 9 William IV of England: Letters, as Duke of Clarence, to Lord -,: n.d., 1812.
f. 11 Victoria of England: Note by: 1855.
f. 12 Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: Letter to A. Cunningham: n.d.
f. 14 Charles Mathews, the elder; actor: Note to R. Stephenson: circ. 1826-1830.
f. 15 William Wordsworth, poet: Letter to A. Beesley: n.d.
f. 17 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Prime Minister: Letter to Lord Howard de Walden: 1835.
f. 17 Maria II of Portugal: Letter of Lord Palmerston to Lord Howard de Walden as Envoy to: 1835.
f. 19 Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet; astronomer: Letter to E. Stanley,: 1848.
ff. 20, 23 Michael Faraday, scientist: Letters to E. Belfour: 1849, 1852.
f. 21 Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist: Letter to D. Sharpe: 1851.
f.24 Thomas Carlyle, historian; d.1881: Letter to Rev. G. Crabbe: 1855.
f. 26 Michael Faraday, scientist: Letter to C. Brock: 1856.
f. 27 Major-General Charles George Gordon, 'Chinese Gordon': Letter to - Berio: 1874.: Fr.
f.28 George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, artist and novelist: Letter to -: n.d.
f. 29 Émile Erckmann, writer, with L G C A Chatrian, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian': Note, signed 'Erckmann-Chatrian', to H. J. Jennings: 1877.: Fr.
f. 29 Louis Gratien Charles Alexandre called Pierre Alexandre Chatrian, writer with E Erckmann, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian': Note to H. J. Jennings: 1877.: Fr.
f. 30 Sir Lewis Morris, poet: Letter to -: circ. 1882.
f. 32 Alexander F. Steele, of Inverness: Letter to Capt. E. Eardley-Wilmot: 1900.
f. 35 Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic: Signature: n.d.
f. 36 Francis William Reitz, President of the Orange Free State: Signature: n.d.
f. 37 William Johannes Leyds, State Secretary of the S African Republic: Signature: n.d.
f. 38 General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, GCB: Letter to Mrs Lucas: 1902.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1742

End Date:

1902

Date Range:

1742-1902

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Custodial History:

Frederick Louis Lucas: Bequeathed: in 1931.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Carlyle, Thomas, historian, d1881
Chatrian, Louis Gratien Charles Alexandre called Pierre Alexandre, writer with E Erckmann, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian'
Compton, Spencer, Earl of Wilmington, c 1673-1743
Darwin, Charles Robert, naturalist, 1809-1882,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121251077
Dorrien, Horace Lockwood, Knight, army officer, 1858-1930
Erckmann, Émile, writer, with L G C A Chatrian, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian'
Faraday, Michael, natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian, 1791-1867
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1762-1830
Gordon, Charles George, army officer, 1833-1885
Herschel, John Frederick William, 1st Baronet, mathematician and astronomer, 1792-1871
Kruger, Stephanus Johannes Paulus, President of the Transvaal Republic; of Add MS 42240
Leyds, William Johannes, State Secretary of the S African Republic
Louis XVI, of France
Lucas, Frederick Louis
Maria II, of Portugal
Mathews, Charles, the elder; actor
Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson, artist and novelist, 1834-1896
Morris, Lewis, poet
Reitz, Francis William, President of the Orange Free State
Scott, Walter, Baronet, author, 1771-1832,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121441874
Steele, Alexander F., of Inverness
Temple, Henry John, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister, 1784-1865
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121443562
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837
Wordsworth, William, poet, 1770-1850