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032-002016413
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Add MS 49597
Title:

MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS; mid 14th cent.-1916, n.d.

Paper and (articles C and N) vellum; ff. 85. Folio. Article N is preserved separately (Add MS 49597/1).

A. Letter, etc., of Henry Guy, Secretary to the Treasury, to Sir Robert Howard, Auditor of the Receipt, requesting the disposition of stated funds to named beneficiaries; 1 Mar. 1683. Signed. See Calendar of Treasury Books 1681-1685, vii, pt. 2, 1916, pp. 724-5. Presented by H. M. Colvin, Esq., C.B.E., F.B.A.

ff. 1-2b.

B. Letters of:- (1) John Bright to Sir Arthur Underhill relating to Underhill's Should entails be abolished, 1879; 8 Dec. 1879. ff. 3-3b;- (2) Gustav Mahler to Gustav Lewy, theatre agent, explaining his delay in coming to Vienna; 4 Apr. 1882. German. ff. 4-5;- (3) Max Reger, inviting – to participate in an orchestral tour; 23 Jan. 1914. German. ff. 6-6b. Presented by D. Mitchell, Esq.

ff. 3-6b.

C. Sarum gradual; mid 14th cent. Latin. Fragment, comprising part of the sequence, 'Verborum bonum et suave' and the end of the introit, 'Vultum tuum', incipits of the collect and epistle, and the opening of the gradual, 'Speciosus forma'. Square notation on a red four-line stave. Formerly used to tie up wills in Winchester Probate Registry. Presented by Dorset County Museum.

ff. 7-7b.

D. Letters of painters, viz.:- (1) Jules Bastien Lepage to Walter Creyke; 13 July 1881. French. f. 8;- (2) John Singer Sargent to Creyke's wife; n.d. ff. 9-10. Presented by D. A. MacAlister, Esq.

ff. 8-10.

E. Letters of :- (1) Major-Gen. Charles George Gordon to Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, K.C.M.G.; 14 Nov. 1878. Published in Sir C. R. Wilson, Chapters from my Official Life, 1916, pp. 195-6. ff. 11-11b;- (2) Mrs Anne Isabella Staveley Gordon, niece by marriage of Gen. Gordon, to Myrtle, wife of Sir Henry Wombwell, 5th Bart., relating to the publication by Lady Rivers Wilson of letters of Gordon; 23 Mar. 1916. ff. 12-12b. Presented by D. A. MacAlister, Esq.

ff. 11-12b.

F. Letter of apology from Katherine Mansfield to Mark Gertler; n.d. Presented by Mark Gertler, Esq., 14 Nov. 1931, and incorporated 11 May 1957.

ff. 13-13b.

G (1) Petition of Johann Baptist, Freiherr von Gudenus, on behalf of his ward, Count Carl von Perlas, heir 'Fidei Commiss.' of Count Franz von Perlas and the widowed Countess von Perlas to the Empress Maria Theresa; bef. 2 July 1774. German. ff. 14-15b;- (2) Passport signed by George Canning as Foreign Secretary; 2 July 1824. Imperfect. ff. 16-16b. Presented by T. S. Blakeney, Esq., through the Friends of the National Libraries.

ff. 14-16b.

H. Seven letters of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon to:- (1) the Rev. John Stevenson, D.D., Vicar of Patrixbourne, and (f. 27) his wife, mainly on religious matters; 21 July 1867-31 Oct. 1883. ff. 17-33b;- (2) his aunt, Amy; 6 Mar. 1884. f. 34. Followed by (3) Extracts relating to Gordon; 1885, n.d. ff. 35-37b. Presented by the executors of Mrs L. M. E. Phillips.

ff. 17-37b.

I. Letters of William Frend de Morgan and his wife, Evelyn, to Walter Shaw Sparrow, relating to de Morgan's novel, 'Joseph Vance'; 10 Jan., 1 Apr. 1905. See A. Stirling, William de Morgan and his wife, 1922, pp. 236-7. Bequeathed by P. Fores, Esq.

ff. 38-39b.

J. Tract relating to the colonization of Darien, Nov. 1698-Apr. 1700, by the Company of Scotland trading to Africa and the Indies; circa 1700. Fragment, comprising bifolium. See Papers of the Edinburgh Biblio- graphical Society, vi, 1906, pp. 19-70, 159-79. Presented by W. W. Berkeley Whittam, Esq.

ff. 40-41b.

K. Letters to Lt.-Col. Sir William Gordon, 6th Bart., of Earlston, of or relating to Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, K.C.B.; 1861-circa 1872. Ff. 42-58b concern Wood's service in India and his resignation from 'Mayne's Horse' in 1860. See E. Wood, From Midshipman to Field Marshal, 1906, i, pp. 189 seq. Presented by Miss M. G. Rainsford-Hannay.

ff. 42-68b.

L. Letters (contemporary copies) of Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., to:-

(1) Samuel Lysons; circa May-Dec. 1819, n.d. Imperfect. ff. 69-71b;-

(2) His sister, Anne, wife of Richard Rowse Bloxam, D.D.; 29 Dec. 1819, 30 Sept. 1824. ff. 72-73b;- (3) Samuel Woodburn; 26 Aug. 1828-4 Nov. 1829. ff. 74-77b. Transferred from the Department of Printed Books.

ff. 69-77b.

M. Decree of the court of Pinsk, formerly in Poland, fining a student, Karol Bialozor, for [violent assault?], and imposing similar fines on the students, Kaspar Krech and Mikolai Jaroshevich, previously convicted; 7 Mar. 1692. White Russian. Armorial seal en placard. Presented by G. Subkis, Esq., D.Sc.Eng.

ff. 78-83b.

Scope & Content:

includes:

  • ff. 1-2b Henry Guy, politician: Request to Auditor of Receipt for disposition of moneys: 1683: Signed.
  • ff. 1-2b Sir Robert Howard, dramatist: Request to, as Auditor of the Receipt: 1683.
  • ff. 1-2b Charles II of England: Treasury request for disposition of moneys,: 1683.
  • ff. 3-36 Sir Arthur Underhill, barrister-at-law: Letter to,: 1879.
  • ff. 3-3b John Bright, PC; MP: Letter to Sir A. Underhill,: 1879.
  • ff. 4-5 Gustav Mahler, composer: Letter to G. Lewy,: 1882.
  • ff. 4-5 Gustav Lewy, theatre agent, of Vienna: Letter to: 1882: Germ.
  • ff. 6-6b Max Reger, composer: Letter of,: 1914.
  • ff. 7-7b Liturgies LATIN: Sarum Gradual: mid 14th cent: Fragm.
  • f. 8 Jules Bastien-Lepage, painter: Letter to W. Creyke,: 1881: Fr.
  • ff. 8-10 Walter Creyke: Letter to, and to his wife,: 1881, n.d.
  • f. 9 John Singer Sargent, painter: Letter to Mrs Creyke: n.d.
  • f. 11 Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB: Letter to Sir C. R. Wilson,: 1878.
  • f. 11 Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, GCMG: Letter to,: 1878.
  • f. 12 Anne Isabella Staveley Gordon, niece of Major -General C G Gordon: Letter to Lady Wombwell,: 1916.
  • f. 12 Myrtle Mabel Muriel Wombwell, wife of Sir H H Wombwell, 5th Baronet: Letter to,: 1916.
  • f. 13 Kathleen Mansfield Murry, née Beauchamp; writer; called 'Katherine Mansfield': Letter to M. Gertler: n.d.
  • f. 13 Mark Gertler, painter: Letter to,: bef. 1923.
  • ff. 14-15b Johann Baptist Gudenus, Freiherr von Gudenus: Petition on behalf of Count C. von Perlas to Empress Maria Theresa,: 1774: Germ.
  • ff. 14-15b Countess von Perlas,; mother of Count Carl von Perlas: Petition on her behalf to Empress Maria Theresa,: 1774: Germ.
  • ff. 14-15b Count Carl von Perlas: Petition on his behalf to Empress Maria Theresa: 1774: Germ.
  • ff. 14-15b Francis I; Emperor of Germany; Maria Theresa: Petition to,: 1774: Germ.
  • f. 16 George Canning, Prime Minister: Passport signed by: 1824.
  • ff. 17-33b John Stevenson, DD; Vicar of Patrixbourne: Letter to, and to his wife: 1867-1883.
  • ff. 17-33b Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB: Letters to Rev. J. Stevenson and his wife,: 1867-1883.
  • f. 34 Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB: Letter to his aunt, Amy: 1884.
  • f. 38 Evelyn De Morgan, wife of W F de Morgan: Letter to W. S. Sparrow,: 1905.
  • ff. 38-39b Walter Shaw Sparrow, writer: Letter to,: 1905.
  • f. 39 William Frend De Morgan, writer: Letter to W. S. Sparrow,: 1905.
  • ff. 40-41b Scotland General: Treaties rel. to colonisation of Darien, 1698-1700, by Company of Scotland;: circa 1700: Fragm.
  • ff. 40-41b Darien, Panama: Treaties rel. to its colonisation, 1698-1700, by Company of Scotland,: circa 1700: Fragm.
  • ff. 40-41b William III of England: Treaties rel. to colonisation of Darien, by Company of Scotland,: circa 1700: Fragm.
  • ff. 42-54b, 59-68 Field-Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, GCB: Letter, etc., to Sir W. Gordon: circa 1872.
  • ff. 42-58b Army; England: Correspondence rel. to resignation of Sir H. E. Wood from Mayne's Horse: 1860.
  • ff. 42-68 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Gordon, 6th Baronet of Earlston: Letter to: circa 1872.
  • ff. 55-58b Major H. O. Mayne, commanding 'Mayne's Horse'; at Goonah, Central India: Letter, etc., to Sir W. Gordon,: 1860.
  • f. 69 Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA: Letter to S. Lysons: 1819: Copy. Imperf.
  • f. 69 Samuel Lysons, antiquary; brother of D Lysons: Letter to: 1819: Imperf.
  • ff. 72-73b Anne Bloxham, wife of R R Bloxham, DD: Letters to,: 1819-1824.
  • ff. 72-73b Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA: Letters to Mrs A. Bloxam,: 1819-1824: Copies.
  • ff. 74-77b Samuel Woodburn, picture dealer, of London: Letters to: 1828-1829.
  • ff. 74-77b Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA: Letters, to S. Woodburn,: 1828-1829: Copies.
  • ff. 78-83b Karol Bialozor, student, of Pinsk: Decree of court of Pinsk rel. to: 1692: White Russian.
  • ff. 78-83b Pinsk, White Russia, formerly in Poland: Decree of court of, White Russian: 1692: Seal.
  • ff. 84-85b Liturgies LATIN: English polyphonic settings of mass,: circa 1400: Lat: Fragm.

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Languages:
English
French
German
Latin
Russian
Scripts:
Cyrillic
Latin
Start Date:
1395
End Date:
1905
Date Range:
1395-1905
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Philip Fores: Bequeathed, in 1957.

ff. 1-2 Sir Howard Montagu Colvin, Kt.; Fellow of St John's College, Oxford: Presented, in 1957.

ff. 3-5 Donald Charles Peter Mitchell, writer on music: Presented, in 1957.

f. 7 Dorset County Museum: Presented, in 1957.

ff. 8-12b Donald Alexander MacAlister, geologist: Presented, in 1957.

f. 13 Mark Gertler, painter: Presented, in 1931.

ff. 14-16b Friends of the National Libraries: Manuscript presented through, in 1957.

ff. 17-37b Mrs L. M. E Phillips, daughter of Reverend J Stevenson, D D, Vicar of Patrixbourne: Presented by her executors, in 1957.

ff. 40, 41 W. W. Berkeley Whittam, antique dealer: Presented, in 1957.

f. 42-68 Marjorie Gordon Rainsford-Hannay, of Rockcliff, Kircudbright: Presented, in 1957.

ff. 78-83 G. Subkis, DSc. Eng; Director of WRC, Ltd: Presented, in 1957.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Army of England
Bialozor, Karol, student of Pinsk
Bloxham, Anne, wife of R R Bloxham DD
Bright, John, politician, 1811-1889
Canning, George, Prime Minister, 1770-1827
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
Colvin, Howard Montagu, Knight, architectural historian, 1919-2007
Creyke, Walter
Dorset County Museum
Fores, Philip
Friends of the National Libraries, 1931-
Gertler, Mark, painter, 1891-1939
Gordon, Anne Isabella, wife of William Staveley Gordon, fl 1892-1906
Gordon, Charles George, army officer, 1833-1885
Gordon, William, 6th Baronet, of Earlston, army officer, 1830-1906
Gudenus, Johann Baptist, Freiherr von Gudenus, petitioner to Empress Maria Theresa, fl 1774
Guy, Henry, politician, 1631-1710
Howard, Robert, Knight, dramatist and politician, 1626-1698
Lawrence, Thomas, PRA
Lepage, Jules, painter, 1848-1884
Lewy, Gustav, theatre agent of Vienna
Lysons, Samuel, antiquary, brother of D Lysons
MacAlister, Donald Alexander, geologist, d 1968
Mahler, Gustav, composer, 1860-1911
Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary
Mayne, H O, Major commanding `Mayne's Horse', at Goonah Central India
Mitchell, Donald Charles Peter, musicologist and publisher, 1925-2017
Morgan, Evelyn, painter, 1855-1919
Morgan, William Frend, potter, designer and writer, 1839-1917
Murry, Kathleen Mansfield, née Beauchamp writer, called 'Katherine Mansfield'
Perlas, Carl von, Count
Perlas, — von, Countess mother of Count Carl von Perlas
Phillips, L M E, Mrs daughter of Reverend J Stevenson D D Vicar of Patrixbourne
Rainsford-Hannay, Marjorie Gordon, of Rockcliff Kircudbright
Reger, Max, composer, 1873-1916,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000110247128
Sargent, John Singer, painter
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, writer
Stevenson, John, DD, Vicar of Patrixbourne
Subkis, G, DSc Eng, Director of WRC Ltd
Underhill, Arthur, barrister-at-law
Whittam, W W Berkeley, antique dealer
William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1650-1702
Wilson, Charles Rivers, GCMG
Wombwell, Myrtle Mabel Muriel, wife of Sir H H Wombwell 5th Baronet
Wood, Henry Evelyn, Knight, army officer, 1838-1919
Woodburn, Samuel, picture dealer of London
Places:
Darien, Panama
Pinsk, formerly in Poland