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032-002056988

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032-002056988

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Add MS 43845

Title:

STURGE PAPERS. Correspondence of Joseph Sturge, M.P., the philanthropist, consisting chiefly of letters on political matters addressed to him; 1833-1858. Included are letters from Robert Stephenson, the engineer, 11 Oct. 1837 (ff. 4-5b), John Bright, P.C., M.P., 1843, 1857 (ff. 12-15b, 50-59b), William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister, 27 Mar. 1844 (f. 20), Lajos Kossuth, the Hungarian revolutionary, 25 Apr. 1858 (f. 60), and (ff. 63-64b) David Livingstone, the explorer, 11 Dec. 1858. See also Brit. Mus. Quart., ix, 1934-1935, pp. 124-126. For other Sturge Papers, see Add. MSS. 43722, 43723 (pp. 205-206 above). Paper; ff. 66. Folio. 1833-1858. Presented by William Arthur Albright,

Esq., brother-in-law of Joseph Sturge, the younger, son of Joseph Sturge, M.P.

Scope & Content:

Joseph Sturge, philanthropist: Correspondence: 1833-1858.

includes:

ff. 1, 2 Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, 1st Baronet; philanthropist: Letters to J. Sturge: 1833, 1837.
f. 4 Robert Stephenson, engineer; brother of George Stephenson: Letter to J. Sturge: 1837.
f. 6 Thomas Clarkson, philanthropist: Letter to C. Sturge: 1841.
f. 7 Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux: Letter to J. Sturge: 1842.
f. 9 Daniel O'Connell, Irish politician: Letter to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1843.
f. 11 Edward Miall, MP: Letter to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1843.
ff. 12-15b, 50-59b Joseph Sturge, philanthropist: Correspondence with J. Bright: 1842-1859.
ff. 12-59 b passim John Bright, PC; MP: Correspondence with J. Sturge: 1842-1859.
f.16 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Letter to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1844.
f. 18 Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman; KC: Letter to J. Sturge: 1844.
f. 20 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Letter to J. Sturge: 1844.
f. 21 William Smith O'Brien, MP: Letter to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1844.
f.23 Feargus Edward O'Connor, Chartist: Letter to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1844.
f. 25 James Stephen, Under-Secretary for the Colonies 1836-1847; KCB 1847: Letter to J. Sturge: 1844.
f. 27 Theobald Mathew, RC priest: Letter to J. Sturge: 1845.
f. 31 John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet: Letter to J. Sturge: 1845.: Typewritten copy.
ff. 33, 47 Edward Baines, MP; Knight 1880: Letters to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1847, 1855.
f. 35 Baron Christian Carl Josias Bunsen,; diplomatist: Letter to J. Sturge: 1850.
ff. 38, 40 Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville: Letters to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1852.
f. 42 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury: Letter to J. Sturge: 1852.
f. 44 John Angell James, independent minister: Letter to J. Sturge: circ. 1851-1853.
f. 46 Harriet Elizabeth Stowe, née Beecher; novelist: Letter to J. Sturge: circ. 1854.: Imperf.
f. 48 William Ridout Wills, of Edgbaston: Joint letter to J. Sturge, M.P.: 1855.
f. 48 Henry Edmunds, of Edgbaston: joint letter to J. Sturge: 1855.
f. 48 Edgbaston, Warwickshire: Letter of protest from property-owners to J. Sturge: 1855.
f. 60 Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian patriot: Letter to J. Bright: 1858.
f. 61 Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB; diplomatist and archaeologist: Letter to J. Sturge: 1858.
f. 6 3 David Livingstone, missionary and explorer: Letter to J. Sturge: 1858.
f. 65 Richard Cobden, statesman; d.1865: Extract from his diary conc. J. Sturge: 1859.
f. 65 Diaries and Memoranda: R. Cobden: 1835-1861.: extracts.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1833

End Date:

1858

Date Range:

1833-1858

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Custodial History:

William Arthur Albright, of Edgbaston: Presented: in 1935.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Albright, William Arthur, of Edgbaston
Baines, Edward, Knight, newspaper proprietor; M.P. for Leeds, 1800-1890
Bright, John, politician, 1811-1889
Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, statesman, 1778-1868
Bunsen, Christian Carl Josias, Freiherr von Bunsen, Prussian diplomat, scholar and theologian, 1761-1860
Buxton, Thomas Fowell, 1st Baronet, of Belfield, politician and philanthropist, 1786-1845
Clarkson, Thomas, philanthropist and abolitionist, 1760-1846
Cobden, Richard, manufacturer and politician, 1804-1865
Cooper, Anthony, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist and politician, 1801-1885
Denman, Thomas, 1st Baron Denman, lawyer, judge and politician, 1779-1854
Edmunds, Henry, of Edgbaston; correspondent of Joseph Sturge, fl 1855
Gladstone, William Ewart, prime minister and author, 1809-1898
Gower, Granville George, 2nd Earl Granville, statesman and diplomat, 1815-1891,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000118731600,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/13068670
James, John Angell, independent minister
Kossuth, Lajos, Hungarian patriot; of Add MS 42583
Layard, Austen Henry, GCB, archaeologist and politician, 1817-1894
Livingstone, David, explorer and missionary, 1813-1873
Mathew, Theobald, RC priest
Miall, Edward, MP; of Add MS 43670
O'Brien, William Smith, MP
O'Connell, Daniel, Irish politician
O'Connor, Feargus Edward, Chartist
Peel, Robert, 2nd Baronet, Prime Minister, 1788-1850
Stephen, James, Under-Secretary for the Colonies 1836-1847; KCB 1847
Stephenson, Robert, engineer, brother of George Stephenson
Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth, née Beecher novelist
Sturge, Joseph, philanthropist
Whittier, John Greenleaf, American poet
Wills, William Ridout, of Edgbaston

Places:

Edgbaston, Warwickshire