Stowe MS 755

MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE LETTERS, etc., English and foreign; 1613- 1818:-

1. [Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount] Mountgarrett, to Sir Williain Andrewes, Knt., with a present of a goshawk, etc.; Ballyne, 12 Sept. 1613. f 1.

2. [Henry Percy, 9th Earl of] Northumberland (ob. 1632), to Sir Thomas Fairfax [? cr. Viscount Fairfax of Elmley 1628], relating to a disputed piece of land:-"Lett us boeth indevor to know the trueth whose it is: if yours, God give yow joye of it, and I have made an ende; if myne, I know yow will allow it me with out any contention," etc. ; 22 Dec., s.a. f. 3.

3. [Sir] Francis Windebanke, Secretary of State, referring a Petition to the Lord Treasurer, etc.; Whitehall, 20 Mar. 163⁷/₈f. 5.

4. [Henry Rich, 1st Earl of] Holland [cr. 1624, ob. 1649], to Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, promising to serve "M^r. Dinglye," and commending the bearer, a lady; 18 Aug. s.a.f. 6.

5. Signature of Anna Maria, [Countess of] Shrewsbury, daughter of Robert, Lord Brudenell, afterward Earl of Cardigan, and 2nd wife, in 1658, of Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury [1654-1668]. With a note by Richard Grenville, Duke of Buckingham [1822], that she afterwards married George Rodney Brydges, of Avington, co. Southton. f. 8.

6. Acquittance from Guy Patin, M.D., Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at Paris, to Claude Coquille, Receiver-General, for half a year's salary; Paris, 16 Oct. 1658. Fr. Vellum. f. 9.

7. H[eneage Finch, 2nd Earl of] Winchilsea, Ambassador to Constantinople, to Lord -, introducing William Golt, a Scotch merchant, resident for many years in Turkey; Pera, 27 Sept. [1660]. f. 10.

8. Francis Bedford [Rector of Falmouth, 1664] to John Ferrers; Lincoln Coll., Oxon., 8 Apr. 1662. Lat. f. 11.

9. Abraham Cowley, the Poet, to [John Evelyn], thanking him for a present of garden seeds, and adding, "I hope to see shortly your work of Horticulture finished and published, and long to bee in all things your Disciple"; Barnes, 29 Mar.. 1663. f. 13.

10. William Prynne to Dr. Peter du Moulin, Canon of Canterbury, in defence of his statement "of the Queen's confessors brandishing his sword at the late Kings murder." (see A True and Perfect Narrative,etc., 1659, p. 62). "What I have printed I shall aver upon oath, that I received this relation more then once or twice, and made the best inquiry I could to satisfy myselfe . . . your friend and fellow champion against romish emissaries, W^mPrynne Lincoln's Inn, 19 Mar. 166³/₄. Followed by a contemporary copy. f. 14.

11. Thomas Hill, minister of Shuttington, co. Warw., to John Ferrers, thanking him for preferment:-"You planted mee in the University, you watered mee when I removed thence, and now you give the incrementum"; Shuttington, 28 Jan. s.a. [1660- 1665]. f. 17.

12. William [Willoughby, 6th Baron] Willoughby [of Parham], Governor of Barbados, to Lord -, asking for a supply of Scotsmen: "We have more then a good many Irish amongst us, therefore I am for the downe right Scott, who I am certaine will fight without a crucifix about his neck"; Barbados, 16 Sept. 1667. f. 19.

13. [Armand Frederic, Count de] Schonberg [afterwards 1st Duke of Schomberg], General of the English forces in Portugal, to -, on behalf of [Frederic] his son, to whom, as senior colonel, he was giving up the command of the troops on their return to England on the conclusion of peace; Lisbon, 2 June [1668]. Fr. f. 20.

14. Sir William Temple to his cousin Sir Richard Temple, Commissioner of the Customs, (a) on his journey to Holland as Ambassador; Shere, 26 May, 1674. f. 22;-(b) replying to an attack on his conduct of the negotiations by Sir George Downing, formerly Ambassador to the Hague; Hague, 17 Aug., N.S., 1674. f. 24.

15. [James Drummond, 4th Earl of] Perth [styled 1st Duke of Perth] to [? John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, Royal Commissioner of Scotland, or John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, Secretary of State for Scotland]: "I should condemn my self if I had occasion'd those encumbrances upon my fortune that keep me from attending your Grace as I wold, but being the effect of the unspoted loyalty of my grandfather and father, I do rejoyce in my poverty; and if (as God forbid it should) the King's business called for my hasarding the litle remnant I possess, my life and it should, with the chearfullness that becomes me, be freely employed that way, and it may be with as much of passion and zeal as those who have had more the honor to be noticed by his Majesty, and tasted of his bounty too," etc.; Drummond, 19 Sept. 1677. f. 26.

16. William Strother to [Henry Cavendish, 2nd] Duke of Newcastle, narrating an encounter with rebels "of one Welshes faction at Learmouth in Northumberland"; Fowbury, 13 Sept. 1678. f. 27.

17. Letter unsigned and unaddressed, but endorsed, "Madam Lambert (as I conjecture) to Mr. O[liver] Heywood concerning Mr. Tim[othy] Root's enlargment. See his case in the Conformists 4th. Plea for the Nonconformists, p. 51," printed in 1683. f. 29.

18. "A Letter from y^eRever^dFather [Edward] Peters, Jesuit, Almoner to y^eK^gof England, written to y^eRever^dFather Le Chaise [François d'Aix], Confessor to y^emost Christian King, touching y^epresent state of affairs of England"; [1688]. Translated from the French. Printed in the Somers Tracts,ed. Scott, 1809-13, vol ix. f. 30.

19. Rough draft by John Dryden, the Poet, of the dedication to [Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset] of Henry Purcell's musical drama "The Prophetess, or the History of Dioelesian," published in 1691; written in Purcell's name. Holograph. On the back, in the hand of Jacob Tonson the publisher, is a draft of the Advertisement printed in the above edition. f. 34.

20. Fr[ederic] Spanheim to William [Lloyd], Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, on literary subjects; Leyden, 13 Nov. 1695. Lat.f. 36.

21. John Evelyn to William Nicolson, Archdeacon of Carlisle [Bishop of Carlisle, 1702], on the education of Inns of Court students, on laxities at the State Paper Office, etc.; Dover Street, 10 Nov. 1699. Printed in Evelyn's Diary and Correspondence, ed. W. Bray, 1852, iii. p. 378. f. 37.

22. Matthew Prior to James Talbot, Fellow of Trinity College and Professor of Hebrew, Cambridge, conveying his decision not to stand for Burgess for the University: "I will not trouble you with any reasonings on this occasion, since I suppose my letters may be opened and read in a Combination room or two before they come to your hands"; Whitehall, 19 Dec. 1700. Holograph.f. 39.

23. Henry St. John, Secretary-at-war [Viscount Bolingbroke, 1712] to -, sending "some orders for holding court martials in the several garrisons"; 8 May, [1704-1708]. f. 40.

24. [Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de] Maintenon, to [François de Neufville, Due et] Maréchal de Villeroy, on the projects of the Princesse des Ursins; S^tCyr., 19 Oct., 1709. Fr.f. 42.

25. Receipt from Alexander Pope to the Hon. Mrs. Granville for two guineas, "being the first payment to the subscription for the Translation of Homer's Iliads," 1715-20. Printed form; signed. f. 44.

26. Order of the Admiralty to Adm. Sir John Norris, relating to the convoy of merchant ships from Newcastle to the Baltic; 1 June, 1716. Signedby[Edward Russell, lst Earl of]Orford,[Sir]J[ohn] Jennings, [Sir] Charles Turner, A[braham] Stanyan, and George Baillie, Commissioners. f. 45.

27. Sir J[ames] Thornhill, the artist, to George [Bubb] Dodington, of Eastbury, co. Dorset, with a design for a cupola over an octagon room, presumably at Eastbury; Great Piazza [Covent Garden], 3 Sept. 1719. f 46.

28. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, to Martha Blount, containing allusions to A. Pope, John Gay, and the "Beggar's Opera," etc.; Dublin, 29 Feb. 172⁷/₈.Hologr.; without signature. Printed in Swift's Works,ed. Scott, 1824, xvii. p. 177; Pope's Works,ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, vii. p. 117. f. 47.

29. Alexander Pope (a) to John Knight, with news of himself, Patty Blount, Mrs. Cornish, and his mother, with the epigram, "When other fair ones to y^eshades go down," etc.; 30 July, 1730. Hologr.Printed in Pope's Works,ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, vol. ix., p. 446. f 49;-(b) to the same, on the delights of Stowe House, his intended visit to Lord Peterborough at Southampton, the state of his health, etc. ; Stowe, 23 Aug. 1731. Hologr.Printed in Pope's Works,ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, vol. ix., p. 448. f. 51;-(c) to Edward Cave, editor of the Gentleman's Magazine,in answer to a request to decide on the merits of poems of an author not named: "You must excuse me that I decline to erect myself into a Judge. I never went farther than to give an Opinion in these matters, and that only to my private Friends, who ask'd it of me before Publication; after that, it is useless to them, and an arrogance in me. . . I think there is merit in 4 or 5 f y^ePoems, and particularly in no. iv., y^erather as y^eauthor says it is a first attempt"; n. d. Hologr. f. 58.

30. Isa[bel, wife of Jonathan] Newton [of Newcastle-on-Tyne], to John Knight, on family matters; 4 May, 1733. f. 53.

31. Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, to Prince Eugène of Savoy, "the greatestt Generall this age hath produced," introducing "M^rNugentt," who has "a design to serve, as a Volunteer. in his Imperiall Majestys Army" under his command; Marlborough House, 26 June, 1735. Copy. f. 55.

32. M[artha] Blount to Mrs. Knight [Anne, dau. of James Craggs, sen., wife successively of John Newsham, John Knight, and Robert Nugent, lst Earl Nugent], with a postscript by Alexander Pope, containing their wishes for Christmas, etc.;10 Dec. [1736]. Printed in Pope's Works,ed. Elwin and Courthope, 1886, ix., p. 458. f. 56.

33. [François Marie Arouet de] V[oltaire] (a) to -, relative to the publication of "L'histoire du siècle de Louis 14" in a "Recueil de pièces fugitives en prose et en vers"; Brussels, [1739-40]. Fr. Hologr. See G. Bengesco, Voltaire, Bibliographie de ses oeuvres,Paris, 1882, vol. i., p. 341. f. 60;-(b) to Sir Everard Fawkener., Secretary to the Duke of Cumberland, asking him to send "the. best printed memoirs upon the late insurrection in Scotland, and the glorious exploits of your Duke, with the life of Lord Lovat," etc.; Paris, 8 Sept., N.S. [1746]. Hologr.f. 63.

34. Notes by William Cole, the antiquary (ob. 1782), relating to Archbishop Sandys; with signature as M.A. Cantab., 1743. f. 62.

35. Letter of condolence from [Louis Charles Auguste Fouquet], Maréchal Due de Belleisle, to -; Viry, 17 Nov. 1749. Fr. Hologr. f 65.

36. [Diana, dau. of Richard, Earl of Bradford, widow of Algernon Coote, 6th Earl of] Mountrath, to [Mary Katharine, dau. of John Law, widow of William Knollys, Viscount] Wallingford (ob. 1740); 13 Sept. 1764, n d. [ante1766]. ff. 66, 77.

37. Pierre Henri Treyssac de Vergy to the Chevalier D'Éon, enclosing a copy of an affidavit sworn by him before the King's Bench, revealing the plots in which he had been employed by the Comte de Guerchy, when the latter was sent to supersede D'Éon as French Minister in England; 13 Nov. 1764. French. Copy.De Vergy asserts that De Guerchy had tried to suborn him to murder D'Éon, and a grand jury of London subsequently brought in a true bill against him on the charge. f. 68.

38. F[rancis] Blackburne, Rector of Richmond, Prebendary of York, to - relating to his work entitled The Confessional; Richmond, 25 Dec. 1767. f. 78., 39. Andrew Millar, bookseller, to -; Bath, 5 Feb. 176⁷/₈. f. 79.

40. Samuel Johnson, LL.D., to Rev. Henry Bright, Master of Abingdon School, proposing a pupil; Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, 9 Jan. 1770. Hologr. f. 80.

41. Note from Horace Walpole [4th Earl of Orford, 1791] to Edward Edwards, artist; Strawberry Hill, 13 Aug. 1783. At the foot is a rough pencil drawing by H. Walpole, of the east front of Strawberry Hill, as he first had it and as it was after his alterations; followed by four memoranda in Walpole's hand, one of which is "I order that on my death my Body may be opened. Orford, June 6th, 1796." The above note and memoranda were given by Edw. Edwards to G- Baker, as appears by the covering letters dated between 26 Sept. 1797 and 1 July, 1800. ff. 81-92.

42. M[argaret] C[avendish, dau. of Edward, 2nd Earl of Oxford, widow of William Bentinck, 2nd Duke of] Portland, to Lady Wallingford [widow of William, Viscount Wallingford]; Bullstrode, 1 Sept. 1783. f. 93.

43. J[onas] Hanway, traveller, etc. (ob.1786) to Messrs. Rivington, the booksellers; 19 Jan. 1784. f. 95.

44. B[enjamin] Franklin, while American Minister at Paris, to Richard Bache, his son-in-law, on private matters and on the progress of his grandson Benjamin Franklin Bache; Passy, 11 Nov. 1784. f. 96.

45. [Gabrielle Yolande Claude Martine de] Polastron, wife of Armand Jules François, Comte de Polignac, to Mad. de Meinières, promising to further her suit with the Garde des Sceaux; Fontainebleau, 23 Oct. 1786. f. 97.

46. [Honoré Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de] Mirabeau, to [François] Lucas, the sculptor, respecting payment for a bust, and on the illness of a niece; 31 June, s.a. Fr. f. 98.

47. [Francis North, 1st Earl of] Guilford, to Lady Wallingford [widow of William Viscount Wallingford, ob. 1740]; 8 May, 1789. f. 99.

48. J[ames] Lackington, bookseller (ob. 1816), to -; n.d. With portrait, published 18 Jan. 1790. f. 100.

49. [Pierre François Hugues, dit] d'Hancarville, to C[harles] Towneley, enclosing letters and papers taken from "Cet infernal chateau," the Bastille; Paris, 30 Jan. 1790. f. 101. Included are;-

(a) Report of the keeper of a house of ill-fame to the Lieutenant of Police, of persons visiting her house; 7, 19, 20 Nov. 1753. f. l03;-(b) Letter from - Nicolle to -, praying for employment; Paris, 5 Oct. 1773. Fr. f. 112;-(c) Letter from - Benaven to -, praying for some intimation as to the term of his imprisonment; Aufor Léveque 31 July, 1775. Fr.f. 113; -(d) Relation by Gilles Pierre Chenu, "avocat en Parlement," of a domiciliary visit to Germain Joseph Nys, and of the examination of his papers; 28, 30 Dec. 1775. f. 114;-(e) "Memoire historique de ma vie et conduite depuis environ deux ans et demy": an account by - Delaunay of his establishing, in connection with - Swinton, an Englisliman, the "Gazette Anglo-française et Americaine, politique et litteraire" in Maestricht, in 1780. Imperfect. f 116.

50. [Eva] M[arie, wife of David] Garrick (ob. 1822) to [?Robert] Adam, the architect (ob. 1792) on some alterations in her house at Hampton; Hampton, 4 Sept. s. a.f. 117.

51. William Robertson, D.D., the historian (ob. 1793), to James Adam, the architect; College of Edinburgh, 1 Mar. s.a. f. 119.

52. James Bruce, the African traveller, to Lady Cunliffe [Harriet, wife of Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Bart.], giving advice for a tour in Scotland: "If I am anything I am a traveller, and you surely may rely upon me"; Kinnaird, 15 Aug. 1793. f. 120.

53. [? Henry Noel, 6th Earl of] Gainsborough (ob. 1798), to Lady Wallingford [widow of William, Viscount Wallingford]; Harley St., n.d.. f. 122.

54. J[ean] Fr[ançois de la Marche], Bishop of St. Pol de Léon [1772- 1806], (a) to Lord -, on the failure of a Royalist project, etc.;1 Mar. s.a. Fr. f. 124;-(b) to the Rev. - Martin; 3 May, 1800, 6 May [1800]. Fr. ff. 125, 127.

55. [Marie Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier, Marquis de] La Fayette, to [Martin Michel Charles] Gaudin [afterwards Duc de Gaëte], French Minister of Finance, in support of a petition from the town of Rozoy for an "établishement forestier"; La Grange, 9 Pluviose, an 9 [29 Jan. 1801]. Fr. f. 129.

56. Rev. John Erskine, D.D. (ob. 1803), to -; Lauriston, 10 May, 1802. With portrait. f. 130.

57. G[eorgiana, wife of William Cavendish, 8th Duke of] Devonshire (ob. 1806), to - Wryman [?]: "Pray send me the tooth pick case, with pensez à moi," etc.; n.d. f. 131.

58. John Lewis Burckhardt, the African traveller, signed "Ibrahim," to -, respecting the loan of books; n.d. (For other letters signed "Ibrahim," v. Add. MS. 27,620, ff. 13, 15, 21.) f. 132.

59. James Sims, M.D. (ob. 1820), to -; 26 Jan. 1818. With portrait. f. 133.

60. List of "Bishops born in Dorsetshire," apparently drawn up by B[rowne] W[illis], but in the hand of Rev. William Cole (ob. 1782). f. 134.

61. Oval-shaped piece of paper, 4³/₈in. x 2⁵/₈in., inscribed, "This is the size of a diamond sent to the King of Portugal from Brezil, wich weighs 1680 carats, or 12 ounces & a ½ value'd 225 millions sterling," etc. f. 135.

62. Franks and other signatures, in some cases accompanied with engraved portraits of the writers. The names are given in the Index. ff. 136-154. Paper; ff. 154. Folio.

includes:

• f. 1 Richard Butler, Viscount Mountgarrett: Letters to Sir W. Andrewes: 1613.
• f. 1 Sir William Andrewes, of Lathbury: Letter to, from Viscount Mountgarrett: 1613.
• f. 3 Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland: Letter to Sir T. Fairfax: n.d.
• f. 3 General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax: Letter to, from Lord Northumberland: ante 1632.
• f. 5 Sir Francis Windebank, Principal Secretary of State: Reference of petition to the Lord Treasurer: 1638.: Signed.
• f. 6 Henry Rich, Earl of Holland: Letter to the Qu. of Bohemia: n.d.
• f. 8 Anna Maria Talbot, wife of Thomas, 11th Earl of Shrewsbury: Signature: n.d.
• f. 8 Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos: Memorandum: 1822.
• f. 9 Claude Coquille, Receiver General in Paris: Acquittance to: 1658.
• f. 9 Guy Patin, MD, Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at Paris: Acquittance for salary: 1658.
• f. 10 William Golt, Scotch merchant in Turkey: Letter in favour of: 1660.
• f. 10 Heneage Finch, Earl of Winchilsea: Letter to Lord -: 1660.
• f. 11 Francis Bedford, Rector of Falmouth: Letter to J. Ferrers: 1662.: Lat.
• f. 13 Abraham Cowley, poet: Letter to J. Evelyn: 1663.
• f. 13 John Evelyn, Author of ' Sylva ': Letter to, from Abr. Cowley: 1663.
• f. 14 William Prynne: Letter to Dr. Du Moulin: 1664.
• f. 17 Thomas Hill, Minister of Shuttington, county Warwickshire: Letter to J. Ferrers: [1660-5].
• f. 19 William Willoughby, Baron Willoughby; of Parham, Governor of Barbados: Letter to Lord -: 1667.
• f. 20 Armand Frederic de Schonberg, Count; afterwards 1st Duke of, Schomberg, General of the English forces in Portugal: Letter to -: 1668.: Fr.
• ff. 22, 24 Sir William Temple, Baronet: Letters to Sir R. Temple: 1674.
• f. 26 James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth; styled 1st Duke of Perth: Letter to the Earl of Rothes or the Duke of Lauderdale: 1677.
• f. 27 William Strother: Letter to the Duke of Newcastle: 1678.
• f. 29 Madame Lambert: Letter to O. Heywood: n.d.
• f. 30 Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet; Jesuit; almoner of James II: Correspondence with Père La Chaise: 1688.: Copies.
• f. 34 Charles Seymour, Duke of Somerset: Purcell's dedication of "The Prophetess" to: circ. 1690.
• f. 34 Henry Purcell, composer and organist: Dedication of "The Prophetess" to the Duke of Somerset: circ. 1690.
• f. 34 John Dryden, poet and dramatist: Dedication of "The Prophetess," written for H. Purcell: circ. 1690.: Hologr.
• f. 34 b Jacob Tonson, Publisher: Draft of an advertisement: 1691.: Hologr.
• f. 36 Frederic Spanheim: Letter to the Bp. of Coventry and Lichfield: 1695.: Lat.
• f. 37 John Evelyn: Letter to Archdeacon Nicolson: 1699.
• f. 39 Matthew Prior, poet and diplomatist: Letter to J. Talbot: 1700.
• f. 40 Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke: Letter to -.: [1704-8].
• f. 42 Françoise d' Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon: Letter to Marshal Villeroy: 1709.
• f. 42 Anne Marie Orsini, née de la Trémoille, Princesse des Ursins, wife of Flavio Orsini, Duke of Bracciano: Letter of Mme. de Maintenon on the projects of: 1709.
• f. 44 Alexander Pope: Acquittance for subscription to his " Homer ": [1715-20].: Signed.
• f. 45 Edward Russell, Earl of Orford: Admiralty order signed by: 1716.
• f. 45 Sir John Norris, Admiral of the Fleet: Admiralty order to: 1716.
• f. 45 Abraham Stanyan, Commissioner of the Admiralty, etc: Admiralty order signed by: 1716.
• f. 45 Admiral Sir John Jennings, Lord of the Admiralty and Governor of Greenwich Hospital: Admiralty order signed by: 1716.
• f. 45 George Baillie, Commissioner of the Admiralty: Order signed by: 1716.
• f. 45 Sir Charles Turner: Order signed by, as Admiralty Commissioner: 1716.
• f. 46 Sir James Thornhill, Serjeant Painter to Qu Anne: Letter to G. Bubb Dodington, with design for cupola: 1716.
• f. 46 Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Design for cupola by Sir J. Thornhill: 1719.
• f. 47 Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Letter to M. Blount: 1728.
• ff. 49, 51, 58 Alexander Pope: Letters to J. Knight and E. Cave: 1730, 1731, n.d.
• f. 53 Isabel Newton, wife of Jonathan Newton: Letter to J. Knight: 1733.
• f. 55 Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan: Letter to, from the Duchess of Marlborough: 1735.: copy.
• f. 55 Sarah Churchill, wife of John, 1st Duke of Marlborough: Letter to Pr. Eugene of Savoy: 1735.: Copy.
• f. 56 Alexander Pope: Postscript to letter of M. Blount: 1736.
• f. 56 Martha Blount: Letter to Mrs. Knight: 1736.
• ff. 60, 63 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Letters to - and Sir E. Fawkener: [1739-40], 1746.
• f. 62 William Cole, antiquary: Note relating to Archbp. Sandys: 1743.
• f. 62 Edwin Sandys, d 1588 Archbishop of York: Note relating to, by Rev. W. Cole: 1743.
• f. 65 Louis Charles Auguste Fouquet, Maréchal Duc de Belleisle: Letter to -: 1749.
• ff. 66, 77 Diana Coote, widow of Algernon, 6th Earl of Mountrath: Letters to Lady Wallingford: 1764, ante 1766.
• f. 68 Pierre Henri Treyssac de Vergy: Letter to the Chevalier D'Eon: 1764.: Copy.
• f. 78 Francis Blackburne, Rector of Richmond, Prebendary of York: Letter to -: 1767.
• f. 79 Andrew Millar: Letter to -: 1768.
• f. 80 Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Letter to Rev. H. Bright: 1770.
• f. 81 Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, Middlesex: Sketch of east front, by H. Walpole: 1783.
• ff. 81-92 Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford; alias Horatio: Letter to E. Edwards, with sketch of Strawberry Hill, and memoranda: 1783, 1796.
• f. 93 Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, née Harley; wife of William, 2nd Duke of Portland: Letter to Lady Wallingford: 1783.
• f. 95 Jonas Hanway, traveller and philanthropist: Letter to Messrs. Rivington: 1784.
• f. 96 Benjamin Franklin, American Minister at Paris: Letter to R. Bache: 1784.
• f. 97 Gabrielle Yolande Claude Martine de Polastron, wife of the Comte de Polignac: Letter to Mme. de Meinières: 1786.
• f. 98 Honoré Gabriel de Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau: Letter to F. Lueas: n.d.
• f. 99 Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford: Letter to Lady Wallingford: 1789.
• f. 100 Art. Portraits: Jas. Lackington: 1790.: Engr.
• f. 100 James Lackington, Bookseller: Portrait: 1790.
• f. 100 James Lackington, Bookseller: Letter to -: n.d.
• f. 101 Pierre François Hugues, dit d'Hancarville: Letter to C. Towneley: 1790.
• ff. 103-116 City of Paris: Papers taken from the Bastille: 1790.
• f. 112 Nicolle: Letter to -: 1773.
• f. 113 Benaven: Letter to -: 1775.: Fr.
• f. 114 Germain Joseph Nys: Account of a domiciliary visit to: 1775.
• f. 114 Gilles Pierre Chenu, Avocat en Parlement: Relation of a domiciliary visit to G. J. Nys: 1775.
• f. 116 Newspapers: Account of the establishment of the "Gazette Anglo-Française et Americaine": 1780.
• f. 116 Delaunay: Account of his establishing the "Gazette Anglo-française et Americaine": 1780.
• f. 117 Eva Marie Garrick, wife of D Garrick: Letter to [R. ?] Adam: n.d.
• f. 119 William Robertson, historian: Letter to J. Adam: n.d.
• f. 120 James Bruce, African traveller: Letter to Lady Cunliffe: 1793.
• f. 122 Henry? Noel, Earl of Gainsborough: Letter to Lady Wallingford: n.d.
• ff. 124, 125, 127 Jean François de La Marche, Bishop of St. Pol de Léon: Letters to - and Rev. - Martin: 1800.
• f. 129 Marie Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette: Letter to M. M. C. Gaudin: 1801.
• f. 130 Art. Portraits: Rev. J. Erskine, D.D., ob. 1803.: Engr.
• f. 130 Reverend John Erskine, DD: Letter to -, with portrait: 1802.
• f. 131 Georgiana Cavendish, 1st wife of William, 5th Duke of Devonshire: Letter to -Wryman: n.d.
• f. 132 John Lewis Burckhardt, traveller: Letter, signed " Ibrahim," to -: n.d.
• f. 133 Art. Portraits: Jas. Sims, M.D., ob. 1820.: Engr.
• f. 133 James Sims, MD: Letter to -, with portrait: 1818.
• f. 134 County of Dorset: List of bishops born in: 18th cent.
• f. 134 Browne Willis, antiquary: List of bishops born in Dorsetshire, drawn up by: 18th cent.
• f. 134 William Cole, antiquary: List of bishops born in Dorset: 18th cent.
• f. 135 Diamond: Size of a diamond from Brazil: 19th cent.
• f. 138 Art. Portraits: J. W. Croker, M.P., ob. 1857.
• f. 138 John Wilson Croker, PC; MP: Frank, with portrait: n.d.
• f. 139 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Signature, with portrait.
• f. 139 Art. Portraits: J. T. Desaguliers, LL.D., F.R.S., ob. 1744.: Engr.
• f. 140 W- Herbert: Signature and note: n.d.
• f. 141 Art. Portraits: Rev. S. Horsley, Bishop successively of Rochester and St. Asaph, ob. 1806.: Engr.
• f. 141 Samuel Horsley, Bishop of St. Asaph: Signature, with portrait: n.d.
• f. 142 Art. Portraits: White Kennet, Bishop of Peterborough, ob. 1778.
• f. 142 White Kennett, Bishop of Peterborough: Signature, with portrait: n.d.
• f. 143 Reverend Samuel Parr, LL.D: Signature: n.d.
• f. 144 John Parkhurst, biblical lexicographer: Signature, with portrait: n.d.
• f. 144 Art. Portraits: J. Parkhurst, ob. 1797.: Engr.
• f. 145 Thomas Tanner, Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, afterwards Bishop of St. Asaph: Portrait and signature.
• f. 145 Art. Portraits: T. Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph, ob. 1735.: Engr.
• f. 146 Art. Portraits: B. Thompson, Count Rumford, ob. 1814.
• f. 146 Benjamin Thompson Rumford, Count: Signature, with portrait.
• f. 147 Art. Portraits: M. Towgood, Dissenting Minister, ob. 1792.: Engr.
• f. 147 Micaiah Towgood, Dissenting Minister: Signature, with portrait: n.d.
• f. 148 Art. Portraits: Isaac Watts, D.D.: 1810.: Engr.
• f. 148 Isaac Watts, hymnist: Signature, with portrait: 1738, 1810.
• f. 149 Art. Portraits: J. Williams, al. A. Pasquin: 18th cent.: Engr.
• f. 149 John M- Williams: Signature, as Anthony Pasquin, with portrait: n.d.
• f. 150 Giuseppe Baretti, Poet and Lexicographer: Signature, with portrait: n.d.
• f. 150 Art. Portraits: G. Baretti, poet, etc.: 18th cent.: Engr.
• f. 151 Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes: Signature: 18th cent.
• f. 152 Marc Réné Voyer de Paulmy, Marquis d'Argenson; Minister of State: Signature: 18th cent.
• f. 153 Choiseul, Duc de Praslin: Signature: n.d.