Add MS 54562

SIR C. J. NAPIER PAPERS. Vol. LIII (ff. 66). Commonplaces, etc., circa 1801-circa 1839, n.d.

1. ff. 1-1v. Mathematical notes; circa 1801.

2. ff. 2-2v. Verses beg. 'When on the skirts of night's broad mantle dark'; circa 1811.

3. ff. 3-6v. Letters from Captain Charles Lefebure, Royal Engineers, to K. H. Crew; 1808. Copies, circa 1811.

4. ff. 7-10v. Catalogue of books, circa 1821.

5. ff. 11v-12. Memorandum relating to the syntax of modern Greek grammar; circa 1821.

6. ff. 13-17v. 'A ballad on the first man', a satirical poem by Napier attacking Sir Frederick Adam; circa 1832. Draft. Beg. 'The Ionian Isles he's governed long'.

7. f. 18v. A poem by Mrs Sarah Eliza Ottley, 'The Star in the East', inspired by a missionary sermon in 1809, with other memoranda concerning

Mrs Ottley; circa 1832. Beg. 'The Northern Star with cold yet friendly ray'.

8. ff. 19-20v. Verses, 'From Merlin's Centuries', with a commentary; 1800. Copy, circa 1832. Beg. 'Three workend wekes'.

9. ff. 21-40v. Questionnaire by Napier relating to peasants and small farms in Normandy, with two sets of replies; 1835. English and French.

10. ff. 41-45. Verses, 'The Fable of the Dogs', by Miss Mary Young, sister of Mrs S. E. Ottley; circa 1832. Beg. 'Now swift upon the wings of time'.

11. ff. 45v-46v. Verses, 'The Hothouse Rose and the Snowdrop', by Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Ottley; circa 1832. Beg. 'A Hothouse rose from Celia's breast'.

12. ff. 47-53v. Notes by Napier from printed works on military law, probably made in preparation for his book Remarks on Military Law and the punishment of flogging (1837); 1836?

13. ff. 54-56v. Humorous letter from 'Doodle Noodle to [his brother] Arthur Noodle', apparently intended as an April Fool's Day joke; 1839. Draft, in the hand of Susan Sarah Napier, with alterations by Napier.

14. ff. 57-63v. Accounts of the Battle of Minden in 1759; circa 1839. Extracts, as follows: (a) from a printed work. ff. 57-61;- (b) 'from an old trunk in the library of the 20th Regiment', with covering letter from Lieutenant Henry Crawley to Captain F. C. Barlow, both 20th Regiment of Foot. ff. 62-63v.

15. f. 64. Prescription for weak eyes; n.d.

16. ff. 65-65v. Memorandum by Napier on the arrangement of his papers; n.d.

17. ff. 66-66v. Drawing by Napier, with descriptive notes, of a section of Caesar's bridge; n.d.

Commonplace Books: Memoranda of Sir C. J. Napier: circa 1801-1839, n.d.

includes:

• ff. 1-lv Mathematics: Notes by Lieut. C. J. Napier: circa 1801.
• ff. 2-2v Poetry ENGLISH: Verses beg. `When on the skirts of night's broad mantle dark': circa 1811.
• ff. 3-6v Captain Charles Lefebure, RE: Letter to K. H. Crew: circa 1811: Copies.
• ff. 7-10v Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Sir C. J. Napier: circa 1821.
• ff. 11v-12 Greek Language: Grammar: Memorandum by Sir C. J. Napier on modern Greek grammar: circa 1821.
• ff. 13-17v Political and Satirical Poems: Satires ENGLISH: Poetry ENGLISH: General Sir Frederick Adam, GCB; High Commissioner, Ionian Islands: Satirical ballad by Col. C. J. Napier about Sir F. Adam: circa 1832: Draft.
• f. 18v Mrs Sarah Eliza Ottley: Poetry ENGLISH: Verses, 'The Star in the East': circa 1832: Copy.
• ff. 19-20v Poetry ENGLISH: Verses, 'From Merlin's Centuries', with commentary: 1800: Copy, circa 1832.
• ff. 21-40v Economics: Agriculture: Normandy, France: France General: Questionnaire by Col. C. J. Napier conc. farms and peasants in Normandy, with replies: 1835: Engl. and Fr.
• ff. 41-45 Miss Mary Young, sister of Mrs S E Ottley: Poetry ENGLISH: Verses, 'The Fable of the Dogs' by Miss Mary Young: circa 1832.
• ff. 45v-46v Mrs Sarah Eliza Ottley: Poetry ENGLISH: Verses, 'The Hothouse Rose and the Snowdrop' by Mrs Sarah Eliza Ottley: circa 1832.
• ff. 57-63v Army; England: Memoranda on the battle of Minden: circa 1839: Extracts.
• f. 64 Medicine and Surgery: Prescription for weak eyes: n.d. (bef. 1853).
• ff. 66-66v Mechanics: Section of Caesar's bridge by Sir C. J. Napier, with descriptive notes: bef. 1853.