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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. V (ff. 170+74*). Letters numbered 1594-1678, with additions 1782-1786; 1806-1877, n.d. Contemporary index. Probably vol. X from the original series, see Add. 70844 below. Disbound, with several pages missing.

Contemporary foliation 4-91, with gaps. Gilt-edged pages.

includes:

ff. 1-3 Sir William Boyd Dawkins, geologist: Letter to W. Davies from Sir William Boyd Dawkins: 1877.
ff. 1-3, 6-8 William Davies, FGS; of the British Museum; palaeontologist: Letters to William Davies: 1877, n.d.
ff. 4-5 William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen: John Edward Gray, FRS; Keeper of the Zoological département, British Museum: Letter to John Edward Gray from William Willoughby Cole: n.d.
ff. 6-8 John Whittaker Hulke, surgeon and palaeontologist: Letter to W. Davies from John Whittaker Hulke: n.d.
ff. 9-11v Swedish Archaeological Society: George Stephens, runic archaeologist; Professor of English and Anglo-Saxon at Copenhagen University: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from George Stephens concerning his membership of Swedish Archaeological Society: 1844.
ff. 9-14v, 17-19, 22-35, 39-72, 75-131, 135-163 Sir Henry Ellis, KH; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Correspondence, sketches, signatures and portrait: 1801-1869: Partly Fr.
ff. 12-14v Carl Christian Rafn, Danish archaeologist: Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Carl Christian Rafn concerning his membership of Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries: 1840.
ff. 15-16v Charles Louis Harding, German astronomer: Letter to S. Lee from Charles Louis Harding: 1817: Germ.
ff. 15-16v, 20-21 Stephen Lee, astronomer: Letters to Stephen Lee: 1817: Partly Germ.
ff. 17-19 Alessandro Gavazzi, Italian divine and scholar: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Alessandro Gavazzi: 1855.
ff. 20-21 Friederich Wilhelm Bessel, German astronomer: Letter to S. Lee from Friederich Wilhelm Bessel: 1817.
ff. 22-23 George Bancroft, American historian: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from George Bancroft: 1847.
ff. 24-26v Philip Henry Stanhope, Viscount Mahon; 5th Earl Stanhope: Admiral William Henry Smyth, scientific writer: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Adm. William Henry Smyth with copy of letter sent to Philip Henry Stanhope: 1857.
ff. 27-29 Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Bickersteth: 1838.
ff. 30-32v George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer: Letter to H. Ellis from George John Spencer: 1823.
ff. 33-35 Robert Payne Smith, Dean of Canterbury: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Robert Payne Smith: 1848.
ff. 36-38 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Chetham al. Cheetham Mortlock, Mayor of Cambridge: John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland: Letter forwarded to J. G. Children from John Henry Manners with additional letter added by Lt.-Col. Sir John Chetham Mortlock: [1822?].
ff. 36-38, 132-134v John George Children, of the British Museum: Letters to John George Children: 1822.
ff. 39-40 William Hart Coleridge, Bishop of Barbados: Letter to H. Ellis from William Hart Coleridge: 1828.
ff. 41-43, 92-94 Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke: Correspondence between H. Ellis and Philip Yorke: 1819.
ff. 44-45 Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet; Second Secretary to the Admiralty: Letter from Sir H. Ellis to Sir John Barrow: 1840.
ff. 46-47v Dr Robert Brown, of the British Museum: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Dr Robert Brown: n.d.
ff. 49-51 Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath: Letter to H. Ellis from Thomas Thynne: 1817.
ff. 52-54 George Ashburnham, Viscount St Asaph; 3rd Earl of Ashburnham: Letter to H. Ellis from George Ashburnham: 1824.
ff. 55-57v Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan, 6th Baronet; naturalist: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan: 1844.
ff. 58-60v Sir David Dundas, statesman: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir David Dundas: 1855.
ff. 61-63 Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton: 1847.
ff. 64-66v Charles Long, Baron Farnborough: Letter to H. Ellis from Charles Long: 1829.
ff. 67-70 William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt: Letter to H. Ellis from William Harcourt: 1818: Signed.
ff. 71-72 Sir James Lewis Knight Bruce, judge: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir James Lewis Knight Bruce: [1840].
ff. 73-74* Charles John Vaughan, Dean of Llandaff: Letter from Charles John Vaughan: 1867.
ff. 75-77v Henry Cotton, Dean of Lismore: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Cotton: 1833.
ff. 78-80 Reverend Henry Octavius Coxe, Bodley's Librarian: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Rev. Henry Octavius Coxe: n.d.
ff. 81-83v John Brinkley, DD; Bishop of Cloyne; 1st Astronomer Royal for Ireland: Letter to H. Ellis from John Brinkley: 1823.
ff. 84-86v Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet; historian: Letter to H. Ellis from Sir Richard Colt Hoare: [1827?].
ff. 84-86v Albert Denison Conyngham, Baron Londesborough: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Albert Denison Conyngham: 1842.
ff. 90-91v Henry Lewis Hobart, Dean of Windsor: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Lewis Hobart: 1845.
ff. 95-97 Davies Gilbert, formerly Giddy; MP; PRS: Letter to H. Ellis from Davies Gilbert: 1823?.
ff. 98-100v Henry Thomas Ellacombe, alias Ellicombe; Vicar of Bitton; afterwards Rector of Clyst St George: Correspondence between Sir H. Ellis and Henry Thomas Ellacombe: 1842-1844.
ff. 101-102v Thomas Davidson, palaeontologist: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Thomas Davidson: 1849.
ff. 104-106 John Josias Conybeare, geologist and scholar: Letter to H. Ellis from John Josias Conybeare: 1814.
ff. 107-108 Taylor Combe, numismatist; of the British Museum: Letter to H. Ellis from Taylor Combe: [1806].
ff. 109-110v Sir William Jackson Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir William Jackson Hooker: n.d.
ff. 112-113v John Allen, MD; Master of Dulwich College: Letter to H. Ellis from John Allen: [1827].
ff. 114-116v Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie: Letter to H. Ellis from Sylvester Douglas: [1816?].
ff. 117-119v Henry Granville Fitzalan Howard, 14th Duke of Norfolk: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Granville Fitzalan Howard: 1842.
ff. 122-123v Sir James Everard Home, 2nd Baronet: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Sir James Everard Home: 1846.
ff. 124-126v Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland; formerly Fox: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Henry Richard Vassall Fox: 1839.
ff. 127-128 Alexander Chalmers, author: Letter to H. Ellis from Alexander Chalmers: 1828.
ff. 129-131 William Hookham Carpenter, Keeper of Prints and Drawings, British Museum: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from William Hookham Carpenter: 1851.
ff. 132-134v Edward Daniel Clarke, traveller: Letter to J. G. Children from Edward Daniel Clarke: 1822.
ff. 135-137v John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden: Letter to H. Ellis from John Jeffreys Pratt: 1827.
ff. 138-140v William John Napier, 9th Lord Napier: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from William John Napier: 1833.
ff. 141-143 Samuel Hinds, Bishop of Norwich: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Samuel Hinds: 1850.
ff. 144-146 Samuel Birch, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities, British Museum: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Samuel Birch: 1849.
ff. 147-148v Joseph Bosworth, Anglo-Saxon scholar: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Joseph Bosworth: 1835.
ff. 149-151v Bulkeley Bandinel, Bodley's Librarian: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Bulkeley Bandinel: 1843.
ff. 152-154 George Birkbeck, founder of the Mechanics' Institutes: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from George Birkbeck: 1841.
ff. 155-157 Beriah Botfield, bibliographer: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Beriah Botfield: 1862.
ff. 158-160v Anna Eliza Bray, novelist: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from Anna Eliza Bray: 1851.
ff. 161-163 James Burnes, town clerk of Montrose: Letter to Sir H. Ellis from James Burnes: 1842.
f. 165 William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester: Signature: 1827.
f. 166 George Montagu, Viscount Mandeville; 6th Duke of Manchester: Signature: 1817.
f. 168 George James Cholmondeley, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley: Signature: 1816.
f. 169 John Charles Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon: Signature: 1827.
f. 170 George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers: Signature: 1827.

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Add MS 70839-70854 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Correspondence chiefly relating to the history of the British Museum, collected by Mrs. Barbara…
Add MS 70842-70853 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-XV. Correspondence, both official and private, of and concerning British Museum staff;…
Add MS 70842-70848 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-X. Correspondence of Directors and Principal Librarians; 1783-1939. English, French, German…
Add MS 70843-70844 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. V-VI. Albums compiled circa 1897-1910, probably by members of the Ellis family, containing…

Add MS 70843 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. V (ff. 170+74*). Letters numbered 1594-1678, with additions 1782-1786; 1806-1877, n.d. Contemporary…

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1806

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1877

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Allen, John, MD, Master of Dulwich College
Ashburnham, George, 3rd Earl of Ashburnham, 1760-1830
Bancroft, George, American historian and Democrat politician, 1800-1891
Bandinel, Bulkeley, librarian, scholar, ecclesiastic, 1781-1861
Barrow, John, 1st Baronet, author; Second Secretary to the Admiralty, 1764-1848
Bessel, Friederich Wilhelm, German astronomer
Bickersteth, Henry, 1st Baron Langdale
Birch, Samuel, Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum, 1813-1885
Birkbeck, George, physician and educationist, 1776-1841
Bosworth, Joseph, Anglo-Saxon scholar
Botfield, Beriah, bibliographer
Bray, Anna Eliza, novelist
Brinkley, John, DD, Bishop of Cloyne, 1st Astronomer Royal for Ireland
Brown, Robert, Dr of the British Museum
Bruce, James Lewis Knight, judge
Burnes, James, town clerk of Montrose
Carpenter, William Hookham, Keeper of Prints and Drawings British Museum
Chalmers, Alexander, author
Children, John George, scientist, librarian at the British Museum, 1777-1852
Cholmondeley, George James, 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley
Clarke, Edward Daniel, traveller, 1769-1822
Cole, William Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen
Coleridge, William Hart, Bishop of Barbados, 1789-1849
Combe, Taylor, numismatist, of the British Museum
Conybeare, John Josias, geologist and scholar
Conyngham, Albert Denison, Baron Londesborough
Cotton, Henry, Dean of Lismore
Coxe, Henry Octavius, Reverend Bodley's Librarian
Davidson, Thomas, palaeontologist and artist, 1817-1885
Davies, William, palaeontologist, 1814-1891
Dawkins, William Boyd, Knight, geologist and palaeontologist, 1837-1929
Douglas, Sylvester, 1st Baron Glenbervie, lawyer, politician and diarist, 1743-1823
Dundas, David, Knight, advocate, politician and scholar, 1799-1877
Ellacombe, Henry Thomas, Vicar of Bitton, afterwards Rector of Clyst St George al Ellicombe
Ellis, Henry, Knight, Principal Librarian, British Museum, 1777-1869
Fox, Henry Richard, formerly Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, 1773-1840
Gavazzi, Alessandro, preacher, scholar and Italian patriot, 1809-1889
Gilbert, Davies, formerly Giddy, engineer, author and politician, 1767-1839
Gray, John Edward, zoologist, botanist and curator, 1800-1875
Harcourt, William, 3rd Earl Harcourt
Harding, Charles Louis, German astronomer
Hinds, Samuel, Bishop of Norwich
Hoare, Richard Colt, 2nd Baronet, landowner and antiquary, 1758-1838
Hobart, Henry Lewis, Dean of Windsor
Home, James Everard, 2nd Baronet
Hooker, William Jackson, Knight, Director of Kew Gardens, botanist, 1785-1865
Howard, Henry Granville Fitzalan, 14th Duke of Norfolk
Hulke, John Whittaker, surgeon and palaeontologist
Lee, Stephen, astronomer
Long, Charles, Baron Farnborough, 1761-1838
Manners, John Henry, 5th Duke of Rutland
Montagu, George, Viscount Mandeville, 6th Duke of Manchester
Montagu, William, 5th Duke of Manchester
Mortlock, John Chetham al Cheetham, Lieutenant-Colonel Mayor of Cambridge
Napier, William John, 9th Lord Napier of Merchistoun, Royal Navy officer and trade envoy, 1786-1834
Payne Smith, Robert, Dean of Canterbury
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham, 4th Duke of Newcastle
Pitt, George, 2nd Baron Rivers
Pratt, John Jeffreys, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquess Camden, 1759-1840
Rafn, Carl Christian, Danish archaeologist
Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries
Smyth, William Henry, Admiral scientific writer
Spencer, George John, 2nd Earl Spencer
Stanhope, Philip Henry, Viscount Mahon, 5th Earl Stanhope
Stephens, George, runic archaeologist, Professor of English and Anglo-Saxon at Copenhagen University
Swedish Archaeological Society
Thynne, Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Bath, politician, 1765-1837
Trevelyan, Walter Calverley, 6th Baronet, naturalist
Vaughan, Charles John, Dean of Llandaff
Villiers, John Charles, 3rd Earl of Clarendon
Yorke, Philip, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke