Add MS 85479

A. W. Turner Collection. Miscellaneous papers, letters, envelopes, bibliographical notes, verse, and printed material; 1805-1894, n.d.

Paper; ff. xx.

Contents

1. Letter from E. Hughes to Mr Stott, attorney at law, of Worcester, relating to debts of Daniel Hughes; 6 July 1805.

2. Letter from Architel Grey of Berkeley Square, London to Mr Smith, newsman of Grosvenor Square, relating to the time of delivery of Grey’s newspaper; 6 July 1820.

3. Note relating to a certificate of bankruptcy, signed by Lord Eldon; 9 Aug. 1821. BRA 533.

4. Letter of introduction for an unnamed person from Rev. George Marsh; 17 Jan. 1826.

5. Letter from Alfred Pettet, organist of Norwich (b. [italics]circa[/italics] 1785, d. [italics]circa[/italics] 1845), to Mr Stacy offering to play the organ at the funeral of Mr Stacy’s father; 5 Feb. 1836.

6. Receipted bill from the Kunstanstalt von Piloty & Löhle, Munich, to Henry Pownall, for reproductions of art works by van Dyk, Netscher, Murillo, Teniers, and Raphael Sanzio; 22 Aug. 1839. [italics]German.[/italics]

7. Letter from William, Earl Amherst, to Messrs Forbes and Evans relating to a payment of £5000 and a deed of release to Lord George Sackville and Mr White following the deaths of Amherst’s parents (Lt-Gen. William and Elizabeth) in 1776 and 1781; 19 May 1843. Also refers to the marriage settlements of Jeffrey, Baron Amherst (d. 1797) and his second wife, Elizabeth, née Cary. BRA 561.

8. Letter from George Bill to Mrs Alfred Baker relating to Mr Bill’s workshop and housing problems; 18 Jan. 1894.

9. Letter from R. Whiteing, of Kensington, to Mr Hales regarding building works; 12 April 1894.

10. Letter to Mr Fison from — at Bath regarding travel arrangements to Market Weighton, Yorkshire; n.d.

11. Anonymous letter to a cousin, congratulating him on ‘Warbeck’ [possibly the play by John William Aizlewood]; late 19[superscript]th[/superscript] cent. [italics]Imperfect[/italics].

12. Anonymous letter from a wife to her husband; late 19[superscript]th[/superscript] cent.

13. ‘Count Renneberg, or The Renegade. A subject for a tragedy from Spanish History. Time 1580’ by Henry Thornton Craven; 19[superscript]th[/superscript] cent. Notes for a play?

14. Three lists of books and music; 1852, n.d.

15. Four envelopes and addresses; 1816-1881.

16. List of payments made to Elton Church, Pocklington Grammar School. Crakehall Parsonage, and others; 19[superscript]th[/superscript] cent.

17. Verse beginning “Oh cruel was my parents as tore my love from me”; 19[superscript]th[/superscript] cent.

18. ‘A Gospel minister’s prayer’ pasted onto a [italics]printed[/italics] page of [italics]The Bristol and Hotwell Guide[/italics], with annotations of quotations from Dryden and Cowper; aft. 1789.

19. MS advertisement for [italics]Folly’s Advocate, or The Dancing Master in Search of Pupils[/italics] by B. Ellison, first published, London 1827; 1827. BRA 239.

20. Letter from Thomas M. Ray to the committee of a music festival re a singer offering her services to the festival; 23 Aug. 1830.

21. Letter from – Burke, at Port of Spain, Trinidad, to his parents in London about Atlantic crossings; 19 Nov. 1840.

22. Letter from George Nepar to Rev. William Aldrick of Ipswich about writings on Cardinal Wolsey; 6 April 1819.

23. [italics]Imperfect[/italics] (pp. 14-29 only) draft of lecture on religion, with a request to the printer to send the proofs to the author, – Montgomery; 4 July 1831.

24. [italics]Printed[/italics] obituary of Charles Manners Sutton, 1[superscript]st[/superscript] Viscount Canterbury (b. 1780, d. 1845). With an envelope [in Canterbury’s hand?] addressed to the Porter, Carlton Club, 31 Oct. 1838.

25. Papers relating to Rev. Dr W. Moon of Brighton; 1871-1876. Contains letters and Christmas cards, press-cuttings relating to lectures given by Moon and a visit by envoys from Morocco to Moon, Russian and Egyptian stamps, a leaflet about the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and a letter of thanks from the committee of the Free Public Libraries of Manchester to Moon for a gift of two of his works. Partly [italics]printed.[/italics]

26. [italics]Copy[/italics] of inscription on the grave of Joseph Powell, ironmonger, of Ross, Herefordshire, d. 1801, and [italics]copy[/italics] of the entry relating to Powell in the burial register of Ross Church; 1827.

27. Letters from Mary Burrows and Edmund Head of South Carolina to Neighbour and Anna Frith in London; 1765, 1774. BRA 305.

28. Valuation of plantations in Louisiana and Mississippi and the transfer of George Salkeld’s share in them to J. B. and George P. Barclay; 1820. BRA 305.

29. Document of Dom Joao, Prince Regent, later King James VI, and extract of the Register of the Secretary of State; 1804. [italics]Portuguese[/italics]. BRA 898.

30. Autograph of Edward Hyde, 1[superscript]st[/superscript] Earl of Clarendon; 23 Dec. 1663.

George Salkeld: George P. Barclay: J. B. Barclay: Louisiana, United States: Mississippi, United States: Transfer of George Salkeld's share in plantations in Mississippi and Louisiana to George and J. B. Barclay: 1820.

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: Autograph of: 1663.

John VI of Portugal: Document of James VI as Prince Regent, and extract from the Register of the Secretary of State: 1804: Portug.

Mary Burrows, of South Carolina: Edmund Head, of South Carolina: Anna Frith, of London: Neighbour Frith, of London: Letters to Anna Frith and Neighbour Frith from Mary Burrows and Edmund Head: 1765, 1774.

Joseph Powell, ironmonger, of Ross, county Herefordshire: Inscription on his grave and entry from the burial register: 1827: Copy.

William Moon, inventor of type for the blind: Papers rel. to: 1871-1876: Partly printed.

Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury; Speaker of the House of Commons: Obituary of: 1845: Printed.

Burke, at Port of Spain, Trinidad: Letter rel. to Atlantic crossings: 1840.

B. Ellison: MS advertisement for Ellison's 'Folly's Advocate': 1827.

Henry Thornton, called 'Henry Thornton Craven'; dramatist: 'Count Renneberg, or The Renegade. A subject for a tragedy from Spanish history': 19th cent.

William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst: Messrs Forbes and Evans: Letter to Messrs Forbes and Evans from William Pitt Amherst: 1843.

Kunstanstalt von Piloty & Löhle; Munich: Henry Pownall: Receipted bill to Henry Pownall from Kunstanstalt von Piloty & Löhle (Munich): 1839.

Alfred Pettet, organist: Stacy: Letter to — Stacy from Alfred Pettet: 1836.

Architel Grey, of Berkeley Square, London: Smith, newsman, of Grosvenor Square, London: Letter to — Smith from Architel Grey: 1820.

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; Lord Chancellor: Note rel. to a certificate of bankruptcy , signed by John Scott: 1821.