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040-002001823

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032-002001808

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AYRTON PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 105). Letters and papers found loose in 52335-52342; 1803-1855, n.d. Includes (ff. 4-34) accounts, a plan, etc., of the King's Theatre, 1814-1824, n.d.

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ff. 1-3b Henry Dance, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Correspondence with W. Ayrton: 1813.
ff. 4-16 Drama: Papers rel. to King's Theatre, Haymarket: 1815-1818, n.d.
ff. 4-16 Music: London; Secular Institutions. Theatres. King's Theatre, Haymarket: Papers rel. to King's Theatre, Haymarket: 1815-1818, n.d.
ff. 4-9 Accounts: King's Theatre, Haymarket: 1815-1818, n.d.
ff. 15-16 Maps and Plans: Plans of King's Theatre, Haymarket: circa 1815-1818: Engr.
f. 17 W. G. Ashton, of Cambridge: Letter to W. Ayrton: 1851.
f. 19 William Wing, of Cambridge: Letter to W. Ayrton: 1851.
f. 21 Accounts: Burial fees of Miss C. Ayrton: 1851.
f. 21 Funerals: Burial fees of Miss C. Ayrton: 1851.
f. 21 C. Gray, sexton, of Cambridge: Receipt for burial fees: 1851: Signed.
ff. 21-24 Catherine Ayrton, sister of W Ayrton: Funeral expenses, etc.,: 1851.
f. 23 Inventories: Miss C. Ayrton's wardrobe: 1851.
ff. 25-26 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Memorandum to W. Ayrton: 1855.
f. 27 Royal Philharmonic Society: Notice of Midsummer General Meeting: 1855: Printed.
f. 28 Mary Charlotte Peel, née Ayrton; widow of Thomas Peel: Letter to her uncle, W. Ayrton: 1855.
f. 29 Dora Peel, daughter of Thomas and Mary Charlotte Peel: Letter to W. Ayrton: 1855.
ff. 32-34 Music: Size of orchestras at Vienna, Paris, Crystal Palace and Berlin: 1812-1822, n.d.
f. 35 André J. J. Deshayes, ballet-master at King's Theatre, Haymarket: Letter of: 1809: Fr.
f. 36 James Henry Leigh Hunt, essayist and poet: Poem to T. M. Alsager: 1814: Copy.
f. 36 Poetry ENGLISH: J. H. Leigh Hunt; poem to T. M. Alsager: 1814: Copy.
ff. 36, 80, 87-91 Thomas Massa Alsager, music critic and patron: Letters, etc., to: 1814-bef. 1847.
f. 37 William Shield, composer: Letter to J. W. Parker: 1823.
ff. 37, 55-59b, 64 John William Parker, publisher: Letters to: 1823-1838.
f. 39 Giovanni Battista Velluti, male soprano: Receipt to W. Ayrton: 1826: Ital.
f. 40 Emilia Bonini, singer: Receipt to W. Ayrton: 1826: Ital.
f. 41 Mrs Amelia Opie, novelist and poet: Letter to W. Bunn: 1827.
f. 41 William Bunn: Letter to: 1827.
f. 43 William Upcott, antiquary and autograph collector: Letter to — Ryder: 1828.
f. 45b William Roscoe, MP: Letter to J. Shepherd: 1829.
ff. 46-49b Bryan Waller Procter, alias 'Barry Cornwall'; poet: Letters to W. S. Ayrton: 1832, 1833.
f. 50 Decimus Burton, architect: Letter to W. Ayrton: 1833.
f. 52 Basil Montagu, KC 1835: Letter to J. Stuart: 1834.
f. 55 Joseph Esmond Riddle, scholar and divine: Letter to J. W. Parker: 1837.
f. 57 Francis Bisset Hawkins, DM; FRS: Letter to J. W. Parker: 1838.
f. 59 Basil Montagu, KC 1835: Letter to: 1838.
f. 59 Sir Charles Wetherell, KC; MP: Letter to B. Montagu: 1838.
f. 62 Henry Phillips, bass: Letter to W. Ayrton: 1838.
f. 63 Emma Albertazzi, singer: Letter of: 1838.
f. 64 Sir Andrew Halliday, physician and author: Letter to J. W. Parker: 1838.
f. 66 Giovanni Puzzi, horn player: Letter to W. Ayrton: 1838: Fr.
ff. 68-69b Thomas Campbell, poet: Poem, `An Anecdote': 1838: Autogr.
ff. 68-69b Poetry ENGLISH: T. Campbell; `An Anecdote': 1838: Autogr.
f. 70 Barbara Hofland, author: Letter to Mrs Paris: 1838.
f. 72 Charles Phillips: Letters to: 1838.
f. 72 Thomas Campbell, poet: Letter to C. Phillips: 1838.
f. 74 Henry Perronet Briggs, RA: Letter to W. B. Bourne: 1838.
ff. 74-77b W. B. Bourne, of London: Letters to: 1838.
f. 76 William Etty, RA: Letter to W. B. Bourne: 1838.
f. 78 Albany Fonblanque, journalist: Letter to W. S. Ayrton: 1838.
f. 78 William Scrope Ayrton, son of William Ayrton, barrister: Letter to: 1838.
f. 80 Joseph Theodor Krow, composer: Letter to T. M. Alsager: 1839.
f. 83 William Buckland, geologist: Letter to R. I. Murchison: 1840.
f. 83 Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letter to: 1840.
f. 85 Jane Porter, sister of Sir R Ker Porter; novelist: Letter to Mrs Taylor: 1841.
ff. 87-90b Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Letters to T. M. Alsager: 1842, 1844.
f. 91 John De la Pole: Letter to T. M. Alsager: bef. 1847.
f. 92 Michael Kelly, singer and composer; d.1826: Letter of: bef. 1826.
f. 93 Clarkson Stanfield, RA: Letter of: n.d.
f. 95 Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux: Letter to J. Whishaw: 1838.
f. 97 Mary Russell Mitford, novelist and dramatist: Letter to Miss Wienholt: n.d.
f. 104b Joseph Powle, tailor: Receipted bill to — Porson: 1803: Signed.
f. 104b Accounts: Receipted bill for tailoring from J. Powle to — Porson: 1803: Signed.

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-002001808
036-002001812
040-002001823

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Add MS 52334-52358 : THE AYRTON PAPERS
Add MS 52335-52343 : AYRTON PAPERS. Vols. II-X. Correspondence, etc., mostly of Ayrton; 1802-1885, n.d. Partly French and Italian. 52335-52342…

Add MS 52343 : AYRTON PAPERS. Vol. X (ff. 105). Letters and papers found loose in 52335-52342; 1803-1855, n.d. Includes (ff. 4-34) accounts, a…

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English
French
Italian

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Latin

Start Date:

1803

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1855

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1803-1855

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Names:

Albertazzi, Emma, singer
Alsager, Thomas Massa, music critic and patron
Ashton, W G, of Cambridge
Ayrton, Catherine, sister of W Ayrton
Ayrton, William Scrope, barrister; son of William Ayrton, 1804-1885
Bonini, Emilia, singer
Bourne, W B, of London
Briggs, Henry Perronet, RA
Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, statesman, 1778-1868
Buckland, William, Dean of Westminster, geologist and palaeontologist, 1784-1856
Bunn, William
Burton, Decimus, architect
Campbell, Thomas, poet, 1777-1844
Dance, Henry, co-founder and secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society, fl 1813-1836
Deshayes, André-Jean-Jacques, dancer, choreographer and ballet master, 1777-1846
Etty, William, artist, 1787-1849
Fonblanque, Albany, political journalist and editor, 1793-1872
Gray, C, of Cambridge, sexton and signatory of a receipt for burial fees, fl 1851
Halliday, Andrew, physician and author
Hawkins, Francis Bisset, DM, FRS
Hofland, Barbara, author
Hunt, James Henry Leigh, essayist and poet, 1784-1859
Kelly, Michael, singer and composer, 1764?-1826
King's Theatre, Haymarket, London
Krow, Joseph Theodor, composer
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jakob Ludwig Felix, composer, 1809-1847,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121181195
Mitford, Mary Russell, novelist and dramatist
Montagu, Basil, KC 1835
Murchison, Roderick Impey, 1st Baronet, geologist, 1792-1871
Opie, Amelia, Mrs novelist and poet
Parker, John William, publisher
Peel, Dora, daughter of Thomas and Mary Charlotte Peel
Peel, Mary Charlotte, née Ayrton widow of Thomas Peel
Phillips, Charles
Phillips, Henry, bass
Pole, John, correspondent of Thomas Massa Alsager, fl before 1847
Porter, Jane, novelist, 1776?-1850
Powle, Joseph, tailor
Procter, Bryan Waller, alias 'Barry Cornwall', poet
Puzzi, Giovanni, horn player
Riddle, Joseph Esmond, scholar and divine
Roscoe, William, MP
Royal Philharmonic Society, 1813-
Shield, William, composer
Smart, George Thomas, Knight, conductor, organist and composer, 1776-1867
Stanfield, Clarkson, RA
Upcott, William, antiquary and autograph collector
Velluti, Giovanni Battista, male soprano
Wetherell, Charles, KC, MP
Wing, William, of Cambridge