Add MS 52474

British Records Association Collection. Vol. I (ff. 116).

A. Priced catalogue of printed books, alphabetically arranged by author or title; last quarter of 16th cent. Latin. Imperfect, now comprising four pieces apparently cut from one leaf for use in a binding, of which there remains one board. Presented by Mrs Hosker.

ff. 1-5.

B. Letter of William IV to Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, relating to the appointment of the Governor of Gibraltar; 24 Sept. 1835. Presented by Mrs Hosker.

ff. 6-7.

C. Letters and papers relating to Parliament and the Crown; aft. 1611-1685, 1727-bef. 1751. Partly copies and translations; 19th cent. Note on f. 8, the title-page of a printed book of 1836, once used as a wrapper, 'From the Stowe collection of the Duke of Buckingham', 19th cent. Presented by the Wiltshire Archaeological Society.

ff. 8-31.

D. Despatch of Inigo de Galuariartu, scrivener of Don Fernando de Salazar y Belasco, governor of Bilbao; 1656. Translation, mostly of the governor's proclamation, in accordance with the general warrant of Philip IV of Spain, for the removal of all English, Scottish and Irish living near the Spanish coast; 27 Feb. 1656. Presented by Mr and Mrs A. C. Benedict Eyre.

ff. 32-33.

E. Correspondence of John Lewis Burkhardt, al. Hadj Ibrahim, traveller in the East, together with related papers of John Lee, formerly Fiott, LL.D.; 1811-1823. Partly copies. See Add. MSS. 27620, 30239-30240 A. Presented by Mr and Mrs A. C. Benedict Eyre.

ff. 34-48.

F. Letters of 'H. G–' petitioning Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, and William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington; 24 Aug. 1738, 11 Apr. 1739. Drafts. Partly copy. Presented by Hackney Borough Library.

ff. 49-50.

G. Two copies of a letter of Gen. George Macartney to Col. Gardiner, dated

4 Dec. 1712, together with a letter of Archibald Constable, publisher, to Col. Graham acknowledging receipt of a copy of this letter; 1807, n.d. Macartney's letter, published in 1712, 1713, contains his account of the duel between the Duke of Hamilton and Lord Mohun on 15 Nov. 1712. See Add. MS. 36772, f. 18b. Presented by Messrs Farrer and Co.

ff. 51-64.

H. Letter on behalf of Edward, Duke of Kent, to the East London Auxiliary Bible Society; 1817. Presented by the Society of Friends.

ff. 65-67.

I. Letter of appeal for the 'Tribute to Mrs. [Harriet Elizabeth] Beecher Stowe in aid of Negro Emancipation'; 1853. Lithograph. Presented by the Society of Friends.

f. 68.

J. Letters and papers; 1669-1738, 1834. Partly printed. Included are extracts from the House of Commons Journal relating to the impeachment of Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, on which see J.H.C., 1667-1687, ix, pp. 112, 114, 120, 122, and printed instructions of Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke, to his sea-commanders, 1709. Presented by the British Records Association.

ff. 69-82.

K. Letters and papers; 1748-1762. Partly printed and copies. Followed (ff. 114-115b) by an autograph poem of Felicia Dorothea Hemans, bef. 1835. Presented by the British Records Association.

ff. 83-116.

includes:

• ff. 1-4 Bibliography: Bookseller's catalogue,: late 16th cent: Lat: Imperf.
• ff. 1-4 Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Bookseller's catalogue: late 16th cent: Lat.: Imperf.
• f. 6 William IV of England: Letter to Lord Hill,: 1835.
• f. 6 General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill: Letter to,: 1835.
• f. 10 Baronets: Review of aims of their creation and subsequent abuses,: aft. 1611.
• ff. 14-15 England; Parliament: Bills passed and to be passed by,: 1660-1661.
• f. 17 England; Parliament: M.P.s elected,: 1685: Imperf.
• f. 21 Count Philip Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf: Letter to Count C. J. von Palm,: 1727: Copy.
• f. 21 Count Carl Joseph von Palm,; Imperial ambassador in London: Letter to,: 1727.
• f. 23b Frederick Louis, Princes of Wales: Reply to proposals of George II,: bef. 1751: Copy.
• ff. 23-24 George I of England: Memorial to,: 1727.
• ff. 23-24 Count Carl Joseph von Palm,; Imperial ambassador in London: Memorial to George I,: 1727: Transl.
• ff. 25-25b London; Lord Mayor, Corporation, etc: Petition to George II,: [1727?].
• ff. 25-25b George II of England: Petition to,: [1727?].
• f. 27 George II of England: Proposals to Prince of Wales,: bef. 1751: Copy.
• ff. 32-33 Philip IV of Spain: Warrant rel. to English residents,: 1656: Trans.
• ff. 32-33 Fernando Salazar y Belasco, governor of Bilbao: Proclamation rel. to English residents,: 1656: Trans.
• f. 34 Edward Daniel Clarke, traveller: Letter to J. L. Burckhardt,: 1811.
• ff. 34-40 John Lewis Burckhardt, traveller: Correspondence of,: 1811-1812: Partly copies.
• f. 42 Sir Robert Liston, GCB: Letter to,: 1817: Extract.
• f. 42 Henry Salt, FRS; Consul-General in Egypt: Letter to R. Liston,: 1817: Extract.
• f. 49 Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford; Prime Minister: Letter to,: 1738: Draft.
• f. 50 Colonel William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington: Letter to,: 1739.
• f. 51 Archibald Campbell, publisher: Letter to Col. Graham,: 1807.
• f. 56 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton: Letter rel. to duel with Lord Mohun: 1712.
• f. 56 Charles Mohun, 5th Baron Mohun: Letter rel. to duel with Duke of Hamilton,: 1712.
• ff. 56b-60b General George Macartney: Letter to Col. [J.?] Gardiner,: 1712: Copies.
• f. 65 Edward Augustus Kent, Duke of; son of George III: Letter on his behalf to E. London Auxiliary Bible Society,: 1817.
• f. 65 Bible Society: Letter to E. London Auxiliary Bible Society,: 1817.
• f. 68 Cropley Ashley Cooper, 6th Earl of Shaftesbury: Circular letter signed by: 1854: Lithogr.
• f. 68 Joseph Sturge, Quaker and philanthropist: Circular letter signed by: 1854: Lithogr.
• f. 68 Harriet Elizabeth Stowe, née Beecher; novelist: Letter rel. to tribute to,: 1854.
• f. 68 Samuel Gurney, philanthropist: Circular letter signed by: 1854: Lithogr.
• ff. 69-70 Roger Boyle, Baron Broghill; 1st Earl of Orrery: Extracts from Commons Journal rel. to,: 1669.
• ff. 69-70 England; Parliament: Extracts from Commons Journal rel. to Lord Orrery,: 1669.
• f. 71 Catherine Sayer, alias Catharina; wife of Sir J Sayer: Receipt by,: 1672: Signed.
• f. 73 Abraham Stanyan, diplomatist: Letter to Lord Halifax,: 1698: Copy.
• f. 73 Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax: Letter to,: 1698.
• ff. 75-76 Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke; Lord High Admiral: Instructions to sea-commanders,: 1709: Printed.
• ff. 75-76 Navy; England: Instructions of Lord High Admiral to sea-commanders,: 1709: Printed.
• f. 77 South Sea Company: Receipt on its behalf,: 1716: Mostly printed, with MS additions.
• f. 77 Robert Knight, Cashier to South Sea Company: Receipt by,: 1716: Signed. Mostly printed, with MS additions.
• f. 81 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Prime Minister: Letter to — Dowling,: 1834.
• f. 84 Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury; son of Henry, 4th Earl of Clarendon: Letter to George II,: 1748: Copy.
• f. 84 George II of England: Letter to,: 1748.
• f. 86 Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury; son of Henry, 4th Earl of Clarendon: Letter to A. Onslow,: 1750: Copy.
• f. 86 Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons: Letter to,: 1750.
• f. 102 Robert Keith, Ambassador at St Petersburg: Letter of,: 1762: Copy.
• f. 107 Epitaphs: On N. Godschall: 1748.
• f. 107 Nicholas Godschall: Epitaph on,: 1748.
• f. 110 Sir Benjamin Keene, KB; diplomatist: Letter to Lord Grantham,: 1755: Copy.
• f. 110 Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham: Letter to,: 1755.
• f. 111 Political and Satirical Poems: `The Battle, An Heroick Poem',: [1756?]: Printed.
• ff. 112-113 Epitaphs: Parody epitaph on Sir D. Ryder,: [1756?].
• ff. 112-113 Sir Dudley Ryder, judge: Parody epitaph on,: [1756?].
• ff. 114-115b Felicia Dorothea Hemans, née Browne; poet: `Haunted Ground',: bef. 1835: Autogr.
• ff. 114-115b Poetry ENGLISH: F. D. Hemans, `Haunted Ground',: bef. 1835: Autogr.