Add MS 49271

STANMORE PAPERS. Vol. LXXIII (ff. 255). Literary collections of Lord Stanmore, viz:–

1. ff. 1-22. Materials for an autobiography:- (a) Autobiographical notes for 1841-1851. ff. 1-6b;- (b) Diary of the Rev. William Wood, Warden of Radley College; July 1856, July 1857Extracts, made 1888-1890, by Sir Frederick Francis Liddell, K.C.B., Stanmore's secretary in Ceylon. ff. 7-22.

2. ff. 23-131. Collections for a proposed book on his career as Governor of Trinidad, comprising extracts from his Journal and Add. MSS. 49228-49232; 1866-1870. Includes extracts from his Journal by his wife (ff. 72-97) and F. F. Liddell (ff. 98-106, 117-119b), mainly relating to his visit to Venezuela, Apr.-May, 1868, and a copy (ff. 108-116) of a narrative of the visit by his companion, Robert William Span Mitchell, C.M.G., with Mitchell's autograph corrections.

3. ff. 132-138. Journal during a tour of India; 1873. Autograph extract, possibly intended for inclusion in his Mauritius, 1894, where the tour is described in letters to his wife.

4. ff. 139-195b. Collections for Lord Stanmore's Fiji: Records of Private and of Public Life, 1875-1880 (1897-1912), viz:- (a) Lord Stanmore's corre-spondence and journal; Jan.-Feb. 1880. Extracts with autograph insertions, made by his secretary, William George Selwyn, in Ceylon. Printed, in part, in Vol. IV, chapters XXVII-XXVIII. ff. 139-175;- (b) Letters from his wife to her relatives; 1877, 1878. Unpublished copies, by Lord Stanmore, mostly from Add. MSS. 49228-49232. ff. 176-188;- (c) Diary of Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, G.C.M.G.; Mar. 1879. Unpublished autograph copy. ff. 189-190b;- (d) Letters of his wife and of Mary Gladstone, wife of the Rev. Harry Drew; Apr., May, 1880. Unpublished copy, by Lord Stanmore. ff. 191-195b.

5. ff. 195-206. 'Seventeen Years among Savages'; draft of an article published in The Times, 21 July 1875.

6. ff. 207-228b. 'A childs journal of a voyage from Wellington, New Zealand, to London. 1882.' Copy, by Lord Stanmore, of the journal of his daughter, Rachael, with inserted cuttings containing her illustrations.

7. ff. 229-255. Literary miscellanea:- (a) Poems in honour of Lord Stanmore's brother, George John James Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen, as follows:- (i) On his twenty-first birthday, 28 Sept. 1837; 'The Gordon's hae the guidin' o't!', beg. 'Up! young and auld on Ythan side'. f. 229;- (ii) On his marriage, 5 Nov. 1840; beg. 'O the Haddo House dancing will ne'er be forgot'. Copies, by Mrs M. Palfreyman, servant at Haddo House, co. Aberdeen. f. 230;- (b) Autobiographical sketch by Lord Stanmore; circa 1840. ff. 231, 232;- (c) Extract from Cardinal Manning's Sermons, Vol. IV (1850). f. 233;- (d) Prayers, including one (f. 236) by the Rev. Henry Edward Moberly, Sub-Warden of Trinity College, Glenalmond; 1847-1850. Partly Latin. ff. 234-238;- (e) Diary of James Henry Hamilton-Gordon, second son of George, 5th Earl of Aberdeen; 1864-1866. Extracts. ff. 239-244b;- (f) Letters of Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Winchester, to Lord Stanmore; 1865-1870. Extracts, mostly from Add. MS. 49214, presumably made for his son, Reginald Garton Wilberforce, when preparing Volumes II and III of A. R. Ashwell's Life of Samuel Wilberforce. ff. 245-250;- (g) Journal of Augustus John Cuthbert Hare. Autograph extract, relating to Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre, made 14 Apr. 1876, and printed in his Story of my Life, Volume IV (1900), pp. 371-373. ff. 251-253b;- (h) Satirical poem on the Basuto War; [1880-1882?]: beg. 'There once was a Nigger, let us call him Uncle Ned'. f. 254;- (i) Homer, Odyssey, XI, ll. 593-598. Scots translation; beg. 'There he saw Sisyphus, wi' muckle wae'. f. 255.

Sir Frederick Francis Liddell, KCB; son of Reverend H G Liddell: Transcripts by: 1888-1890.

includes:

• ff. 7-22b Reverend William Wood, Warden, Radley College: Journal: 1856-1857: Extracts.
• ff. 7-22b Diaries and Memoranda: Rev. W. Wood: 1856-1857.
• ff. 42-71 Rachael Emily Hamilton-Gordon, née Shaw-Lefevre; wife of Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon: Letters of: 1866-1867: Copies.
• ff. 108-116 Robert William Speen Mitchell, CMG; Colonial Emigration Agent in Calcutta: `A trip to Caracas, 1868': 1868: Copy with autograph corrections.
• f. 139 William George Selwyn, nephew of J R Selwyn, Bishop of Melanesia: Transcripts by: 1888-1890.
• ff. 189-190b Diaries and Memoranda: Sir G. R. Le Hunte: 1879.
• ff. 189-190b Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, GCMG; colonial governor: Diary: 1879: Extract: Autogr.
• f. 194b Mary Gladstone, afterwards Drew; daughter of W E Gladstone: Letters to Lord Stanmore: 1880-1907: Copy.
• ff. 195-206 Newspapers Great Britain and Ireland: Article by Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon for The Times: 1875: Draft.
• ff. 207-228b Rachael Nevil Hamilton-Gordon, daughter of Arthur, 1st Baron Stanmore: `A Child's journal of a voyage from Wellington, New Zealand, to London, 1882': 1882: Copy, by her father.
• ff. 207-228b Diaries and Memoranda: Miss R. N. Hamilton-Gordon: 1882: Copy.
• ff. 229-230b George John James Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen; Lord Haddo: Poems in his honour: 1837-1840.
• ff. 229-230b Political and Satirical Poems: Poems in honour of 5th Earl of Aberdeen: 1837-1840.
• ff. 234 - 238 Prayers and Devotions: Of Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon and his circle: 1847-1850: Partly Lat.
• f. 236 Reverend Henry Edward Moberly, Sub-Warden, Trinity College, Glenalmond: Prayer by: 1847-1850: Autogr.
• ff. 239-243b Diaries and Memoranda: J. H. Hamilton-Gordon: 1864-1866: Extracts.
• ff. 239-243b James Henry Hamilton-Gordon, son of George, 5th Earl of Aberdeen: Journal: 1864-1866: Extracts.
• ff. 245-250 Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and (1869) of Winchester: Correspondence with Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon: 1852-1873: Partly extracts.
• ff. 251-253 Diaries and Memoranda: A. J. C. Hoare: 1876.
• ff. 251-253 Augustus John Cuthbert Hare, writer: Journal: 1876: Extract: Autogr.
• ff. 254-254b Political and Satirical Poems: Verses on Basuto war: 1880-1882: Copy.
• f. 255 Poetry GREEK: Odyssey XI, ll. 593-598: n.d: Scots transl.
• f. 255 Homer: Odyssey, XI, ll. 593-598: n.d: Scots transl.