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POSITIVIST PAPERS. Vol. XVIII (ff. 167). Miscellaneous groups of letters, viz.:-(1) Letters to Congreve from Dr Thomas Arnold of Rugby and his wife Mary; 1837-1843. Congreve was a Rugby boy (1832-1837) and subsequently a master there (1845-1848). ff. 1-12;-(2) Letters to Congreve from John Bright; 1858-1884. ff. 13-29;-(3) Letters to Congreve from his mother Julia and other members of the family; 1837-1840. ff. 30-43;-(4) Testimonials to Congreve when applying for an examinership for the Indian Civil Service; 1855. ff. 44-60;-(5) Letters to Congreve from John Morley and Helen Taylor, step-daughter of John Stuart Mill, conc. the proposed publication of Mill's letters to Comte; 1874-1876. ff. 61-95;-(6) Letters of or relating to Comte's family, viz.:-(a) Letter from Alix Marie Charlotte Comte, sister of Auguste Comte, to Mrs Congreve, 1862. French. ff. 97-98b;-(b) Letters from Madame Sophie Thomas, adopted daughter of Comte, to Mrs Congreve and household; 1857-1861. French. Included also are a letter (ff. 99-104b) from J. B. Winstanley to Mrs Congreve, 1857; two letters in French (ff. 123, 125) from Madame Marie Robinet to the same, 1858, 1861; and the printed funeral discourse (ff. 121-122b) on Madame Thomas by Dr Robinet, 1861. ff. 99- 126;-(7) Papers relative to John G. Mills, member of the New York Positivist Society, viz.:-(a) 'Positivist Prayer by Joseph Lonchampt', translated by John G. Mills with autograph corrections by Richard Congreve. Printed. 1877. ff. 127-144;-(b) Letters, mainly from David Hutcheson of Washington, relating to John G. Mills and other Comtist matters; 1883-1899. ff. 145-167.

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ff. 1-6, 10 Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby: Letters to R. Congreve: 1837-1840.
ff. 2b, 30-36, 40 Julia Congreve, wife of T Congreve: Letters to her son, Richard: 1837-1838.
ff. 7, 8, 11 Mary Arnold, wife of T Arnold: Letters to R. Congreve: 1839-1843.
ff. 13-29 John Bright, PC; MP: Letters to R. Congreve: 1858-1884.
ff. 35, 38 Caroline Congreve, daughter of T Congreve: Letters to her brother, Richard: 1838.
f. 38b Julia Congreve, daughter of Julia Congreve: Letter to her brother, Richard: 1838.
f. 42 Thomas Congreve, father of Richard Congreve: Letter to his son, Richard: 1840.
f. 44 J. Conington, of Oxford: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
f.46 Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol College, Oxford: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
f. 48 William Charles Lake, Dean of Durham 1869: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
f. 50 Bonamy Price, economist: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
f. 52 Nassau William Senior, economist: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
f. 53 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
f. 54 Henry Halford Vaughan, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
f. 58 John Matthias Wilson, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1872: Testimonial for R. Congreve: 1855.
ff. 61-83 John Morley, Viscount Morley of Blackburn: Letters to R. Congreve: 1874.
ff. 61-95 John Stuart Mill, philosopher: Letters rel. to publication of his letters to A. Comte: 1874-1876.
ff. 84-95 Helen Taylor, sociologist; step-daughter of J S Mill: Letters to R. Congreve: 1874-1876.
f. 97 Alix Marie Charlotte Comte, sister of Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte: Letter to M. Congreve: 1862.: Fr.
f. 99 James Beaumont Winstanley, of Braunston Ilall: Letter to M. Congreve: 1857.
ff. 105-120 Madame Sophie Thomas, adopted daughter of A Comte: Letters to Mrs M. Congreve, etc.: 1857-1861.: Fr.
f. 121 Madame Sophie Thomas, adopted daughter of A Comte: Funeral discourse on: 1861.: Fr.: Printed.
ff. 123, 125 Marie Robinet, wife of Jean François Eugène Robinet: Letters to Dr and Mrs R. Congreve: 1858-1878.: Fr.
ff. 127-144 John G. Mills, of New York: J. Lonchampt's 'Positivist Prayer': 1877.: Engl. transl.: by. Printed, with MS corrections by R. Congreve.
ff. 127-144 Joseph Lonchampt, of Paris: 'Positivist Prayer': 1877.: Printed Engl. transl. with autogr. corrections by R. Congreve.
ff. 145-150, 153-162, 166 David Hutcheson, of the Library of Congress: Letters to R. Congreve: 1883-1899.
f. 151b Richard Brodhead Westbrook, of Philadelphia: Letter to R. Congreve: 1883.
f. 165 Emory McClintock, of New Jersey: Letter to R. Congreve: 1898.

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Add MS 45227-45264 : POSITIVIST PAPERS. Vols. IV-XLI. Further correspondence, etc., of Richard Congreve, M.A., M.R.C.P., follower of Auguste Comte…

Add MS 45241 : POSITIVIST PAPERS. Vol. XVIII (ff. 167). Miscellaneous groups of letters, viz.:-(1) Letters to Congreve from Dr Thomas Arnold of…

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Start Date:

1837

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1899

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1837-1899

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Names:

Arnold, Mary, wife of Thomas Arnold; grandmother of H. O. Arnold-Forster, 1791-1873
Arnold, Thomas, Headmaster of Rugby, 1795-1842
Bright, John, politician, 1811-1889
Comte, Alix Marie Charlotte, sister of Isidore Auguste Marie François Xavier Comte
Congreve, Caroline, daughter of T Congreve
Congreve, Julia, daughter of Julia Congreve
Congreve, Julia, wife of T Congreve
Congreve, Thomas, father of Richard Congreve
Conington, J, of Oxford
Hutcheson, David, of the Library of Congress
Jowett, Benjamin, Master of Balliol College Oxford, 1817-1893
Lake, William Charles, Dean of Durham 1869
Lonchampt, Joseph, of Paris
McClintock, Emory, of New Jersey
Mill, John Stuart, philosopher
Mills, John G., of New York
Morley, John, Viscount Morley of Blackburn, statesman, 1838-1923
Price, Bonamy, economist
Robinet, Marie, wife of Jean François Eugène Robinet
Senior, Nassau William, economist
Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, Dean of Westminster
Taylor, Helen, sociologist, step-daughter of J S Mill
Thomas, Sophie, Madame; adopted daughter of A Comte
Vaughan, Henry Halford, Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford University
Westbrook, Richard Brodhead, of Philadelphia
Wilson, John Matthias, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1872
Winstanley, James Beaumont, of Braunston Ilall