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040-002084862

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ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. IV. Letters and journal of John Bidwell, a clerk in the Foreign Office (d. 1853; biographical notice, taken from Foreign Office List, 1854, p. 63, on f. 7), while attached to the mission of Robert Adair in 1808-9 to negotiate peace with Turkey. Lithographed portraits of Bidwell and his wife are on ff. 1, 5, and a number of sketches made by him during the journey, with views and maps of various places in the neighbourhood of the Dardanelles, are interspersed throughout the volume. On ff. 41-47 are water-colour paintings of typical figures at Constantinople, entitled 'Sultan', 'Shilistà Agà', 'Bostangi', 'Sultana', 'Greek', and two unnamed. The letters run from 4 Nov. 1808 to 22 Feb. 1810, the journal from 28 June 1808 to [17 Jan.] 1809, after which comes a short description of Constantinople (undated). At the end is a collection of miscellaneous autographs, some of them letters to Bidwell. The names of the writers are given in the Index. Paper; ff. 201. Large folio. XIX cent. Formerly (1879-1880) belonged to H[enry] J[ohn] Ellis, grandson of John Bidwell.

Bookplates and Book-stamps: Bidwell (John), d.1853.

John Bidwell, Foreign Office clerk: Correspondence and papers: 1808-1853.

includes:

f. 1 Bidwell, wife of John Bidwell: Portrait: 1850.: Lithogr.
ff. 1, 5 Art. Portraits: J. Bidwell and his wife; lithogr. by C. Baugniet: 1847, 1850.
ff. 1, 5 Charles Baugniet, lithographer: Portraits by: 1850, 1847.: Lithogr.
f. 3 John Bidwell, Foreign Office clerk: Bookplate: n.d.
f. 5 John Bidwell, Foreign Office clerk: Portrait: 1847.: Lithogr.
ff. 8-128 Turkey, Sultans of. Mahmud II: J. Bidwell, narrative, etc., of a journey to Constantinople: 1808-1810.
ff. 8-128 Voyages and Travels: J. Bidwell, journal and letters on a mission to Constantinople: 1808-1809.
ff. 10-33 The Dardanelles: Maps, etc., of: 1808-1809.
ff. 10-33 Maps and Plans: The Dardanelles: 1808-1809.
ff. 41-47 Art. Miscellaneous: Water-colour paintings of figures at the Turkish court: circ. 1808-9.
ff. 73-115 City of Constantinople: Journal of J. Bidwell on a mission to: 1808-1809.
ff. 116-128 City of Constantinople: Description by J. Bidwell: [1810?].
ff. 129b, 130 Antiquities: Inscriptions at Constantinople, copied by, J. Bidwell: 19th cent.
ff. 129b, 130 City of Constantinople: Inscriptions copied by, J. Bidwell at: 19th cent.
f. 131 Mrs Moore, formerly Budd: Letter to the Duke of Kent: 1819.
f. 132 Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent: Letter to W. R. Hamilton: 1819.: Signed.
f. 133b William Richard Hamilton, antiquary and diplomatist: Note by: 1819.
f. 134 Angelica Valabrègue, née Catalani; singer: Letter to M. Amyot: 1821.: Ital.
f. 137 Maria Edgeworth, novelist: Letter to R. Hunter: 1823.
f. 139 William IV of England: Letter, as Duke of Clarence, to the Earl of Eldon: 1823.
f. 140 George Canning, Prime Minister: Appointment signed by: 1824.
f. 142 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Letter to G. Canning: 1825.
f. 143 Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet; equerry to the Duchess of Kent: Letter to J. Planta: 1825.
f. 145 Robert Banks Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury; 2nd Earl of Liverpool; Prime Minister: Letter to J. Planta: 1827.
f. 148 George Capel-Coningsby, Viscount Malden; 5th Earl of Essex 1799: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1829.
f. 149 Thomas Thynne, 2nd Marquess of Bath: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1830.
f. 151 Mrs Amelia Opie, novelist and poet: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1831.
f. 152 Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux: Letter to Lord Palmerston: 1832.
f. 154 George Jackson, KCH 1832; diplomatist: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1833.
f. 156 Sarah Sophia Child-Villiers, wife of George, 5th Earl of Jersey: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1833.
f. 158 Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol; formerly, Talbot: Letter to J. Bidwill: 1834.
f. 159 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Memorandum to William IV: 1834.
f. 159 William IV of England: Signature to memorandum from the Duke of Wellington: 1834.
f. 160 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Letter to [J. Bidwell?]: 1834.
ff. 161, 164 William IV of England: Appointments approved by: 1835, 1836.: Signed.
f. 162 Lord John Thynne, canon and sub-dean of Westminster: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1835.
f. 164 James Brant, Vice-Consul at Trebizond: Approval by William IV of appointment as Consul at Erzerum: 1836.: Signed.
f. 164 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Prime Minister: Memorandum to William IV: 1836.
f.165 Charles William Vane, Baron Stewart; formerly Stewart; 3rd Marquess of Londonderry: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1837.
f. 167 Prospero Albertini, Principe di Cimitile: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1839.
f. 169 Margaret Gurney, wife of Hudson Gurney: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1841.
ff. 170, 194 (copy) George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; afterwards Hamilton-Gordon: Letters to J. Bidwell: 1842, 1853.
f. 171 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Letter to Lord Aberdeen: 1842.
f. 172 Louise Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, wife of Ferdinand Charles Victor Balthasar de Bourbon: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1848.
f. 174 Ferdinand Charles Joseph Victor Balthasar de Bourbon, Duke (Charles III) of Parma 1849: Letter to J. Bidwell: circ. 1848.: Fr.
f. 176 James Richardson, African traveller: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1849.
f. 177 George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1849.
f. 178 Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1849.
f. 179 Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield; Prime Minister: Letter to Lord Palmerston: 1849.
f. 180 Mrs Mary Anne Clarke, mistress of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1849.: Copy (?).
f. 181 Samuel Freeman, engraver: Portrait of Mrs M. A. Clarke, after A. Buck, engr. by: 1810.
f. 181 Mrs Mary Anne Clarke, mistress of Frederick, Duke of York and Albany: Portrait: 1810.: Engr.
f. 181 Art. Portraits: Mary Ann Clarke (frontispiece to The Rival Princes) ; stipple-engr.: 1810.
f. 181 Adam Buck, portrait painter: Portrait of Mrs M. A. Clarke, engr. by S. Freeman after: 1810.
ff. 183, 186, 189 Mary Amyot: Letters to J. Bidwell: 1849(?)-1851.
f. 185 Rear-Admiral Sir John Ross, arctic explorer: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1850.
f. 188 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston; Prime Minister: Note to [J. Bidwell?]: 1850.
f. 191 Field-Marshal Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1851.
f. 192 Sir John McNeill, GCB; PC: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1851.
f. 193 Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB; diplomatist and archaeologist: Letter to J. Bidwell: 1851.
f. 195 Horatio Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford: Letter to J. Bidwell, junior: 1853.
f. 196 John Russell, 1st Earl Russell; Prime Minister: Letter to Lord Clarendon: 1859.
f. 198 Sussex, d 1843 Augustus Frederick, Duke of: Letter to Lady -: n.d.

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Western Manuscripts

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Add MS 41312-41319 : ELLIS PAPERS: correspondence and collections of Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., Principal Librarian of the British Museum 1827-1856, and…

Add MS 41315 : ELLIS PAPERS. Vol. IV. Letters and journal of John Bidwell, a clerk in the Foreign Office (d. 1853; biographical notice, taken…

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Languages:

English
French
Italian

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Latin

Start Date:

1800

End Date:

1899

Date Range:

19th century

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Custodial History:

Henry John Ellis, Senior Assistant, département of Manuscripts, British Museum: Owned: 1879-1880.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Albertini, Prospero, Principe di Cimitile
Amyot, Mary
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, 6th son of George III, 1773-1843
Baugniet, Charles-Louis, painter and lithographer, 1814-1886
Bidwell, John, Foreign Office clerk
Bidwell, wife of John Bidwell
Bourbon, Ferdinand Charles Joseph Victor Balthasar, Duke (Charles III) of Parma 1849
Bourbon, Louise Marie Thérèse, wife of Ferdinand Charles Victor Balthasar de Bourbon
Brant, James, Vice-Consul at Trebizond
Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, statesman, 1778-1868
Buck, Adam, portrait painter
Canning, George, Prime Minister, 1770-1827
Canning, Stratford, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, diplomat, 1786-1880
Capel-Coningsby, George, Viscount Malden; 5th Earl of Essex 1799
Chetwynd-Talbot, Charles, 2nd Earl Talbot of Hensol, formerly, Talbot
Clarke, Mary Anne, Mrs mistress of Frederick Duke of York and Albany
Conroy, John, equerry to the Duchess of Kent 1st Baronet
Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, prime minister and novelist, 1804-1881
Edgeworth, Maria, novelist, 1768-1849
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, of Add MS 41315
Ellis, Henry John, Senior Assistant Dept of Manuscripts British Museum
Freeman, Samuel, engraver
Gordon, George, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, afterwards Hamilton-Gordon
Gurney, Margaret, née Barclay, wife of Hudson Gurney, d 1855
Hamilton, William Richard, antiquary and diplomatist
Jackson, George, KCH 1832; diplomatist, fl 1832
Jenkinson, Robert Banks, Baron Hawkesbury, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister, 1770-1828
Layard, Austen Henry, GCB, archaeologist and politician, 1817-1894
McNeill, John, Knight, diplomat and surgeon, 1795-1883,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/102404195
Moore, Mrs; formerly Budd
Opie, Amelia, Mrs novelist and poet
Peel, Robert, 2nd Baronet, Prime Minister, 1788-1850
Richardson, James, African traveller
Ross, John, Rear-Admiral arctic explorer
Russell, John, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister, 1792-1878
Somerset, Fitzroy James Henry, 1st Baron Raglan, Field-Marshal
Temple, Henry John, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister, 1784-1865
Thynne, John, canon and sub-dean of Westminster
Thynne, Thomas, 2nd Marquess of Bath, politician, 1765-1837
Turkey, Sultans of. Mahmud II
Valabrègue, Angelica, née Catalani; singer
Vane, Charles William, formerly Stewart Baron Stewart 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
Villiers, George William Frederick, 4th Earl of Clarendon, politician, 1800-1870
Villiers, Sarah Sophia Child, née Fane, senior partner of Child & Co, wife of George Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey, 1785-1867
Walpole, Horatio, 3rd Earl of Orford
Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington, army officer and statesman, 1769-1852
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1765-1837

Places:

Constantinople, Europe/Asia
Dardanelles, Greece