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Vol. LIII ( ff. 350 ). 19 Mar. 1833- 11 Feb. 1837.

Richard Bentley, publisher (I): Agreements with authors and others: 1829-1871.: Mostly signed.

includes:

ff. 1 (signed), 305 Mrs Anne Catherine Monkland, novelist: Agreements and accompt with R. Bentley: 1833-1840.
ff. 3, 107 Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton; afterwards Bulwer-Lytton: Agreements with H. Colburn and R. Bentley: 1830-1867.: Mostly signed.
ff. 5, 32 John Miller, American bookseller: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1833-1838.: Signed.
ff. 5, 32 Carey and Lea and Co; publishers, Philadelphia: Agreements on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1833, 1838.
f. 7 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
f. 9 Charles Lemercher de Longpré, Baron d'Haussez: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
f. 11 Richard Rush, US diplomatist: Agreements on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1833, 1845.
f. 11 Jeremiah Le Souëf, junior: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
ff. 13, 14 Charles Mackay, poet and songwriter: Agreements with R. Bentley, and receipted accompt: 1833-1869.: Signed.
ff. 15-19, 21, 109 Henry Colburn, publisher: Correspondence with R. Bentley, and papers, etc., rel. to their partnership: 1823-1846, n.d.: Partly copies. Partly signed.
f. 21 (copy) Richard Bentley, publisher (I): Correspondence with H. Colburn, and deeds rel. to their relationship: 1832-1846.
ff. 23, 24 William Henry Breton, travel writer: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1833-1834.: Signed.
f. 25 James Fenimore Cooper, Novelist: Correspondence and business transactions with R. Bentley: 1831, 1844.: Partly signed. Partly drafts.
ff.27, 78 Mrs Elisabeth Bruce Elton Smith, novelist: Letter to, and agreements with R. Bentley: 1833-1834.: Partly signed.
f. 28 Lieutenant William Bowers, RN; author: Agreement on behalf of,, with R. Bentley: 1833.
ff. 28, 103 Lieutenant John Towne, RN; Commander 1855: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1833-1834.: Signed.
f. 30 E. Marjoribanks: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
f. 30 Captain Arthur Conolly: Agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1833.
f. 34 Robert Stephen Rintoul, journalist: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
f. 34 Edward Gibbon Wakefield, colonial statesman: Agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1833.
f. 36 Major Henry Ross Lewin, formerly 32nd Regt: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
f. 37 (signed) Lady Isabella St John, novelist: Letter, etc., to and agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.
f. 38 Francis Pinkney, bookseller, of London: Receipt to R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
f. 38 Jane Austen, novelist: Receipt for copyright of 'Pride and Prejudice': 1833.
f. 39 Katharine Thomson, wife of A T Thomson; author: Letter to, and business transactions with R. Bentley, etc.: 1833-1846.: Mostly signed.
ff. 41, 42 John Coxon Picken, son of Andrew Picken, author: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1833-1834.: Signed.
f. 43 Janet Picken, widow of Andrew Picken, author: Letter to R. Bentley: 1833.
f.45 Jane Roberts, author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1833.: Signed.
f. 47 (signed) Henry Fothergill Chorley, music critic: Letters, etc., to, and agreement with R. Bentley: 1834-1850.
f. 49 Lieutenant James Edward Alexander, Knight 1838; General 1881: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1832-1863.: Signed.
f. 50 Lieutenant James Edward Alexander, Knight 1838; General 1881: Receipt to R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 51 Emma Whitehead, novelist: Agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1834.
f. 53 John James Halls, painter and author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 56 Catherine Stepney, formerly Manners; widow of Sir T Stepney, 9th Baronet: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1834, 1840.: Signed.
f. 58 Nathaniel Isaacs, writer on East Africa: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 60 C. F. Adderley, alias 'Peregrine Reedpen'; author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
ff. 62, 312 James Justinian Morier, diplomatist, traveller and novelist: Letter to, and business transactions with R. Bentley: 1834-1840.: Partly signed.
f. 64 Letitia Elizabeth Landon, afterwards Maclean; author: Agreements with R. Bentley, and receipt: 1832, 1834.: Signed.
ff. 66-67, 136 (imperf.), 142-143, 263, 269-273, 326 Captain Frederic Chamier, RN novelist: Letter to, and agreements, etc., with R. Bentley: 1833-1857.: Signed.
ff. 67, 73b, 118b, 143, 146, 225, 256, 348b Charles Ollier, publisher: Signatures as witness to agreements and memoranda: 1830-1838.
f. 68 Alaric Alexander Watts, poet and journalist: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 68 Mary Howitt, author: Letter to, and business transactions with R. Bentley: 1834-1847.: Partly signed.
f. 70 William Holt Yates, physician: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
ff. 72-74 George Mitford, father of Mary Russell Mitford: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
ff. 72-74 Mary Russell Mitford, novelist and dramatist: Letter to, and agreements with R. Bentley: 1834, 1851.: Partly signed.
f. 75b Sutton Sharpe, QC 1841: Legal opinions and memoranda: 1833-1842, n.d.
f. 76 (signed) Thomas Medwin, biographer of Shelley: Agreements and accompt with R. Bentley: 1834, 1838.
f. 79 Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell, antiquary: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 81 Eliza Rosée de Montalembert, wife of Comte M R de Montalembert: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
ff. 83-86 Thomas Bartrum and Son; solicitors: Letters to R. Bentley: 1836.
ff. 87-91, 333, 339 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Agreements with, and letters to, R. Bentley, etc.: 1834-1868.: Mostly signed.
f. 91 Thomas Brettell, printer, of London: Letter to R. Bentley: 1834.
f. 93 William Henry Bayley Webster, naval surgeon and author: Agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1834.
f. 93 Lieutenant Alexander Bridport Becher, R N; Captain 1856: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 95 Captain Thomas William Stewart, 46th Regt: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 97 (signed) William Massey, novelist: Letter to, and agreements with R. Bentley: 1834-1839.
f. 99 Charles Martelli, writer on naval matters: Agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: [1834?].: Signed.
ff. 101, 235 Ellen Pickering, novelist: Letters, etc., to, and agreements with R. Bentley: 1834-1839.: Mostly signed.
ff. 105, 106, 148 William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, Baron Dalling and Bulwer: Agreements with R. Bentley, etc.: 1834-1868.: Signed.
f. 109 Harriett Pigott, author: Agreement between H. Colburn and R. Bentley conc. her 'Private Correspondence of a Woman of Fashion': 1834.
f. 111 (signed) Miss Maria Boteler, of Eastry, county Kent: Letter to, and agreement with R. Bentley: 1834, 1845.
f. 113 John Howison, writer of travel books: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 115 Carl David Arfwedson, author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f. 116 John Edward Arfwedson, brother of Carl David Arfwedson: Memorandum signed by: 1836.
f. 117 Carl David Arfwedson, author: Memorandum signed by: 1836.
f. 118 Sidney Jane Morgan, née Owenson; wife of Sir T C Morgan; novelist: Agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1834.
f. 118 Sir Thomas Charles Morgan, author: Agreement on behalf of his wife, with R. Bentley: 1834.: Signed.
f.120 John Wedderburn Dunbar Moodie, author: Letter to R. Bentley: 1834.
ff. 122, 124 James Prior, Knight 1858; author: Agreement, etc., with R. Bentley: 1834.
f.123 William Shoberl, assistant to R Bentley and (1850) publisher: Memorandum by, conc. an agreement with J. Prior: 1834.: Signed.
f. 124 Richard Bentley, publisher (I): Promissory notes signed by: 1834-1840.
ff. 125, 126 James Augustus St John, author: Letter to, and agreements and accompts with R. Bentley: 1834-1849.: Partly signed.
f. 127 Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner and Follett; solicitors: Letter to R. Bentley: 1834.
ff. 129, 131, 133, 182-184, 196, 199, 200 George Wingrove Cooke, author: Letters to, and business transactions with R. Bentley: 1834-1840.: Mostly signed.
ff. 134, 347 Theodore Edward Hook, novelist: Agreements, etc., with R. Bentley: 1835-1840.: Mostly signed.
ff. 136, 241 Francis Smedley, High Bailiff of Westminster: Memoranda signed by: 1855.
ff. 138, 139 Heaton Bowstead Robinson, author: Agreements with, and receipt to R. Bentley: 1833-1838.: Signed.
ff. 140, 194 Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Bury, novelist: Agreements, etc., with R. Bentley: 1832-1836.: Signed.
f.144 Hannah D. Burdon, afterwards Wolfensberger; novelist: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1835.: Signed.
f. 146 Thomas Gaspey, novelist and journalist: Agreement with R. Bentley, and receipted accompts: 1835-1838.: Signed.
ff. 150, 156-157,201,237-241 Mrs Frances Trollope, novelist: Correspondence and agreements with R. Bentley: 1835-1840.: Mostly signed.
f. 152 Reverend Vere Monro, author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1835.: Signed.
f. 154 Henry James Meller, barrister 1840: Agreement and accompt with R. Bentley: 1835, 1840.: Signed.
f. 158 John Byerley, translator: Agreement with, and receipts to R. Bentley: 1835.: Signed.
ff. 158, 160 (Fr.) Charles Gosselin, bookseller, of Paris: Letter to, and agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1835, 1836.
ff. 162, 164, 250 George Robert Gleig, Chaplain-General of the Forces: Agreements and accompt with R. Bentley: 1833-1847.: Mostly signed.
ff. 166-169 Michael Joseph Quin, author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1835.: Signed.
f. 170 Louis Xavier Auguet de Saint-Sylvain, Baron de Los Valles: Agreement with, and receipt to, R. Bentley: 1835.: Signed.
f. 172 Dr Francis Lieber, political scientist: Agreements on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1835, 1853.
f. 172 (signed) Obadiah Rich, bibliographer: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1835, 1841.
ff. 174-177 John Murray, publisher; d.1892: Letters to R. Bentley: 1835.
f. 178 William Grattan Tyrone Power, actor: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1835.: Signed.
f. 180 Horatio Smith, poet and author: Letter to, and agreement with R. Bentley: 1832, 1835.
ff. 185-193 Jane Wraxall, widow of Sir N W Wraxall, 1st Baronet: Agreement with R. Bentley, etc.: 1835-1841, n.d.: Signed.
ff. 189, 192b, 3 29b Edward S. Morgan, assistant to R Bentley, publisher: Memoranda by: 1830-1855.
f. 190 James Foster Groom, official assignee: Letters to R. Bentley: 1841-1856.
f. 197 John Swarbreck Gregory, solicitor: Correspondence with R. Bentley: 1835-1842.
f. 197 Richard Bentley, publisher (I): Correspondence with J. S. Gregory: 1835-1842.
ff. 201, 252, 255, 280-283 Auguste Hervieu, painter and engraver: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1835-1836.: Signed.
ff. 203, 218 Thomas Searle, of G Wildes and Co., merchants, of London: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1835-1836.: Signed.
ff. 203, 218 Lieutenant Alexander Slidell, afterwards Slidell Mackenzie; US Navy; author: Agreements on behalf of, with R. Bentley, and receipt: 1835-1836.
f. 205 (signed) Francis J. Harrison Rankin, author: Letter to, and agreement, etc., with R. Bentley: 1836-1839.
ff. 206, 208 (copy) Eliza Ann James, widow of William James, naval historian: Agreement with, and receipts to R. Bentley: 1836-1854.: Mostly signed.
ff. 210-212 John Lepard, bookseller and publisher: Assignment of copyright by, to W. James: 1826.: Signed.
ff. 210-212 Joseph Harding, bookseller and publisher: Assignment of copyright by, to W. James: 1826.: Signed.
ff. 210-212 William James, naval historian: Assignment of copyright to, by J. Harding, J. Lepard, and A. Applegath: 1826.: Signed.
ff. 210-212 Augustus Applegath, printer, of London: Assignment of copyright by, to W. James: 1826.: Signed.
ff. 213-215 Albany Fonblanque, journalist: Agreement with R. Bentley, etc.: 1836-1837.: Signed.
f. 216 James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe: Agreement on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1836.
f. 216 John Martin, bibliographer: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
ff. 220-223, 224 (imperf.), 259 (autogr.), 261, 262 Captain Frederick Marryat, RN; novelist: Agreements with R. Bentley and Son, etc.: 1836.: Signed.
f. 226 Henry George Bohn, bookseller and publisher: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1836-1860.: Signed.
f. 228 Thomas Coates, Secretary, University of London: Memorandum by, conc. an agreement between C. Macfarlane and R. Bentley: 1836.
ff. 228-230 Charles MacFarlane, author: Memoranda conc. his work for R. Bentley, with signed receipt: 1836-1837.
f. 231 Coates and Sherwood; solicitors: Letter to R. Bentley: 1836.
f. 233 Ann Skinner, wife of Lieutenant -General J Skinner: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
f. 233 Captain Thomas Skinner, Lieutenant -Colonel 1842; author: Agreements with H. Colburn and R. Bentley, and R. Bentley: 1832, 1836.: Signed.
ff. 242-245 James Smith, solicitor, of London: Letters to G. Faulkner: 1835-1836.
f. 246 Eliza Fletcher, autobiographer: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
f. 248 Hon George Charles Grantley FitzHardinge Berkeley, author: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1836, 1867.: Signed.
f. 253 Sir William Abraham Chatterton, 2nd Baronet: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
f. 253 Lady Henrietta Georgiana Marcia Lascelles Chatterton, widow of Sir W A Chatterton, Baronet, and wife (1859) of E H Dering: Agreements, partly on behalf of, with R. Bentley: 1836-1863.: Partly signed.
f. 257 Richard King, Arctic traveller: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
f. 263b James Gilbert, publisher: Memoranda by: 1836.
ff. 263-266 Edward Grattan, publisher: Letter to R. Bentley, etc.: 1836.
f. 267 Benson Earle Hill, author: Business transactions with R. Bentley: 1835-1843.: Signed.
ff. 274,307 Reverend John Smith, decipherer of Pepys's works: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
f. 276 George William McReynolds, bookseller and publisher, of Paris: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
f.278 Matthew John Turner: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1836.: Signed.
f. 284 Hon Edward Granville George Howard, Baron Lanerton of Lanerton 1874: Agreements and accompts with R. Bentley: 1836-1838.: Mostly signed.
ff. 286 (signed), 288 William Walton, writer on Spain: Letter to, and agreement with R. Bentley: 1836, circ. 1837.
f. 289 (signed) George Payne Rainsford James, novelist: Business transactions with R. Bentley: 1836-1864.
ff. 291-298 (partly printed) Charles Dickens, novelist: Letters, etc., to, and agreements with R. Bentley: 1836-1839.
f. 299 George Bentley, of Richard Bentley and Son, publishers: Letter to the 'Times': 1871.: Printed copy.
f. 301 Colonel Thomas Aspinwall, US Consul-General in London: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1835-1849.: Mostly signed.
f. 301 Washington Irving, American author: Business transactions with H. Colburn and R. Bentley, and R. Bentley: 1832-1837.
ff. 303,305 William Edward Surtees, barrister: Letter to, and agreement with R. Bentley: 1836.
ff. 309, 311 Macgregor Laird, African explorer: Agreement and receipted accompt with R. Bentley: 1836, 1837.: Signed.
ff. 314 (signed), 316 (signed) Douglas William Jerrold, author: Letter, etc., to, and agreement with R. Bentley: 1836, 1842.
f. 318 Frederic Shoberl, author and editor: Business transactions with R. Bentley: 1833-1838.: Mostly signed.
f. 325 Colonel Charles Richard Fox, General 1863: Envelope addressed and franked by: 1837.
ff. 328-330,331b George Cruikshank, artist and caricaturist: Agreement with R. Bentley, and related memoranda, etc.: 1836, 1839, n.d.: Signed.
ff. 335-336 Nathaniel Thomas Haynes Bayly, author: Agreements with R. Bentley: 1836-1838.: Signed.
f. 337 Lieutenant Charles Peake, RN; author: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1837.: Signed.
f. 341 (signed) John Macrone, publisher: Receipts to R. Bentley: 1835, 1837.
ff. 343-346 Thomas Curson Hansard, printer: Letters to R. Bentley: 1837.
f. 349 Reverend John Sherren Brewer, historian: Agreement with R. Bentley: 1837.: Signed.

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Add MS 46560-46682 : BENTLEY PAPERS. Records of the publishing house known successively as Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley ( 1829- Aug. 1832…
Add MS 46611-46631 : B. Agreements and records of agreements
Add MS 46611-46626 : BENTLEY PAPERS. Vols. LII - LXVII. Agreements with authors, publishers and others, together with letters and papers relating…

Add MS 46612 : Vol. LIII ( ff. 350 ). 19 Mar. 1833- 11 Feb. 1837. Richard Bentley, publisher (I): Agreements with authors and others:…

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