Found 21 collections related to Clergy -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Correspondence

Reverend John Sanford, rector of Nynehead, Somerset, and art collector. · To Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jun 1845 : from Corsham Court, Wilt[shire] : begins, "I enclose a letter rec'd this morning from Lord Wm. Lennox stating the particulars of his negotiation with Lumley ..."; with an autograph postscript from Mary Shelley to Claire Clairmont. Enclosed with a [16 Jun 1845] letter from Mary Shelley to Clairmont (MWS 0159), and the originally enclosed letter from Lennox to Sanford, dated 14 Jun 1845 (S'ANA 1073). Filed under "Mary Shelley." Sanford's letter is summarized in notes on Mary Shelley letter in Bennett's Letters of Mary Shelley, v. 3, p. 187. less

Francis Wrangham, writer and Church of England clergyman. · To the Rev. Henry Hasted, of Bury St. Edmunds : 1 [autograph?] letter signed : 27 Dec 1844 : (P'ANA 0081) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Chester : begins, "As a five minutes amusement to you at this festive season -- of which I wish you many happy returns . . ."; written on page [3] of a double sheet, page [1] of which bears Wrangham's printed "Epigrams.". less

Thomas Raffles, English Congregational minister. · To Joseph Sales, surgeon, of Sutton, Ashfield : 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Mar 1831 : (B'ANA 0586) : 1 page (single sheet) : from Liverpool : begins, "The table has arrived safely ..."; asking Sales to send a note on the table's provenance, so he "may be enabled to identify it, as having been the property of Lord Byron.". less

Thomas Rees, British Unitarian minister and writer on theological history. · To Sir John Bowring, politician, diplomat, and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Feb 1821 : (MISC 4023.40c) : 1 page (double sheet) : from Kennington : begins, "I have now two [?final] cases of books, ready to be shipped ..." Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble autograph album. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes. less

Bielby Porteus, Church of England clergyman and abolitionist. · To Cadell and Davies, publishers : 1 autograph letter third person : 28 May [1806?] : (MISC 4222) : 1 page (single sheet) : from Fulham : begins, "The Bishop of London desires Messrs. Cadell Davies to send copies of his new publication to Lady Lucas, St. James's Square[;] Revd Mr. Andrews, Rector of St. James's, Rectory House, Piccadilly [and six additional clergymen] ...". less

Josiah Pratt, Church of England clergyman. · To Cadell and Davies, publishers : 1 autograph letter third person : 27 Feb 1813 : (MISC 4221) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from Doughty Street : concerning a few joint endeavors, ordering books, and announcing "... a new work by Dr Buchanan, written at the request of the Church Missionary Society ...". less

Edward Irving, Scottish preacher and theologian. · To "My Dear Madam" : 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (MISC 0513) : [no place] : mentioning an obligation to Samuel Taylor Coleridge; begins, "I find it to be as I feared, that I am expected by Mr. Coleridge ..." Along with a late 19th c. note about Irving, on the printed 1880's stationery of J. Pearson Co., the London book and autograph sellers. less

Charles Kingsley, English novelist, Church of England clergyman, and controversialist. · To William Allingham, poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Aug 1863 : (MISC 1407) : from Eversley Rectory, Winchfield (embossed stationery); begins, "My pretty friend ..." Mounted in the album of Fifty-nine Autograph Letters to William Allingham. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes under "Allingham.". less

Richard Harris Barham, English writer and Church of England clergyman, better known by the nom de plume Thomas Ingoldsby. To "My dear Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 May 1839 : (MISC 3559) : [no place]; begins, "May & Nov are always my months for receiving my rents and I had fully intended calling on you in a few days ...". less

To James Bandinel, civil servant : 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Jun 1839 : (MISC 3168) : from Cloisters, Westminster Abbey : begins, "I understand the question on which Mr. Strangeways writes for information to be whether there was any direct interference with slavery either by civil or ecclesiastical enactment during the early period of Christian history ..."; with slim mourning border. less

Reverend Frederick Martin, British clergy and writer. Halkett and Laing identify three anonymous works by him: Notes on the Four Gospels and Acts of the Apostles (1838); Illustrations of the Doctrine, Principles, and Practice of the Church of England (1840); and A General Introduction to the Apostolical [sic] Epistles (1861). The birth and death dates used in this record are taken from the Univeristy of King's College catalog record for Martin's General Introduction to the Apostlic [sic] epistles. To Robert Southey, poet : 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Jun 1838 : (MISC 4127) : from Hockering, near Dereham : begins, "Booksellers' parcels being sometimes uncertain, it may be well to apprize you that a little book which has been more years than needed months in passing through the press, will in the course of the current month be in Mr. Longman's hands for your acceptance.". less

To Charles Knight, publisher and writer : 4 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Wednesday night" [1819?] : (S'ANA 0667) : from Eaton : begins, "I have in vain attempted to resume task ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Wednesday" [?1820-1821] : (S'ANA 0666) : from Newstead Lodge : begins, "As you are probably busy on your 1st number and anxious to know what contributions you may expect, I write hastily to tell you that I have nearly finished the first canto of a Beppo poem ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Monday" [Dec 1823] : (S'ANA 0668) : from Combe Abbey : begins, "The remainder of the canto will be Coventry this evening, by either the Holyhead mail or the Shamrock ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : [27 Dec 1828] : (S'ANA 0669) : from Belmont Shrewsbury : begins, "Your letter reached me this evening - and to make you happy, I have altered the obnoxious stanza ..."; discusses his involvement in "the publication of Shelley's posthumous works," noting, "the profits (if any) are to go to Mrs. Shelley, who is but ill provided for.". less

John Prior Estlin, English Unitarian minister. Among his many friends he counted Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, and Anna Letitia Barbauld. To Mary Hays, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 29 Dec 1814 : (MISC 2173) : begins, "I delayed answering your very kind letter to Mrs. Estlin until this morning ...". less

John Disney, English Unitarian minister and writer. To Mary Hays, writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Aug 1793 : (MISC 2172) : begins, "The chapter of accidents have been very averse to our meeting ..." Published in The Correspondence (1779-1843) of Mary Hays, edited by Marilyn L. Brooks. less

Charles Parr Burney, English schoolmaster and clergyman. He is the grandson of Charles Burney, the musician and author; the son of Charles Burney, D.D., the scholmaster and book collector; and the nephew of Frances Burney, Madam d'Arblay, the writer. To Thomas Cadell, bookseller : 1 autograph letter third person : 7 Jun 1823 : (MISC 0962) : from Greenwich : begging "to have Fifty copies of [Pearson?] sent to him as soon as they are ready ...". less

Edward Bradley [pseud. Cuthbert Bede], author and Church of England clergyman. He is best remembered for his Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, first published in parts in the 1850's, which he also illustrated. The novel follows the exploits of a fictional undergraduate freshman at Oxford University, and spawned several sequels. To H. Percy Smith of St. Paul's Society : 1 autograph letter signed "Edward Bradley" : 27 Dec 1882 : (MISC 1487) : discussing his lecture fee and schedule. less

Andrew Bell, Church of England clergyman and educationist. His friends included William and Dorothy Wordsworth, and the family of Robert Southey, to whose daughter he was godfather. Southey wrote the first biography of Bell, published in 1844. To the Rev. N. J. Hollingsworth : 1 autograph letter signed ; 3 Nov 1821 (MISC 3385), instructing him to direct mail care of Robert Southey at Keswick. less

Samuel Warren, English Wesleyan Methodist minister. · To the Rev. Thomas Law Montefiore : 1 autograph letter signed : 6 Nov 1860 : (MISC 3556) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from 16 Manchester Square W. : begins, "I beg to enclose you the autograph for which you are good enough to ask . . . .". less