John George Lambton, Earl of Durham manuscript material

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{"value"=>"Durham, John George Lambton, Earl of, 1792-1840", "type"=>"persname"}

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{"value"=>"John George Lambton, Earl of Durham manuscript material"}

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{"value"=>"1833-1838", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1833/1838"}

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{"value"=>"<p>· To Henry William Paget, first marquess of Anglesey, army officer and politician : 1 autograph letter (fragment) : 24 Nov 1837 : (BLES 2.143) : from Gov. House, Fredericton, New Brunswick : begins, \"Few circumstances connected with my advancement to this command have occasioned me such sincere satisfaction as your note ...\" Mounted in v. 2 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.</p><p>· To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 20 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Friday mng.\" 1833 : (BLES 2.137) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"I have been so occupied that I have been unable to answer your note before.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 19 Jul 1834 : (BLES 2.138) : from Sudbrook Park : begins, \"I am afraid I shall be in the north on the 27th...\" With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Jun 1835 : (BLES 2.139) : from Cowes : begins, \"I thank you much for your very agreeable letter...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 16 Aug 1837 : (BLES 2.140) : from Lambton Castle : begins, \"When I left town I was told by Colonel Cavendish that the permission for the Dedication was granted ...\" With the excised address penel from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 21 Aug 1837 : (BLES 2.141) : from Lambton Castle : marked \"Private\"; begins, \"I enclose you an extract from a letter which I received today, in answer to my complaint ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 23 Aug 1837 : (BLES 2.142) : from Lambton Castle : begins, \"I enclose you the Royal permission.\" With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Jan 1838 : (BLES 2.144) : from Cleveland Row : marked \"Private\"; begins, \"I really have no appointment in my gift, & it pains me extremely to receive hundreds of applications to which I can only return the same answer.\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Jan 1838 : (BLES 2.145) : from Cleveland Row : marked \"Private\"; begins, \"I return you the note, which completely confirms my recollection of what was my answer to you.\" -- 1 autograph leter signed : [no date] : (BLES 2.146a) : [no place] : reads in full, \"I shall have great pleasure in accepting your invitation for June 15.\" With the excised address panel from the envelope, bearing a red wax seal. -- 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (BLES 2.146b) : [no place] : begins, \"I had written to D'Orsay, to say how sorry I was that a party at home prevented my accepting your kind offer.\" With the excised address panel from the envelope, bearing a red wax seal. -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Monday Evg.\" : (BLES 2.147) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"I send you the picture of my two youngest children ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Wedny. Mog.\" : (BLES 2.148) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"I have not called on you, because I have been too unwell to enjoy any society ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Friday Mog.\" : (BLES 2.149) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"I regret to say that I must give up the pleasure of dining with you ...\" With the excised address panel from the envelope. -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Friday night\" : (BLES 2.150) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"1 am obliged to go out of town without seeing you.\" With the excised address panel from the envelope. -- 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (BLES 2.151) : [no place] : begins, \"A thousand thanks, but I need not waste the tickets -- as Ellice has a box ...\" With the excised address panel from the envelope. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 13 Dec 1838 : (BLES 2.152) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"I thank you most sincerely for your kind enqueries.\" With the excised address panel from the envelope. -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Friday night\" : (BLES 2.153) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"I return you the two notes, with many thanks for your kind communication of them.\" With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (BLES 2.154) : [no place] : reads in full, \"I shall not fail to take the first opportunity of complying with your wishes about Mrs. Fairlie.\" With the excised address panel from the envelope. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 23 Jul [no year] : (BLES 2.155) : from Cowes : on mourning stationery; begins, \"I will deliver your letter ...\" With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : \"Monday Evg.\" : (BLES 2.156) : from Cleveland Row : begins, \"I have only time to thank you for your very kind note ...\" With the excised address panel from the envelope, bearing a black wax seal. -- All letters to Blessington mounted in v. 2 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.</p><p>· To John Bowring, politician, diplomat and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Jan 1835 : (BRNG 0014) : 1 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Lambton Castle : begins, \"I congratulate ye. most sincerely on your election ...\" Mounted in the Album of Autograph Letters to John Bowring. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.</p><p>· To Martin Archer Shee, portrait painter and writer : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter third person : [no date] : (SHEE 0015b) : 1 page (single sheet) : [no place] : saying he \"regrets that he was unexpectedly prevented by indisposition from attending the Dinner ...\" -- 1 autograph letter signed : 25 May 1837 : (SHEE 0025e) : 2 pages (single sheet) : from St. Petersburgh : begins, \"I beg to introduce to your notice M. Tanneur a French artist of great merit ...\" -- Both letters to Shee in the Martin Archer Shee Autograph Album.</p>"}

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1833

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1838

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1833

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24 items

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{"value"=>"John George Lambton, Earl of Durham manuscript material : 24 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

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{"value"=>"John George Lambton [nicknamed \"Radical Jack\"], first earl of Durham, English politician. · To Henry William Paget, first marquess of Anglesey, army officer and politician : 1 autograph letter (fragment) : 24 Nov 1837 : (BLES 2.143) : from Gov. House, Fredericton, New Brunswick : begins, \"Few circumstances connected with my advancement to this command have occasioned me such sincere satisfaction as your note ...\" Mounted in v. 2 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.", "generated"=>true}

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1833

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1838

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