Found 2 collections related to Clerks%20--%20Great%20Britain%20--%2019th%20century%20--%20Correspondence

Harry Chester, clerk in the Privy Council office. He was the son of Sir Robert Chetster of Bush Hall, Hertfordshire, who was Master of Ceremonies to George III. To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Jul 1834 : (BLES 1.075) : from Privy Council Office, Downing St. : begins, "I have to request you will do me the favor to inform me whether the Book of Beauty is still open to contribution ... I have written some lines which have been approved by those who have seen them -- 100 lines rhyming upon a woman's name." Though the letter is addressed to "Sir," the recipient was clearly Lady Blessington, editor of the Book of Beauty. Mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes. less

Edward Gryffydh Peacock, East India Company clerk; he was the only son of Thomas Love Peacock, the writer. · To Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist and poet (his father) : 1 autograph letter signed (fragment) : [ca. 1840's?] : (P'ANA 0072) : 1 page (single sheet) : [from France] : begins, "There is such a disturbance jolting that writing correctly is out of the question. Our stay here is uncertain as we may visit some other parts of France before our retrun home ..."; on thin graph paper, with Latin verb conjugations written in the verso. less