Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
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Lewis, George Cornewall, Sir, 1806-1863
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Mauley, William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, Baron de, 1787-1855
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William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, Baron de Mauley, English politician. · To Lady Caroline Lamb, novelist (his sister) : 1 autograph letter signed "W.S.P." : 20 Apr 1823 : (B'ANA 0145) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Brighton : begins, "I send you...
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William Francis Spencer Ponsonby, Baron de Mauley, English politician. · To Lady Caroline Lamb, novelist (his sister) : 1 autograph letter signed "W.S.P." : 20 Apr 1823 : (B'ANA 0145) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Brighton : begins, "I send you all that I can recollect about Salvator Rosa's pictures ..." Mounted in the Wilmerding Album of Caroline Lamb letters. Shelved under *Pforz BT.
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
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Charles James Fox, English Whig politician. A supporter of the American and French Revolutions, he was also a campaigner against slavery, and an advocate of religious tolerance. Fox's scandalous predelictions for gambling and women led to his...
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Charles James Fox, English Whig politician. A supporter of the American and French Revolutions, he was also a campaigner against slavery, and an advocate of religious tolerance. Fox's scandalous predelictions for gambling and women led to his dubious distinction of being satirized in political cartoons more than any other figure in late 18th century Britain. · To a Messrs. Perregaux Co., at Rue Montblanc : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 Dec 1802 : (MISC 0531) : including an itemized account.
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834
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George John Spencer, second Earl Spencer, British politician and book collector. · Autograph signature on a ticket to the coronation ceremony of George IV : 1821 : (MISC 1470j) : ticket formerly owned by the poet Samuel Rogers. Ticket area...
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George John Spencer, second Earl Spencer, British politician and book collector. · Autograph signature on a ticket to the coronation ceremony of George IV : 1821 : (MISC 1470j) : ticket formerly owned by the poet Samuel Rogers. Ticket area printed ("Abbey"); numbered in manuscript ("387"). Labeled "Poets Corner" in manuscript in the lower left corner; with the manuscript signature of Spencer in the lower right corner. "Peers Ticket" written on verso. Filed with under "Rogersana," following Samuel Rogers manuscripts.
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Hobart, Robert, Earl of Buckinghamshire, 1760-1816
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Robert Hobart, fourth Earl of Buckinghamshire, British politician. · To "My Dear Lord" : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 May 1801 : (MISC 0606) : from [Downing St.?]; begins, "I was much mortified at having been prevented seeing you previous...
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Robert Hobart, fourth Earl of Buckinghamshire, British politician. · To "My Dear Lord" : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 May 1801 : (MISC 0606) : from [Downing St.?]; begins, "I was much mortified at having been prevented seeing you previous to your departure for Ireland ...".
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Whitbread, Samuel, 1764-1815
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Samuel Whitbread, English politician. · To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Mar 1814 : (MISC 3359) : 2 pages (single sheet) : from [?H--------] : relating to Drury Lane Theatre; begins, "It would not become us to surrender a Right of...
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Samuel Whitbread, English politician. · To "Sir" : 1 autograph letter signed : 31 Mar 1814 : (MISC 3359) : 2 pages (single sheet) : from [?H--------] : relating to Drury Lane Theatre; begins, "It would not become us to surrender a Right of Exemption which you say all the other Theatres are disposed to maintain . . . .".
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Whitworth, Charles Whitworth, Earl, 1752-1825
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Charles Whitworth, first Earl Whitworth, English diplomat and politician. · To Miss Shelley : 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Feb 1825 : (S'ANA 0470) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Knole : begins, "I do assure you that nothing...
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Charles Whitworth, first Earl Whitworth, English diplomat and politician. · To Miss Shelley : 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Feb 1825 : (S'ANA 0470) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Knole : begins, "I do assure you that nothing would give me greater pleasure than being able to prove by facts my sincere wish to oblige you. You may depend on my making the application you desire in favor of your nephew." The addressee is probably a relative; Whitworth's mother was the daughter of Richard Shelley, the commissioner of the stamp office, and the niece of Sir John Shelley, fourth baronet (of Michelgrove).
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Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833
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William Wilberforce, English politician, philanthropist, and slavery abolitionist. · To the Revd. Dr. Phippen : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 May 1815 : (MISC 3979) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Kens[ingto]n Gore : begins, "I am...
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William Wilberforce, English politician, philanthropist, and slavery abolitionist. · To the Revd. Dr. Phippen : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 May 1815 : (MISC 3979) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Kens[ingto]n Gore : begins, "I am unaffectedly hurt to find that I never answered yr letter concerning Mr Duncan." Tipped into grangerized copy of Hazlitt's Spirit of the Age. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes under "Hazlitt.".
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Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams, 1775-1850
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Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, British politician. · To Mary Ann Watts Hughes, diarist : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Jul 1839 : (MISC 3839) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Grafton Street : begins, "As the different account...
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Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, British politician. · To Mary Ann Watts Hughes, diarist : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Jul 1839 : (MISC 3839) : 2 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from Grafton Street : begins, "As the different account which I had heard of Southey had made me very uneasy I wrote to Dr. Southey . . . .".
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Newcastle, Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham Clinton, Duke of, 1785-1851
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Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, fourth duke of Newcastle under Lyme, English landowner and politician. · To Richard Ryder, Secretary of State for the Home Department : 1 autograph letter signed : 28 February 1812 : (MISC 4415) : 4 pages...
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Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, fourth duke of Newcastle under Lyme, English landowner and politician. · To Richard Ryder, Secretary of State for the Home Department : 1 autograph letter signed : 28 February 1812 : (MISC 4415) : 4 pages (double sheet) : from Clumber : on the subject of the Luddite rioting in Nottinghamshire; begins, "According to the information which I have received, I learn that it is the intention of the insurgents to rise at the assizes and liberate the Prisoners.".
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Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868
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To John Allen, political and historical writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Jul 1816 (B'ANA 0319), on Paris, Switzerland, Lord Byron and Madame de Stael : "Lord Byron lives on the other side of the lake, shunned by all - both English and...
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To John Allen, political and historical writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Jul 1816 (B'ANA 0319), on Paris, Switzerland, Lord Byron and Madame de Stael : "Lord Byron lives on the other side of the lake, shunned by all - both English and Genevese except Mad. Stael - who can't resist a little celebrity.".
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Romilly, Samuel, 1757-1818
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Sir Samuel Romilly, English lawyer and politician. · To Annabella Milbanke, later Lady Byron : 1 autograph note third person : 14 Sep 1813 : (B'ANA 0046) : 1 page (single sheet) : from Russell Square : enclosing "... the autographs [no longer...
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Sir Samuel Romilly, English lawyer and politician. · To Annabella Milbanke, later Lady Byron : 1 autograph note third person : 14 Sep 1813 : (B'ANA 0046) : 1 page (single sheet) : from Russell Square : enclosing "... the autographs [no longer present] of some celebrated Persons ..." Published in full with commentary as SC 250 in Shelley and his Circle v. III, p. 248f.
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Berkeley, Grantley F. (Grantley Fitzhardinge), 1800-1881
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Grantley F. Berkeley, English politician and sportsman. To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 7 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Jul 1834 : (BLES 1.049a) : from Berkeley House : begins, "I have seen [Frederick Mansel]...
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Grantley F. Berkeley, English politician and sportsman. To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 7 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Jul 1834 : (BLES 1.049a) : from Berkeley House : begins, "I have seen [Frederick Mansel] Reynolds to-day respecting his publication in the Keepsake of two tales of mine, and he thinks he cannot insert both." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 12 Jul 1834 : (BLES 1.047a) : from Berkeley House : begins, "Mr. Reynolds has not kept his appointment with me ..." With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Jul 1834 : (BLES 1.049b) : from Harrold Hall : begins, "I am shocked to hear of poor James Fitzroy's death." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Jul 1834 : (BLES 1.050a) : from Harrold Hall : begins, "Having told some of my friends who do me the honour of having the least interest in my writings, that there will be a tale of mine in the Book of Beauty, perhaps you will oblige me by a note in that book on the subject, stating that it was received, but omitted for certain reasons." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 27 Sep 1835 : (BLES 1.048b) : from Berkeley Castle : begins, "Many thanks for your very kind letter, which I forwarded to Messrs. Saunders & Otley ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Oct 1835 : (BLES 1.050b) : from Berkeley Castle : begins, "Your letter reached me on my return from hunting this afternoon ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Nov 1835 : (BLES 1.048a) : from Harrold Hall : begins, "Let me congratulate you on the immeasurable superiority of thye Book of Beauty over The Keepsake which, as D'Orsay truly observes, is on its last legs." -- All letters to Lady Blessington in v. 1 of the Blessinton Papers. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes.
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Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, British statesman and prime minister. · Autograph memorandum : [Oct 1838] : (B'ANA 0193) : from Windsor : 3 pages (double sheet); relating an anecdote about how George Byron, 7th Baron Byron met a...
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Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, British statesman and prime minister. · Autograph memorandum : [Oct 1838] : (B'ANA 0193) : from Windsor : 3 pages (double sheet); relating an anecdote about how George Byron, 7th Baron Byron met a witness to his parents' wedding; begins, "The present L.d Byron had great difficulty in proving his father's marriage in order to establish his right to the title ...".
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Chesterfield, George Stanhope, Earl of, 1805-1866
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George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, British Tory politician. To Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess : -- 1 autograph letter signed : [21 Aug 1841] : (BLES 1.078) : [no place] : begins, "We are just going to Versailles,...
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George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield, British Tory politician. To Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess : -- 1 autograph letter signed : [21 Aug 1841] : (BLES 1.078) : [no place] : begins, "We are just going to Versailles, dear Lady Blessington, to see the Duchesse de Grammont ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Mar 1843 : (BLES 1.077) : from Rome : begins, "Many, very many thanks for your kind letter; you can not conceive what real pleasure I received when your letter arrived..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (BLES 1.076) : [no place] : begins, "I can never sufficiently thank you for your most beautiful present; but I do not think I can ever have the courage to order so precious a remembrance to be made into a cushion-case." -- All letters mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
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Auckland, George Eden, Earl of, 1784-1849
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George Eden, first Earl of Auckland, politician and governor-general of India. · To John Bowring, politician, diplomat and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 7 Feb 1834 : (BRNG 0011) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from London : begins, “I enclose...
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George Eden, first Earl of Auckland, politician and governor-general of India. · To John Bowring, politician, diplomat and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 7 Feb 1834 : (BRNG 0011) : 3 pages (double sheet) : from London : begins, “I enclose three letters – one for yourself – one which I will oblige you to forward ...” – Mounted in the Album of Autograph letters to Jon Bowring. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
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Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854
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To Amelia Opie, novelist and poet : 1 letter signed : 5 Jun 1850 : (O'ANA 0028) : thanking her for her letter, announcing his authorship of the tribute to "Lady Charlotte" recently in the Times, refering to his sickness, and to his...
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To Amelia Opie, novelist and poet : 1 letter signed : 5 Jun 1850 : (O'ANA 0028) : thanking her for her letter, announcing his authorship of the tribute to "Lady Charlotte" recently in the Times, refering to his sickness, and to his daughter-in-law, his amauensis. It is unclear if the signature is in Denman's hand. Mounted in the grangerized copy of Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
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Clare, John FitzGibbon, Earl of, 1792-1851
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John Fitzgibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, British politician. Lord Clare was a close friend of the poet Lord Byron, who said of him, "I have always loved him better than any male thing in the world." He served as the Governor of Bombay from 1831-1835....
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John Fitzgibbon, 2nd Earl of Clare, British politician. Lord Clare was a close friend of the poet Lord Byron, who said of him, "I have always loved him better than any male thing in the world." He served as the Governor of Bombay from 1831-1835. To Joseph Planta, diplomat and politician : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Feb [1845?] : (B'ANA 0585) : about a communication with John O'Connell, Irish politician and son of Daniel O'Connell, a.k.a. "the Liberator", who was imprisoned with his father at the time.
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Durham, John George Lambton, Earl of, 1792-1840
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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....
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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.
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Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865
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· To John Bowring, politician, diplomant and writer : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 27 May 1839 : (BRNG 0024) : 1 ¹/₄ pages (single sheet) : from Man[cheste]r : begins, "I write to you in haste under cover to Mr...
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· To John Bowring, politician, diplomant and writer : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 27 May 1839 : (BRNG 0024) : 1 ¹/₄ pages (single sheet) : from Man[cheste]r : begins, "I write to you in haste under cover to Mr Villiers to say that I shall feel obliged if you will let me have a copy of the extracts you made of the duties payable on eatables ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 14 May 1840 : (BRNG 0033) : 3 ¹/₄ pages (double sheet) : from London : begins, "I am off to day by the Southampton Railway, shall be in Paris in about a week ..." -- Both letters to Bowring tipped into the Album of Autograph Letters to John Bowring. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
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Braybrooke, Richard Griffin, Baron, 1783-1858
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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To John Stevens Henslow, botanist and Church of England clergyman : 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Feb 1832 : (MISC 0381) : from Walden : begins, "I have just come from the pit & there seems good reason to hope that the Bones, if kept properly...
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To John Stevens Henslow, botanist and Church of England clergyman : 1 autograph letter signed : 10 Feb 1832 : (MISC 0381) : from Walden : begins, "I have just come from the pit & there seems good reason to hope that the Bones, if kept properly covered up, will not crumble to pieces ..."; including a pencil sketch of a wooly mammoth tusk fragment he found.
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Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885
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To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 5 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : [watermark = 1841] : (BLES 5.402b) : [no place] : body reads in full, "Very happy to dine with you on Sunday and talk over copyright and all other rights...
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To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 5 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : [watermark = 1841] : (BLES 5.402b) : [no place] : body reads in full, "Very happy to dine with you on Sunday and talk over copyright and all other rights and wrongs." With an excised autograph envelope address panel to Blessington. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Sep [1848] : (BLES 5.402a) : from Norwich : regarding his translation of a story of Tieck's in The Keepsake for 1848, titled "A Dream"; begins, "Please let me have 2 proofs at Tomline's, Orwell Park, Ipswich ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 5 Jun [no year] : (BLES 5.401a) : from Bawtrey : begins, "I was in town but a few days on my return from Egypt ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (BLES 5.401b) : [no place] : body reads in full, "At last 'Circumstance, that most unspiritual God' permits me to accept your kind invitation for Monday."-- 1 autograph letter signed : [no date] : (BLES 5.403a) : [no place] : body reads in full, "I send you the proof, dear Lady Blessington, & hope to have time to come & wish you good bye before I leave town." -- All letters to Blessington mounted in v. 5 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
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Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and second marquess of Londonderry, Irish-born politician. To Anthony Barclay, "His Majesty's Commissioner to the United States of America" : 1 official lithographed circular letter signed : 30 Jan 1820 : (MISC...
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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and second marquess of Londonderry, Irish-born politician. To Anthony Barclay, "His Majesty's Commissioner to the United States of America" : 1 official lithographed circular letter signed : 30 Jan 1820 : (MISC 4112) : from Foreign Office; on mourning stationery; signature and address in manuscript; begins, "It is with the deepest concern that I acquaint you, that it has pleased Almighty God to take unto Himself His late Most Gracious and Excellent Majesty George The Third.".
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Bowring, John, 1792-1872
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Sir John Bowring, British politician, diplomat, and writer. · Holograph poem, "Buddhist Beatification" : no date : (MISC 4023.04b) : begins, "Abstraction from all cares, all thought, all love ..." Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble autograph album....
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Sir John Bowring, British politician, diplomat, and writer. · Holograph poem, "Buddhist Beatification" : no date : (MISC 4023.04b) : begins, "Abstraction from all cares, all thought, all love ..." Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble autograph album. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript material.
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Milbanke, Ralph, Sir
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Sir Ralph Milbanke (afterwards Noel), sixth baronet (1747-1825), English politician and abolitionist. He is the father of Lady Byron, wife of the poet. To T. W. Hill Esq.r in Woodbridge, Suffolk : 1autograph letter signed : 28 May 1807 : (B'ANA...
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Sir Ralph Milbanke (afterwards Noel), sixth baronet (1747-1825), English politician and abolitionist. He is the father of Lady Byron, wife of the poet. To T. W. Hill Esq.r in Woodbridge, Suffolk : 1autograph letter signed : 28 May 1807 : (B'ANA 0672) : from Seaham : begins, "I have been so constantly engaged that I had not time to thank you for your very kind letter, now (the Election being ofver) I can take the first opportunity ...".
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Bernal, Ralph, 1783-1854
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle | Pforz MS
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Holograph poem signed, "To Lady Blessington" : 2 Jan 1849 : (BLES 1.067a) : 1 p.; in ink; begins, "When wintry winds in wild career, / Howl requiems for the bygone year ..." With the excised address panel from the letter cover. Mounted in v. 1 of...
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Holograph poem signed, "To Lady Blessington" : 2 Jan 1849 : (BLES 1.067a) : 1 p.; in ink; begins, "When wintry winds in wild career, / Howl requiems for the bygone year ..." With the excised address panel from the letter cover. Mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
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Londesborough, Albert Denison, Baron, 1805-1860
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Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, British politician and diplomat. From 1816 to 1849 he was known as Lord Albert Conyngham. To Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess : 3 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed...
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Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, British politician and diplomat. From 1816 to 1849 he was known as Lord Albert Conyngham. To Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess : 3 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed "Albert Conyngham" : "Wednesday" [ca. mid 1830's?] : (BLES 1.087a) : from Hill St. : begins, "I send you a rather absurd little German story; it has the advantage of brevity." -- 1 autograph letter signed "Albert Conyngham" : "Thursday" [ca. mid 1830's?] : (BLES 1.087b) : from Hill St. : begins, "Upon second thought, I have made up my mind that it would not do to change the era of my story; -- it would appear more ridiculous than it is already, were it supposed to be occurring in the 16th cent.y ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed "Albert Conyngham" : 29 Nov 1835 : (BLES 1.088) : from Yedling : begins, "I have just heard from Mr. Denison that you have been kind enough to send a Book of Beauty for me to Pall Mall..."; includes comment on the marriage of the marriage between the Duke of Norfolk and Lady Charlotte Bury, "how on earth can they have thought of such a thing?" With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- All letters to Lady Blessington mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes.
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Clanricarde, Ulick John De-Burgh, Marquis of, 1802-1874
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To Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess : 3 letters -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Monday night" : (BLES 1.086a) : [no place] : begins, "I am sorry to say there are various things -- none of them all, nor all of them, worth...
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To Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess : 3 letters -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Monday night" : (BLES 1.086a) : [no place] : begins, "I am sorry to say there are various things -- none of them all, nor all of them, worth one course of yr dinner -- fixed for t-morrow in the House of Lords; and I must therefore beg you not to wait dinner one minute for me ..." With the excised address from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Feb 1849 : (BLES 1.086b) : [no place] : begins, "I am very sorry you have had so much trouble with the picture. It is returned, & the frame is here." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 14 Apr [1849] : (BLES 1.083) : [no place] : begins, "I have been in the country all wee (altho'it seems my ghost appeared to some reporter at Covt Garden Opera on Tuesday, where I was not) ..." -- All letters to Lady Blessington mounted in v. 1 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes.
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Denison, W. J. (William Joseph), 1770-1849
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William Joseph Denison, English banker and politician. To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Nov 1840 : (BLES 2.109) : from Denbies : begins, "Having no London post yesterday, it was not in...
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William Joseph Denison, English banker and politician. To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 8 Nov 1840 : (BLES 2.109) : from Denbies : begins, "Having no London post yesterday, it was not in my power to sooner reply to your kind note ... My vote shall certainly be given to your friend Mr. Guthrie ..." With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- 1 autograph letter signed : 15 Jul 1841 : (BLES 2.108) : from Denbies : begins, "Upon my return home last night, I found your most kind & amiable note ... Many, many thanks for it, & your congratulations upon the election ..." With the excised address panel from the letter cover. -- Both letters mounted in v. 2 of the Blessington Papers. Shelved with oversized bound manuscript volumes.
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