Scope and arrangement
To Monsr. Alexandre, at "No. 11 Impresse Esquenard" : 9 Oct 1826 : (MISC 0460) : from Sussex House, Hammersmith : in poor French; begins, "Je recevois votre letter, il y a quelque terms mais j'ai eté si embarassé aura la maladie ...".|||To Lady Blessington, writer and literary hostess : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Friday" [watermark = 1833] : (BLES 5.399) : from Queen Anne Street : begins, "Many thanks for your kindness. If you have any other letters to forward oblige me by sending them under cover to Mr. Hay of the Admiralty ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Jan [1840] : (BLES 5.398) : from Wimbledon : begins, "Many thanks for your kind wishes and your invitation which I am sorry to say that I cannot accept ..."; with the excised letter cover address panel. -- Both letters to Blessington mounted in v. 5 of the Blessington papers. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.|||To Edward Howard, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 17 May 1835 : (MISC 1492) : from Hotel Belle Vue [Brussels] : begins, "I should not probably have written to you so soon except for your very great mistake in addressing my letters to Capt. Marryat, favoured by H. Crampton Esqre. -- a sure way for nothing but small things to be allowed to enter the Ambassador's Bag.".|||To John Murray, publisher : 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Mar 1838 : (MISC 1360) : from New York : begins, "This will introduce you to Mr. [George] Catlin a gentleman & artist ...".|||To Charles Ollier, publisher and bookseller : 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Aug 1830 : (MISC 0459) : from Langham : begins, "You ought to have been a Prince -- for you are not to be put trust in ...".|||To an unidentified recipient : 1 autograph letter signed, to "Sir" : 9 Jul [watermark = 1846] : (MISC 4023.53a) : from Langham : begins, "I consider your letter very unsatisfactory. I do not see how Mr. Prickett has had any thing to do in [?] Mr. [Goldman?] in the possession of the property ..." Mounted in the Mary Ann Humble autograph album. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.