Scope and arrangement
· To John Bowring, politician, diplomat and writer : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Aug 1822 : (BRNG 0002) : 3 ¹/₂ pages (double sheet) : from H[ollan]d H[ou]se : begins, "Moratin's letter reached me & I made the inquiries he requested of me ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Sep 1840 : (BRNG 0038) : 2 pages (double sheet) : [no place] : begins, "Many thanks, my Dear Sir, for the letter of Boghos Bey ..." -- Within the Album of Autograph letters to John Bowring. Shelved with oversized manuscript volumes.
· To Henry Enfield, Town Clerk of Nottingham : 1 autograph letter signed : 4 Jul 1816 : (MISC 0612) : begins, "Excuse my not answering your letter sooner -- I believe my name correctly is Henry Richard Vassall Ld. Holland ...".
· To Abraham Hayward, essayist and translator : 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Oct 1838 : (HWD 04.041) : from Paris; begins, "Lady Holland intends being at Bologne on the 30th of this or the 1st of next month ..." Within the Abraham Hayward Correspondence Files.
· To George Lamb, politician and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : [1819] : (MISC 0617) : begins, "Hobhouse means to quote a passage from some report of a speech of my uncle on reform ...".
· To Caroline Rosalie Adelaide Lamb, wife of George Lamb : 2 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 22 Dec [no year] : (MISC 0616) : begins, "We have no distinct account of John Ponsonby ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Sep 1827 : (MISC 0618) : from Ampthill Park; begins, "I am greatly obliged to Sr. Walter ...".
· To Lord Nelson, naval officer : 1 autograph letter signed : 28 Jul 1803 : (MISC 0620) : from Madrid; requesting a safe-conduct for a party of French and Spanish astronomers; begins, "Mr. Le Chevalier, a Gentleman well known for his travels ...".
· To Martin Archer Shee, portrait painter and writer : 1 autograph letter signed : 5 May [no year] : (SHEE 0017d) : [no place] : begins, "I am quite shocked to find that some mistake occured about my excuse in answer to the obliging invitation to the Academy dinner ..." Mounted in the Martin Archer Shee Autograph Album. Shelved with bound manuscript volumes under "Shee.".
· To Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French diplomat : 4 letters, in French : -- 1 autograph letter signed : 2 Feb 1834 : (MISC 0621) : begins, "Je vous souhaite mon cher Prince a L'Anglaise _many many happy returns_ ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : [1834] : (MISC 0622) : begins, "Je suis enchanté de donner un billet d'entree a la Chambre ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : "Samedi" [1834] : (MISC 0623) : begins, "Lady Holland m'assure que a petit billet ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed : [1834] : (MISC 0624) : begins, "Helas! nous devons chez le Chancelier demain ...".
· To unidentified recipients : 5 letters : -- 1 autograph letter signed to "Dear Sir" : 7 May 1808 : (MISC 0625) : begins, "I return the volume of Cruize's digest with many thanks ..."; with a note in the recipient's hand, initialed [N.H.?]. -- 1 autograph letter signed to "Dear Sir" : 15 Jun 1809 : (MISC 0615) : from Cadiz; telling a friend in Russia of the situation in the Peninsular campaign; begins, "Your letter reached me after travelling about the world for a long time ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed to "Dear Sir" : 13 Jul 1817 : (MISC 0619) : from Brussles; begins, "Since my arrival here in the cause of a short summer tour on the continent, I have become acquainted with Mr. Arnault, the celebrated author of Germanicus ..." -- 1 autograph letter signed to "Sir" : 9 Jan 1820 : (MISC 0614) : from Brighton; begins, "There are two ways of protesting in our house with & without reasons." -- 1 autograph letter signed to "Sir" : 22 Dec 1828 : (MISC 0613) : from Holland House; begins, "I am much flattered by your dedication & the approbation you express therein of my conduct in Parliament ...".