History in Manuscript: Letters and Documents from a Distinguished Collection

History in Manuscript: Letters and Documents from a Distinguished Collection

History in Manuscript: Letters and Documents from a Distinguished Collection

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History in Manuscript: Letters and Documents from a Distinguished Collection

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Prince Albert | Autograph letter signed, on his domestic life with Queen Victoria, to a cousin, 1843

1 Prince Albert | Autograph letter signed, on his domestic life with Queen Victoria, to a cousin, 1843

Robert Aske | Autograph letter signed, arranging his visit to the monastery of Watton in Yorkshire, 1536

2 Robert Aske | Autograph letter signed, arranging his visit to the monastery of Watton in Yorkshire, 1536

Robert Baden-Powell | Autograph letter signed, to George Kekevich, during the siege of Mafeking, 1899

3 Robert Baden-Powell | Autograph letter signed, to George Kekevich, during the siege of Mafeking, 1899

Léon Blum | Manuscript memorandum on the Munich Agreement, 1938

5 Léon Blum | Manuscript memorandum on the Munich Agreement, 1938

Leon Blum | Autograph manuscript, entitled Autonomie et unite du Syndicalisme, 1946

6 Leon Blum | Autograph manuscript, entitled Autonomie et unite du Syndicalisme, 1946

Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke | Autograph letter, unsigned, to George Lyttelton, 1740

7 Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke | Autograph letter, unsigned, to George Lyttelton, 1740

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke | Autograph letter signed, to George Lyttelton, 1741

8 Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke | Autograph letter signed, to George Lyttelton, 1741

Joseph Bonaparte | Letter signed, to Joséphine Bonaparte, 1796

9 Joseph Bonaparte | Letter signed, to Joséphine Bonaparte, 1796

Joseph Bonaparte | Autograph letter signed, to Empress Josephine, on the Battle of Austerlitz, 1805

10 Joseph Bonaparte | Autograph letter signed, to Empress Josephine, on the Battle of Austerlitz, 1805

Brendan Bracken | Series of c.140 letters to Lord Beaverbrook, on Churchill, British politics, and other subjects, 1925-58

11 Brendan Bracken | Series of c.140 letters to Lord Beaverbrook, on Churchill, British politics, and other subjects, 1925-58

Jacques Pierre Brissot | Two autograph letters signed, with 16 other letters and documents, 1784-91

12 Jacques Pierre Brissot | Two autograph letters signed, with 16 other letters and documents, 1784-91

British Politics | Two letters, by Neville Chamberlain and Frederick Lugard, 1929-32

13 British Politics | Two letters, by Neville Chamberlain and Frederick Lugard, 1929-32

Edward Bulwer-Lytton | Two autograph letters signed, to W.H. Haggard, on the invasion of Afghanistan, 1878

14 Edward Bulwer-Lytton | Two autograph letters signed, to W.H. Haggard, on the invasion of Afghanistan, 1878

Guy Burgess | His annotated copy of Lenin on Britain, c.1959

15 Guy Burgess | His annotated copy of Lenin on Britain, c.1959

William Cecil, Lord Burghley | Autograph letter signed, on the secret delivery of bullion, 1581

16 William Cecil, Lord Burghley | Autograph letter signed, on the secret delivery of bullion, 1581

A. Campbell | Autograph letter signed, on the death of Clive of India, 24 November 1774

17 A. Campbell | Autograph letter signed, on the death of Clive of India, 24 November 1774

Canada | Letter reporting on the fall of Quebec, 1759

18 Canada | Letter reporting on the fall of Quebec, 1759

Caroline of Brunswick, Queen of the United Kingdom | Autograph letter signed, to Lucien Bonaparte, 1817

19 Caroline of Brunswick, Queen of the United Kingdom | Autograph letter signed, to Lucien Bonaparte, 1817

Jean Baptiste Carrier | Document signed, with a group of other French Revolutionary documents, 1790s

20 Jean Baptiste Carrier | Document signed, with a group of other French Revolutionary documents, 1790s

Catherine II, Empress of Russia | Autograph letter signed, to Alexei Orlov, on his defeat of the Turks, 1770

21 Catherine II, Empress of Russia | Autograph letter signed, to Alexei Orlov, on his defeat of the Turks, 1770

King Charles I | Document signed, ordering the arrest of the "Five Members" who had fled Parliament, 1642

22 King Charles I | Document signed, ordering the arrest of the "Five Members" who had fled Parliament, 1642

China--Treaty of Tiensin | Document outlining compensation to be paid by China, signed by the Earl of Elgin, 1858

23 China--Treaty of Tiensin | Document outlining compensation to be paid by China, signed by the Earl of Elgin, 1858

Georges Clemenceau | Series of 81 letters to Admiral Frederick Maxse, 1882-99

24 Georges Clemenceau | Series of 81 letters to Admiral Frederick Maxse, 1882-99

William Cobbett | Autograph letter signed, complaining about Yorkshire politics, 28 December 1832

25 William Cobbett | Autograph letter signed, complaining about Yorkshire politics, 28 December 1832

Richard Cobden | Autograph letter signed, to Lord Lyttelton, on the Corn Laws, 1843

26 Richard Cobden | Autograph letter signed, to Lord Lyttelton, on the Corn Laws, 1843

Richard Cromwell | Autograph letter signed, to his daughter Elizabeth, on his son's election to Parliament, 1689/90

27 Richard Cromwell | Autograph letter signed, to his daughter Elizabeth, on his son's election to Parliament, 1689/90

George Jacques Danton | Document signed, ending the employment of Swiss Regiments in the service of France, 1792

28 George Jacques Danton | Document signed, ending the employment of Swiss Regiments in the service of France, 1792

Joseph Denham | Series of 108 letters to Sir William Hamilton, on Napoleon's invasion of Italy, 1796-97

29 Joseph Denham | Series of 108 letters to Sir William Hamilton, on Napoleon's invasion of Italy, 1796-97

Benjamin Disraeli | Autograph letter signed, to Georgina Meredith, on the death of her brother, 1831

30 Benjamin Disraeli | Autograph letter signed, to Georgina Meredith, on the death of her brother, 1831

Anthony Eden | Autograph letter signed, to Lord Beaverbrook, about the Suez crisis, 1957

31 Anthony Eden | Autograph letter signed, to Lord Beaverbrook, about the Suez crisis, 1957

Anthony Eden | Letter signed, to Lord Beaverbrook, on the Middle East, 18 April 1958

32 Anthony Eden | Letter signed, to Lord Beaverbrook, on the Middle East, 18 April 1958

Anthony Eden | Autograph letter signed, to Lord Beaverbrook, on the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

33 Anthony Eden | Autograph letter signed, to Lord Beaverbrook, on the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Edward, Duke of Windsor | Five letters signed, to Viscount Beaverbrook, 1939-48

34 Edward, Duke of Windsor | Five letters signed, to Viscount Beaverbrook, 1939-48

Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) | Printed Notice of his coronation, displayed in the House of Commons, 1936

35 Edward VIII (Duke of Windsor) | Printed Notice of his coronation, displayed in the House of Commons, 1936

Queen Elizabeth I--Privy Council | Letter refusing to allow a Papal Nuncio to visit England, 1561

36 Queen Elizabeth I--Privy Council | Letter refusing to allow a Papal Nuncio to visit England, 1561

Queen Elizabeth I--Privy Council | Letters patent, signed, encouraging horsebreeding in Cambridgeshire, 1584

37 Queen Elizabeth I--Privy Council | Letters patent, signed, encouraging horsebreeding in Cambridgeshire, 1584

Queen Elizabeth I--Henry Middlemore | Autograph letter signed, investigating conspiracies, 1585

38 Queen Elizabeth I--Henry Middlemore | Autograph letter signed, investigating conspiracies, 1585

Queen Elizabeth I | Letter signed, explaining her priorities in war-torn France to her new envoy to Henri IV, 1592

39 Queen Elizabeth I | Letter signed, explaining her priorities in war-torn France to her new envoy to Henri IV, 1592

Queen Elizabeth I | Document signed, ordering her Military Commanders to take the fight to Spain, 1596

40 Queen Elizabeth I | Document signed, ordering her Military Commanders to take the fight to Spain, 1596

Queen Elizabeth I--Edward Squire | Signed account of an assassination plot against the Queen, 1598

41 Queen Elizabeth I--Edward Squire | Signed account of an assassination plot against the Queen, 1598

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex | Autograph letter signed, on his influence over Queen Elizabeth, [1594?]

42 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex | Autograph letter signed, on his influence over Queen Elizabeth, [1594?]

Santi Fantoni and Luigi Federighi | Letter to Lorenzo Corsini, [Cádiz], 1590

43 Santi Fantoni and Luigi Federighi | Letter to Lorenzo Corsini, [Cádiz], 1590

Ferdinand I, and Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperors | Series of seven letters

44 Ferdinand I, and Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperors | Series of seven letters

King Ferdinand II of Aragon | Document signed, regarding Granada and Montefrío, Madrid, 1510

45 King Ferdinand II of Aragon | Document signed, regarding Granada and Montefrío, Madrid, 1510

First Anglo-Afghan War--Sir N.B. Chamberlain | Autograph letter signed, describing tension in Afghanistan, 1839

46 First Anglo-Afghan War--Sir N.B. Chamberlain | Autograph letter signed, describing tension in Afghanistan, 1839

First Anglo-Afghan War--Alexander Burnes and Arthur Conolly | Letters about the "Great Game", 1840s

47 First Anglo-Afghan War--Alexander Burnes and Arthur Conolly | Letters about the "Great Game", 1840s

First Anglo-Afghan War--Sir Henry Rawlinson | Letter on the situation in Afghanistan, to Sir John MacNeill, 1841

48 First Anglo-Afghan War--Sir Henry Rawlinson | Letter on the situation in Afghanistan, to Sir John MacNeill, 1841

First Afghan War--Captain Bertram Ogle | List of supplies to his Company, 1842

49 First Afghan War--Captain Bertram Ogle | List of supplies to his Company, 1842