Box |
Person Named and Contents |
Date |
2 |
Bagnall, Benjamin
Letter: Boston, Mass., to Israel Pemberton, 1715-1779, Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 20 x 32 cm folded to 20 x 16 cm
ALS. Bagnall sends his friend a pamphlet, "An Address to the Inhabitants
of the Town of Boston," protesting the pressing of men into naval
service. He describes the resulting rebellion in which several British
officers were held until those pressed were freed. Bagnall remarks "it
is uncertain to say How this affair Will end."
|
1747 Oct 21 |
2 |
Bailey, Benjamin, 1791-1853
Letter: Oxford, to John Taylor, 1781-1864, London
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 23 x 37 cm folded to 23 x 19 cm
ALS. Bailey says that he has written to Keats and requested that he pay
a call on Taylor (Keats's publisher). He also discusses at great length
a book he is working on and the negative critical reaction he expects:
"My friend Gleig thinks my theory fanciful. I take it, many will."
|
1818 Jan 3 |
2 |
Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924 (Russian Stage Designer)
Receipt: Paris, to Albert Eugene Gallatin, 1881-1952
1 item (1 p.) ; 17 x 25 cm folded to 17 x 13 cm
ADS. "Reçu de Monsieur Albert Gallatin la somme de trois
mille francs pour le tableau à la gouache 'Decor pour le ballet
Carnaval de Schoumann.'"
|
1911 Oct 7 |
2 |
Baldry, Alfred Lys, 1858-1939
Letter: Marlow, Bucks, to Haldane
Macfall, 1860-1928
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 22 cm folded to 18 x 11 cm
ALS. Relates his memories of Aubrey Beardsley's household and parents.
"The impression has always remained in my mind that Aubrey . . .
and his sister were curiously out of keeping with their home surroundings."
|
1919 Oct 16 |
2 |
Baldwin, Thomas. Thomas Baldwin's English, Mathematical and Latin School
for Boys
Advertisement
1 item (1 p.)
Printed Document. Describes the curriculum of the school, adding, "Earnest
efforts are made thoroughly to ground the pupils in all they study;
constant reference being had to first principles."
|
n.d. |
2 |
Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, Earl of, 1848-1930
Letter: London, to Edwin Ashworth
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 24 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
LS. Dictated to and signed by his secretary: "I could not venture
upon any general estimate of the late Matthew Arnold's genius, or of the
position which he is likely to occupy among English men of letters. Personally
I prefer his Poetry to his Prose."
|
1896 Apr 13 |
2 |
Balman, R.
Letter: Geneva, to Mr. W. C. Little, Albany, N.Y.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Requests acknowledgement of recent payment.
|
1832 Dec 8 |
2 |
Bank of New York
Documents: Checks
5 items (1 p.)
Printed Document. Five uncut, blank checks printed on a single sheet of
paper.
|
180- |
2 |
Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Documents: Checks
2 items (2 p.)
Printed Document. Two cut, blank checks.
|
179- |
2 |
Bank of Wilmington and Brandywine
Documents: Deposit Forms
3 items (3 p.)
Printed Documents.
|
[18--] |
2 |
Banvard, John, 1815-1891 (Painter and Author)
Letter: to "Dear General"
1 item (1 p.) ; 16 x 14 cm
ALS. Informs his correspondent of his impending return to the United States:
"You may tell the public I am coming," and adds: "I herewith
send you a sketch of my ship wreck [sic] on the Nile . . . perhaps it
may be interesting to the readers of [your] Journal." (Sketch not
included.)
|
after 1846 |
2 |
Barham, Richard Harris, 1788-1845
Letter : London, to John Murray, 1778-1843, London
1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 19 cm
ALS. R. H. Barham asks Murray to look over his manuscript: "look
particularly at what I have said about Horrestan Castle which . . . it
is clear was never in the Byron family after it was seized by Henry II."
Note: Barham was also known under the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby.
|
1837 Mar 2 |
2 |
Baring Bros. & Co.
Letter: Liverpool, to W. F. Read, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa., via Europa
2 item (2 p.)
2 ALS. Requests payment for recent delivery.
|
1859 Jan 4 - 1862 Sep 6 |
*2 |
Barrie, James Matthew, 1860-1937
Letter: London, to Laurence
Housman, 1865-1959, Somerset
1 item (1 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm
TLS. Invites Housman to become a member of the Council of the League of
British Dramatists. "It is not suggested that the Council should
be purely ornamental; its function will be to advise the Executive Committee
in the event of any matter arising of vital importance to the whole body
of British dramatists."
|
1933 Nov 28 |
2 |
Barton, Bernard, 1784-1849 (Quaker Poet)
Letter: Woodbridge, to Robert Baldwin, London
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 23 x 37 cm folded to 23 x 19 cm
ALS. To the publishers Baldwin, Cradock, & Joy, Barton sends letters
to be forwarded to the editors of the British Review and the London
Magazine, as well as two copies of his book of poems. He praises
the London's anonymous literary critic and comments on a recent
article on Keats's Endymion. "There was a genuine feeling
of poetical beauty, and accurate perception of what Poetry itself is."
|
1820 Apr 18 |
2 |
Barwell, Louisa Mary, 1800-1885 (Musician and Writer
of Educational Works)
Letter: Norwich, to Laman Blanchard,
1804-1845
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
Sends along copies of her two latest works, The Value of Time and
The Value of Money.
|
1834 Jul |
2 |
Barry, William
Letter: Chicago, Ill., to J. T. Ryerson, Esq.; J. T. Ryerson
to William Barry, Chicago, Ill.
2 items (2 p. on double sheet)
2 ALS. Written on Historical Society of Chicago stationery, thanks Ryerson
for his donation of books. Also enclosed is Ryerson's brief reply to Barry.
|
1860 Jul 14 |
2 |
Bassett, Charles
Letter: New York, N.Y., to "My dear Mr. Allen"
1 item
ALS. Discusses upcoming business ventures; writes that "Mr. Roth
will call upon you with a letter of introduction from me."
|
1894 May 25 |
2 |
Bates, William J.
Letter: London, to Jordan Harrison, Mount Pleasant, Ohio
1 item (8 p. on 2 integral leaves) ; 27 x 44 cm folded to 27 x 42 cm
ALS. Writing to his uncle, describes a trip to the Lake Country where
he visited William Wordsworth. "He asked many questions about America--and
spoke in highest terms of the country, her citizens and institutions .
. . He converses very agreeably and has a very fine flow of language."
Goes on to describe visits to London monuments.
|
1836 Aug 6 |
2 |
Bauman, Arnold W.
Letter: to John D. Ward
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. An apologetic letter to Ward, as Bauman has accidentally received
and read his mail. The mistake was only recently discovered, for "no
one could tell to whom [the mail] was directed."
|
1830 Jun 22 |
2 |
Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898
Letter: Menton, [France], to Leonard Charles Smithers, 1861-1907
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
Document. Letter copied by Haldane Macfall in his own hand. Letter concerns
Smithers's new magazine, the Peacock, in which Beardsley was keenly
interested. Contains Beardsley's many detailed suggestions for the publication.
|
1897 Dec 26 |
2 |
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956
Letter: London, to "Dear Mr. St. John"
1 item (4 p. on 2 integral leaves) ; 16 x 20 cm folded to 16 x 10 cm
ALS. Refers to his review of a play: "I had spent so much time, or
rather 'space,' in describing how the play's theme ought not to have been
treated and would by a native of this dear island have been treated without
fail, that I was unable to describe how the play's theme actually was
treated."
|
n.d. |
2 |
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956
Letter: Rapallo, Italy, to John Lane, 1854-1925, London
1 item (3 p. on 2 leaves) ; 25 x 21 cm
ALS. Writing to the publisher John Lane, Beerbohm narrates his trouble
with J.M. Dent and Sons over royalties. He insists on a fee for reprinting
two of his essays. He also reveals the financial straits of Aubrey Beardsley's
mother and his own efforts to help her.
|
n.d. |
*2 |
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956
Letter: Dieppe, to Laurence
Housman, 1865-1959
1 item (2 p. on 2 integral leaves) ; 21 x 26 cm folded to 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Writes of the "insult" Clement King Shorter (1857-1926)
has given them both by sending each a cheque for one guinea. "But
you know what a terrible fellow he is"; Beerbohm regrets allowing
Shorter to determine the fee for their writings.
|
n.d. |
*2 |
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956
Letter: London, to Laurence
Housman, 1865-1959
1 item (2 p. on 2 integral leaves) ; 15 x 20 cm folded to 15 x 10 cm
ALS. Sends his drawing of Housman stating: "I hope you will agree
with me that it is grotesque enough to be innocuous?" Asks that it
be returned quickly in order to be sent to the printer "unless you
shy at it."
|
n.d. |
2 |
Bell, Sam C.
Letter: New Orleans, La., to Henry Charles Carey, 1793-1879,
London
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Describes the weather in New Orleans and the prices there of various
commodities. Asks Carey to "procure [him] a handsome edition of Thomas
Moore's Melodies--with the music--such as is used by Ladies at
the Piano."
|
1825 May 26 |
2 |
Belmont, August, 1816-1890 (U.S. Banker and Diplomat)
Document draft
1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm
AD. Draft of a document giving details of a loan of $200,000 to the Union
Club.
|
n.d. |
2 |
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973
Letter: Ideh-Boker, Israel, to Seymour
Adelman, 1906-1985, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p.) ; 22 x 13 cm
ALS. "Many thanks for your kind letter. I am especially grateful
for the copy of Einstein's letter." Accompanied by a TLS, from Lia
Hart, from the Prime Minister's Office, Jerusalem, acknowledging receipt
of Adelman's letter.
|
1957 Oct 11 |
2 |
Bernhard, Isidor (Dry Goods Merchant in New York City)
Letter: New York, N.Y., to Mr. Colvin, Albany, N.Y.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 20 cm
ALS. To a counsellor at law, Bernhard writes, at the bottom of a printed
notice of his store's move to a new location: "I am willing to take
40% as you stated from Shuster, and am ready to accept Clockman's note
. . . without any endorsement."
|
1849 Jun 6 |
2 |
Benjamin, Park, Esq.
Letter: New York, N.Y., to Hon. Joseph Stony, Cambridge, Mass.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Discusses recent business transactions.
|
n.y. Dec 19 |
2 |
Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852
Letter: Richmond Hill, to "My dear Kate," N.Y.
1 item (4 p.) ; 18 x 22 cm folded to 18 x 11 cm
ALS. Reports on her own health, on who came to dinner, on the impending
marriage of Blanche Stanley, together with critical comment, on who is
wintering where, and assorted bits of gossip.
|
n.y. Jul 28 |
2 |
Bettle, Edward, 1841-1912
Letters: Haverford College, Haverford, Pa., to "Dear Sister"
2 item (7 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 39 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Writing while a student at Haverford College, Bettle asks after his
family and relays news of his academic progress, the campus in springtime,
and the election of he and his brothers Charley and Henry to the Loganian
Society.
|
after 1855 Oct 18
|
2 |
Bettle, Henry
Letter: Haverford College, Haverford, Pa., to Mary Ann Bettle
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 27 cm folded to 21 x 14 cm
ALS. Writes to his mother while he is a student at Haverford College.
Thanks her for "thy very acceptable present of gingerbread"
and suggests that she visit him. He also remarks that the graveyard is
much improved, particularly the grave of Joseph Harlan.
|
after 1855 May 30 |
2 |
Bettle, Henry
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Samuel Bettle Jr., 1809-1880
1 item (3 p.on a double sheet)
ALS. To his father, Henry relays news of family and friends, in particular
the failing health of Aunt Sally. Briefly mentions business transactions
and remarks that "there is no excitement in the city as to the
movements of the rebels, although General Cadwaller has seconded the
call of the Governor for 30,000 men."
|
1864 Aug 8 |
2 |
Bettle, Jane, 1773-1840
Letter: Mount Pleasant, Ohio., to Samuel Bettle, 1774-1861, Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Describes her journey with Elizabeth Robson to several Quaker meetings
in Ohio and the people they have met throughout their travels. "E.R.,
being highly favored in Testimony and Supplication . . . continued evidence
of her right qualification as a sound & faithful Gospel Minister."
Jane Bettle also writes of Elisha Bates (1781-1861) and Benjamin Hoyle
(1798-1875?).
This collection contains many other letters addressed to Jane Bettle.
Correspondents include: H. Elliott, Elizabeth
Robson, and John Thomas.
|
1825 Sept 4 |
2 |
Bettle, Mary Ann (recipient)
Letter: Wilmington, Del., to Mary Ann Jones (Bettle), Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (2 p. on single leaf)
ALS. Letter to Mary Ann Jones (who married Samuel Bettle, Jr., in 1831)
from a female friend describing her social life in Wilmington, Delaware.
|
1830 Jun 5 |
2 |
Bettle, Mary Ann
Letter: London, to "My dear sisters"
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 27 cm folded to 21 x 14 cm
ALS. Bettle writes to her sisters while traveling in England for the sake
of her husband's health. She describes London, and the towns, castles,
and people they have seen. She frets over their absence from the United
States during the Civil War: "If I had the direction of things I
would return in the next steamer, but then I remember that dear S[amuel
Bettle, Jr.] came for his health." Also discussed are Edward Bettle
and Mary Ann's negative reaction to his planning a pleasure trip to England
while his country is in turmoil.
|
1862 Aug 4 |
2 |
Bettle, Samuel, 1774-1861
Letters: Philadelphia, Pa.; Mount Pleasant, Ohio; New Cornwell, [N.Y.?],
to Jane Bettle, 1773-1840
11 items
ALsS. A collection of letters from Samuel Bettle to his wife Jane.
This collection contains many other letters addressed to Samuel Bettle.
Correspondents include: Richard Cadbury,
Thomas Cooper, Dover
Monthly Meeting, Thomas Evans,
Joseph Gurney, E.B.
Hopkins, Jesse Kersey, Monthly
Meeting of Friends, Philadelphia, and George
Williams.
|
1802 Jul 23 - 1828 Sept 7
|
2 |
Bettle, Samuel Jr., 1809-1880 (Quaker Minister)
Letter: to Jane Bettle, 1773-1840
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Brief note to his mother requesting that she accept "a box
of nice prunes."
This collection contains many other letters addressed to Samuel Bettle,
Jr. Correspondents include: Charles
Coffin, Benjamin Hoyle, Hanna
Neall, and John Pease.
| 1840 Jan 13 |
2 |
Bettle, Samuel Jr.
Report Card: Haverford, Pa., for Samuel Bettle
1 item
AD. "Character of the recitations and conduct of Samuel Bettle during
the 4 weeks ending 8 mo. 15 1852."
|
1852 Aug 15 |
2 |
Bettle, Samuel Jr.
Copy of letter to "I.M.W."
2 items, 1 letter (2 p.), 1 publication (4 p.)
ALS. Bettle's handwritten copy of a letter to I.M.W., in which Bettle
passionately extolls the virtues of forgiveness and loving your enemy.
Bettle encloses a pamphlet on "Charity and Forgiveness", which
he asks the recipient to ponder.
|
1861 May 6
|
2 |
Bettle, William
Letters: to R.
2 items (2 p.)
ALsS. Two letters documenting the demise of William's father and asking
for R.'s company. The first letter is divided between 9:30 PM and 11:00
PM. At 9:30 William writes, "our dear Father is nearly gone . . ."
At 11:00 PM, he writes that the doctor predicts Father has 3 to 9 hours.
The second letter is written on a torn scrap of paper. Timed at 2:15 PM,
it reads, "Our dear Father is no more."
|
n.d. |
2 |
Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943, (Poet and Art Critic)
Poem: "Sirmione"
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 11 cm
AMsS. Nine-line poem, written out on a page with printed heading: "The
autograph collection of Howes Norris, Jr."
|
1911 May |
2 |
Binyon, Laurence
Letter: London, to Bethzion Lask
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 14 cm
ALS. Regrets that he has "no fresh material to offer" her for
her paper on Isaac Rosenberg (1890-1918). Suggests that she contact Gordon
Bottomley (1874-1948), who may have some of Rosenberg's unpublished poems.
|
1928 Oct 7 |
2 |
Birkbeck, Morris, 1764-1825
Letter: Princeton, Ind., to William Rotch, Jr., 1759-1850
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm
ALS. To a fellow Quaker, Birkbeck explains his views of an apparent
misunderstanding: "I did not, I think feel the least disposition
to impute neglect to the family on this side of the Atlantic . . . My
intention was to state what I conceived would be the result of a certain
line of proceeding . . . I am quite convinced by your letter that your
views are correct." Goes on to discuss settlement in "this
Western Region. A cultivated farm might probably be secured in . . .
Ohio, but hardly in this more remote country. I am about to settle with
my family in the Illinois Territory." Birkbeck, a Quaker, founded
an English Quaker settlement in Illinois in 1817-1818.
|
1817 Aug 23 |
2 |
Bird, Kenneth, [Fougasse] 1887-1965 (Cartoonist)
Letter: Kensington Square, to "Dear Madam" (Mrs. Conckman?)
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS.
|
1935 Oct 16 |
2 |
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875 (Composer)
Letter
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 13 cm
ALS. "Donnez votre nom au concierge, ce n'est pas plus matière
pour ça."
|
n.d. |
2 |
Blackwood, William, 1776-1834 (Founder and Editor of Blackwood's
Magazine)
Letters: Edinburgh, to Henry Prevost, New York, N.Y.
2 items (together 2 p.) ; varying sizes
2 ALsS. Writes of Washington Irving who had called on him: "He is
a most interesting man, and I flatter myself that our accidental acquaintance
will open channels of intercourse which will be mutually agreeable."
Second letter, undated, refers to a banknote he is sending Prevost.
|
1817 |
2 |
Blackwood, William
Letter: Edinburgh, to George Soane, 1790-1860
1 item (2 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Returns Soane's manuscript to him with great reluctance, giving
reasons for its rejection: "it would make too long a series in
the Magazine, and by the separation the effect of your tale would
be injured."
|
1830 May 14 |
2 |
Blackwood, William
Letter: Edinburgh, to "Dear Sir"
1 item
ALS. Blackwood has written a note on the back of another letter from
Christopher Mott (?) to John Austin. The letter discusses who will write
book reviews for the publication.
|
1820 Mar 23 |
2 |
Blanchard, Laman, 1804-1845
Letter: to Mrs. Hale
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Jests with his correspondent about politics. Also thanks her for
"the part about the Comic, but . . . my hands are quite full."
This collection contains many other letters addressed to Blanchard.
Correspondents include: Louisa Barwell, H.
Burlowe, Thomas Hood, William
Jerdan, Louisa Sheridan, Frank
Stone, T. Perronett Thompson,
and Cornelius Webbe.
|
n.d. |
2 |
Blanchard, Laman (subject)
Handwritten manuscript; printed poem
Ms/TMs. A handwritten summary of Laman Blanchard's life and death, including
praise for his character and works. A copy of Blanchard's poem, The
Mother's Hope, is included.
|
n.d. |
2 |
Blum, A. C.
Letter: Salem, N.C., to Benjamin Coates, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double leaf)
ALS. Discusses a recent order.
|
1847 Dec 20 |
2 |
Blunden, Edmund, 1896-1974
Letters: Suffolk, Tokyo, Hawstead, Kent, to Walter E. Peck,
1891-1954, Oxford & Bristol
4 items (together 8 p.) ; varying sizes
4 ALsS. Letters discuss their mutual interest in Percy Bysshe Shelley
as well as their writings on him. 1930 letter contains critical comments
on John Middleton Murry's edition of John Keats. Scattered throughout
are passing references to Leigh Hunt.
|
1921 Dec 29 - 1931 Jan 3
|
2 |
Blunden, Edmund
Letter: Hawstead near Bury St. Edmunds, to Mr. Walker
1 item (2 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Discusses books on Keats by John Middleton Murry (1889-1957) and
by Charles Armitage Brown (1786-1842). "I wonder if anyone has obtained
permission to use Brown's memoir, & I should also like to feel that
Crewe [Lord Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes (1858-1945)] isn't sick
& tired of applications for admission to his Library. To bring out
Brown's memoir of Keats with a memoir of himself too would delight me."
|
1930 Mar 21 |
2 |
Blunden, Edmund
Letter: Hawstead near Bury St. Edmunds, to Walter Edwin Peck, 1891-1954,
London
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Welcomes Peck back to England. Notes that his book on "L.
[Leigh] Hunt has been ready for some time . . . can't understand the
publisher's delay; await your discoveries, which may ruin all the careful
but somewhat strawless brickwork."
|
1930 Apr 25 |
2 |
Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen, 1840-1922
Letters: Southwater, Sussex, to Wilfrid Meynell, 1852-1948, London
2 items (together 3 p. on double sheets) ; 21 x 26 cm folded to 21 x
13 cm
2 ALsS. First letter was written in response to Meynell's announcement
of Francis Thompson's death. He will send flowers but will not attend
funeral. "Besides I can hardly claim to have been his friend. You
and your family were all the friends he had." Blunt is sending
his "little notice of him" (Thompson) to Meynell for corrections.
Second letter refers to Meynell's article on Thompson and its excellence.
|
1907 Nov 15 - Nov 25
|
2 |
Bolmar, A.
Letters: West Chester, Pa., to C. Comegys, Philadelphia, Pa.
2 item (2-3 p. on double sheet)
2 ALS. Bolmer, the founder of a boarding school in West Chester, Pa.,
writes to thank the Comegys for deciding to send their nephews to his
school and gives details of vacation plans as well his intention of visiting
the Comegys household. Second letter is written on official "A. Bolmar's
Institution For Boys" letterhead and describes the good progress
that both boys are making.
|
1838 Sept 24 - 1839 Mar 1 |
2 |
Bomford, George, 1782-1848 (Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army; Inventor of
the Howitzer)
Letters: Washington, D.C., to A.M. Lee, Baltimore, Md.; to N.
Biddle, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa.; to Frederick Schley, Esq., Frederickstown,
Md.; to Henry E. Leman, Esq., Lancaster, Pa.
4 items (together 5 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm
ALsS. Letter to Lee instructs him that all officers in charge of ordnance
and ordnance stores must take inventory in December so the inventory can
be compared with the 4th Quarter returns. Letter to Biddle requests that
he reconsider Bomford's application for an extension of credit. In letter
to Schley, Bomford conveys Secretary General of War's message: "He
has recommended, in his report to Congress, the sale of all ore banks
. . . owned by the U. States, and that, in the event of Congress not passing
an act for that purpose, then the ore bed in question . . . will be leased
to the highest bidder." In reply to a letter from Leman, Bomford
states: "there are no means at the disposal of this Department for
extending the manufacture of rifles beyond the engagements already existing."
|
1836 Apr 14 - 1942 Jan 24 |
2 |
Bonaparte, Joseph, 1768-1844 (King of Spain)
2 Letters: Philadelphia, Pa., to LeRoy Bayard & Co, and
Point Breeze, Pa., to Judge Joseph Hopkinson, 1770-1842, Philadelphia,
Pa.
2 items
2 ALS. Letter to Bayard & Co. begs to have his correspondent expedite
the business which he encloses. Letter to Hopkinson concerns a parcel
of land he wishes to acquire and describes its configuration. Three lines
at end of letter are written in Bonaparte's own hand.
|
1819 Feb 4
1832 May 16
|
2 |
Bond, Phineas (subject)
Petition [Philadelphia, Pa.]: to his excellency the president,
and the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania
1 item (1 p.) ; 34 x 21 cm
DS. Petition to Benjamin Franklin, president of the Supreme Executive
Council of Pennsylvania, for the return of Phineas Bond, a Tory who left
Philadelphia to settle in England. Signers of the petition include Benjamin
Rush, Robert Morris, John Nixon, and William White.
|
1785 |
2 |
Boner, Charles, 1815-1870 (Author and Poet)
Letter: St. Emeran, to Franz von Kobell, 1803-1882
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
LS. Boner writes that he has read in "The Critic" a most favorable
review of Kobell's book Sketches from the Mineral Kingdom and quotes
a portion from the review. Boner also asks Kobell to give [Emanuel?] Geibel
Boner's translation of his poems, but only if Kobell thinks Geibel would
like it. In German.
|
1854 Jan 6 |
2 |
Booth, G.H.
Letter: Liverpool, to Thomas Westfall
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 25 cm folded to 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Booth asks Westfall what the rental terms are on the space being
rented to Mr. Grundy. On the reverse is Westfall's Oct 31 letter to Grundy
detailing his discussion with Booth of the terms of the rental agreement.
|
1846 Oct 20 |
2 |
Borradale, G.
Letter: St. Albans, to Lt.
Col. La Fausille, Dover
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 25 cm folded to 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Gives his commander a description of his ride on an early railroad,
"The St. Albans machine." He writes: "This machine is what
is called a long coach and is just like a caravan."
|
1755 Jun 22 |
2 |
Borrow, George Henry, 1803-1881
Letter: to S. Wilkin, 1790-1862
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 20 x 33 cm folded to 20 x 17 cm
ALS. Asks that Wilkin not send copies of his book, Romantic Ballads,
to London, as he is still bargaining with a publisher. "Miss Anne
Gurney's copy is to be sent to Hudson Gurney along with his."
|
[1826?] |
3 |
Borrower, Walter
Letter: to Samuel Robinson, Esq., London
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Responds to a previous letter, discusses how he plans to mail the
next letter.
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1810 Jul 9 |
3 |
Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948
Letter: Silverdale, Carnforth, to Isaac Rosenberg, 1890-1918
1 item (1 p.) ; 27 x 21 cm
TL. Bottomley praises Rosenberg's poetry.
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1916 Jul 4 |
3 |
Bottomley, Gordon
Letter: Silverdale, Carnforth, to Anne
Wynick
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 17 x 26 cm folded to 17 x 13 cm
ALS. To Isaac Rosenberg's sister. Bottomley sends the manuscript of her
brother's poem "The Unicorn" "by registered post herewith;
which closes, I think, my stewardship of Isaac's literary remains."
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1928 Oct 30 |
3 |
Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890 (Playwright)
Letter: London, to Mr. E. D. Ponchee, Brighton
1 item (1 p.)
1 ALS. "I enclose a post office order, (payable to you) for Fifteen
shillings & 6d., being the amt of my Account due to the Exs. of
the late Mr. Rigge and request an acknowledgment--It had quite escaped
my memory."
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1842 Feb 17 |
3 |
Boudinot, Elisha
Letter: New York, N.Y., to John E. Hall, Esq., Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Letter discusses business matters and problems: "As soon as
I received your letter, I wrote to my Brother to examine the accounts,
and write you as soon as possible."
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1817 Mar 20 |
3 |
Bowen, Catherine Drinker
Letters, notes, and cards: Philadelphia, Pa., to Seymour
Adelman, Philadelphia, Pa.
10 items (together 5 p.) ; varying sizes
ALS, ANS, 4 APcS, and 4 TLsS. Brief, congratulatory items sent mostly
after dinner meetings and speeches given by Adelman.
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1958-1968 |
3 |
Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850
Letters: Calne, to the Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Tysons, Tetbury
2 items (together 4 p.) ; 23 x 38 cm folded to 23 x 19 cm
2 ALsS. 1822 letter to Rev. Tysons describes his investigations, both
documentary and archaeological, of a long-forgotten monastery in his parish.
The 1828 letter to Mrs. Tysons describes Bowles's dismay at "these
pestiferous ranters" who preach outside his church, even during services.
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1822 Nov 28 - 1828 Feb 20
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3 |
Boys, Thomas Shotter, 1803-1874
Letters: Bournemouth, Cheltenham, London, to H. Mogford, London
7 items (together 11 p.)
7 ALsS. Three letters to H. Mogford detail his penurious existence and
want of work. Other letters to "Dear Sir" concern unnamed
exhibitions and tickets to them.
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1846 Dec 3 - 1855 Jan 18 |
3 |
Bradford, Sarah
Letter: Boston, Mass., to Miss Frances Mackay, London
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 27 x 42 cm folded to 27 x 21 cm
ALS. Discusses the latest developments in a subscription set up by Miss
Mackay for the benefit of a destitute family and recounts other news of
family and friends.
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1845 May 29 |
3 |
Bradley, William Czar, 1782-1867 (Congressman from Vermont, 1813-1815
and 1823-1827)
Letter: Westminster, Vt., to Samuel Elliot
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Discusses points in a law case involving a dispute between two families.
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1836 Mar 28 |
3 |
Braham, John
Letter: London, to "Sir"
1 item (1 p. on single sheet)
ALS. Brief note in which the author says that he will be unable to make
an appointment.
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1831 Oct 31 |
3 |
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, 1856-1941 (U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1916-1939)
Letter: Washington, D.C., to publishing firm Covici, Friede,
Inc.
1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 24 cm folded to 20 x 12 cm
ALS. "My thanks for your courtesy."
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1931 Mar 12 |
3 |
Braser, D.
Letter: Salem, Mass., to Rev. Mr. Morrison, New Bedford, Mass.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Because of full schedule, declines a "proposal for an exchange
this autumn."
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1839 Aug 8 |
3 |
Brawne, Fanny, 1800-1865 (Poet)
Poems
3 items (3 p.)
AMS. Two pages of poetry written in the hand of Fanny Brawne. Accompanied
by an introductory letter from Francis L. Randolph, Radnor, Pa., to Seymour
Adelman: "It was most interesting to have met you yesterday. Find
enclosed a few leaves in the hand of Fanny Brawne - I am most happy to
see them in such a distinguished collection."
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1829 (poetry)
1968 Mar 31 (letter) |
3 |
Briggs, George Nixon, 1796-1861 (Governor of Massachusetts, 1844-51)
Letter: Lanesboro, Mass., to an unidentified correspondent (Mr.
I. White Conith?)
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 18 cm
ALS. Writes that, because of prior commitments, he must regretfully decline
an invitation to "deliver a temperance address to the Friends of
the cause of Temperance in College."
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1835 Nov 12 |
3 |
Brighton, George R.
Letter: to Mr. Rev. Allen W. McCurely
1 item (2 p. on double leaf)
ALS. "Can you make it convenient to make me a call some afternoon
of this week between the hours of two and five oclock?"
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n.d. |
3 |
Bronson, Isaac Hopkins, 1802-1855 (Congressman from New York, 1837-39)
Letter: Watertown, N.Y., to William L. Marcy, 1786-1857, Albany,
N.Y.
1 item (3 p. on 2 leaves) ; 26 x 21 cm
ALS. To the Governor of New York, letter recommending that a Dr. Crawe
be appointed Geologist by the state.
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1836 Apr 12 |
3 |
Brown, Edmund M.
Marriage Certificate: Mr. Edmund M. Brown and Miss Ann Brokaw
1 item (1 p.)
ADS. Signed by William B. Barton, Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of
Woodbridge, New Jersey: "This may certify that, on Tuesday evening,
Nov. 23, 1830, I solemnized the marriage relation between Mr. Edmund M.
Brown & Miss Ann Brokaw, daughter of Mr. Cornelius Brokaw, all of
Rahway, New Jersey."
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1831 Dec 7 |
3 |
Brown, George
Letter: Calcutta, to "Gentlemen"
1 item (1 p. on 1 leaf)
ALS. Brief note discusses business matters. "I have only time by
this opportunity to say, that the larger part of your Books have been
disposed of - I am not able to say with certainty, but I think they will
realise within 10 to 15 percent . . . I shall invest the proceeds as you
direct."
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1835 Jun 15 |
3 |
Brown, J.
Request for Payment: "To Mr. Baneker, Barrack Master."
1 item (1 p.)
ADS. "Wanted for the use of the Royal Artillary private. Candles
from the 26th Nov. to 31st Dec."
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n.d. |
3 |
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836 (Founder of Brown University)
Letter: Providence, R.I., to an unidentified correspondent
1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm
ALS. Writes to his correspondent regarding an agreement to be signed by
several parties. "If their centiments [sic] differ from mine please
to desire them to write & forward, as there may not be time to send
up to me . . . You can adopt such parts of both as you may think best,
the matter of the books we agreed on." In closing, sends his regards
to several prominent Quakers, including William Wilson, Robert Walker,
Elizabeth Robinson, Susanah Lightfoot, and William Mathers.
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1774 Dec 1 |
3 |
Brown, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1830-1897
Letter: Clifton, to Professor Campbell
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Encourages Campbell to write original verse: "Come! out with
the stuff! it is in you, or I am mistaken." Mentions that lately
he has been reading Ben Jonson and Forbes's Life of Beattie, and
also that his Fo'c'sle Yarns are going into a second edition.
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1888 Nov 4 |
3 |
Brown, William
Letter: Farewell County, Ill. to Jeremiah Brown, Jr., Lancaster
County, Pa.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 32 x 41 cm folded to 32 x 21 cm
ALS. To his cousin back in Lancaster County, Brown describes his life
as a new settler in Illinois, his fellow settlers, clearing his land,
setting up a shop, as well as the weather and the natural surroundings.
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1829 Jul 4 |
3 |
Browne, Junius Henri, 1833-1902 (Journalist)
Letters: New York, to Mr. [J.M.] Stoddart
3 items (together 5 p.) ; 22 x 28 cm folded to 22 x 14 cm
3 ALsS. Browne writes of several stories he has submitted to Stoddart's
Lippincott's Monthly Magazine for publication. In the last letter,
Browne congratulates Stoddart "and myself as well--on the publication,
after eight years, of the second part" of his story Heroines of
the Human Comedy. "Unflinching perseverance will, it appears,
finally get an article . . . into Lippincott's Magazine, even though
written by J.H.B."
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1892 Feb 11 - 1894 Mar 24 |
3 |
Brummell, Beau, 1778-1840
Letter: Calais, to unknown correspondent
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 26 cm folded to 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Gossipy letter from the famous English dandy. "I believe . .
. it is [Lord Harrowby's] intention to stand for the vacant pontifical
chair, the Pope having just ascended to the bosom of St. Peter, provided
Lady Harrowby will assist his installation by the loan of the faded purple
pelisse in which she landed here."
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[ca. 1823] |
3 |
Brunswick Copper Mine Co.
Minutes: of meetings
1 item (2 p.) ; 31 x 20 cm
AD. Minutes of meetings held at Samuel Austin's house. Present were Anthony
Morris, Charles Batho, John Coates, Henry Drinker, Thomas Say, Samuel
Morris, Isaac Levy, Daniel Benezet, Joseph Morris, Benjamin Koster, and
Isaac Coates.
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1762 Aug 11 - Aug 12 |
3 |
Buckingham, William A.
Letter: Norwich, to "Hon. Jus. A. Briggs."
1 item (2 p. on double leaf)
ALS. "And now my dear friend as you wish me to give your respects
to Mrs. Buckingham I am compelled to say that I must wait until God wills
me to meet her in another life, whither He called her on the 19th of last
month . . . the life and light of my dwelling was removed but blessed
be God for the hope and confidence which He gives that she will continue
in the light of His favor."
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1868 May 18 |
3 |
Bulkeley, John
Indenture: Labeled indenture. Real estate/rental contract.
1 item (1 pg.)
ADS.
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1768 May 17 |
3 |
Bunner, Henry Cuyler, 1855-1896
Poem
1 item (1 p.) ; 10 x 12 cm
AMsS. Fair copy of four lines of Bunner's poem Off With Your Hat as
the Flag Goes By beginning "The old tune thunders through all
the air."
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1885 Apr 29 |
3 |
Burgess, Hyman
Letter: Milton, to Nancy Burgess
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Letter discusses health of family and friends as well as other town
matters.
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1849 Jul 4 |
3 |
Burlowe, Henry, d. 1837
Letter: to Laman Blanchard, 1804-1845,
London
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 11 cm
ALS. Quoting from a variety of verse, Burlowe sends his friend a bust
of Brutus "an anti-torying democrat and reformer with like Cassius,
a 'lean and Hungry look,' and one who does not sleep o'nights, I send
unto thee . . . to have and to hold till the last trump full of sound
and fury shall signify--nothing."
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1834 Nov 8 |
3 |
Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell), 1861-1927
Letter: Cambridge, to Mr. Levinson
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Probably to the anti-war activist Salmon Levinson, Bury agrees to
give his name to an unspecified cause. He is sorry to hear that "Hardy
did not sign the Memorial. I was talking to him about it ten days ago,
& I think he would have signed if he had had more time to consider
it."
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[19--] Jun 26 |
3 |
Byers, Joseph
Printed Document: Garlick Hill, to William
Crowdy, Esq., Highworth, Wilts
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
Document. Notice of the death of Byer's business partner, Mr. Little,
and assures customers of continued excellent service in spite of the company's
loss.
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1813 Jan 18 |
3 |
Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968
Letter: Santa Fe, N.Mex., to Houston Martin
1 item (1 p.) ; 17 x 15 cm
TLS. Explains why he has failed to write and tells Martin when he will
be able to do so.
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1946 Nov 27 |