| Box |
Person Named and Contents |
Date |
| 22 |
Sacharowski, M.
Letters: London and St. Petersburg, to [E.
L. Grundy]
2 items (5 p. on 3 leaves) ; 20 x 13 and smaller
2 ALsS. In the first letter, thanks his correspondent for sending him
a copy of a journal and for the troubles Grundy has taken on Sacharowski's
behalf. In the second, he sends a small composition, "La danse
des cosagnes," as a token of his friendship and appreciation of
his correspondent's interest in his art. Sacharowski mentions an upcoming
trip, during which he would like to visit his correspondent in Liverpool.
He also mentions a new work he is beginning, "The premier jour
au harem." In closing, Sacharowski sends his greetings to Mrs.
Grundy and members of the Artists Club: "Vive le sympathique Artist
Club!"
|
1887 Oct 25 - 1888 Mar 13 |
| 22 |
Saintsbury, (probably George, 1845-1933, Journalist and Author)
Letters: Edinburgh, to "Dear Sir"
1item (1 p.)
ALS. Brief letter offers two articles for possible publication.
|
1903 Oct 19 |
| 23 |
Salt, Henry Stephens, 1851-1939 (Humanitarian)
Letter: Brighton, to R. Ellis Roberts, Esq., 1879-1953
1 item (2 p. on 1 leaf) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Responds to Roberts's favorable review of his version of the Aeneid.
Salt also remarks, "You quite rightly observed that I had read
no modern, up-to-date poetry. Ralph Hodgson, a friend of mine, is, I
must own, the only poet of the present day in whom I delight."
He concludes with a wish that "Tennyson had given us a version
of the Aeneid, instead of his Arthurian poem. I think he might
have done the trick!"
|
1929 Apr 14 |
| 23 |
Samuelson, E.
Letter: Liverpool, to E. L. Grundy
1 item (2 p. on 1 leaf) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Invites Grundy to his home to look at his collection of pictures:
"Come and see them after church on Sunday--there is a capital light
about 12:30."
|
1886 Feb 19 |
| 23 |
Sanford, Peter, 1781-1857
Letter: New Jersey, to Rev. Lucky and G. Coles, New York, N.Y.
1 item (1 p. on double leaf)
ALS. Sanford, a clergyman, writes to two other clergymen detailing his
experience at a recent meeting where he converted "more than thirty
souls".
|
1837 Nov 21 |
| 23 |
Sanford, P. P.
Letter: Owenville, N.Y., to Rev. J. Mason & G. Lane, Charleston,
S. C.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Sends a personal donation of ten dollars for the rebuilding of
the churches in Charleston, South Carolina, and apologizes that neither
he nor his congregation can send more.
|
1838 Sept 4 |
| 23 |
Sankey, William
Indenture
1 item (1 p.) ; 32 x 19 cm
AD. "William Sankey hath put and Bound and by these presents Doth
put and Bind himself Apprentice to the said John Morris to Learn the
art trade or mystery of a Weaver . . . unto the full end and term of
four years and two months from thence." Unsigned draft.
|
1780 Apr 12 |
| 23 |
Santley, Kate
Letter
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Discusses business arrangements relating to the Royalty Theatre
in Soho, of which she is the Lessee.
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
Savage, John, 1779-1863 (Congressman from New York, 1815-19)
Letter: Albany, N.Y., to Peter W. Carter, Esq., New York, N.Y.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 41 cm folded to 26 x 21 cm
ALS. Advises Carter on his chances of winning a settlement in his case
against the Orphan Asylum. After outlining a number of possible scenarios,
Savage asks Carter "is it not best to concede something? and make
the settlement upon terms not quite so favourable as you ought to have?"
|
1832 Nov 28 |
| 23 |
Saxer, Gabriel Jerome
Letter: Arau, Switzerland, to S. Bourne, 1761-1817, Amsterdam
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 38 cm folded to 25 x 19 cm
ALS. Saxer writes to the U.S. consul general in Amsterdam, claiming
to have invented a cure for the yellow fever then decimating Philadelphia.
He offers to sell it to the United States, noting that he has refused
offers from others who have wished to purchase his formula.
|
1803 |
| 23 |
Scott, John, 1784-1821 (Writer and Editor of London Magazine)
Letters: Geneva, London, Milan, Mortlake, Rome, to Robert Baldwin,
London
10 items (together 54 p.) ; 25 x 19 and smaller
ALsS. To the publisher Robert Baldwin, a few letters discuss payment
terms regarding articles Scott is writing for the British Review.
Most of the letters discuss preparations for the founding of the London
Magazine, which Baldwin has asked Scott to edit. Scott writes at
length about what he hopes to accomplish with the magazine. Also discussed
are potential contributors (Coleridge, Lamb) as well as submissions
by a number of writers, including Hazlitt and Polidori.
|
1818 Mar 12 - 1820 Jan 18 |
| 23 |
Scott, John
Manuscript: "Gleanings from Foreign Journals: Cosmetics"
1 item (6 p. on 3 leaves) ; 23 x 19 cm
AMs. While in Paris, Scott muses on the use of cosmetics by both women
and men.
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832
Letter: Abbotsford, Melrose, to "The Author of Odes and Addresses
to Great People" [Thomas Hood, 1799-1845], care of Baldwin
& Cradock, London
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 23 x 38 cm folded to 23 x 19 cm
AL. Written in the third person: "Sir Walter Scott has to make
thankful acknowledgements for the copy of The Odes to Great People
with which he was favoured & more particularly for the announcement
he has received."
|
1823 May 4 |
| 23 |
Seib, George
Document: "Description of George Seib's Lot for his Deed."
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
DS. A survey of Seib's land "copied from an extract which Michael
Hillegass, Esq. had taken from the original."
|
1790 Nov 7 |
| 23 |
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852 (Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1815-23, 1827-9,
1837-41)
Opinion on foreign and domestic exchange
1 item (4 p. on 2 leaves) ; 25 x 20 cm
ADS. Incomplete, probably missing first page. Sergeant's opinion takes
the form of seven questions, and their answers, pertaining to the Second
Bank of the United States's policies on foreign and domestic exchange.
|
1819 Aug 3 |
| 23 |
Severn, Arthur, 1842-1931
Letter: Brantwood, Coniston, to George Price Boyce, 1826-1897
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. "I . . . am pretty sure the picture you have is by my Father
but I rather think he did two - if the one you have is the original,
you have the best portrait my Father ever did of Keats." Also conveys
message that Ruskin will come see him soon.
|
1873 Jul 8 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph, 1793-1879 (Painter)
Letter: London, to Owen Carter, Esq., 1806-1859
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Discusses the screen Carter is working on, as well as his own picture.
He compliments Carter on "having produced one of the most beautiful
perspectives I have ever seen--drawn and executed with singular skill
and forming so rich a frame of architecture for me to draw in."
|
1852 Dec 27 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph
Letter: Pal Poli, to Miss Foley
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Writes that he will be home and would like to meet Mr. Brooks.
With envelope.
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph
Letter: London, to William Haslam, 1795?-1851
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. Offers, as a gift, to do a life-size drawing of Haslam's daughter.
"This shall be not only a memento of my return, but also of my
Italian life."
|
n.y. Jul 28 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph
Letter: London, to Thornton Hunt, 1810-1873
1 item (3 p. on doublesheet) ; 18 x 22 cm folded to 18 x 11 cm
ALS. Recounts a visit he had from Edward Trelawny and a remark he made
regarding a pension for Hunt's sister. He adds that he would
be willing to assist, stating "that I am well acquainted with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer." He finishes by saying that "My
promise about the portrait must be deferred a little."
|
n.y. Sep 2 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph
Letter: to J. P. Knight, 1803-1881
1 item (1 p.) ; 12 x 19 cm
ALS. Note asks Knight "please to deliver my two drawings to the
bearer" of the note.
|
1850 Aug 5 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph
Letter: Rome, to Mme. Llanos [Fanny Keats], 1803-1889
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 22 x 28 cm folded to 22 x 14 cm
ALS. Severn writes to John Keats's sister of his health, the progress
of his painting, visits to and from family and friends. He also writes
that Lord Houghton, Keats's biographer, "not only never answered
my letter but my son surprised me by telling me that his lordship was
actually jealous of my writing notes to Adonais as 'twould cross his
path & so he would quash all my recollections of your illustrious
brother!!"
|
1865 Jul 20 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph
Letters: Pimlico and London, to Rev. Thos. Wilkinson
4 items (together 10 p.) ; 19 x 23 cm and smaller
ALS. In the first letter, Severn describes a picture he would like to
send Wilkinson on approval. The second letter, five days later, contains
Severn's thanks for a £50 payment. In the third, Severn asks for
a copy of the Shelley letter that he gave Wilkinson: "The widow
of the poet has just requested [it] of me . . . It is for a new edition
of Shelley's letters, etc." In the undated letter, Severn asks
for a loan and also mentions some letters in his correspondence that
Wilkinson may wish to procure for his collection.
|
1842 Nov 7 - 1845 Jan 3 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph
Letter: Pimlico, to W. Wyon, 1795-1851
1 item (1 p.) ; 13 x 8 cm
ALS. Regrets that he and his wife will have to decline an invitation
to a party as "it will be difficult for my wife at this time to
leave her twin babes."
|
n.y. Mar 8 |
| 23 |
Severn, Joseph (Subject)
Epitaph: "In Memory of Joseph Severn, 'the Friend of Keats.'"
1 item
Ms. "In memory of Joseph Severn, 'the friend of Keats,' buried
here by his own desire next to the Poet who died in his arms in 1821.
He attained celebrity as an Artist and as British consul at Rome from
18-- to 18--, won the esteem and affection alike of English and Italians.
From King Victor Emmanuel he received the Order of the Crown of Italy
in recognition of important services rendered in countless times to
the cause of Freedom and Humanity. He died August 3rd, 1879, Aged 85
years."
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
Severn, Walter, 1830-1904 (Painter)
Letter: London, to Frederick Hollyer
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. "The carbon phot[ograph] you have done of the poet Keats .
. . is quite a work of art . . . I shall get you to put your name and
address on the back as you deserve much credit for it."
|
1881 Jul 8 |
| 23 |
Seymour, Arthur
Autograph: Maida Vale, London, to unknown correspondent
1 item (1 p.)
ANS. "Certainly, with pleasure, Arthur Seymour."
|
1901 Dec 9 |
| 23 |
Shackleton, W. A. (Painter)
Letter: Liverpool, to E. L. Grundy
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. "A call from you would elevate me to the Seventh Heaven. I
have a watercolor drawing I wish you to christen."
|
1886 Nov 9 |
| 23 |
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950 (Dramatist)
Letter: London, Holbrook Jackson,
1874-1948, to Bernard Shaw, London; London, Bernard Shaw to Holbrook
Jackson, London
1 p. ; 28 x 18 cm
TLS. Invites Shaw to speak to The Double Crown Club at a dinner in January;
Shaw pens his reply at bottom of page: "No, Holbrook: I bar dinners;
and I have nothing whatever to say on the subject that would send Emery
Walker and the rest fast asleep in half a minute."
|
1925 Nov 19 - Nov 20 |
| *23 |
Shaw, George Bernard, 1856-1950 (Dramatist)
Letters and cards: Torquay and London, to Laurence
Housman, 1865-1959
9 items (1 p.) ; 2 folders; assorted sizes
5 APcS, 3 TLS, 1 ALS. Correspondence with Laurence Housman discusses
a variety of issues, including not winning the Nobel peace prize, business
agreements to put on BS's plays, critiques of the writings of others,
etc.
|
1910 Oct 6 - 1938 Oct 22 |
| 23 |
Shaw, John
Letter: London, to Mr. Crowdy,
Highworth, Wilts
1item (1 p.)
ALS. Requests payment in advance for printing three hundred letters.
|
1811 Feb 7 |
| 23 |
Shee, Martin Archer, 1769-1850 (Portrait Painter)
Letter: London, to unknown correspondent
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. Discusses reading about the claim of his correspondent's client
to the Roscommon Peerage. States that, in earlier years, he was acquainted
with the present Lord Roscommon's father.
|
1830 Feb 26 |
| 23 |
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822
Letter: Florence, to Messrs. Brookes & Co., London
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 24 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. "I authorize you to pay into the hands of H. Smith . . . two
hundred & fifty pounds, the amount of my income due on the 25th
of March." Accompanied by receipt signed by Horatio Smith.
|
1820 Jan 17 |
| 23 |
Shelley, Percy Bysshe
Memorabilia
1 item (1 p.)
Envelope containing leaves plucked from the gravesite of the poet. Envelope
reads, "From the grave of Percy B. Shelley. Feb. 1846."
|
1846 Feb |
| 23 |
Sheridan, Louisa Henrietta (Editor of The Comic
Offering)
Letter: London, to Laman Blanchard,
Esq., 1804-1845
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 24 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. Praises his volume, Lyric Offerings. Also reminds him to
send in "the half dozen pages you promised for the poor dear little
Comic Offering."
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
Sheridan, R. B.
Letter: Dochester (?) to unknown taxidermist
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Asks the recipient if he has received the snake he sent him to
stuff and notes that he would like a hawk stuffed as well.
|
1860 Dec 29 |
| 23 |
Shipman, W. M.
Letter: Somerville, Pa., to William Henry, Jr.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Writes of his dejection at a failed plan to start a business with
another man, who has backed out. Shipman plans to start up a store in
Clinton instead. "If I cannot do any better there . . . I shall
strike for the far west."
|
1855 Nov 20 |
| 23 |
Sibley, Mark Hopkins, 1796-1852 (Congressman from New York, 1837-39)
Letter: to Gen. Elias Leavenworth, 1803-1887, Syracuse, N.Y.
1 item (1 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm
ALS. Describing a hectic schedule of speeches, travel, and sleepless
nights, Sibley informs Leavenworth that he will arrive in Syracuse two
days hence.
|
1842 Oct 27 |
| 23 |
Sigourney, C.
Letter: Hartford, Conn., to Messrs. Hilliard Fray & Co., Boston,
Mass.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Asks to be sent several items, including materials on the pronunciation
of the Greek language and the Annual Reports of the State of Harvard
University.
|
1831 Jan 29 |
| 23 |
Simon, Oliver, 1895-1956 (Printer)
Letter: London, to Holbrook Jackson,
1874-1948
1 item (1 p.) ; 22 x 14 cm
ALS. Says he is sorry to hear Jackson is in the hospital, and is sending
him a book to waft him "into the atmosphere of the Lakeland poets.
I see Fabers have got you in their . . . list, which means no doubt
they have your first MS."
|
1943 Sept 9 |
| *23 |
Simpson, F. A. (Frederick Arthur), 1883-1974 (Author)
Letter: Cambridge, to A.E. Housman,
1859-1936
1 item (2 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Thanks Housman for commenting on his book Louis Napoleon and
the Recovery of France, 1848-1856. "Very many thanks for the
corrigenda . . . I am very glad to have these now as they may just save
me from stereotyping my errors."
|
[1923?] |
| 23 |
Simpson, J. M.
Letters: New York, N.Y., to Jacob M. Haldeman, Harrisburg, Pa.
1 item (1-2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Business letter addressed to J. M. Haldeman.
|
1825 Jul 4 |
| 23 |
Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 (Author)
Letter: Somerset, Bermuda, to "Dear Sirs"
1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Asks his correspondents, presumably his publishers, if a check
has been sent him. "I am depending upon the advance due on Metropolis
for some payments."
|
1908 Mar 20 |
| 23 |
Smart, George Thomas, Sir, 1776-1867 (Musician and Conductor)
Letter: London, to Mr. Hatton, 1809-1886
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Noting that Hatton is going to the United States, Smart offers
his testimonial: "I shall be gratified by your stating that I have
a very high opinion of your talents as a composer and executive performer."
|
1848 Jul 12 |
| 23 |
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790 (Economist and Philosopher)
Receipt: London
1 item (1 p.) ; 8 x 16 cm
DS. Receipt of proceeds of the second edition of Smith's the Wealth
of Nations, received from Thomas Cadell, the book's publisher.
|
1782 Jun 5 |
| 23 |
Smith, Gordon
Letter: to Rev. W. B. Sprague
1 item (4 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Friendly letter writes of mutual friends and daily happenings.
|
1869 Dec 12 |
| 23 |
Smith, Hannah Whitall, 1832-1911
Letter: Germantown, Pa., to "My dear Mary"
1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Discusses a pattern for a cape. The note ends: "Don't talk
about reading. Of course Hannah Smith don't read anything but Browning;
and when she has read him through, she begins again."
|
1856 May 27 |
| 23 |
Smith, Horace, 1779-1849 (Poet)
Letter: to G. F. Richardson
1 item (1 p.)
Discusses his brother Leonard Smith's death, and asks that it be announced
in the local papers. Also included in this file is a four line excerpt
from his poem, "How to Have What We Like."
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
Smith, Horace
Letter: Versailles, to Mr. Hill, 1760-1840
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 19 cm
ALS. Asks Hill to take care of a business matter and to "call at
Coutts's as you pass and enquire for our relation Mr. Charles Ward."
Also adds that "Grattan is delighted to find his article on French
poetry in the Edinburg."
|
1822 Dec 25 |
| 23 |
Smith, James, 1775-1839 (Author)
Letter: to "Dear Hill"
2 items (2 p.)
ALS. A brief letter by the author of Rejected Addresses. Also
included is a excised bookleaf with an engraving of the author, also
signed.
|
n.y. May 21 |
| 23 |
Smith, Mary Priscilla Wilson (Flower and Landscape
Painter)
Letter: Baltimore, Md., to W.T. Russell
Smith, 1812-1896, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 32 x 40 cm folded to 32 x 20 cm
ALS. Writing to her husband, she describes in detail her trip to Washington,
D.C. and to Mount Vernon. She describes sketching the house and gardens
of Mount Vernon, although her attempts to see and sketch the interior
of the estate were rebuffed by one of Washington's relatives.
|
1839 Jul 2 |
| 23 |
Smith, Persifor Frazer, 1808-1882 (Prosecuting Attorney, Chester County,
Pa.; Pennsylvania Legislator, 1862-64)
Letter : West Chester, Pa., to George G. Leiper, 1786-1868
1 item (2 p. on 1 leaf) ; 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Discusses aspects of a legal dispute in progress in Delaware county,
and congratulates Leiper on his election as judge.
|
1843 Sept 8 |
| 23 |
Smith, W. T. Russell 1812-1896 (Painter) (recipient)
Letter: to W. T. Russell Smith, Philadelphia
1 item (8 p. on double sheet)
ALS. A letter of various topics, including the habits of condors. Includes
a poem, "The Condor of the Andes."
This collection includes many other letters addressed to Smith. Correspondents
include: The Artists' Fund Society
of Philadelphia, Thomas Ashton,
Charles Lauman, Mary
Smith, C.F. Spring, and A.
Weafie.
|
n.y. May 30 |
| 23 |
Social Circle
Letters: Social Circle to Owen Foulke; Robert Waln and Owen Foulke
to Social Circle
3 items (2 p.)
3 ALS. In an incomplete letter, the Social Circle politely accuses Foulke
of writing a slanderous Catalogue; Waln and Foulke show their indignation
at such an accusation by their friends. "Believing it improper
for us to enter into any further particulars until informed of the Author
of the Calumny against us, we shall conclude with declaring ourselves
ready to prove the falsity of the charge, whenever the Social Circle
will inform us of our accusers, which we doubt not, that a moments consideration
will convince them of the impropriety of concealing." Third letter,
also incomplete, continues to unfold the scandal.
|
n.d. |
| 23 |
Sokes, Rosina
Letter: to "My dear Sir"
1 item (2 p. on double leaf)
ALS. Sokes responds to the writer's inquiry as to which of the parts
she is currently playing is her favorite. She "rate[s] 'Ms. Merridew'
in 'My Milliner's Bill' much more highly than any of them." The
play in question is a one-act which was performed in New York in both
1885 and 1904.
|
n.y. Mar 27 |
| 24 |
Soullier, John M., d. 1824
Receipts: Philadelphia, Pa.
2 items (26 p. on 12 leaves) ; varying sizes
ADS. Receipts document the distribution of the estate of John M. Soullier.
Claims on the estate were made by, among others, C. W. Peale. Also includes
an account ledger of his estate made for his descendant, Elizabeth Soullier,
written in an 82-leaf book bound in cardboard covered in marbleized
paper, with several pages missing. The book includes a postscript by
Seymour Adelman.
|
1824 Apr 9 - 1825 Jun 1 |
| 24 |
Sparks, Ruth, and Miller, Ephraim
Deed: Ruth Sparks and Ephraim Miller, to Richard Matlack, Gloucester,
N.J.
1 item (1 pg.)
ADS. Gives Matlack the possession "Together with all and singular
the Woods, Ways, Waters, Watercourses, Mines, Minerals, Huntings, Hawkings,
fishings, Fowlings, Franchises, Rights, Powers, profits, Liberties,
Easments [sic], Emoluments [sic], Hereditaments [sic], and Appurtenances,
Whatsoever belonging or in anywise appertaining unto the said lot of
two Rood and Seven Perch of land."
|
1802 Oct 5 |
| 24 |
Spear, Thomas G., b. 1806 (Merchant and Poet)
Papers: Philadelphia, Pa.
23 items (together 23 p.) ; varying sizes
AMss. Poems "The Husbandman and Farmer," "The Old Yeoman," "Daniel Boone,"
"The Indian Hunter," "National Independence," together with miscellaneous
notes, and a biographical sketch of Spear written by James Bryan.
|
[1830's] |
| 24 |
Speight, Jesse, 1795-1847 (Senator from North Carolina, 1829-37; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1845-7)
Letter: Washington, D.C., to the Secretary of the Navy
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm
ALS. Forwards a request from a constituent to the Secretary of the Navy.
|
1830 Jul 18 |
| 24 |
Spencer, William Henry (subject)
Letters: to Samuel Lewis Southard, 1787-1842, regarding the appointment
of Willam Henry Spencer as midshipman in the United States Navy.
3 items
Signers are: Barber Noyes, 1781-1844; Gideon Tomlison, 1780-1854; Ebenezer
Stoddard, 1785-1847; and Lemuel Whitman, 1780-1841.
|
1825 Jan 17 - 1833 Dec 24
|
| 24 |
Spilman, J.
Letter: Baltimore, Md., to Thomas Spilman, Culpeper County, Va.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 40 cm folded to 26 x 20 cm
ALS. Apprises his father of the crisis at the City Bank, where he has
been named teller as a result of wholesale dismissals of employees.
"There never has been such times here, nearly all the merchants
of any note have failed ... you may rely on it that the United States
Bank has been the first cause of all this embarrassed state of things."
|
1819 Jun 13 |
| 24 |
Spooner, William
Letter: to Mrs. Carey Hea
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Writes about literary matters, including the stages in publication
of several books.
|
1828 Oct 29 |
| 24 |
Spring, C. F.
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Russell
Smith, Esq., 1812-1896, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Arranges to meet with Smith.
|
1847 Mar 4 |
| |
Sproul, William Cameron
This collection contains letters addressed to Sproul. Correspondants
include: S.V. Henkels, William
Shaler Johnson, and Theodore Roosevelt.
|
|
| 24 |
Staffordshire Ware
Ledger Account and certifications
3 items ; assorted sizes
AMsS, 2 ANS. Ledger account contains business transactions for the Staffordshire
Ware firm. Also included are signed documents confirming the honesty
and truthfulness of the invoice.
|
1835 Jul 31 |
| 24 |
Stanbery, Henry, 1803-1881 (U.S. Attorney General, 1886-8)
Autographed note
1 item (1 p.)
ANS. "Very respectfully, M. Henry Stanbery, Oct. 5, 1868."
Stanbery was involved in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.
|
1868 Oct 5 |
| 24 |
Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815-1881 (Clergyman and Author)
Letter: Westminster, to "Dear Sir"
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Discusses a proposal for a monument to Leigh Hunt in Poets' Corner
of Westminster Abbey.
|
1868 Nov 18 |
| 24 |
Stanton, Horace Hughes (Watercolorist)
Letters: New Brighton and Pensarn, to E.
L. Grundy
4 items (12 p. on 4 double sheets) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
4 ALsS. Stanton writes of domestic life and several bouts of illness
which have affected the output of his work. In the 1886 letter, Stanton
thanks Grundy for a copy of the Mercury: "I was glad to
read your remarks about the R. A. voting--you are right about the paintings,
with a motive being the most popular and getting the greatest amount
of votes." Several small sketches are integrated into the letters.
|
1882 Dec 31 - 1886 Sept 5 |
| 24 |
Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908 (Poet and Critic)
Poem
1 item (1 p. )
ALS. Four-line poem with Edmund Clarence Stedman's signature at bottom.
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n.d. |
| 24 |
Stephens, James, 1882-1950 (Poet and Author)
Letters: Columbus, Ohio; at sea; Chicago, Ill., to Edith Tranter, Cincinnati,
Ohio and Manuscript: [Essay on nineteenth century English poetry]
5 items (together 24 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm or smaller
4 ALsS and TMS. Letters give accounts of his lectures at various universities
in the Midwest, the people he has met, the hotels in which he is staying,
and their mutual friends. Manusccript is very heavily edited in the
author's hand.
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1933 Aug 6 - 1935 Oct 16 |
| 24 |
Stephens, James
Letter: London, to "Dear Sir"
1 item (1 p.) ; 24 x 18 cm
ALS. "Please forgive the delay in returning your slips. I mislaid
your letter."
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1938 Oct |
| 24 |
Stephens, James
Letter: Paris, to Maurice Browne, 1881-1955, Chicago, Ill.
1 item (1 p.) ; 17 x 12 cm
ALS. Replies to an offer from the Chicago Little Theatre, stating that
two other managers have written "from America on the same subject.
As soon as I have settled with them I will write you again."
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1913 Jul 9 |
| 24 |
Stephens, James
Letter: Dublin, to Harold Monro, 1879-1932
1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 17 cm
ALS. To Monro, a poet and publisher, Stephens states he will be interested
in Gilbert Cannan's criticism of his poetry. He encloses some of his
verse as requested and looks forward to the May issue of the Poetry
Review since "all the reviews of The Hill of Vision
. . . seem to have been written by lunatics."
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1912 Apr 22 |
| 24 |
Stephens, James (subject)
Miscellaneous
3 items ; assorted sizes
Includes 11 newspaper clippings, 1 photograph, 2 PcS. Newspaper clippings
mainly give accounts of his visit to Philadelphia and his lecture tour.
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1929 Dec 25 - 1962 May 20 |
| 24 |
Stepney, Catherine Pollock Manners, Lady, d. 1845 (Author)
Letter: Brighton, to "Dear Sir"
1 item (4 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Notes that she has enclosed a document the recipient has previously
requested. Also writes that she has just finished a novel, The Birth
Day, and "it is my best."
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1839 Nov 15 |
| 24 |
Sterling, James H. (Statesman)
Letter: Burlington, N.J., to Hyman Gratz, 1776-1857, Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 39 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Upon the death of his wife, Sterling writes to the president of
the Life Insurance Co., "to ascertain from your company how the
sad event in question affects me." He also inquires about changing
his will.
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1851 Mar 28 |
| 24 |
Stewart, Daniel
Letter: to W. S. Martieu
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Places an order for Presbyterian works.
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1837 Apr 7 |
| 24 |
Stoddard, R. H., 1825-1903 (Author)
Note
1 item (1 p.)
ANS. "If my autograph is of any use to you (it is of none to me)
you are welcome to it. R. H. Stoddard."
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n.d. |
| 24 |
Stoddart, J. M. (Joseph Marshall), 1845-1921 (Editor of Lippincott's
Monthly Magazine)
Letters: from various correspondents
11 items (together 20 p.) ; varying sizes
11 ALsS. Primarily letters from writers who have had, or would like
to have, their stories published in Stoddart's Lippincott's Magazine.
Correspondents include Elizabeth Train, Margaret Briscoe, Mary Agnes
Tincker, Miriam Coles Harris, and Grace King.
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1882 Oct 18 - 1901 Dec 20 |
| 24 |
Stone, Frank, 1800-1859 (Painter)
Letter: London, to Laman Blanchard,
1804-1845
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 24 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. Stone discusses reading Leigh Hunt's Sir Ralph Esher: "I
am just now delighted with a book . . . Do you know it and who wrote
it. It is full of truth, a truth the most delightful--the philosophy
of the heart. Half a dozen such writers might make us a better world."
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1832 ? |
| 24 |
Strachey, Lytton, 1880-1932 (Biographer and Critic)
Letter: Hungerford, Berks, to Crosby Gaige, 1882-1949, New York, N.Y.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Having been informed that Gaige is no longer in the publishing
business, Strachey points out that he has received no payment for his
book just published by Gaige.
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1928 Dec 31 |
| 24 |
Strange, Robert, 1796-1854 (Senator from North Carolina, 1836-1840)
Letters: Washington, D.C., to the Secretary of the Navy J. K. Paulding,
1778-1860
3 items (together 4 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm
3 ALsS. To J.K. Paulding, Strange sends letters of recommendation for
constituents desiring to obtain naval posts.
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1839 Feb 16 - 1840 Jan 14 |
| 24 |
Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899 (Composer)
Card: Vienna, to an unidentified correspondent
1 item (1 p.) ; 9 x 13 cm
ACS. "I am very flattered that you remembered my coming anniversary"
(translated from the German).
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1894 Oct |
| 24 |
Sutherland, Graham, 1903-1980 (Painter)
Postcard: Kent, to Mr. Miller
1 item (1 p.)
APcS. "I am afraid I have lost your little piece of pasteboard--but
here is my signature."
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1949 Sep 31 |
| 24 |
Swain, David Lowry, 1801-1868 (Governor of North Carolina, 1832-1835)
Letter: Raleigh, N.C., to the Governor of Alabama [John Gayle, 1792-1859]
1 item (1 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm
LS. Asks the governor of Alabama to extradite a convict in the Mobile
jail to North Carolina for trial.
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1834 Jul 10 |
| 24 |
[Swinburne, Algernon Charles] 1837-1909
Poem: "Oh Blush Not So," by John Keats
1 item (1 p.)
Ms of Keats's poem "Oh Blush Not So." Note on back identifies
transcriber's hand as that of Swinburne.
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n.d. |
| 24 |
Symmes, Edward
Letter: Westford, Mass., to Edmund Symmes, Boston, Mass.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 38 cm folded to 25 x 19 cm
ALS. Thanks his brother for beautiful work done on the tombstones for
his children. Remarks that he has been in Concord several days as a
witness in a case involving removal of a landmark. Tells the story of
a recent elopement in his neighborhood.
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1849 Jul 15 |
| 24 |
Synge, John Millington, 1871-1909 (Dramatist and Critic)
Letter: Dublin, to Karel Musek, 1867-1924
1 item (2 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Written to the actor-translator Karel Musek of the Bohemian National
Theatre, who was in the process of translating Synge's plays. Synge
gives an account of his health and writes "I am beginning to do
a little writing again. How have you been getting on with your theatre?"
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1908 Aug 17 |
