| Box |
Person Named and Contents |
Date |
| 25 |
Walker, George
Check: to L. William Lang
1 item (1 p.)
ADS. Drawn on the Bank of Washington, Washington, D.C.: "Pay to L.
William Lang, or order, Eighty One Dollars, 30/100." Signed by both
Lang and Walker.
|
1841 Dec 1 |
| 25 |
Walker, George W.
Check: Washington, D.C., to Sergeant S.A.H. Marks
1 item (1 p.) ; 8 x 17 cm.
DS. Check for $20 drawn on the Bank of Washington.
|
1841 Dec 1 |
| 25 |
Wallace & Webster
Letter: Philadelphia, to S. M. Barclay, Esq., Bedford, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double leaf)
ALS. "Your subscription to Pennsylvania Law Journal Vol. 5
remains unpaid although we have repeatedly written you on the subject.
The amount though small is of importance to us to enable us to settle
the accounts of the publication which owing to the difficulty we have
met with in collecting has proved a losing concern to us. Your attention
to this matter will (although an act of mere justice to us and yourself)
be deemed a favor."
|
1847 Feb 1 |
| 25 |
Ward, James, 1769-1859 (Painter)
Letter: London, to "Mr. Smith," London
1 item (1 p.) ; 23 x 19 cm
ALS. Writes he has "a few pictures by Gerard Dow--Rubens--Canaletto,"
stating he has been advised not to exhibit them except to "Dealers
or Amateurs of first rate standing."
|
1841 Oct 11 |
| 25 |
Warder, Jeremiah (subject)
Documents: Inquiry into the Estate of Jeremiah Warder, to Moses Levy,
1757-1826
2 items (4 p.)
ADSs. Two questions about the distribution of the estate of Jeremiah
Warder, and the refusal of John Warder to pay in a sum to the executors,
in one hand, unsigned. Moses Levy comments on each of the two questions
separately, and signs each response. Levy would later become judge for
the district court of Philadelphia.
|
1791 Jan 26 |
| 25 |
Washburn, Israel, 1813-1883 (Governor of Maine, 1861-1862)
Letter: Portland, Me., to H.G. Hill
1 item (1 p.) ; 19 x 12 cm
ALS. "I have only time to acknowledge the receipt of your note .
. . and to say that I am very happy to comply with your request."
|
1864 Mar 25 |
| 25 |
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Letter: Chester, Pa., to "the officer commanding two brigades
on their march from Peekskill"
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 24 x 38 cm folded to 24 x 19 cm
LS. In this letter, written in the hand of Tench Tilghman, his aide, Washington
gives his urgent order: "I have this moment recd. information that
the Enemy's fleet have left the Cape of Delaware and have steered Eastward
again. You are therefore to return immediately to Peekskill with the two
brigades under your command. If you should find that the Enemy have thrown
any ships in the passage of King's Ferry you must proceed up to New Windsor
and cross there."
|
1777 Aug 1 |
| 25 |
Washington, George
Letter: New York, to "Dear Sir"
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
Typed copy of letter (first page only) to an unknown recipient discusses
disputes between Southern and Eastern states. Washington asks if it was
"not always believed that there are some points which peculiarly
interest the Eastern states? And did any one who reads human nature &
more especially the character of the Eastern people, conceive that they
would not persue them steadily by a combination of their force? Are there
not other points which equally concern the Southern states?"
|
1790 Mar 28 |
| 26 |
Watson, David
Letter: London, to Col.
Jonathan La Faussille
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Brief letter discusses a possible change in camp location.
|
1756 Jul 6 |
| 26 |
Watson, John Dawson, 1832-1892 (Painter and Watercolorist)
Letter: London, to Messrs. Grundy and Smith
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Watson thanks the art dealers for framing two of his drawings and
for setting good prices. He then goes on to suggest how they may publicize
his upcoming show to the press: "I think it might be said that I
have not been before the public for some years...and that I have been
missed."
|
1888 May 3 |
| 26 |
Watson, Lewis
Letter: Chester County, Pa., to Mr. Edward Kelly
1 item (1 p. )
ALS. Asks for the recipient's help in moving some of his items by railroad.
|
1839 Jul 12 |
| 26 |
Watts, Alaric Alexander, 1797-1864 (Journalist and Poet)
Letters: to M. Evans, London; to T. Moore, Paris; to unknown
correspondent
3 items (3 p. on double sheet) ; 23 x 36 cm folded to 23 x 18 cm
3 ALS. Evans letter: "What you have sent won't do, but I will do
for you what I can after tomorrow." Moore letter: "I enclosed
a list of my Plates, mentioning that the price would depend entirely upon
the number taken and the particular Plates fixed upon." Third letter
is illegible.
|
1827 Aug 30 - 1829 May 1 |
| 26 |
Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914 (Poet, Novelist, and Critic)
Letter: London, to "My dear Sir"
1 item (8 p. on 4 leaves) ; 18 x 24 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Comments on a volume of poetry he has received from his correspondent:
"My opinion of its merits . . . is . . . that since the publication
of Keats' first volume, there has not been, in our literature, such a
mingling of eccentricity and whim with the very quintessence of poetry."
Goes on to explain this statement with examples and ends by inviting his
correspondent to meet with him
|
1874 Jan 13 |
| 26 |
Waukesha Advocate
Printed Document: Vol. I, No. 1
1 item (4 p. on double leaf)
Printed Document. A local periodical with minutes of local government
meetings and advertisements.
|
1846 Mar 3 |
| 26 |
Weafie, A.
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Russell
Smith, 1812-1896, Milestown, Philadelphia County
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. He and a friend wish to meet with Smith to discuss a matter of business
between the two."We want the benefit of your talents and service
for which we are ready to contract."
|
1849 Mar 19 |
| 26 |
Webbe, Cornelius, 1789-1857? (Author)
Letters: to Laman Blanchard;
London, to Messrs. Smith and Elder, London; and to [Smith, Elder, and
Co.]
3 items (2 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
3 ALS. Writing to Blanchard, Webbe sends a sonnet he has written about
Shakespeare. Webbe also encourages Blanchard to continue to write verse:
"Do you never mean to write anymore yourself, you idler upon Parnassus?
. . . Do give one some of your best and newest verse . . . I [can] not
help feeling a regret that you should be so negligent of your true walk
of Intellect." Sonnet is included in the letter. In letters to Smith
and Elder, he returns a manuscript of his book that is ready for publication.
"We shall not wrangle about the price, I dare say. But I shall stipulate
(so confident am I of the success of this book) for a second sum upon
the second edition." Writing to his publisher, Webbe returns proof
sheets and suggests the title Glances at Life in City and Suburb by
a Walking Philosopher for his book.
|
1833 Apr 23 - 1841 Feb 1 |
| 26 |
Webbe, Cornelius
Poem: "Lines on Miss Lilly B---, a Sweet Young Singer"
1 item (1 p.) ; 23 x 15 cm
AMS. Poem subtitled "In imitation of Dr. Johnson," begins: Long
may live my lovely Lilly! Always something--never silly! Sometimes 'Shall
I?'--seldom shilly! Cool as custard--warm as chile!"
|
n.d. |
| 26 |
Weekly Observer
Document
1 item (4 p. on double leaf)
AD. Vol. 1, No. 3 of the Weekly Observer, apparently an amateur
production with the motto, "Poetry and prose will here unite. To
give instruction and afford delight." The subscription charge was
to be paid in paper: "This paper will be published weekly by Gumbes,
Sergeant, & Herbert at 3 sheets of foolscap per month, if paid in
advance, but if deferred 6 sheets will be required. For 20 lines insertion
and under, 1 sheet; for all over 20 lines, 2 sheets."
|
1830 Jan 9 |
| 26 |
Weems, John Crompton, 1778-1862 (Congressman from Maryland, 1826-1829)
Power of attorney: Washington, D.C.
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm
ADS. Weems declares that James Newbold shall be appointed his "true
and lawful attorney. To receive for the use of my wife, from the executors
of Martha Powell . . . deceased, what ever sum or money or legacy, by
her will stands bequeathed to Eliza Weems." On the back is a statement
approving Weems' actions, signed and sealed by J. Gales, mayor of Washington,
D. C.
|
1828 Apr 3 |
| 26 |
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 (Statesman and General)
Letter: Paris, to Sir John Malcolm, 1769-1833
1 item (1 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm
ALS. To his aide, the Duke of Wellington writes: "Will you ask the
great Poet Walter Scott to come to dine with me on Sunday, & come
yourself. I am trying to get some people to meet him who will amuse him."
|
1815 Aug 17 |
| 26 |
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of
Letters: Abrantes, Gouveia, and Portugal, to Admiral Berkeley,
1753-1818
3 items (together 5 p.) ; 33 x 19 cm and smaller
1 ALS and 2LsS. Letters to his commander discuss the transport of personnel,
horses, and equipment.
|
1809 Jun 9 - 1811 Apr 4 |
| 26 |
Wells, James M.
Letter: to John M. Scott, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Letter discusses some money from the sale of a tract of land (Abraham's
Plains in Luzerne County, Pa.) supposedly left to him by a deceased friend,
Major Lenox. Mr. Coulter, the executor of Lenox's will, has returned from
a Board of Property meeting claiming that all records indicate that Major
Lenox had already received payment for the land, while Wells claims Lenox
"spoke frequently of this money being in the State Treasury."
Wells has arranged for Scott to be sent "a statement certified by
the State Treasurer of the monies which appear to have been paid to Major
Lenox" in hopes that Scott can discover where the money has gone.
|
1820 Apr 15 |
| 26 |
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820 (Painter)
Description of an interview
1 items (4 p. on double sheet)
MS. Part of description of an interview that took place on 25 January
1816, between John Cook, John Oxley of London, and Benjamin West. Oxley
and Cook visited West, bringing with them a miniature of George Washington
West had painted when he was 18 and subsequently given to Cook's mother-in-law,
Miss Steel, 60 years prior when West and Steel were courting. Cook and
Oxley were eager to see what West's reaction would be when presented with
the painting. West is surprised and thrilled and recounts the story of
the painting: "We were very much in love with one another, and the
Old Lady, Rebecca Steel, her Mother . . . did not like my intended profession
. . . [The painting] I did and gave her previous to my going to New York,
whither I was sent to paint some portraits." End pages of manuscipt
are missing.
|
1816 Apr 27 |
| 26 |
West, Benjamin
Letter and brochure: London, to Thomas Phillips, Esq.
2 items (together 10 p.) ; assorted sizes
ALS, brochure. Letter from West to Thomas Phillips encloses an 'original
sketch of "Death on the Pale Horse" for his Lordship collection
of Paintings.' Brochure is a printed description of West's painting, but
includes no publication information.
|
1819 Aug 11 |
| 26 |
West, Benjamin
Letter: London, to Nathaniel Ogle, Northumberland
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 23 x 37 cm folded to 23 x 19 cm
ALS. West responds to Ogle's request to know the price of West's "Death
on the Pale Horse." "That drawing is in size the same as my
[sketch] in Oil colour - which is now in the possession of the Earl of
Egermount . . . - and for which I asked . . . £400; but the Original
Drawing of this subject, and of the same size - I hope you will not think
£150 over stated in Price, for the Original Thought."
|
1819 Nov 8 |
| 26 |
West, Benjamin, 1772-1848 (Son of Benjamin West, 1738-1820)
Letter: London, to Nathaniel Ogle, London
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 24 x 38 cm folded to 24 x 19 cm
ALS. West agrees to sell his father's painting of Telemachus and Mentor
on the island of Calypso to a friend of Ogle's: "The picture is a
fine specimen of my father's mind and pencil, and is in the highest state
of preservation."
|
1836 May 27 |
| 26 |
West, Raphael Lamar, 1769-1850 (Son of Benjamin West, 1738-1820)
Letters: London, to Nathaniel Ogle, London
2 items (6 p. on 2 double sheets) ; 24 x 38 cm. folded to 24 x 19 cm
2 ALsS. In the first letter, West thanks Ogle for the care he has taken
of his daughter and her family and alludes to some problems he is having
with tenants. In the second, West thanks Ogle for promising to dispose
of 3 pictures: his father's painting of the Institution of the Order of
the Garter, a Parmigianino, and Rembrandt's painting "The Raising
of Lazarus."
|
1831 Sept 22 - 1834 Aug 13 |
| 26 |
Wetherill, Colonel
Challenge: to Captain Brevoort, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p.) ; 15 x 24 cm
Broadside. Humorous call to fight. "Captain Brevoort . . . has had
the impudence to say . . . he . . . would slap the Col. in the mouth.
The Col. now speaks to the Capt. and calls him PUPPY . . . Col. Wetherill
. . . hopes that the Commandant will find better employment for the noble
Captain than playing Bully and Blackguard at the Corner of Seventh and
Chestnut Streets. Col. Wetherill . . . hopes to be slapped in the mouth!!!
Sunday morning, 6 o'clock. July 16, 1837."
|
1837 Jul 16 |
| 26 |
Wheelen, Israel, Esq. (recipient)
Letter: Washington, D.C., to Israel Wheelen, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Brief business letter discusses the departure of Mr. Steele, a former
comptroller, and his replacement by Mr. Duval.
|
1802 Nov 13 |
| 26 |
Wheelock, Delia
Letter: Milton, Vt., to Nancy Burgess, Grafton, Vt.; Milton
Falls, Vt., Nancy Burgess, to Delia Wheelock, Milton, Vt.
2 items (2 p. on double leaf)
2 ALS. Tells of her excitement over the school she attends and her zealous
longing for her friend; "Miss Burgess how I want to see you no tongue
can tell I would give the brightest dollar that ever I see to see you
again." On reverse is Burgess' reply to Delia, expressing similar
sentiments.
|
1896 Oct 16 |
| 26 |
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 (Painter)
Note: to "Madame Renoy"
1 item ; 16 x 10 cm
ANS. "For Madame Renoy, wishing to return to her people in England."
|
n.d. |
| 26 |
Whitall, Mary, b. 1836
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to "My dear Mary"
1 item (6 p. on 3 leaves) ; 21 x 34 cm folded to 21 x 17 cm
ALS. Asks how her friend is enjoying school. Describes two recent disturbances
on her street. Discusses an impending journey to Niagara and then Newport,
"where Mary Cope is to be, and where . . . we do everything that
is delightful."
|
[18--] Jul 17 |
| 26 |
White, Robert (recipient)
Letter: Canterbury, to Robert White
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Response to earlier note discussing business matters.
|
1818 Oct 26 |
| 26 |
White, William Hale, 1831-1913 (Author who wrote under pseudonym Mark
Rutherford)
Letter: Tunbridge Wells, to Mr. Parkin
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 16 x 20 cm folded to 16 x 10 cm
ALS. Writes of his domestic situation: "The house here suits us tolerably
well, but the rent is more than I ought to pay and I don't want the field,
miscalled a garden . . . If I could find an egg which wasn't addled or
empty, I would try to breed great auks a speculation which I imagine would
pay."
|
1900 Jul 22 |
| 26 |
White, Thomas
Letter: Wilton, to James Crowdy, Esq.,
Highworth
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Invitation to a politcal gathering, "The Freeholders of the
County of Wilts, who are interested in supporting the independence thereof,
will Dine together at Marlbie on Friday the 22d June."
|
1818 May 12 |
| 26 |
Whiting, E. B.
Letter: St. Albans, to "Gent[lemen]"
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Chastises his slow publishers for their inefficiency. "It is
a very great disappointment for me, and had you not told me I might depend
on it, I should get it elsewhere before now. . ."
|
1845 Dec 6 |
| 26 |
Whitman, William E
Letter: to William Whitman Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Writes to his son describing the pros and cons of his new life as
an elderly boarder with a new family and relates news of family and friends.
|
n.y. Nov 24 |
| 26 |
Whittsey, Samuel
Letter: "to the Reverend Mr. Nathan Chauncy, Durham"
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Discusses business matters.
|
1749 Sep 26 |
| 26 |
Whytal, Russ
Letter: New York, N.Y., to James Allman, Long Island, N.Y.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Thanks the recipient for sending him an earlier letter with family
news and says he hopes to see him soon.
|
1899 Dec 26 |
| 26 |
Willcox, Margaret
Letter: Washington, D.C., to James Gibson, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 41 cm folded to 26 x 21 cm
ALS. Writes to her father of family news.
|
1856 Oct 5 |
| 26 |
William Thomas & Co.
Letter: Chester, Pa., to William Tilghman, Esq., Chester, Pa.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. "We sent yesterday a coppy of Elisha Mapy's bond due us and
a coppy of James Butcher note to Jme Field to James Earle Clk of the General
Court and ordered him to issue writs and put you to the action, we shall
thank you to write to Earle and respecting this business immediately and
request him to forward the writs and you will oblige your ob. sts."
|
1792 Aug 25 |
| 26 |
William White & Son, Importer of Wines
Invoice: Wakefield, to M. Howorth, Ribbonden
1 item (1 p. on double leaf)
ADS. Invoice for an order of wine, includes a note: "The above is
this day forwarded by a vessel to Sowerby & we hope will arrive safe
& meet your approbation."
|
1811 Aug 17 |
| 26 |
Williams, __
Letter : London, to Rev. Rogers
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ;
ALS. Letter is a response to an earlier letter and discusses family matters
and the writer's unsuccesful quest for information on the recipient's
son.
|
1800 Oct 19 |
| 26 |
Williams, __
Letter: "Dear Sir"
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Tells of previous evening's events and travels, adding, "And
I should think we must be with you."
|
1826 Feb 13 |
| 26 |
Williams, Ennion
Letter: Germantown, Pa., to Thomas Astley, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double leaf)
ALS. Concerning a land dispute, Williams states, "It is well known
that George Dilworth has no claim to the 400 Acres, part of which I sold
to Robert Bovard, and if any Act of mine by Way of Quit Claim to the 200
Acres I sold him, would be agreeable to you and to him, and my Contract
be given up to me, I am willing to accommodate him--I never heard of the
P.P. Co. having given a Deed for any Part of this 400 Acres."
|
1814 Apr 25 |
| 26 |
Williams, George
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Samuel
Bettle, 1774-1861, New York
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 24 x 41 cm. folded to 24 x 21 cm
ALS. Williams, a friend of the family, gently explains that Bettle's infant
daughter has died of cholera. He praises the strength of Bettle's wife
Jane during the ordeal. "If ever a man got the companion he ought
to have, thou obtained thine."
|
1813 Jun 12 |
| 26 |
Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827 (Poet)
Poem: Paris
1 item (1 p.) ; 11 x 19 cm
AMsS. Fair copy of 10-line poem beginning "While strangers read with
earnest look" and ending "And Him my eye shall meet no more!"
|
1819 Nov 12 |
| 26 |
Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867 (Journalist and Poet)
Letter: to "My dear fellow"
1 item (2 p. on 1 leaf) ; 25 x 21 cm
ALS. Willis, starting a new monthly magazine, writes to a friend: "You
must positively write me an article on Wordsworth . . . a grand, capital
article, that shall immortalize you and bring me a host of subscribers."
He goes on to state that "this first year will settle my fate, and
there are so many magazines starting up that I shall be pushed hard."
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[18--] Jul 12 |
| 26 |
Willkie, Wendell Lewis, 1892-1944 (Statesman)
Letters: New York, N.Y., to Hamilton Holt, 1872-1951, Winter
Park, Fla.; New York, to "Beacon Hill," Worcester, Mass.; New
York, to Alexander W. Armour, New York
5 items; various sizes
5 TLS. Holt letters respond to invitations to attend dinners and other
functions at Rollins College in Winter Park. Beacon Hill letter states
he is "tremendously interested" in an article written by Beacon
Hill. "I would really like to know what business interests, domestic
or foreign, is [sic] associated with me." Amour letter states his
correspondent's letter "conveyed to me not only your good will, but
also a heartening faith in the principles for which I stand."
|
1940 Nov 20 - 1943 Dec 3 |
| 26 |
Willmore, James Tilbitts, 1800-1863 (Draftsman and Engraver)
Letters: to "My dear sir"
2 items (3 p. on 2 leaves) ; 19 x 12 cm
2 ALsS. In the first letter, Willmore regrets that he has promised to
his daughter and her husband something his correspondent had requested.
In the second, he is quite upset that his correspondent will be getting
the Landseer engraved by someone else, "solely from losing the pleasure
of engraving it." He also notes that he has refused other work in
anticipation of this commission. "I do think it an actual sin to
attempt to engrave that picture in any other style than mine."
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1851 Apr 30 - 1852 Feb 18 |
| 26 |
Wilson, Alexander
Letter: Pittsburgh, Pa, to T. M. Barkley, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. First page lists amounts of an unsettled account; second page includes
a note discussing payment.
|
1836 Oct 21 |
| 26 |
Wilson, Hannah
Letter: Newark, N.J., to "William," possibly William
Henry
1 item (4 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Letter of religious exhortation. "I have heard something of
the unusual feeling on the subject of religion in Scranton, and your name
was not mentioned among those who had come out decidedly on the Lord's
side." May reflect personal contact with the Prayer Meeting Revival
movement of the mid-1850's.
|
1858 Mar 31 |
| 26 |
Wilson, John, 1785-1854 (Novelist and Poet)
Letter: Edinburgh, to W. G. Whitworth, Oxford
1 item (3 p.) ; 22 x 36 cm folded to 22 x 18 cm
ALS. Refers to contributions Whitworth is to make (translations from the
Greek) to Blackwood's Magazine.
|
1833 Oct 8 |
| 26 |
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 (U. S. President)
Scharmel Iris's Bread and Hyacinths: with a preface attributed
to Woodrow Wilson
1 item (79 p. on 79 leaves) ; 29 x 22 cm
TMs. Bound into the original typewritten manuscript is a typewritten preface
apparently signed by Woodrow Wilson and dictated by him to Maurice Francis
Egan. Wilson preface declares "I would rather have written 'After
the Martyrdom' than to have been the President of the United States."
But, see Abbott, Craig, S. "The Case of Scharmel Iris," Papers
of the Bibliographical Society of America 77 (1983): 15-34, which
discusses the large number of forgeries of letters of recommendation associated
with Iris' publications. With a typewritten letter from Egan to Iris discussing
Wilson's admiration of Iris' poetry .
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1923 |
| 27 |
Wing, Lydia
Letter: San Francisco, Calif., to "Friend Sarah"
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Describes her 28-day voyage from New York to her new home in San
Francisco. Describes her lodgings and work she has found as a seamstress.
"They pay from four to six dollars a dress. I expect I shall get
rich here in a few years."
|
[18--] Feb 27 |
| 27 |
Wolf, Ruth
Manuscript: "Some Georgian Poets: The 20s and 30s."
1 item (7 p.)
TMsS, AMsS. Typed manuscript, signed by author. With corrections in the
author's hand.
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n.d. |
| 27 |
Wood, Henry, Mrs., 1814-1887 (Novelist)
Letters: London, to E.P. Kingston; London, to N.W.N. Taylor
2 items (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
2 ALS. Kingston letter responds to a request to dramatize East Lynne.
She explains that permission to do so has already been granted to Benjamin
Webster of the Adelphi and "I cannot therefore give you any encouragement."
She goes on to describe what she knows of Webster's intentions, which
appear to be unclear. Taylor letter responds to a request for an autograph.
"I am scarcely able to write yet, so you will find this a very poor
specimen of my handwriting."
|
1865 Jun 27 - 1878 Jun 5 |
| 27 |
Wood, Richard and George S. ("R & G.S. Wood")
Letter: New York, N.Y., to Dr. Robert M. Huston, Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Suggests an exchange of advertisements between the Medical Examiner,
edited by Huston and the British and Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review,
edited by the Woods.
|
1848 Jan 11 |
| 27 |
Wood, Thomas
Document: Payment request, to Samuel Wetherd
1 item (1 p.)
ADS. "Please to pay William Beaty Twenty pounds to enable him to
discharge some debts due to the workmen and pay the Current Expenses of
the Factory."
|
1788 Jul 31 |
| 27 |
Wood, William Burke, 1779-1861 (Actor and Manager of the Walnut Street
Theater)
Letters: Philadelphia, Pa., to Edward S. Burd, 1779-1848, Philadelphia,
Pa.
2 items (together 2 p.) ; varying sizes
2 ALsS. Offers his correspondent the purchase of an enamel depicting "a
limited view of part of the Niagara Falls" together with the price.
His apologetic letter was met with success which is expressed in the second
letter.
|
1846 Jun 15 - Jun 17 |
| 27 |
Wood, William Burke (recipient)
Receipt: A. McMakin, to William B. Wood.
1 item
Unsigned document enclosing tickets for William Wood benefit.
|
1846 Nov 13 |
| 27 |
Woodhouse, A.
Letter: Arcadia, to Richard Woodhouse, London
1 item (1 p. )
ALS. Writes to her brother about family matters: a possible visit, renovation
to her house, and her father's well-being.
|
n.y. Sept 22 |
| 27 |
Woodhouse, James
Letter: to John Taylor, Esq.
2 items (2 p. )
ALS. Plans to meet recipient during his upcoming trip to Italy.
|
1836 Sept 20 - Sept 21 |
| 27 |
Woodhouse, Richard, 1788-1834 (Reader for Taylor & Hessey Publishing
Co.)
Letters: London, to John Taylor, Esq., 1781-1864, London
19 items (together 29 p.)
19 ALS. Many of Woodhouse's letters refer to manuscripts (mostly unidentified)
he has been reading. His August 12, 1812 letter mentions Lord Byron; another
refers to John Hamilton Reynolds. Familiar letters relate to the quotidian:
bottles of wine, borrowing bedsheets, where he will dine that evening.
Some letters refer to legal services he is providing to the firm of Taylor
& Hessey.
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1811 Jul 8 - 1827 Apr 18 |
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Woodhouse, Richard
Manuscripts: The Latin Metres; What is Music
2 items (5 p.) ; 26 x 19 cm
AMs. Text begins: "The accents always fall upon the long syllables"
and ends "In words of more than two syllables the accent is."
The text is clearly unfinished. Together with a one-page essay titled
"What is Music."
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n.d. |
| 27 |
Woodlock, David, 1842-1929 (Painter)
Letter: to Mr. Grundy
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Returning a volume of Coleridge, Woodlock states: "Do you know
it does not fetch me, somehow Shakespere [sic] seems to completely wipe
him out." Also mentions finishing a large watercolor depicting King
Lear at the death of Cordelia.
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1885 Jun 23 |
| 27 |
Worcester, Joseph Emerson, 1784-1865 (Lexicographer)
Letter: Cambridge, Mass., to Wm. A. Whitehead, 1810-1884, New
York, N.Y.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 41 cm. folded to 26 x 21 cm
ALS. Forwards a copy of his American Almanac for 1839 to Whitehead.
Worcester concludes: "I shall be glad to have your friendly and valuable
assistance as a correspondent, while I continue to conduct the Almanac."
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1838 Oct 1 |
| 27 |
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 (Poet)
Letter: Grasmere near Kendal, to John Taylor, 1781-1864, London
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 23 x 36 cm folded to 23 x 19 cm
ALS. Announces to Taylor that "Mrs. Wordsworth . . . was safely delivered
of a Boy this morning . . . the child also is well & remarkably large
& stout." Also reveals that he has "culled from my manuscripts
about 140 pages of verses which I have some thoughts of publishing next
Spring, if I could make it worth my while I mean in a pecuniary view."
Outlines an offer from Longmans and asks Taylor's opinion of the terms.
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1806 Jun 16 |
| 27 |
Wordsworth, William
Letter: Rydal Mount, Ambleside, to Joseph Cottle, 1770-1853
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. Wordsworth comments on Cottle's essays on Socinianism. "You
have treated the momentous subject in a masterly manner." He also
asks if Cottle knows the whereabouts of a portrait of Coleridge done by
Allston.
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1843 Nov 24 |
| 27 |
Worker's Committee on Unemployment
Document: Call to Action for "Unemployed Workers of the
Lower East Side"
1 item (1 p.)
TD. "Unemployed Workers of the Lower East Side: Organize and Demonstrate
for Jobs at Union Wages or Adequate Relief for all Unemployed and Relief
Workers against Home Relief Bureau Cuts and Evictions." Calls upon
the unemployed to demonstrate at Rutger's Square.
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1933 Dec 21 |
| 27 |
Wright, Horatio G., 1820-1899 (Major General, U.S. Army)
Autograph
1 item (1 p.)
ADS.
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n.d. |
| 27 |
Wright, J, Esq. (recipient)
Letter: from "H.L.", to J. Wright, Regents Park
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Discusses writer's work for various periodicals.
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1832 Jul 16 |
| 27 |
Wright, William Aldis, 1831-1914 (Bibliographer)
Letters: Cambridge and Beccles, to C. Davis
6 items (together 12 p. on double sheets) ; 18 x 22 cm folded to 18 x
11 cm
5 ALsS and 1 TLS. Letters refer to Wright's editions of Edward FitzGerald's
letters, publication dates of these volumes, problems with letters of
some of FitzGerald's correspondents, etc.
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1891 Jul 15 - 1908 Aug 30 |
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Wynick, Anne
This collection contains many letters addressed to Wynick. Correspondants
include: Gordon Bottomley, Robert
Graves, Sir Edward Howard Marsh,
and Rose Rosenberg.
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