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Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1763-1830 (inclusive).

Title: Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1763-1830 (inclusive).

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes, and other papers documenting the personal life and professional career of Sir Joseph Banks, a British naturalist and explorer. Correspondence with stewards and landowners in Lincolnshire and elsewhere detail Banks' interest in agriculture and farming. Other papers relate to family estates, to Banks' scientific investigations and to his interest in the exploration of Africa and other regions. A translation of Frederic Horneman's "Travels into the interior of Africa performed for the African Society," (ca. 1800) and letters relating to the death of explorer Mungo Park are included.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft. (15 boxes, 1 folio)

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Cartwright, F. D. (Frances Dorothy), 1780-1863. Frances Dorothy Cartwright manuscript material : 1 item, 1829

Title: Frances Dorothy Cartwright manuscript material : 1 item, 1829

· To John Thelwall, political reformer and lecturer : 1 autograph letter signed : 23 Feb 1829 : (MISC 2277) : about her special copy of her biography of her uncle.

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Gilmer, Francis Walker, 1790-1826. Correspondence of Francis Walker Gilmer [manuscript], 1784-1826.

Title: Correspondence of Francis Walker Gilmer [manuscript], 1784-1826.

Correspondence with Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and others, largely concerning the establishment of the University of Virginia, and particularly Gilmer's efforts in England to select a teaching staff for the new institution. Includes family letters.

ArchivalResource: 283 items.

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Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D

Index to ownership/provenance information, primarily from printed books, held by Houghton Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 collection

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Kendall, John, fl. 1757-1795. Correspondence and papers of John Kendall, 1757-1781.

Title: Correspondence and papers of John Kendall, 1757-1781.

Two folio notebooks containing copies of the correspondence and papers of John Kendall. The materials were apparently collected in preparation for a biography of John Kendall. A contemporary copy of the letterbook of John Kendall that comprises orders, communications, dispatches, etc. received and sent by John Kendall as commander of the H.M.S. Rainbow in 1779-1781. Included are communications from Commanders-in-chief of the North American station Sir George Collier and Marriot Arbuthnot and from John Kendall to various officers, especially Capt. Tyrringham Howe. The entries contain information on British naval operations off New York in 1779-1780 (including Stony Point, wintering in Huntington Bay, etc), desertions, supernumeraries, officers, crew, victuals, "Negroes" and prisoners onboard, etc. Included is information on H.M.S. Raisonnable, Vulture, Berlin, Galatea, and others. Nineteenth century copybook containing the extracts from journals kept by John Kendall onboard of the Vanguard, America, Fame, and the Princess Royal, and of orders, appointments, official communications and personal letters received by Kendall in 1766- 1779. Correspondents include John Byron (1723-1786), John Cartwright (1740-1824), Sir Hugh Palliser (1723-1796), and others. Also included is a letter of Sept. 1779, from Kendall to his brother.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes, 31 cm.

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Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1763-1830

Title: Sir Joseph Banks papers 1763-1830

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes, and other papers documenting the personal life and professional career of Sir Joseph Banks, a British naturalist and explorer. Correspondence with stewards and landowners in Lincolnshire and elsewhere detail Banks' interest in agriculture and farming. Other papers relate to family estates, to Banks' scientific investigations and to his interest in the exploration of Africa and other regions. A translation of Frederic Horneman's "Travels into the interior of Africa performed for the African Society," (circa 1800) and letters relating to the death of explorer Mungo Park are included.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear feet (15 boxes, 1 folio)

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White family papers, 1699-1931.

Title: White family papers, 1699-1931.

Correspondence, poems, accounts books and journals of naturalist and clergyman Gilbert White and his family.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

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Society of the Friends of the People (Great Britain). Declaration or manifesto, 1792 Apr 11.

Title: Declaration or manifesto, 1792 Apr 11.

Manuscript, in a single hand, dated April 11, 1792 at the Freemason's Tavern, declaring the purpose of the institution of the Society of Friends. The document announces its intention to secure the freedom of election and more equal representation in Parliament, as well as to secure for the people a more frequent exercise of their right to elect their representatives. The declaration is followed by approximately 160 signatures, including those of Philip Francis, Charles Grey, James Maitland Lord Lauderdale, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Several signatures have been crossed out, with the letter D written next to their names.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 43 cm.

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Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. William Cobbett manuscript material : 7 items, 1802-1830

Title: William Cobbett manuscript material : 7 items, 1802-1830

· Bound manuscript essay, "To John Cartwright Esq. : Letter X on the conduct of the Westminster Rump and on that of Mr. Hunt and on Sir Francis Burdett" : 42 p. : 5 Sep 1818 : (MISC 4022) : essay for Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, in the form of an open letter to Cobbett's friend and ally John Cartwright. Cobbett satirizes the "Westminster Rump" (the reform-resistant faction of the Westminster electorate), and expresses his support for the election to Parliament of his close associate Henry Hunt over the candidate backed by the increasingly conservative Francis Burdett. The volume concludes with a letter promising financial support to the widow of Jeremiah Brandreth, a Nottingham textile worker and Luddite, executed for treason in 1817. The first 34 pages are in the hand of an amanuensis, the rest in Cobbett's hand. Provenance : Robert Earl of Crewe (armorial bookplate). Shelved under "Cobbett" with bound manuscript volumes. · To Montagu Burgoyne, politician : 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Feb 1807 : (MISC 3602b) : about an invitation, and his anxious desire "to possess an Essex dog." · To a John Clewer : 1 autograph letter signed : 30 Jun [1806?] : (MISC 3604) : prompting him to accept a copy of "The Population Returns for the whole kingdom of England and Wales." · To a Mr. Cook : 1 autograph letter signed : 6 May 1830 : (MISC 3606) : introducing Mr. Dean as his agent, presumably refering to Cobbett's campaign in favor of reform. · To J. Hardy of Fleet Street : 1 autograph letter signed : 24 Mar 1815 : (MISC 3562) : briefly commenting on Napoleon's escape from Elba. · To William Molineux, printer : 1 autograph note : [ca. 1815] : (MISC 3601) : third person, asking as to the "state" of Cobbett's Paper Against Gold, and "[h]ow much of it is done?" · To Dr. Valpy, classical scholar and printer : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 May 1802 : (MISC 3602a) : responding to a letter of praise, remarking on various points in his career.

ArchivalResource: 7 items

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CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS, Bart., P.R.S, partly in the hand of his sister, Sarah Sophia Banks; 1777-1820. Partly French. Partly printed. The present correspondence was not used by W. R. Dawson for his calendar of The Banks Letters..., 1777-1820

Title: CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF SIR JOSEPH BANKS, Bart., P.R.S, partly in the hand of his sister, Sarah Sophia Banks; 1777-1820. Partly French. Partly printed. The present correspondence was not used by W. R. Dawson for his calendar of The Banks Letters... 1777-1820

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Cartwright, John, 1740-1824. Papers, 1796-1824.

Title: Papers, 1796-1824.

Letters from Cartwright and members of his family on the agitation for parliamentary reform, the relationship between parliamentary reform and a potential French invasion (1796), and routine business and personal matters.

ArchivalResource: 14 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19347136 View

Hone, William, 1780-1842. The William Hone manuscript collection, 1792-1953, bulk 1815-1842.

Title: The William Hone manuscript collection, 1792-1953, bulk 1815-1842.

Correspondence, notebooks, manuscripts, miscellaneous items, a scrap album, ephemera and visual materials by or relating to William Hone. Included are several original drawings by the artist George Cruikshank.

ArchivalResource: 2.75 linear ft. (8 boxes)

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Frances Dorothy Cartwright manuscript material : 1 item, 1829

Title: Frances Dorothy Cartwright manuscript material : 1 item 1829

Frances Dorothy Cartwright, English biographer. She is best remembered as the biographer of her uncle, John Cartwright, the political reformer. To John Thelwall, political reformer and lecturer : 1 autograph letter signed : 23 Feb 1829 : (MISC 2277) : from 20 Park Place, Regents Park : about her special copy of her biography of her uncle; begins, "I fear you must have thought me bvery negligent in not having sooner replied ...".

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Cartwright, Edmund, 1743-1823,. Brief history of the American War : manuscript, [1779-1780?].

Title: Brief history of the American War : manuscript, [1779-1780?].

Unbound manuscript, written in England in unknown hand, possibly in the hand of Major John Cartwright or Edmund Cartwright. The history commences with a review of War in general and the fatal idea of drawing a revenue from America. It considers the Stamp Act and its repeal. The preliminary disquisition (46 p.) concerns Civil Government and the power of the Clergy, accusing the British National Clergy of encouraging and fermenting the War in America. It also concerns the attempts to avert the Contest; the drawing together of the American Colonies; and increasing hatred of the Mother Country, etc. Includes index (10 p.) to Books II-VII (those for Book I cut up and placed in their respective pages). With a prefatory address or letter (2 p.).

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (265, 10 p. in case) : paper ; 22 x 18 cm.

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Cartwright, John, 1740-1824. Autograph letter signed : London, to his nephew, Edmund Cartwright, 1802 Apr. 29.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to his nephew, Edmund Cartwright, 1802 Apr. 29.

Concerning a real estate transaction and on family matters.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

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Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820. Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1763-1830 (inclusive).

Title: Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1763-1830 (inclusive).

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes, and other papers documenting the personal life and professional career of Sir Joseph Banks, a British naturalist and explorer. Correspondence with stewards and landowners in Lincolnshire and elsewhere detail Banks' interest in agriculture and farming. Other papers relate to family estates, to Banks' scientific investigations and to his interest in the exploration of Africa and other regions. A translation of Frederic Horneman's "Travels into the interior of Africa performed for the African Society," (ca. 1800) and letters relating to the death of explorer Mungo Park are included.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft. (15 boxes, 1 folio)

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Cartwright, John, 1740-1824. Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mr. Hunter "at Mr. Johnson's Bookseller, ", 1807 July 1.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mr. Hunter "at Mr. Johnson's Bookseller, ", 1807 July 1.

Asking him to send copies of England's Aegis to leaders of the government.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270134345 View

Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. To John Cartwright Esq. : Letter X on the conduct of the Westminster Rump and on that of Mr. Hunt and on Sir Francis Burdett : North Hempstead [Long Island, New York], Sept. 5, 1818.

Title: To John Cartwright Esq. : Letter X on the conduct of the Westminster Rump and on that of Mr. Hunt and on Sir Francis Burdett : North Hempstead [Long Island, New York], Sept. 5, 1818.

Essay for Cobbett's Weekly Political Register, in the form of an open letter to Cobbett's friend and ally John Cartwright.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (42 p.) ; 28 x 23 cm. (4to)

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Letters Addressed to Thomas Walker (1749-1817), 1775-1819

Title: Letters Addressed to Thomas Walker (1749-1817) 1775-1819

ArchivalResource: 1 file

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HONE PAPERS. Vol. XIII. Correspondence of William Hone, consisting chiefly of letters addressed to him, with a few from Hone himself; 1801-1840. In two parts (ff. 1-253, 254-497). The names of the writers are given in the Index. Ff. 497. Folio.includ..., 1801-1840

Title: HONE PAPERS. Vol. XIII. Correspondence of William Hone, consisting chiefly of letters addressed to him, with a few from Hone himself; 1801-1840. In two parts (ff. 1-253, 254-497). The names of the writers are given in the Index. Ff. 497. Folio.includ... 1801-1840

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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