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Return of slaves in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica in the possession of Edward Owen, Esq., 1817-1832.

Title: Return of slaves in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica in the possession of Edward Owen, Esq., 1817-1832.

Printed forms, completed in manuscript, containing the triennial registration information for the slaves of Edward Owen of Jamaica as required by the Jamaica Registration Act of 1816 and the British Slave Registration Act of 1819. The 1817 form contains information for each slave including name, age, color, and origin (African or Creole) and often lists the mothers of Jamaica-born slaves. The returns for 1820 and after provide information on slaves acquired since the previous return, and also indicate whether they were obtained by birth, purchase, or inheritance.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (12 p.) ; 53 cm.

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Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831. Papers of Sarah Siddons [manuscript], 1778-1832.

Title: Papers of Sarah Siddons [manuscript], 1778-1832.

Contents: a poem in her hand, supposedly to P. Galindo; an agreement with Thos. Harris of Covent Garden theatre for the 1809-10 season, signed by both; an announcement of "Mrs. Siddons' Readings from Shakespeare and Milton," Oxford, March 1814; 3 tickets to her performances, one for June 29, 1812, her farewell address written by H. Twiss. Also, clippings, ca. 1832, from the Observer concerning Mrs. Siddons and her family, including some corrections of the Life of Mrs. Siddons by Thos. Campbell; a prologue, July 1784, to James Thomson's Tancred and Sigismunda with reference to Mrs. Siddons; addresses spoken by her on benefit nights in 1795 and 1797, the latter at Drury Lane with a note to J. Larpent from R. Wroughton; a prologue in her hand, given at Bath, May, 1778; "Siddonian Scribbling No. 1" by Thos. Amyot; and notes by J.P. Collier about her with reference to James Boaden's Memoirs of Mrs. Siddons.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

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Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883. Autograph letter signed : [London], to Thomas Amyot, 1836 Aug. 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [London], to Thomas Amyot, 1836 Aug. 4.

Telling of his catalogue of the earliest and most curious books in the Bridgewater Library, his edition of the English Miracle Plays, and a production at the Haymarket Theatre with Ellen Tree.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

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Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869,. Autograph letters signed from Sir Henry Ellis to various people [manuscript], 1844-1855.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Sir Henry Ellis to various people [manuscript], 1844-1855.

Correspondents include Thomas Amyot and Collier. No. 65 contains Collier's copy of T. Norfolk's letter to George - 1572.

ArchivalResource: 2 letters.

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Amyot, Thomas, 1775-1850,. Autograph letter signed from Thomas Amyot to J.P. Collier [manuscript], 1833 April 29.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Thomas Amyot to J.P. Collier [manuscript], 1833 April 29.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Dwarris, Fortunatus, Sir, 1786-1860,. Autograph letter signed from Fortunatus Dwarris, London, to Thomas Amyot [manuscript], 1845 November 13.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Fortunatus Dwarris, London, to Thomas Amyot [manuscript], 1845 November 13.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230407567 View

Glasse, George Henry, 1761-1809. Correspondence, 1757-1808 (bulk: 1778-1808)

Title: George Henry Glasse correspondence, 1757-1808 (inclusive), 1778-1808 (bulk).

Letters received by a classical scholar and Church of England clergyman, concerning the University of Oxford, church politics, and social life.

ArchivalResource: 10 volumes (1.2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00274/catalog View

Peel, Robert, 1788-1850,. Autograph letters signed from Sir Robert Peel to various people [manuscript], 1827-1838.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Sir Robert Peel to various people [manuscript], 1827-1838.

Correspondents: Thomas Amyot and J.P. Collier. Some letters undated.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Amyot, Thomas, 1775-1850,. Autograph letters signed from Thomas Amyot to various people [manuscript], ca. 1824-1841.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Thomas Amyot to various people [manuscript], ca. 1824-1841.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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