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Vol. I (ff. 270). A -G.includes:f. 1 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letter to A. Panizzi: 1856. f. 3 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Letter to A. Jones: 1840. f. 4 Ge...

Title: Vol. I (ff. 270). A - G.includes:f. 1 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letter to A. Panizzi: 1856. f. 3 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Letter to A. Jones: 1840. f. 4 Ge... Unspecified

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Vanden Bosh, Lawrence, fl. 1694. [Map of the lower Mississippi River, neighboring coast, and the country to the southwest].

Title: [Map of the lower Mississippi River, neighboring coast, and the country to the southwest]. 1694.

Rough sketch map compiled by Vanden Bosh (an Anglican priest), but partly based on information provided by an Illinois or Shawnee Indian, probably from the Saint Louis region. Includes extensive notes, including "Lessainy where Monsr. de la Sale was killed", "town of the rich Spaniards", and "mountains of silver & gold mines"; identifies several Indian villages west of the Mississippi. On verso: Copy of a letter to Collo. [i.e. Colonel?] Nicholson, Govr. of Maryland. Sir-- I intended at first to send this map ... by Collo. Hermans ... [Signed] Lawrence Vanden Bosh. From North Sassifrix ye 19th day of Octobr. 1694.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map ; on sheet 493 x 378 mm.

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Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736. Papers of Jacob Tonson [manuscript], 1680-1737.

Title: Papers of Jacob Tonson [manuscript], 1680-1737.

Materials written by or to Jacob Tonson I or Jacob Tonson II, with a handful of bills addressed to Jacob Tonson III. Autograph manuscripts by prominent literary figures such as John Dryden, Aphra Behn, Richard Bentley, Joseph Addison, William Congreve, and John Vanbrugh as well as letters from others, chiefly members of the Kit-Cat Club. The correspondence is representative of both Tonson's professional and personal activities: several letters concern gathering engravings and subscriptions for a fine edition of Caesar's Commentaries (ultimately published by Samuel Clarke), while others thank Tonson for his gifts of cider. Transcripts of 10 letters from Alexander Pope concern Lewis Theobald's Shakespeare. Correspondents: Joseph Addison, Roger de Coverley (pseud.?), Francis Atterbury, William Congreve, S. Compton, Thomas Creech, Henry Molins Davenant, John Dennis, John Dryden, Charles Fitzroy (Duke of Grafton), George Montagu (Earl of Halifax), Elizabeth Jekyll, Joseph Jekyll, Basil Kennett, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Henrietta Churchill (Duchess of Marlborough), Henry Pelham, Thomas Pelham-Holles (Duke of Newcastle), Thomas Bowers, Richard Newton, Daniel Pulteney, Thomas Wentworth (Earl of Strafford), John Somers, Charles Seymour (Duke of Somerset), Abraham Stanyan, Charles Stanhope, George Stepney, Sir John Vanbrugh, George Wilson. In addition to letters, the collection contains copyright assignments, receipts, bills (including one for expenses associated with the funeral of Jacob Tonson), drafts of the elder Jacob Tonson's will, and poems.

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Young, Capt., fl. 1720. Map of Canço Harbour, the eastmost land of Nova Scotia / by Captn. Young.

Title: Map of Canço Harbour, the eastmost land of Nova Scotia / by Captn. Young. [1720]

Chart detailing sailing hazards and fishing grounds off Cape Canso south of Chedabucto Bay in Nova Scotia. Detached from an office book comprised of various manuscripts relating to the administration of British colonies in the Caribbean, Nova Scotia, and New York: Great Britain. Board of Trade. Plantation reports, 1717-1722 (Ayer MS 339). The map accompanies a letter to Daniel Pulteney, a commissioner of the Council of Trade and Plantations: Sir, the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations command me to send you the inclos'd copy of a map of Canço Harbour drawn by Captn. Young ... without any view to the disputes between France and us. And therefore it is suppos'd that he has done it without partiality. ... [Signed] Wm. Popple. Whitehal, Novembr ye 24th, 1720.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 550 x 427 mm.

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Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 86, 123, 180, 189, 193, 277 John Woodward, MD: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1698-1722/3, and n.d.ff. 2, 49, 185, 265 Herman Boerhaave, Dutch...

Title: Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 86, 123, 180, 189, 193, 277 John Woodward, MD: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1698-1722/3, and n.d.ff. 2, 49, 185, 265 Herman Boerhaave, Dutch... Unspecified

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Admiral Sir Charles Wager: Signet Warrants for his appointment and salary as Lord of the Admiralty: 1718, 1721.Daniel Pulteney: Signet Warrant for his appointment as a Lord of the Admiralty: 1721.Admiral Sir John Norris: Signet Warrants for his appoi...

Title: Admiral Sir Charles Wager: Signet Warrants for his appointment and salary as Lord of the Admiralty: 1718, 1721.Daniel Pulteney: Signet Warrant for his appointment as a Lord of the Admiralty: 1721.Admiral Sir John Norris: Signet Warrants for his appoi... Unspecified

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Great Britain. Board of Trade. Plantation reports, 1717-1722.

Title: Plantation reports, 1717-1722.

An office book kept by Daniel Pulteney, a commissioner of the Council of Trade and Plantations, 1717-1721, containing letters, instructions, reports, queries, commissions, and other documents pertaining to the administration of British colonies in the Caribbean, Nova Scotia, and New York.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (831 p.) ; 34 cm.

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Vol. XLV. (f. 277). Feb.-Apr. 1807.Political Tracts: Remarks on the poor laws as applied to Norfolk: circ. 1807.William Windham, Secretary of State, etc: General political correspondence: 1782-1810.includes:f. 1 Edward Hughes: Letter to R. England: 1...

Title: Vol. XLV. (f. 277). Feb.-Apr. 1807.Political Tracts: Remarks on the poor laws as applied to Norfolk: circ. 1807.William Windham, Secretary of State, etc: General political correspondence: 1782-1810.includes:f. 1 Edward Hughes: Letter to R. England: 1... Feb 1807-Apr 1807

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