MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS, viz.-(a) Signatures of English Sovereigns from George II to Queen Victoria; ff. I-II ;-(b) Letters, etc., of authors, scientists and statesmen, including Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth and Thomas Carlyle; ff. 12-39. A ... 1742-1902

George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...

Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867

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English physicist and chemist. From the guide to the Michael Faraday letter, 1867 May 1, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) English chemist and physicist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Royal Institution, to Benjamin Dockray, 1856 Jan. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 607104668 Chemist, physicist. From the description of Michael Faraday letter, 1836. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 77010683 Engli...

William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837

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William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover. The third son of George III, William succeeded his elder brother George IV. He served in the Royal Navy in his youth, spending time in North America and the Caribbean, and was later nicknamed the "Sailor King". In 1789, he was created Duke of Clarence and St Andrews. In 1827, he was appointed as Britain's first Lord High Admiral since 1709. As his two older brothers died without leaving legitimate issue, ...

Temple, Henry John, 1784-1865, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister

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Epithet: Prime Minister Title: 3rd Viscount Palmerston British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x000113 ...

Carlyle, Thomas

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Smith-Dorrien, Horace Lockwood, Sir, General GCB

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Epithet: General GCB British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x0000ec ...

Reitz, Francis William, President of the Orange Free State

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Epithet: President of the Orange Free State British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x0001f7 ...

George, IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830

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George Augustus Frederick was born August 12, 1762, the eldest son of George III of England and Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on September 8, 1762. George Augustus became a knight of the Garter on December 28, 1765, and was presented to the public in October, 1768. In August 1783, George Augustus came of age and assumed his seat in the House of Lords on November 11. He aligned himself with the Whig party which soon fell from fa...

Compton, Spencer

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Epithet: Earl of Wilmington British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000543.0x00006c Epithet: of Stowe MS 142 Title: Earl of Northampton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x00020a Title: 2nd Earl of Northampton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Perso...

Leyds, William Johannes, State Secretary of the S African Republic

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Epithet: State Secretary of the S African Republic British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000361.0x000284 ...

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

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Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. His father, Robert Waring Darwin (1766-1848), was a physician, the son of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802), a poet, philosopher, and naturalist. Robert established a successful medical practice in Shrewsbury where he was known for his kindness extended to the poor. He was financially quite successful and willing to support his sons in their various endeavors. Although not a prolific writer, he was elected to the Royal Society ...

Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson, artist and novelist

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Epithet: artist and novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x0003a4 ...

Lucas, Frederick Louis

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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford, Melrose, to the Marchioness of Abercorn, [1818] Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747107129 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified to Charles [Sharpe], [1817 or later?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 745119219 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [William Slade], 1803 June [3]. (Unknown). W...

George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760

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King of England from 1727-1760. From the description of Writ, 1748 February 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629412 George Augustus was born in Hanover, Germany on November 10, 1683, the only son of the elector of Hanover. In 1705 he married Princess Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and they had nine children. During his reign as King of England, George II granted the charter to James Edward Oglethorpe, allowing for the founding of the colony of Georgia in 1733. George ...

Erckmann, Émile, writer, with L G C A Chatrian, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian'

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Epithet: writer, with L G C A Chatrian, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001087.0x000115 ...

Morris, Lewis G. (Lewis Gouverneur), 1808-1900

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000384 Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur F234 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001347.0x0003e5 Epithet: alias Llywelyn Ddu British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x00039d ...

Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1st Baronet, astronomer

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Epithet: astronomer Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x000381 ...

Kruger, Stephanus Johannes Paulus, President of the Transvaal Republic; of Add MS 42240

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Epithet: President of the Transvaal Republic; of Add MS 42240 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x000328 ...

Steele, Alexander F., of Inverness

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Louis XVI, of France

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Accession date: 1774 Places: France Title: of France British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x0000ae ...

Mathews, Charles, the elder; actor

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Gordon, Charles George

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Epithet: Major-General CB British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000146 Epithet: Major-General; of Add MS 39325 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x0000ed Epithet: Major-General; 'Chinese Gordon' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x0000ea ...

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850

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British poet. From the description of Letters, 1827 Jan. 12-1836 Feb. 20. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315953362 Wordsworth, English poet. From the description of [Letters, 1826-1848] / Wm. Wordsworth. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 501844796 Wordsworth was an English poet. From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1801-1853. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122372656 From the guide to the William Wordsw...

Maria II, of Portugal

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Accession date: 1826 Places: Portugal Title: of Portugal British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x000327 ...

Chatrian, Louis Gratien Charles Alexandre called Pierre Alexandre, writer with E Erckmann, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian'

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Epithet: writer with E Erckmann, under the name 'Erckmann-Chatrian' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001303.0x0001a5 ...

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901

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Queen Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born on May 24, 1819 at Kensington Palace in London and she became heir to the throne when her father died. In 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18. During the early part of her reign, she was influenced by two men: her first Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and then her husband, Prince Albert, whom she married in 1840. Both men taught her much about how to be ...