Collection of miscellaneous European correspondence, 1800-1954.

Watson-Taylor, George, 1771-1841

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George Watson-Taylor was the fourth son of George Watson. From 1810 he was the husband of Anna Susana Taylor, the daughter of Jamaican planter Sir John Taylor, 1st Baronet. Suffixing his name with that of his wife's family, he would become the richest planter on Jamaica. He used the proceeds to purchase a house on Cavendish Square, Middlesex and Erlestoke Park, near Devizes, Wiltshire, becoming the Liberal MP for Devizes, an ardent campaigner for the retention of slavery, and a renowned fine art...

Bulwer, E.L.

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Mommsen, Theodor, 1817-1903

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Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903) was a classical historian. See the Neue Deutsche Biographie for details. From the guide to the Letters and postcards from Theodor Mommsen to F.J. Haverfield, 1883-1903, (University of Oxford, Sackler Library) ...

Colette, 1873-1954

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Colette was the pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. From the description of [Letter, postmarked 1935 mai 27, to Madame Madeleine Lindauer] / Colette. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191100720 French novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : La Croix, to Marguerite Moreno, 1928 Jan. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646192071 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Marguerite Moreno, [postm...

Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl, 1781-1855

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English parliamentarian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir Edward Katchbull, "Wednesday," [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270860390 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Chevening, to Mr. Sotheby, 1823 Oct. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574294 ...

Carmichael, Montgomery, 1857-1936

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Gully, John, 1783-1863

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First commissioner of police for the city of London. From the description of Letter : London, to D.W. Harvey, London, 1841 Sept. 8. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28435246 ...

Schneider, Heinrich, 1907-1974

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Skene, Felicia, 1821-1899

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Harvey, William, 1796-1866

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English wood-engraver and designer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to William Mayor, 1823 Dec. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270501866 ...

Spurgeon, C.H. (Charles Haddon), 1834-1892

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Charles Haddon Spurgeon, born in 1834, was a Baptist minister in Great Britain. He was famous for his preaching skills and, from the time he was a young man, attracted thousands of people to hear his sermons. A prolific author, Spurgeon's published sermons were very popular. He held strict Calvinistic views and, therefore, alienated himself from some Baptist ministers. Despite his controversial views, he remained a popular speaker. Spurgeon died in 1892 after suffering from gout. Fro...

Bell, Walter George, 1867-1942

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Briganti, Giuliano.

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Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869

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Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001512.0x0002cb Epithet: author Title: 1st Baronet 1867 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001241.0x0001cd ...

Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-1979

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Schmidtbonn, Wilhelm August, 1876-1952

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Burnham, Edward Levy-Lawson, 1833-1916

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English newspaper proprietor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hall Barn, to Clement Scott, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126192 From the description of Autograph letters signed Edward Lawson (2), dated : [London], 29 March 1895 and [n.d.], to [Joseph] Bennett, 1895 Mar. 29 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674019 ...

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851

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J.M.W. Turner was an English artist and member of the Royal Academy. From the description of Brighton Cricket Ground [art original] [ca. 1824?]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 58463878 Nationality: English. From the description of Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water [electronic resource]. 1840. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute). WorldCat record id: 222503272 British painter. Fr...

Schilling, Felix Nepomuk 1742-1808

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O'Donovan, John, 1809-1861

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Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903

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Born 1820; educated at Hinton Charterhouse near Bath, 1833-1836; assistant schoolmaster at Derby, 1837; worked as a draftsman and engineer during the building of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, 1837-1841; sub-editor of the Pilot , the organ of the Complete Suffrage Movement, 1844; occupied himself anew with engineering, 1844-1846, and experimented with mechanical inventions, 1846-1847; sub-editor of The Economist in London, 1848-1853; visited house of John Chapman, the advanced publisher,...

Horn, Wilhelm, 1876-1952

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Müller, George, 1805-1898

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Founder and director of the Bristol Orphan Houses, missionary, Plymouth Brethren leader; born, 1805; died 1898. From the description of Letters of George Muller, 1897-1898. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 31743377 ...

Harding, James Duffield, 1798-1863

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English painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to G. Manning, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270879350 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1845 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270879348 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Graves, 1838 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270879352 Epithet: landscape painter and lithographer ...

The Dickens Fellowship (London).

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Hopwood, John Avery.

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Muller, Susan (Susan Marie)

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Nares, Edward, 1762-1841

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Edward Nares (1762-1841) was an author and historian. See the Dictionary of National Biography for details. From the guide to the Lectures by Edward Nares, Regius Professor of Modern History, Oxford University, 1817-1825, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) Epithet: Acting Mate, RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001297.0x0001db ...

Woodhouselee, Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord, 1747-1813

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Scottish historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Thomas Cadell, 1784 Jan. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584008 Alexander Fraser Tytler was born in Edinburgh on 15 October 1747. After education in the city he was sent to school in Kensington in 1763, and then attended Edinburgh University from 1765. Tytler was called to the Scottish Bar in 1770, and in 1780 he was appointed joint-Professor of Universal History at Edinburgh University...

Mearns, James

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Waller, Bolton C.

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The Roman & Mediaeval London Excavation Council.

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Conroy, Audrey.

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Trevelyan, Janet Penrose, 1879-

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Epithet: née Ward wife of Professor G M Trevelyan British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000179 English author and wife of the historian, G.M. Trevelyan. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Garden Corner, West Road, Cambridge, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1932 Oct. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573161 Epithet: wife of G M Trevelyan; CH 1936 British Library Ar...

Hopkins, Samuel, 1807-1887

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Samuel Hopkins lived in Northampton, Mass. From the description of The Puritans : or the church, court, and Parliament of England, during the reigns of Edward the Sixth and Queen Elizabeth : manuscript, [ca. 1859] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612754145 ...

Howit, Mary Botham, 1799-1888.

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Baines, Edward, 1774-1848

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Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x00012d Epithet: MP; Knight 1880 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x000118 Epithet: of Leeds British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000677.0x00012f Epithet: journalist British Lib...

Lugli, Giuseppe

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Stevenson, Robert, 1772-1850

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Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important scientific reformer during the early nineteenth century. From his position as superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, and through leadership roles in the scientific institutions of the time, Bache helped bring American science into alignment with the professional nature of its European counterpart. In addition, Bache fostered the reform of public education in America. On July 19, 1806 Alexander Dallas Bache wa...

Bulwer, James Redfoord.

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Blair, Arthur Witt

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