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The land treaties and financial records belong mostly to David Bowman, grandson of John Bowman Jr. John Bowman was issued a Land Office Exchange Treasury Warrant for 374 acres in a section of Rockingham County, VA called \"the forest\" in 1811. Some documents indicate connections with George Keezel and Charles E. Long. Six rolls of names and amounts record subscriptions for erecting a new Rader's Church in 1878-79. Most of the financial records correspond to sales of lands and deeds made to David and John Bowman, as well as records of money and notes given by various family members and acquaintances.","Folder 1, Deeds and Indentures, 1765-1893, undated, includes deeds and indentures relating to John and David Bowman, regarding mostly land sales throughout Rockingham County. 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Baltimore, Regional Publishing Company, 1980.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eStirewalt, Jerome Paul. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eA Brief History of Rader's Lutheran Church Near Timberville, Virginia from May 20, 1765 to April 11, 1921\u003c/emph\u003e. Henkel's Lutheran Publication Establishment, 1922.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography"],"bibliography_tesim":["Tyler, Lyon Gardner.  Men of Mark in Virginia: Ideals of American Life; a Collection of Biographies of the Leading Men of the State . Virginia, Men of Mark Publishing Company, 1906.","Wayland, John W.  A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia . Baltimore, Regional Publishing Company, 1980.","Stirewalt, Jerome Paul.  A Brief History of Rader's Lutheran Church Near Timberville, Virginia from May 20, 1765 to April 11, 1921 . 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Bowman, also penned a letter to David Bowman, found in the second series of the collection, confirming that she was his niece and that the Bowman's of this collection were related to the prominent Bowman family of the area. Another such heir mentioned was Alpheus M. Bowman, a very prominent and successful statesman and businessman in Virginia. Solon Bowman, to which some of the wills relate to, was born July 11, 1844 and was said to have been an active and pleasant man in the Rader's Lutheran Church Community, and was also a soldier in the Civil War, said to be \"gallant and brave.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Bio/Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Bowman Jr. was born on July 1, 1750 in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Magdalene Surface most likely in 1777. They had six children: Elizabeth, George, John, Barbara, Catherine, and Mary. George and John Bowman were the eldest and only sons of John and Mary. 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The wills contained in the collection belong to John Bowman Jr. and his son John Bowman, as well as several others. The land treaties and financial records belong mostly to David Bowman, grandson of John Bowman Jr. John Bowman was issued a Land Office Exchange Treasury Warrant for 374 acres in a section of Rockingham County, VA called \"the forest\" in 1811. Some documents indicate connections with George Keezel and Charles E. Long. Six rolls of names and amounts record subscriptions for erecting a new Rader's Church in 1878-79. Most of the financial records correspond to sales of lands and deeds made to David and John Bowman, as well as records of money and notes given by various family members and acquaintances.","Folder 1, Deeds and Indentures, 1765-1893, undated, includes deeds and indentures relating to John and David Bowman, regarding mostly land sales throughout Rockingham County. Includes naturalization document for George Bauman.","Folder 2, Financial Records, 1871-1926, undated, includes lists of household property, 1888-1900 as well as notes, letters, and records on money exchanges and sales. ","Folder 3, Wills and Estate Records, contain wills and records pertaining to the settlement of Bowman and Long estates, 1816-1998, and undated.","Six subscription rolls of names and amounts for erecting a new church at or near Rader's Church"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vihart_repositories_4_resources_410#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_410","ead_ssi":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_410","_root_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_410","_nest_parent_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_410","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/JMU/repositories_4_resources_410.xml","title_ssm":["Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers"],"title_tesim":["Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1816-1977"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1816-1977"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC 0241"],"text":["SC 0241","Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers","Singers Glen (Va.) -- History -- 19th century","Singers Glen (Va.) -- History -- 20th century","Singers Glen (Va.) -- Social life and customs","Singers Glen (Va.) -- Genealogy","Rockingham County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century","Rockingham County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century","Rural families","Social history -- 19th century","Social history -- 20th century","Letters (correspondence)","Printed Ephemera","Notebooks","Account books","Ledgers (account books)","Indentures","Certificates","Plats (maps)","Stock certificates","Photographs","Scrapbooks","Photograph albums","Love letters","Family papers","Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","The collection is arranged in four series. Series 1 is arranged by letter recipient and further arranged chronologically. Series 2 is arranged chronologically. Series 3 is arranged by form and further arranged chronologically. Series 4 is arranged by form and further arranged chronologically.","Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940 Ephemera, 1911-1967 Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945 Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977","Obituary for Charles L. Davis,  Daily News-Record , July 6, 1960.","Obituary for Edith Long Davis,  Daily News-Record , April 12, 1965.","Obituary for Earl A. Kline,  Daily News-Record , September 22, 1967.","Obituary for Letha Davis Kline,  Daily News-Record , March 5, 1986.","Obituary for Mary Kline Hutton,  Daily News-Record , May 18, 2017.","Program for the Forty-sixth Annual Commencement Exercises, Madison College, June 5, 1955.","Charles L. Davis (1874-1960) was born to John Conrad Davis and Mahulda Simmons Davis of Lewis County, West Virginia. Davis moved to Broadway, Virginia in 1892 and to Singers Glen, Virginia in 1896 where he lived the remainder of his life. While in West Virginia, Davis was a school teacher. He pursued the carpentry trade after moving to Virginia. Additionally, Davis served his community as a clerk, judge, and county committeeman for Singers Glen. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church in Singers Glen. Davis married Edith Belle Long (1876-1965) of Singers Glen and together they had three children – Letha (1899-1986), Charles Russell (1906-1976), and Price Albert (1907-1979). Edith was born to Conrad Long and Phoebe Catherine Burgendine Long. Like her husband, Edith was a member of the local EUB congregation.","Their daughter Letha, a lifelong member of the Singers Glen EUB church and a member of the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary, went on to marry Earl Alpheus Kline (1896-1967). Kline was born to Benjamin B. Kline and Ella Mae Wilkins Kline. He was employed as one of the first electrical contractors in Rockingham County and later worked at REA and Madison College. The Klines had three children – Earl Jr., Eleanor Aletha (1922-2016), and Mary Davis (1934-2017).","On June 22, 1957, Mary Davis Kline married Ralph Bartlett \"Penny\" Hutton (1923-1993). The couple had one child, born Ralph Bartlett Hutton II (November 12, 1958-November 13, 1958), who died in infancy. Mary graduated from Broadway High School and from Madison College in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics education. She taught at Elkton High School for 10 years before working as a home economist for VEPCO (now Virginia Power) and went on to serve as the first school food service supervisor for Harrisonburg City Schools. She retired in 1991 after 17 years with the Virginia Department of Education. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association and the American School Food Service Association. Mary was a prolific scrapbooker and chronicled much of her adult life in this way.","This collection was originally housed in a photo album with most documents placed in Mylar sleeves. The materials were without a clear arrangement scheme. The archivist removed the documents from the album and imposed an artificial arrangement based on person or group of persons. However, it is unclear how some of the family names represented in this collection relate to the Davises, Klines, or Huttons. Box 3 which contains seven ledgers and notebooks is inaccessible due to ongoing preservation treatment. The ledgers within exhibit evidence of mold and are being treated accordingly.","The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons. Correspondence between Charles and Edith Long Davis and letters from their daughter Letha to Earl Kline comprise the bulk of the collection. Scrapbooks created by Mary Kline Hutton also make up a significant portion of the collection.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940, is comprised of approximately 180 handwritten letters, most with corresponding envelopes, between Charles Davis and Edith Long Davis, and letters from their daughter Letha Davis Kline to her future husband Earl Kline. The bulk of these letters were written between the two couples during their respective courtships, though some letters between the Davises post-date their marriage when Charles was staying in Harrisonburg and likely working in some capacity at the new Masonic Temple. The subject matter of the letters is generally romantic in nature. Both couples talk about missing each other and anticipating the next time they will see each other. The letters provide regular updates on family and community news, reports on the frequency of church and prayer meeting attendance, and are generally newsy and gossipy in their overall tone. The Charles Davis correspondence includes a few letters from his friends, both male and female, in West Virginia written prior to his relationship with Edith. The lighthearted nature of these letters is exemplified in a December 9, 1894 letter from his friend Albert in which he asks Charles, \"Are the girls as good looking over there [in Broadway] as they are in old Pend[leton County]?\"","Occasionally, the letters touch on relevant political and social topics of the time. In a November 3, 1896 letter from Charles Davis to Edith, he comments on his election fatigue in light of the recent presidential election: \"Well the election is over and I have a McKinley headache already.\" In Letha Davis Kline's February 11, 1917 letter to Earl Kline, she describes her internal struggle with the morality of dancing: \"Dancing isn't a sin is it? Sometimes I think it is and then again I think different for if you wished to you could make a sin out of everything.\"","Series 2: Ephemera, 1911-1967, contains two programs from Broadway High School – one including a cast of characters and synopsis of \"The Deacon\" and one outlining the May 10, 1911 commencement exercises. Miscellaneous religious tracts and clippings are also included. Ralph B. Hutton's membership cards to organizations include The American Legion, Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, and the Confederate States Army (reorganized in August 1962).","Series 3: Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945, contains seven ledgers and notebooks related to Charles Davis, a plat, legal documents, indentures, stock certificates, and financial documents. The ledgers and notebooks are only minimally described as they undergo preservation treatment. They include a notebook, 1892-1893; a memorandum and account book, 1888-1889; an account book, 1895-1923; an account book, 1897; a time book, 1904-1912; a fertilizer notebook, 1907; and a daybook, 1912-1925.","The remainder of the series is comprised of miscellaneous papers with some directly relating to the Davis and Kline families and some documents seemingly unrelated, but still concerning other local persons. Other family names include Billhimer, Harrison, Ewin, Long, Lanahan, Waterman, Hall, Burtner, and Gambill. Items include five indentures, Charles Davis' 1891 teaching certificate for Pendleton County, West Virginia, a June 26, 1897 plat proposing a public road from Port Republic Road to Rockingham Turnpike (Rt. 33), six stock certificates issued to H. L. Burtner for Valley Supply Company, Inc. in Harrisonburg, and the will of D. A. Eppard of Elkton.","Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977, is comprised of five folders of photographs and eight scrapbooks compiled by Mary Kline Hutton. With a few exceptions, the photographs are primarily unidentified and undated. The 1943-1956 photo album includes images of Mary Hutton's graduation from Madison College in 1955. She is pictured in front of Wilson Hall in her cap and gown.","The scrapbooks are compiled in both three-ring and spiral-bound photo albums with adhesive pages and traditional scrapbooks with paper pages. The scrapbooks are generally ephemeral in nature, containing photographs, wedding napkins, postcards, greetings cards for various occasions, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs documenting holidays, vacations, and local events. Material related to the town of Elkton and the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company are included in many of the scrapbooks, as are newspaper clippings spotlighting the Huttons and their friends and family. The 1957-1958 scrapbook documents the Huttons' wedding and honeymoon. The subsequent scrapbook includes sympathy cards and letters sent to the Huttons after the death of their newborn child. During the summer of 1976, the couple visited Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. Postcards, a plane ticket, keno slips, and brochures document the trip. Also documented are the Huttons' 1959 trip to New York City, their 1968 vacation to the Alamo, and their 1977 vacation to Plymouth and Boston, Massachusetts.","The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.","James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Hutton, Mary Davis Kline, 1934-2017","Whetzel, Charlie, 1940-2021","English \n.    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Davis, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, July 6, 1960.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Edith Long Davis, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, April 12, 1965.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Earl A. Kline, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, September 22, 1967.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Letha Davis Kline, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, March 5, 1986.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Mary Kline Hutton, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, May 18, 2017.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eProgram for the Forty-sixth Annual Commencement Exercises, Madison College, June 5, 1955.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography"],"bibliography_tesim":["Obituary for Charles L. Davis,  Daily News-Record , July 6, 1960.","Obituary for Edith Long Davis,  Daily News-Record , April 12, 1965.","Obituary for Earl A. Kline,  Daily News-Record , September 22, 1967.","Obituary for Letha Davis Kline,  Daily News-Record , March 5, 1986.","Obituary for Mary Kline Hutton,  Daily News-Record , May 18, 2017.","Program for the Forty-sixth Annual Commencement Exercises, Madison College, June 5, 1955."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles L. Davis (1874-1960) was born to John Conrad Davis and Mahulda Simmons Davis of Lewis County, West Virginia. Davis moved to Broadway, Virginia in 1892 and to Singers Glen, Virginia in 1896 where he lived the remainder of his life. While in West Virginia, Davis was a school teacher. He pursued the carpentry trade after moving to Virginia. Additionally, Davis served his community as a clerk, judge, and county committeeman for Singers Glen. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church in Singers Glen. Davis married Edith Belle Long (1876-1965) of Singers Glen and together they had three children – Letha (1899-1986), Charles Russell (1906-1976), and Price Albert (1907-1979). Edith was born to Conrad Long and Phoebe Catherine Burgendine Long. Like her husband, Edith was a member of the local EUB congregation.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTheir daughter Letha, a lifelong member of the Singers Glen EUB church and a member of the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary, went on to marry Earl Alpheus Kline (1896-1967). Kline was born to Benjamin B. Kline and Ella Mae Wilkins Kline. He was employed as one of the first electrical contractors in Rockingham County and later worked at REA and Madison College. The Klines had three children – Earl Jr., Eleanor Aletha (1922-2016), and Mary Davis (1934-2017).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn June 22, 1957, Mary Davis Kline married Ralph Bartlett \"Penny\" Hutton (1923-1993). The couple had one child, born Ralph Bartlett Hutton II (November 12, 1958-November 13, 1958), who died in infancy. Mary graduated from Broadway High School and from Madison College in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics education. She taught at Elkton High School for 10 years before working as a home economist for VEPCO (now Virginia Power) and went on to serve as the first school food service supervisor for Harrisonburg City Schools. She retired in 1991 after 17 years with the Virginia Department of Education. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association and the American School Food Service Association. Mary was a prolific scrapbooker and chronicled much of her adult life in this way.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Bio/Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Charles L. Davis (1874-1960) was born to John Conrad Davis and Mahulda Simmons Davis of Lewis County, West Virginia. Davis moved to Broadway, Virginia in 1892 and to Singers Glen, Virginia in 1896 where he lived the remainder of his life. While in West Virginia, Davis was a school teacher. He pursued the carpentry trade after moving to Virginia. Additionally, Davis served his community as a clerk, judge, and county committeeman for Singers Glen. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church in Singers Glen. Davis married Edith Belle Long (1876-1965) of Singers Glen and together they had three children – Letha (1899-1986), Charles Russell (1906-1976), and Price Albert (1907-1979). Edith was born to Conrad Long and Phoebe Catherine Burgendine Long. Like her husband, Edith was a member of the local EUB congregation.","Their daughter Letha, a lifelong member of the Singers Glen EUB church and a member of the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary, went on to marry Earl Alpheus Kline (1896-1967). Kline was born to Benjamin B. Kline and Ella Mae Wilkins Kline. He was employed as one of the first electrical contractors in Rockingham County and later worked at REA and Madison College. The Klines had three children – Earl Jr., Eleanor Aletha (1922-2016), and Mary Davis (1934-2017).","On June 22, 1957, Mary Davis Kline married Ralph Bartlett \"Penny\" Hutton (1923-1993). The couple had one child, born Ralph Bartlett Hutton II (November 12, 1958-November 13, 1958), who died in infancy. Mary graduated from Broadway High School and from Madison College in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics education. She taught at Elkton High School for 10 years before working as a home economist for VEPCO (now Virginia Power) and went on to serve as the first school food service supervisor for Harrisonburg City Schools. She retired in 1991 after 17 years with the Virginia Department of Education. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association and the American School Food Service Association. Mary was a prolific scrapbooker and chronicled much of her adult life in this way."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, SC 0241, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, SC 0241, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was originally housed in a photo album with most documents placed in Mylar sleeves. The materials were without a clear arrangement scheme. The archivist removed the documents from the album and imposed an artificial arrangement based on person or group of persons. However, it is unclear how some of the family names represented in this collection relate to the Davises, Klines, or Huttons. Box 3 which contains seven ledgers and notebooks is inaccessible due to ongoing preservation treatment. The ledgers within exhibit evidence of mold and are being treated accordingly.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was originally housed in a photo album with most documents placed in Mylar sleeves. The materials were without a clear arrangement scheme. The archivist removed the documents from the album and imposed an artificial arrangement based on person or group of persons. However, it is unclear how some of the family names represented in this collection relate to the Davises, Klines, or Huttons. Box 3 which contains seven ledgers and notebooks is inaccessible due to ongoing preservation treatment. The ledgers within exhibit evidence of mold and are being treated accordingly."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons. Correspondence between Charles and Edith Long Davis and letters from their daughter Letha to Earl Kline comprise the bulk of the collection. Scrapbooks created by Mary Kline Hutton also make up a significant portion of the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940, is comprised of approximately 180 handwritten letters, most with corresponding envelopes, between Charles Davis and Edith Long Davis, and letters from their daughter Letha Davis Kline to her future husband Earl Kline. The bulk of these letters were written between the two couples during their respective courtships, though some letters between the Davises post-date their marriage when Charles was staying in Harrisonburg and likely working in some capacity at the new Masonic Temple. The subject matter of the letters is generally romantic in nature. Both couples talk about missing each other and anticipating the next time they will see each other. The letters provide regular updates on family and community news, reports on the frequency of church and prayer meeting attendance, and are generally newsy and gossipy in their overall tone. The Charles Davis correspondence includes a few letters from his friends, both male and female, in West Virginia written prior to his relationship with Edith. The lighthearted nature of these letters is exemplified in a December 9, 1894 letter from his friend Albert in which he asks Charles, \"Are the girls as good looking over there [in Broadway] as they are in old Pend[leton County]?\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOccasionally, the letters touch on relevant political and social topics of the time. In a November 3, 1896 letter from Charles Davis to Edith, he comments on his election fatigue in light of the recent presidential election: \"Well the election is over and I have a McKinley headache already.\" In Letha Davis Kline's February 11, 1917 letter to Earl Kline, she describes her internal struggle with the morality of dancing: \"Dancing isn't a sin is it? Sometimes I think it is and then again I think different for if you wished to you could make a sin out of everything.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: Ephemera, 1911-1967, contains two programs from Broadway High School – one including a cast of characters and synopsis of \"The Deacon\" and one outlining the May 10, 1911 commencement exercises. Miscellaneous religious tracts and clippings are also included. Ralph B. Hutton's membership cards to organizations include The American Legion, Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, and the Confederate States Army (reorganized in August 1962).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945, contains seven ledgers and notebooks related to Charles Davis, a plat, legal documents, indentures, stock certificates, and financial documents. The ledgers and notebooks are only minimally described as they undergo preservation treatment. They include a notebook, 1892-1893; a memorandum and account book, 1888-1889; an account book, 1895-1923; an account book, 1897; a time book, 1904-1912; a fertilizer notebook, 1907; and a daybook, 1912-1925.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe remainder of the series is comprised of miscellaneous papers with some directly relating to the Davis and Kline families and some documents seemingly unrelated, but still concerning other local persons. Other family names include Billhimer, Harrison, Ewin, Long, Lanahan, Waterman, Hall, Burtner, and Gambill. Items include five indentures, Charles Davis' 1891 teaching certificate for Pendleton County, West Virginia, a June 26, 1897 plat proposing a public road from Port Republic Road to Rockingham Turnpike (Rt. 33), six stock certificates issued to H. L. Burtner for Valley Supply Company, Inc. in Harrisonburg, and the will of D. A. Eppard of Elkton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977, is comprised of five folders of photographs and eight scrapbooks compiled by Mary Kline Hutton. With a few exceptions, the photographs are primarily unidentified and undated. The 1943-1956 photo album includes images of Mary Hutton's graduation from Madison College in 1955. She is pictured in front of Wilson Hall in her cap and gown.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe scrapbooks are compiled in both three-ring and spiral-bound photo albums with adhesive pages and traditional scrapbooks with paper pages. The scrapbooks are generally ephemeral in nature, containing photographs, wedding napkins, postcards, greetings cards for various occasions, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs documenting holidays, vacations, and local events. Material related to the town of Elkton and the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company are included in many of the scrapbooks, as are newspaper clippings spotlighting the Huttons and their friends and family. The 1957-1958 scrapbook documents the Huttons' wedding and honeymoon. The subsequent scrapbook includes sympathy cards and letters sent to the Huttons after the death of their newborn child. During the summer of 1976, the couple visited Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. Postcards, a plane ticket, keno slips, and brochures document the trip. Also documented are the Huttons' 1959 trip to New York City, their 1968 vacation to the Alamo, and their 1977 vacation to Plymouth and Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons. Correspondence between Charles and Edith Long Davis and letters from their daughter Letha to Earl Kline comprise the bulk of the collection. Scrapbooks created by Mary Kline Hutton also make up a significant portion of the collection.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940, is comprised of approximately 180 handwritten letters, most with corresponding envelopes, between Charles Davis and Edith Long Davis, and letters from their daughter Letha Davis Kline to her future husband Earl Kline. The bulk of these letters were written between the two couples during their respective courtships, though some letters between the Davises post-date their marriage when Charles was staying in Harrisonburg and likely working in some capacity at the new Masonic Temple. The subject matter of the letters is generally romantic in nature. Both couples talk about missing each other and anticipating the next time they will see each other. The letters provide regular updates on family and community news, reports on the frequency of church and prayer meeting attendance, and are generally newsy and gossipy in their overall tone. The Charles Davis correspondence includes a few letters from his friends, both male and female, in West Virginia written prior to his relationship with Edith. The lighthearted nature of these letters is exemplified in a December 9, 1894 letter from his friend Albert in which he asks Charles, \"Are the girls as good looking over there [in Broadway] as they are in old Pend[leton County]?\"","Occasionally, the letters touch on relevant political and social topics of the time. In a November 3, 1896 letter from Charles Davis to Edith, he comments on his election fatigue in light of the recent presidential election: \"Well the election is over and I have a McKinley headache already.\" In Letha Davis Kline's February 11, 1917 letter to Earl Kline, she describes her internal struggle with the morality of dancing: \"Dancing isn't a sin is it? Sometimes I think it is and then again I think different for if you wished to you could make a sin out of everything.\"","Series 2: Ephemera, 1911-1967, contains two programs from Broadway High School – one including a cast of characters and synopsis of \"The Deacon\" and one outlining the May 10, 1911 commencement exercises. Miscellaneous religious tracts and clippings are also included. Ralph B. Hutton's membership cards to organizations include The American Legion, Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, and the Confederate States Army (reorganized in August 1962).","Series 3: Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945, contains seven ledgers and notebooks related to Charles Davis, a plat, legal documents, indentures, stock certificates, and financial documents. The ledgers and notebooks are only minimally described as they undergo preservation treatment. They include a notebook, 1892-1893; a memorandum and account book, 1888-1889; an account book, 1895-1923; an account book, 1897; a time book, 1904-1912; a fertilizer notebook, 1907; and a daybook, 1912-1925.","The remainder of the series is comprised of miscellaneous papers with some directly relating to the Davis and Kline families and some documents seemingly unrelated, but still concerning other local persons. Other family names include Billhimer, Harrison, Ewin, Long, Lanahan, Waterman, Hall, Burtner, and Gambill. Items include five indentures, Charles Davis' 1891 teaching certificate for Pendleton County, West Virginia, a June 26, 1897 plat proposing a public road from Port Republic Road to Rockingham Turnpike (Rt. 33), six stock certificates issued to H. L. Burtner for Valley Supply Company, Inc. in Harrisonburg, and the will of D. A. Eppard of Elkton.","Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977, is comprised of five folders of photographs and eight scrapbooks compiled by Mary Kline Hutton. With a few exceptions, the photographs are primarily unidentified and undated. The 1943-1956 photo album includes images of Mary Hutton's graduation from Madison College in 1955. She is pictured in front of Wilson Hall in her cap and gown.","The scrapbooks are compiled in both three-ring and spiral-bound photo albums with adhesive pages and traditional scrapbooks with paper pages. The scrapbooks are generally ephemeral in nature, containing photographs, wedding napkins, postcards, greetings cards for various occasions, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs documenting holidays, vacations, and local events. Material related to the town of Elkton and the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company are included in many of the scrapbooks, as are newspaper clippings spotlighting the Huttons and their friends and family. The 1957-1958 scrapbook documents the Huttons' wedding and honeymoon. The subsequent scrapbook includes sympathy cards and letters sent to the Huttons after the death of their newborn child. During the summer of 1976, the couple visited Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. Postcards, a plane ticket, keno slips, and brochures document the trip. Also documented are the Huttons' 1959 trip to New York City, their 1968 vacation to the Alamo, and their 1977 vacation to Plymouth and Boston, Massachusetts."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu)."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_aed0f3a6145b2e329ac85678817bf83e\"\u003eThe Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. 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Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","The collection is arranged in four series. Series 1 is arranged by letter recipient and further arranged chronologically. Series 2 is arranged chronologically. Series 3 is arranged by form and further arranged chronologically. Series 4 is arranged by form and further arranged chronologically.","Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940 Ephemera, 1911-1967 Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945 Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977","Obituary for Charles L. Davis,  Daily News-Record , July 6, 1960.","Obituary for Edith Long Davis,  Daily News-Record , April 12, 1965.","Obituary for Earl A. Kline,  Daily News-Record , September 22, 1967.","Obituary for Letha Davis Kline,  Daily News-Record , March 5, 1986.","Obituary for Mary Kline Hutton,  Daily News-Record , May 18, 2017.","Program for the Forty-sixth Annual Commencement Exercises, Madison College, June 5, 1955.","Charles L. Davis (1874-1960) was born to John Conrad Davis and Mahulda Simmons Davis of Lewis County, West Virginia. Davis moved to Broadway, Virginia in 1892 and to Singers Glen, Virginia in 1896 where he lived the remainder of his life. While in West Virginia, Davis was a school teacher. He pursued the carpentry trade after moving to Virginia. Additionally, Davis served his community as a clerk, judge, and county committeeman for Singers Glen. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church in Singers Glen. Davis married Edith Belle Long (1876-1965) of Singers Glen and together they had three children – Letha (1899-1986), Charles Russell (1906-1976), and Price Albert (1907-1979). Edith was born to Conrad Long and Phoebe Catherine Burgendine Long. Like her husband, Edith was a member of the local EUB congregation.","Their daughter Letha, a lifelong member of the Singers Glen EUB church and a member of the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary, went on to marry Earl Alpheus Kline (1896-1967). Kline was born to Benjamin B. Kline and Ella Mae Wilkins Kline. He was employed as one of the first electrical contractors in Rockingham County and later worked at REA and Madison College. The Klines had three children – Earl Jr., Eleanor Aletha (1922-2016), and Mary Davis (1934-2017).","On June 22, 1957, Mary Davis Kline married Ralph Bartlett \"Penny\" Hutton (1923-1993). The couple had one child, born Ralph Bartlett Hutton II (November 12, 1958-November 13, 1958), who died in infancy. Mary graduated from Broadway High School and from Madison College in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics education. She taught at Elkton High School for 10 years before working as a home economist for VEPCO (now Virginia Power) and went on to serve as the first school food service supervisor for Harrisonburg City Schools. She retired in 1991 after 17 years with the Virginia Department of Education. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association and the American School Food Service Association. Mary was a prolific scrapbooker and chronicled much of her adult life in this way.","This collection was originally housed in a photo album with most documents placed in Mylar sleeves. The materials were without a clear arrangement scheme. The archivist removed the documents from the album and imposed an artificial arrangement based on person or group of persons. However, it is unclear how some of the family names represented in this collection relate to the Davises, Klines, or Huttons. Box 3 which contains seven ledgers and notebooks is inaccessible due to ongoing preservation treatment. The ledgers within exhibit evidence of mold and are being treated accordingly.","The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons. Correspondence between Charles and Edith Long Davis and letters from their daughter Letha to Earl Kline comprise the bulk of the collection. Scrapbooks created by Mary Kline Hutton also make up a significant portion of the collection.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940, is comprised of approximately 180 handwritten letters, most with corresponding envelopes, between Charles Davis and Edith Long Davis, and letters from their daughter Letha Davis Kline to her future husband Earl Kline. The bulk of these letters were written between the two couples during their respective courtships, though some letters between the Davises post-date their marriage when Charles was staying in Harrisonburg and likely working in some capacity at the new Masonic Temple. The subject matter of the letters is generally romantic in nature. Both couples talk about missing each other and anticipating the next time they will see each other. The letters provide regular updates on family and community news, reports on the frequency of church and prayer meeting attendance, and are generally newsy and gossipy in their overall tone. The Charles Davis correspondence includes a few letters from his friends, both male and female, in West Virginia written prior to his relationship with Edith. The lighthearted nature of these letters is exemplified in a December 9, 1894 letter from his friend Albert in which he asks Charles, \"Are the girls as good looking over there [in Broadway] as they are in old Pend[leton County]?\"","Occasionally, the letters touch on relevant political and social topics of the time. In a November 3, 1896 letter from Charles Davis to Edith, he comments on his election fatigue in light of the recent presidential election: \"Well the election is over and I have a McKinley headache already.\" In Letha Davis Kline's February 11, 1917 letter to Earl Kline, she describes her internal struggle with the morality of dancing: \"Dancing isn't a sin is it? Sometimes I think it is and then again I think different for if you wished to you could make a sin out of everything.\"","Series 2: Ephemera, 1911-1967, contains two programs from Broadway High School – one including a cast of characters and synopsis of \"The Deacon\" and one outlining the May 10, 1911 commencement exercises. Miscellaneous religious tracts and clippings are also included. Ralph B. Hutton's membership cards to organizations include The American Legion, Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, and the Confederate States Army (reorganized in August 1962).","Series 3: Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945, contains seven ledgers and notebooks related to Charles Davis, a plat, legal documents, indentures, stock certificates, and financial documents. The ledgers and notebooks are only minimally described as they undergo preservation treatment. They include a notebook, 1892-1893; a memorandum and account book, 1888-1889; an account book, 1895-1923; an account book, 1897; a time book, 1904-1912; a fertilizer notebook, 1907; and a daybook, 1912-1925.","The remainder of the series is comprised of miscellaneous papers with some directly relating to the Davis and Kline families and some documents seemingly unrelated, but still concerning other local persons. Other family names include Billhimer, Harrison, Ewin, Long, Lanahan, Waterman, Hall, Burtner, and Gambill. Items include five indentures, Charles Davis' 1891 teaching certificate for Pendleton County, West Virginia, a June 26, 1897 plat proposing a public road from Port Republic Road to Rockingham Turnpike (Rt. 33), six stock certificates issued to H. L. Burtner for Valley Supply Company, Inc. in Harrisonburg, and the will of D. A. Eppard of Elkton.","Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977, is comprised of five folders of photographs and eight scrapbooks compiled by Mary Kline Hutton. With a few exceptions, the photographs are primarily unidentified and undated. The 1943-1956 photo album includes images of Mary Hutton's graduation from Madison College in 1955. She is pictured in front of Wilson Hall in her cap and gown.","The scrapbooks are compiled in both three-ring and spiral-bound photo albums with adhesive pages and traditional scrapbooks with paper pages. The scrapbooks are generally ephemeral in nature, containing photographs, wedding napkins, postcards, greetings cards for various occasions, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs documenting holidays, vacations, and local events. Material related to the town of Elkton and the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company are included in many of the scrapbooks, as are newspaper clippings spotlighting the Huttons and their friends and family. The 1957-1958 scrapbook documents the Huttons' wedding and honeymoon. The subsequent scrapbook includes sympathy cards and letters sent to the Huttons after the death of their newborn child. During the summer of 1976, the couple visited Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. Postcards, a plane ticket, keno slips, and brochures document the trip. Also documented are the Huttons' 1959 trip to New York City, their 1968 vacation to the Alamo, and their 1977 vacation to Plymouth and Boston, Massachusetts.","The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.","James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Hutton, Mary Davis Kline, 1934-2017","Whetzel, Charlie, 1940-2021","English \n.    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Davis, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, July 6, 1960.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Edith Long Davis, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, April 12, 1965.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Earl A. Kline, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, September 22, 1967.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Letha Davis Kline, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, March 5, 1986.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eObituary for Mary Kline Hutton, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily News-Record\u003c/emph\u003e, May 18, 2017.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eProgram for the Forty-sixth Annual Commencement Exercises, Madison College, June 5, 1955.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography"],"bibliography_tesim":["Obituary for Charles L. Davis,  Daily News-Record , July 6, 1960.","Obituary for Edith Long Davis,  Daily News-Record , April 12, 1965.","Obituary for Earl A. Kline,  Daily News-Record , September 22, 1967.","Obituary for Letha Davis Kline,  Daily News-Record , March 5, 1986.","Obituary for Mary Kline Hutton,  Daily News-Record , May 18, 2017.","Program for the Forty-sixth Annual Commencement Exercises, Madison College, June 5, 1955."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCharles L. Davis (1874-1960) was born to John Conrad Davis and Mahulda Simmons Davis of Lewis County, West Virginia. Davis moved to Broadway, Virginia in 1892 and to Singers Glen, Virginia in 1896 where he lived the remainder of his life. While in West Virginia, Davis was a school teacher. He pursued the carpentry trade after moving to Virginia. Additionally, Davis served his community as a clerk, judge, and county committeeman for Singers Glen. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church in Singers Glen. Davis married Edith Belle Long (1876-1965) of Singers Glen and together they had three children – Letha (1899-1986), Charles Russell (1906-1976), and Price Albert (1907-1979). Edith was born to Conrad Long and Phoebe Catherine Burgendine Long. Like her husband, Edith was a member of the local EUB congregation.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTheir daughter Letha, a lifelong member of the Singers Glen EUB church and a member of the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary, went on to marry Earl Alpheus Kline (1896-1967). Kline was born to Benjamin B. Kline and Ella Mae Wilkins Kline. He was employed as one of the first electrical contractors in Rockingham County and later worked at REA and Madison College. The Klines had three children – Earl Jr., Eleanor Aletha (1922-2016), and Mary Davis (1934-2017).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn June 22, 1957, Mary Davis Kline married Ralph Bartlett \"Penny\" Hutton (1923-1993). The couple had one child, born Ralph Bartlett Hutton II (November 12, 1958-November 13, 1958), who died in infancy. Mary graduated from Broadway High School and from Madison College in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics education. She taught at Elkton High School for 10 years before working as a home economist for VEPCO (now Virginia Power) and went on to serve as the first school food service supervisor for Harrisonburg City Schools. She retired in 1991 after 17 years with the Virginia Department of Education. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association and the American School Food Service Association. Mary was a prolific scrapbooker and chronicled much of her adult life in this way.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Bio/Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Charles L. Davis (1874-1960) was born to John Conrad Davis and Mahulda Simmons Davis of Lewis County, West Virginia. Davis moved to Broadway, Virginia in 1892 and to Singers Glen, Virginia in 1896 where he lived the remainder of his life. While in West Virginia, Davis was a school teacher. He pursued the carpentry trade after moving to Virginia. Additionally, Davis served his community as a clerk, judge, and county committeeman for Singers Glen. He was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church in Singers Glen. Davis married Edith Belle Long (1876-1965) of Singers Glen and together they had three children – Letha (1899-1986), Charles Russell (1906-1976), and Price Albert (1907-1979). Edith was born to Conrad Long and Phoebe Catherine Burgendine Long. Like her husband, Edith was a member of the local EUB congregation.","Their daughter Letha, a lifelong member of the Singers Glen EUB church and a member of the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary, went on to marry Earl Alpheus Kline (1896-1967). Kline was born to Benjamin B. Kline and Ella Mae Wilkins Kline. He was employed as one of the first electrical contractors in Rockingham County and later worked at REA and Madison College. The Klines had three children – Earl Jr., Eleanor Aletha (1922-2016), and Mary Davis (1934-2017).","On June 22, 1957, Mary Davis Kline married Ralph Bartlett \"Penny\" Hutton (1923-1993). The couple had one child, born Ralph Bartlett Hutton II (November 12, 1958-November 13, 1958), who died in infancy. Mary graduated from Broadway High School and from Madison College in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in home economics education. She taught at Elkton High School for 10 years before working as a home economist for VEPCO (now Virginia Power) and went on to serve as the first school food service supervisor for Harrisonburg City Schools. She retired in 1991 after 17 years with the Virginia Department of Education. She was a member of the American Home Economics Association and the American School Food Service Association. Mary was a prolific scrapbooker and chronicled much of her adult life in this way."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, SC 0241, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, SC 0241, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection was originally housed in a photo album with most documents placed in Mylar sleeves. The materials were without a clear arrangement scheme. The archivist removed the documents from the album and imposed an artificial arrangement based on person or group of persons. However, it is unclear how some of the family names represented in this collection relate to the Davises, Klines, or Huttons. Box 3 which contains seven ledgers and notebooks is inaccessible due to ongoing preservation treatment. The ledgers within exhibit evidence of mold and are being treated accordingly.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["This collection was originally housed in a photo album with most documents placed in Mylar sleeves. The materials were without a clear arrangement scheme. The archivist removed the documents from the album and imposed an artificial arrangement based on person or group of persons. However, it is unclear how some of the family names represented in this collection relate to the Davises, Klines, or Huttons. Box 3 which contains seven ledgers and notebooks is inaccessible due to ongoing preservation treatment. The ledgers within exhibit evidence of mold and are being treated accordingly."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons. Correspondence between Charles and Edith Long Davis and letters from their daughter Letha to Earl Kline comprise the bulk of the collection. Scrapbooks created by Mary Kline Hutton also make up a significant portion of the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940, is comprised of approximately 180 handwritten letters, most with corresponding envelopes, between Charles Davis and Edith Long Davis, and letters from their daughter Letha Davis Kline to her future husband Earl Kline. The bulk of these letters were written between the two couples during their respective courtships, though some letters between the Davises post-date their marriage when Charles was staying in Harrisonburg and likely working in some capacity at the new Masonic Temple. The subject matter of the letters is generally romantic in nature. Both couples talk about missing each other and anticipating the next time they will see each other. The letters provide regular updates on family and community news, reports on the frequency of church and prayer meeting attendance, and are generally newsy and gossipy in their overall tone. The Charles Davis correspondence includes a few letters from his friends, both male and female, in West Virginia written prior to his relationship with Edith. The lighthearted nature of these letters is exemplified in a December 9, 1894 letter from his friend Albert in which he asks Charles, \"Are the girls as good looking over there [in Broadway] as they are in old Pend[leton County]?\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOccasionally, the letters touch on relevant political and social topics of the time. In a November 3, 1896 letter from Charles Davis to Edith, he comments on his election fatigue in light of the recent presidential election: \"Well the election is over and I have a McKinley headache already.\" In Letha Davis Kline's February 11, 1917 letter to Earl Kline, she describes her internal struggle with the morality of dancing: \"Dancing isn't a sin is it? Sometimes I think it is and then again I think different for if you wished to you could make a sin out of everything.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: Ephemera, 1911-1967, contains two programs from Broadway High School – one including a cast of characters and synopsis of \"The Deacon\" and one outlining the May 10, 1911 commencement exercises. Miscellaneous religious tracts and clippings are also included. Ralph B. Hutton's membership cards to organizations include The American Legion, Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, and the Confederate States Army (reorganized in August 1962).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945, contains seven ledgers and notebooks related to Charles Davis, a plat, legal documents, indentures, stock certificates, and financial documents. The ledgers and notebooks are only minimally described as they undergo preservation treatment. They include a notebook, 1892-1893; a memorandum and account book, 1888-1889; an account book, 1895-1923; an account book, 1897; a time book, 1904-1912; a fertilizer notebook, 1907; and a daybook, 1912-1925.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe remainder of the series is comprised of miscellaneous papers with some directly relating to the Davis and Kline families and some documents seemingly unrelated, but still concerning other local persons. Other family names include Billhimer, Harrison, Ewin, Long, Lanahan, Waterman, Hall, Burtner, and Gambill. Items include five indentures, Charles Davis' 1891 teaching certificate for Pendleton County, West Virginia, a June 26, 1897 plat proposing a public road from Port Republic Road to Rockingham Turnpike (Rt. 33), six stock certificates issued to H. L. Burtner for Valley Supply Company, Inc. in Harrisonburg, and the will of D. A. Eppard of Elkton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977, is comprised of five folders of photographs and eight scrapbooks compiled by Mary Kline Hutton. With a few exceptions, the photographs are primarily unidentified and undated. The 1943-1956 photo album includes images of Mary Hutton's graduation from Madison College in 1955. She is pictured in front of Wilson Hall in her cap and gown.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe scrapbooks are compiled in both three-ring and spiral-bound photo albums with adhesive pages and traditional scrapbooks with paper pages. The scrapbooks are generally ephemeral in nature, containing photographs, wedding napkins, postcards, greetings cards for various occasions, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs documenting holidays, vacations, and local events. Material related to the town of Elkton and the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company are included in many of the scrapbooks, as are newspaper clippings spotlighting the Huttons and their friends and family. The 1957-1958 scrapbook documents the Huttons' wedding and honeymoon. The subsequent scrapbook includes sympathy cards and letters sent to the Huttons after the death of their newborn child. During the summer of 1976, the couple visited Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. Postcards, a plane ticket, keno slips, and brochures document the trip. Also documented are the Huttons' 1959 trip to New York City, their 1968 vacation to the Alamo, and their 1977 vacation to Plymouth and Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons. Correspondence between Charles and Edith Long Davis and letters from their daughter Letha to Earl Kline comprise the bulk of the collection. Scrapbooks created by Mary Kline Hutton also make up a significant portion of the collection.","Series 1: Correspondence, 1891-1919, 1940, is comprised of approximately 180 handwritten letters, most with corresponding envelopes, between Charles Davis and Edith Long Davis, and letters from their daughter Letha Davis Kline to her future husband Earl Kline. The bulk of these letters were written between the two couples during their respective courtships, though some letters between the Davises post-date their marriage when Charles was staying in Harrisonburg and likely working in some capacity at the new Masonic Temple. The subject matter of the letters is generally romantic in nature. Both couples talk about missing each other and anticipating the next time they will see each other. The letters provide regular updates on family and community news, reports on the frequency of church and prayer meeting attendance, and are generally newsy and gossipy in their overall tone. The Charles Davis correspondence includes a few letters from his friends, both male and female, in West Virginia written prior to his relationship with Edith. The lighthearted nature of these letters is exemplified in a December 9, 1894 letter from his friend Albert in which he asks Charles, \"Are the girls as good looking over there [in Broadway] as they are in old Pend[leton County]?\"","Occasionally, the letters touch on relevant political and social topics of the time. In a November 3, 1896 letter from Charles Davis to Edith, he comments on his election fatigue in light of the recent presidential election: \"Well the election is over and I have a McKinley headache already.\" In Letha Davis Kline's February 11, 1917 letter to Earl Kline, she describes her internal struggle with the morality of dancing: \"Dancing isn't a sin is it? Sometimes I think it is and then again I think different for if you wished to you could make a sin out of everything.\"","Series 2: Ephemera, 1911-1967, contains two programs from Broadway High School – one including a cast of characters and synopsis of \"The Deacon\" and one outlining the May 10, 1911 commencement exercises. Miscellaneous religious tracts and clippings are also included. Ralph B. Hutton's membership cards to organizations include The American Legion, Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, National Federation of Post Office Clerks, and the Confederate States Army (reorganized in August 1962).","Series 3: Ledgers and Papers, 1816-1945, contains seven ledgers and notebooks related to Charles Davis, a plat, legal documents, indentures, stock certificates, and financial documents. The ledgers and notebooks are only minimally described as they undergo preservation treatment. They include a notebook, 1892-1893; a memorandum and account book, 1888-1889; an account book, 1895-1923; an account book, 1897; a time book, 1904-1912; a fertilizer notebook, 1907; and a daybook, 1912-1925.","The remainder of the series is comprised of miscellaneous papers with some directly relating to the Davis and Kline families and some documents seemingly unrelated, but still concerning other local persons. Other family names include Billhimer, Harrison, Ewin, Long, Lanahan, Waterman, Hall, Burtner, and Gambill. Items include five indentures, Charles Davis' 1891 teaching certificate for Pendleton County, West Virginia, a June 26, 1897 plat proposing a public road from Port Republic Road to Rockingham Turnpike (Rt. 33), six stock certificates issued to H. L. Burtner for Valley Supply Company, Inc. in Harrisonburg, and the will of D. A. Eppard of Elkton.","Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1919-1977, is comprised of five folders of photographs and eight scrapbooks compiled by Mary Kline Hutton. With a few exceptions, the photographs are primarily unidentified and undated. The 1943-1956 photo album includes images of Mary Hutton's graduation from Madison College in 1955. She is pictured in front of Wilson Hall in her cap and gown.","The scrapbooks are compiled in both three-ring and spiral-bound photo albums with adhesive pages and traditional scrapbooks with paper pages. The scrapbooks are generally ephemeral in nature, containing photographs, wedding napkins, postcards, greetings cards for various occasions, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and programs documenting holidays, vacations, and local events. Material related to the town of Elkton and the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company are included in many of the scrapbooks, as are newspaper clippings spotlighting the Huttons and their friends and family. The 1957-1958 scrapbook documents the Huttons' wedding and honeymoon. The subsequent scrapbook includes sympathy cards and letters sent to the Huttons after the death of their newborn child. During the summer of 1976, the couple visited Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. Postcards, a plane ticket, keno slips, and brochures document the trip. Also documented are the Huttons' 1959 trip to New York City, their 1968 vacation to the Alamo, and their 1977 vacation to Plymouth and Boston, Massachusetts."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu)."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_aed0f3a6145b2e329ac85678817bf83e\"\u003eThe Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. 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Please contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","Original audiocassettes contained in this collection are restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request.","Original audiocassette restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.","Restricted from researcher access until July 15, 2035 per the amended donor agreement.","Series is open to research.","Original audiocassettes contained within this series are restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.","Original audiocassette restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.","Printed materials and monographs already held by Special Collections or deemed out of the collecting scope of Special Collections, yearbooks, and genealogy website printouts were not retained and were returned to the donor.","The collection is arranged into four series and further arranged chronologically. Exceptions to this arrangement were made in order to group like materials together specifically Hollar family genealogy research files.","Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019 Genealogy Files, 1797-2018 2024-0604 Accession, circa 1850-1985 2024-0725 Accession, circa 1875-1990","Given the genealogical focus of this collection, this biographical note is not intended to serve as an exhaustive description of the Bowman family tree, which would largely duplicate the information found within the collection materials. Researchers are encouraged to review Series 2: Genealogy Files for more detailed genealogical information on the Bowman, Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Published genealogies on these families are also available for additional context.","The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers primarily documents the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line of the Bowmans of Rockingham County, Virginia. Eli Bowman was the great-great-grandson of George and Barbara Bowman who  immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the late 1740s. The Bowmans moved to Rockingham County in the early 1770s and erected the \"Bowman House\" which is now part of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton. The descendants of Eli and Amanda Bowman documented in this collection include their son Luther Alexander Bowman (1884-1952) and his wife Otilla May Lahman (1891-1966), Luther and Otilla's son Millard Lahman Bowman (1914-1997) and his wife Oma Frances Wenger (1913-2002), and their nine children including Eldon Bowman (b. 1942) and Bernie Bowman (b. 1947). Many of the Bowmans were members of the Mennonite Church and were farmers by trade. Millard Bowman owned and operated a dairy and turkey farm with his family just outside of Harrisonburg. Eldon and Bernie Bowman as well as their siblings Jim, Daniel, and Miriam Haarer are all published authors. Their books include memoirs, genealogies, and family histories. ","Much of the family papers and genealogical research that form this collection were compiled and stewarded by Eldon Bowman's father Millard, and then by Eldon after Millard's death in 1997. Bernie Bowman, Eldon's brother, is also a contributor to the collection. A selection of his writings - published and unpublished - are included.","Millard Bowman - Tenor, Harold Lahman - Lead, Amos Rhodes - Baritone, James McDorman - Bass","The bulk of the materials were provided by the donor in labeled envelopes and binders. The donor's descriptions and folder titles were largely retained, and in cases where descriptions were substantive, a scope and content note is included at the folder level. The binders and envelopes were discarded. ","Audiocassettes listed in the container list have not been reformatted but can be made available upon request.","The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, family papers, and financial and legal documents related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line.","Since the collection contains original and photocopied documents, dates were applied to documents according to the date the original document was created and not when it was reproduced. Researchers should note that while genealogical materials are primarily arranged in Series 2: Genealogical Files, materials found within Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence may also relate to Bowman and related family genealogies. ","Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019, comprises ledgers; legal and financial documents related to the personal business doings of Eli Bowman and settling numerous Bowman family estates; and correspondence and email exchanges between Eldon Bowman and his classmates from Turner Ashby High School discussing religion and their respective spiritual journeys, politics, and philosophy.\nWritings by Bernie Bowman include published articles and papers he presented at meetings of \"The Thinkers,\" a discussion group in Tennessee of which Bernie was a member.","Includes names Eli M. Bowman, Isaac H. Bowman, and [Edmund T.] Bowman.","Eli Bowman records on settling his mother, Catharine Bowman's (1819-1882) estate","Jacob Wenger was the uncle of Oma Wenger Bowman.","Copy of original Great Granddaddy Elias Poems - Aunt Lois gave them to me some years ago - \u0026 I had them laminated for protection.","Includes receipts for electrical work completed by Roy S. Bowman at Eli Bowman's house as well as hospital and funeral bills after the death of Amanda Bowman in 1936.","Copies of letters written by Ottie Bowman to her son Paul Bowman when he was in alternate service during World War II.","Records of settlement of Ottie Bowman's estate. Millard Bowman acted as administrator.","Most addressed to William Bowman, father of Houston Bowman, the last resident at the original Bowman House.","The Grandpa's Quartet \"All Will Be Well\"","Side A What Did He Do? Just a Little Talk Surely Goodness and Mercy A Beautiful Life If I Be Lifted Up Nearer My Home","Side B Many Mansions In Times Like These All Will Be Well Hold to My Hand Sunset Hour Beyond the Sunset","Millard Bowman computations showing sale of farm and home in 1996. Also for 1996 estimated taxes and other tax returns.","At a class reunion, three high school classmates found common ground in philosophy, religion, and politics. These emails are the result.","Series 2: Genealogy Files, 1797-2018, contains obituaries, funeral registers, funeral cards, typed and handwritten biographies, genealogies, and research notes on the Bowman family and the related Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Much of the materials were compiled and written by Millard Bowman. Reference materials used in the writing of family histories by Eldon and Bernie Bowman are included.","Photocopied maps, deeds, indentures, and notes.","Eli Bowman's wife was Amanda Hollar, the 22nd child of David Hollar. This cemetary is the burial site of a number of the Hollar relatives.","Old wills of Wenger family: Joseph, Peter, Dan, Ella Rhodes, Laura Suter Wenger, Peter's widow, sale of Millard Bowman Farm in 1996.","1910 calendar with photo of Luther A. Bowman (1884-1952) and his horse, Squench. Photo of Luther A. Bowman in his buggy.","Includes copy of letter from William D. Bowman dated January 13, 1856.","In the mid 1960s, Millard Bowman bought the home place of Sam and Hattie Spitzer. Hattie's mother was Sallie Hollar Berry, a sister to our great grandmother Amanda Hollar Bowman. Esther and Steve Showalter bought the place and extensively remodeled the house. There once was a mill there, fed by a strong spring. Millard Bowman tore out the old wooden race and replaced it with pipe. He continued to allow free water to the neighbors.","This is the community where the Eli Bowman and David Hollar families lived. Relatives noted.","Millard Bowman's incomplete memories. Written by request of his daughter, Miriam Haarer.","Not the same line of Bowmans, but Luther Bowman lived on one of the family's farms from 1905-1910.","These mills were big in the lives of Eli Bowman and his son, Luther Bowman - our great grandfather and grandfather.","The Bowman Mill at Greenmount (page 7) was founded by a Bowman family not related to our line. It passed through several generations and was owned in the early 1900s by a descendant - M.H. (Homer) Myers. Samuel Bowman owned a large farm north of Greenmount in addition to the Lincoln Homestead.","Luther lived and worked on the first firm (near Greenmount) when he left home at age 21.","Solomon Bowman moved to Indiana in the 1880s.","Oscar Wenger, oldest child of Jacob and Jenny Wenger, married Bessie Heatwole. She kept a daily diary for many years. This notebook contains many of her entries referencing Mr. Bowman. Our granddad Luther worked with/for Oscar from 1905-1910. We thought these references were about him. Later realized they referred to Sam Bowman (not related) who owned the farm where Oscar \u0026 Luther lived. Bessie's diaries are in EMU's Historical Library.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photographs, family papers, and local history materials. The Wenger line of the family is documented in this series.","Bowman family photographs including the George Bowman house and New Erection School. Photographs were identified and labeled by donor.","School was located north of Singers Glen, Virginia and near home of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman. Two of their children, Ruth and Bertha, are pictured. Approximately half of the students are identified.","The envelope that accompanied the photograph identified the school as Morning View School. A sheet listing students names identifies the school as Mt. Valley School.","Callie Rebecca Bowman (1888-1985) was the daughter of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman.","Issued to Millard Bowman and transferred to Laura Wenger, Bowman's mother-in-law.","Research compiled by Jim Duncan. Concerns the George Bowman house built circa 1772 in northern Rockingham County (west of Timberville) and relocated to the Frontier Culture Museum in the early 2000s.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photograph albums and one loose photograph documenting the extended Bowman family. Photographs document the Bowman family house (now located at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton), Wenger home (Mt. Clinton Pike), family reunions, and students at Dale Enterprise School. Individual and group photos of family members are included. Detailed descriptions were provided by the donor (or other family members) and are included with the albums. A detailed description of the history and architecture of the Wenger house accompanies the photograph.","Published monographs related to the Bowman family and/or local history were removed from the collection and cataloged individually as part of Special Collections rare book holdings.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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Many of the Bowmans were members of the Mennonite Church and were farmers by trade. Millard Bowman owned and operated a dairy and turkey farm with his family just outside of Harrisonburg. Eldon and Bernie Bowman as well as their siblings Jim, Daniel, and Miriam Haarer are all published authors. Their books include memoirs, genealogies, and family histories. "],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMuch of the family papers and genealogical research that form this collection were compiled and stewarded by Eldon Bowman's father Millard, and then by Eldon after Millard's death in 1997. Bernie Bowman, Eldon's brother, is also a contributor to the collection. 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A selection of his writings - published and unpublished - are included."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMillard Bowman - Tenor, Harold Lahman - Lead, Amos Rhodes - Baritone, James McDorman - Bass\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Quartet lineup"],"odd_tesim":["Millard Bowman - Tenor, Harold Lahman - Lead, Amos Rhodes - Baritone, James McDorman - Bass"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, SC 0328, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, SC 0328, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the materials were provided by the donor in labeled envelopes and binders. The donor's descriptions and folder titles were largely retained, and in cases where descriptions were substantive, a scope and content note is included at the folder level. The binders and envelopes were discarded. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAudiocassettes listed in the container list have not been reformatted but can be made available upon request.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The bulk of the materials were provided by the donor in labeled envelopes and binders. The donor's descriptions and folder titles were largely retained, and in cases where descriptions were substantive, a scope and content note is included at the folder level. The binders and envelopes were discarded. ","Audiocassettes listed in the container list have not been reformatted but can be made available upon request."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, family papers, and financial and legal documents related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSince the collection contains original and photocopied documents, dates were applied to documents according to the date the original document was created and not when it was reproduced. Researchers should note that while genealogical materials are primarily arranged in Series 2: Genealogical Files, materials found within Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence may also relate to Bowman and related family genealogies. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019, comprises ledgers; legal and financial documents related to the personal business doings of Eli Bowman and settling numerous Bowman family estates; and correspondence and email exchanges between Eldon Bowman and his classmates from Turner Ashby High School discussing religion and their respective spiritual journeys, politics, and philosophy.\nWritings by Bernie Bowman include published articles and papers he presented at meetings of \"The Thinkers,\" a discussion group in Tennessee of which Bernie was a member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes names Eli M. Bowman, Isaac H. Bowman, and [Edmund T.] Bowman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEli Bowman records on settling his mother, Catharine Bowman's (1819-1882) estate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJacob Wenger was the uncle of Oma Wenger Bowman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of original Great Granddaddy Elias Poems - Aunt Lois gave them to me some years ago - \u0026amp; I had them laminated for protection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes receipts for electrical work completed by Roy S. Bowman at Eli Bowman's house as well as hospital and funeral bills after the death of Amanda Bowman in 1936.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of letters written by Ottie Bowman to her son Paul Bowman when he was in alternate service during World War II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecords of settlement of Ottie Bowman's estate. Millard Bowman acted as administrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost addressed to William Bowman, father of Houston Bowman, the last resident at the original Bowman House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Grandpa's Quartet \"All Will Be Well\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003clist numeration=\"arabic\" type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eSide A\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWhat Did He Do?\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eJust a Little Talk\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eSurely Goodness and Mercy\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eA Beautiful Life\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eIf I Be Lifted Up\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eNearer My Home\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist numeration=\"arabic\" type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eSide B\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMany Mansions\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eIn Times Like These\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eAll Will Be Well\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eHold to My Hand\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eSunset Hour\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eBeyond the Sunset\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMillard Bowman computations showing sale of farm and home in 1996. Also for 1996 estimated taxes and other tax returns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt a class reunion, three high school classmates found common ground in philosophy, religion, and politics. These emails are the result.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: Genealogy Files, 1797-2018, contains obituaries, funeral registers, funeral cards, typed and handwritten biographies, genealogies, and research notes on the Bowman family and the related Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Much of the materials were compiled and written by Millard Bowman. Reference materials used in the writing of family histories by Eldon and Bernie Bowman are included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopied maps, deeds, indentures, and notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEli Bowman's wife was Amanda Hollar, the 22nd child of David Hollar. This cemetary is the burial site of a number of the Hollar relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOld wills of Wenger family: Joseph, Peter, Dan, Ella Rhodes, Laura Suter Wenger, Peter's widow, sale of Millard Bowman Farm in 1996.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1910 calendar with photo of Luther A. Bowman (1884-1952) and his horse, Squench. Photo of Luther A. Bowman in his buggy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copy of letter from William D. Bowman dated January 13, 1856.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the mid 1960s, Millard Bowman bought the home place of Sam and Hattie Spitzer. Hattie's mother was Sallie Hollar Berry, a sister to our great grandmother Amanda Hollar Bowman. Esther and Steve Showalter bought the place and extensively remodeled the house. There once was a mill there, fed by a strong spring. Millard Bowman tore out the old wooden race and replaced it with pipe. He continued to allow free water to the neighbors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is the community where the Eli Bowman and David Hollar families lived. Relatives noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMillard Bowman's incomplete memories. Written by request of his daughter, Miriam Haarer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNot the same line of Bowmans, but Luther Bowman lived on one of the family's farms from 1905-1910.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese mills were big in the lives of Eli Bowman and his son, Luther Bowman - our great grandfather and grandfather.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Bowman Mill at Greenmount (page 7) was founded by a Bowman family not related to our line. It passed through several generations and was owned in the early 1900s by a descendant - M.H. (Homer) Myers. Samuel Bowman owned a large farm north of Greenmount in addition to the Lincoln Homestead.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLuther lived and worked on the first firm (near Greenmount) when he left home at age 21.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSolomon Bowman moved to Indiana in the 1880s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOscar Wenger, oldest child of Jacob and Jenny Wenger, married Bessie Heatwole. She kept a daily diary for many years. This notebook contains many of her entries referencing Mr. Bowman. Our granddad Luther worked with/for Oscar from 1905-1910. We thought these references were about him. Later realized they referred to Sam Bowman (not related) who owned the farm where Oscar \u0026amp; Luther lived. Bessie's diaries are in EMU's Historical Library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries is an addition to the collection and comprises photographs, family papers, and local history materials. The Wenger line of the family is documented in this series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBowman family photographs including the George Bowman house and New Erection School. Photographs were identified and labeled by donor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchool was located north of Singers Glen, Virginia and near home of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman. Two of their children, Ruth and Bertha, are pictured. Approximately half of the students are identified.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope that accompanied the photograph identified the school as Morning View School. A sheet listing students names identifies the school as Mt. Valley School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCallie Rebecca Bowman (1888-1985) was the daughter of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssued to Millard Bowman and transferred to Laura Wenger, Bowman's mother-in-law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch compiled by Jim Duncan. Concerns the George Bowman house built circa 1772 in northern Rockingham County (west of Timberville) and relocated to the Frontier Culture Museum in the early 2000s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries is an addition to the collection and comprises photograph albums and one loose photograph documenting the extended Bowman family. Photographs document the Bowman family house (now located at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton), Wenger home (Mt. Clinton Pike), family reunions, and students at Dale Enterprise School. Individual and group photos of family members are included. Detailed descriptions were provided by the donor (or other family members) and are included with the albums. A detailed description of the history and architecture of the Wenger house accompanies the photograph.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, family papers, and financial and legal documents related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line.","Since the collection contains original and photocopied documents, dates were applied to documents according to the date the original document was created and not when it was reproduced. Researchers should note that while genealogical materials are primarily arranged in Series 2: Genealogical Files, materials found within Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence may also relate to Bowman and related family genealogies. ","Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019, comprises ledgers; legal and financial documents related to the personal business doings of Eli Bowman and settling numerous Bowman family estates; and correspondence and email exchanges between Eldon Bowman and his classmates from Turner Ashby High School discussing religion and their respective spiritual journeys, politics, and philosophy.\nWritings by Bernie Bowman include published articles and papers he presented at meetings of \"The Thinkers,\" a discussion group in Tennessee of which Bernie was a member.","Includes names Eli M. Bowman, Isaac H. Bowman, and [Edmund T.] Bowman.","Eli Bowman records on settling his mother, Catharine Bowman's (1819-1882) estate","Jacob Wenger was the uncle of Oma Wenger Bowman.","Copy of original Great Granddaddy Elias Poems - Aunt Lois gave them to me some years ago - \u0026 I had them laminated for protection.","Includes receipts for electrical work completed by Roy S. Bowman at Eli Bowman's house as well as hospital and funeral bills after the death of Amanda Bowman in 1936.","Copies of letters written by Ottie Bowman to her son Paul Bowman when he was in alternate service during World War II.","Records of settlement of Ottie Bowman's estate. Millard Bowman acted as administrator.","Most addressed to William Bowman, father of Houston Bowman, the last resident at the original Bowman House.","The Grandpa's Quartet \"All Will Be Well\"","Side A What Did He Do? Just a Little Talk Surely Goodness and Mercy A Beautiful Life If I Be Lifted Up Nearer My Home","Side B Many Mansions In Times Like These All Will Be Well Hold to My Hand Sunset Hour Beyond the Sunset","Millard Bowman computations showing sale of farm and home in 1996. Also for 1996 estimated taxes and other tax returns.","At a class reunion, three high school classmates found common ground in philosophy, religion, and politics. These emails are the result.","Series 2: Genealogy Files, 1797-2018, contains obituaries, funeral registers, funeral cards, typed and handwritten biographies, genealogies, and research notes on the Bowman family and the related Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Much of the materials were compiled and written by Millard Bowman. Reference materials used in the writing of family histories by Eldon and Bernie Bowman are included.","Photocopied maps, deeds, indentures, and notes.","Eli Bowman's wife was Amanda Hollar, the 22nd child of David Hollar. This cemetary is the burial site of a number of the Hollar relatives.","Old wills of Wenger family: Joseph, Peter, Dan, Ella Rhodes, Laura Suter Wenger, Peter's widow, sale of Millard Bowman Farm in 1996.","1910 calendar with photo of Luther A. Bowman (1884-1952) and his horse, Squench. Photo of Luther A. Bowman in his buggy.","Includes copy of letter from William D. Bowman dated January 13, 1856.","In the mid 1960s, Millard Bowman bought the home place of Sam and Hattie Spitzer. Hattie's mother was Sallie Hollar Berry, a sister to our great grandmother Amanda Hollar Bowman. Esther and Steve Showalter bought the place and extensively remodeled the house. There once was a mill there, fed by a strong spring. Millard Bowman tore out the old wooden race and replaced it with pipe. He continued to allow free water to the neighbors.","This is the community where the Eli Bowman and David Hollar families lived. Relatives noted.","Millard Bowman's incomplete memories. Written by request of his daughter, Miriam Haarer.","Not the same line of Bowmans, but Luther Bowman lived on one of the family's farms from 1905-1910.","These mills were big in the lives of Eli Bowman and his son, Luther Bowman - our great grandfather and grandfather.","The Bowman Mill at Greenmount (page 7) was founded by a Bowman family not related to our line. It passed through several generations and was owned in the early 1900s by a descendant - M.H. (Homer) Myers. Samuel Bowman owned a large farm north of Greenmount in addition to the Lincoln Homestead.","Luther lived and worked on the first firm (near Greenmount) when he left home at age 21.","Solomon Bowman moved to Indiana in the 1880s.","Oscar Wenger, oldest child of Jacob and Jenny Wenger, married Bessie Heatwole. She kept a daily diary for many years. This notebook contains many of her entries referencing Mr. Bowman. Our granddad Luther worked with/for Oscar from 1905-1910. We thought these references were about him. Later realized they referred to Sam Bowman (not related) who owned the farm where Oscar \u0026 Luther lived. Bessie's diaries are in EMU's Historical Library.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photographs, family papers, and local history materials. The Wenger line of the family is documented in this series.","Bowman family photographs including the George Bowman house and New Erection School. Photographs were identified and labeled by donor.","School was located north of Singers Glen, Virginia and near home of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman. Two of their children, Ruth and Bertha, are pictured. Approximately half of the students are identified.","The envelope that accompanied the photograph identified the school as Morning View School. A sheet listing students names identifies the school as Mt. Valley School.","Callie Rebecca Bowman (1888-1985) was the daughter of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman.","Issued to Millard Bowman and transferred to Laura Wenger, Bowman's mother-in-law.","Research compiled by Jim Duncan. Concerns the George Bowman house built circa 1772 in northern Rockingham County (west of Timberville) and relocated to the Frontier Culture Museum in the early 2000s.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photograph albums and one loose photograph documenting the extended Bowman family. Photographs document the Bowman family house (now located at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton), Wenger home (Mt. Clinton Pike), family reunions, and students at Dale Enterprise School. Individual and group photos of family members are included. Detailed descriptions were provided by the donor (or other family members) and are included with the albums. A detailed description of the history and architecture of the Wenger house accompanies the photograph."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePublished monographs related to the Bowman family and/or local history were removed from the collection and cataloged individually as part of Special Collections rare book holdings.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Published monographs related to the Bowman family and/or local history were removed from the collection and cataloged individually as part of Special Collections rare book holdings."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu)."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_c36b83e647b2f8c7822ff05aea87d0ab\"\u003eThe Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, and family papers related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, and family papers related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line."],"names_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Bowman family","Hollar family","Wenger family","Lahman family","Bowman, Eldon L.","Bowman, Bernard D."],"corpname_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections"],"names_coll_ssim":["Bowman family","Hollar family","Wenger family","Lahman family","Bowman, Eldon L."],"famname_ssim":["Bowman family","Hollar family","Wenger family","Lahman family"],"persname_ssim":["Bowman, Eldon L.","Bowman, Bernard D."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":83,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:24:36.195Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_673","ead_ssi":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_673","_root_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_673","_nest_parent_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_673","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/JMU/repositories_4_resources_673.xml","title_ssm":["Eldon Bowman collection of Bowman family papers"],"title_tesim":["Eldon Bowman collection of Bowman family papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1797-2019"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1797-2019"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC 0328","/repositories/4/resources/673"],"text":["SC 0328","/repositories/4/resources/673","Eldon Bowman collection of Bowman family papers","Rockingham County (Va.) -- Genealogy","Rockingham County (Va.) -- History","Letters (correspondence)","Genealogies (histories)","Family papers","Photographs","Estate records","Photocopies","Receipts (financial records)","Ledgers (account books)","Legal documents","Indentures","Deeds","Checks (bank checks)","Financial Records","Electronic mail","Funeral registers","Collection is open for research with the exception of Bowman correspondence from 1997-2019, which is restricted until July 15, 2035 per the amended donor agreement.","Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","Original audiocassettes contained in this collection are restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request.","Original audiocassette restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.","Restricted from researcher access until July 15, 2035 per the amended donor agreement.","Series is open to research.","Original audiocassettes contained within this series are restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.","Original audiocassette restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.","Printed materials and monographs already held by Special Collections or deemed out of the collecting scope of Special Collections, yearbooks, and genealogy website printouts were not retained and were returned to the donor.","The collection is arranged into four series and further arranged chronologically. Exceptions to this arrangement were made in order to group like materials together specifically Hollar family genealogy research files.","Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019 Genealogy Files, 1797-2018 2024-0604 Accession, circa 1850-1985 2024-0725 Accession, circa 1875-1990","Given the genealogical focus of this collection, this biographical note is not intended to serve as an exhaustive description of the Bowman family tree, which would largely duplicate the information found within the collection materials. Researchers are encouraged to review Series 2: Genealogy Files for more detailed genealogical information on the Bowman, Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Published genealogies on these families are also available for additional context.","The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers primarily documents the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line of the Bowmans of Rockingham County, Virginia. Eli Bowman was the great-great-grandson of George and Barbara Bowman who  immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the late 1740s. The Bowmans moved to Rockingham County in the early 1770s and erected the \"Bowman House\" which is now part of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton. The descendants of Eli and Amanda Bowman documented in this collection include their son Luther Alexander Bowman (1884-1952) and his wife Otilla May Lahman (1891-1966), Luther and Otilla's son Millard Lahman Bowman (1914-1997) and his wife Oma Frances Wenger (1913-2002), and their nine children including Eldon Bowman (b. 1942) and Bernie Bowman (b. 1947). Many of the Bowmans were members of the Mennonite Church and were farmers by trade. Millard Bowman owned and operated a dairy and turkey farm with his family just outside of Harrisonburg. Eldon and Bernie Bowman as well as their siblings Jim, Daniel, and Miriam Haarer are all published authors. Their books include memoirs, genealogies, and family histories. ","Much of the family papers and genealogical research that form this collection were compiled and stewarded by Eldon Bowman's father Millard, and then by Eldon after Millard's death in 1997. Bernie Bowman, Eldon's brother, is also a contributor to the collection. A selection of his writings - published and unpublished - are included.","Millard Bowman - Tenor, Harold Lahman - Lead, Amos Rhodes - Baritone, James McDorman - Bass","The bulk of the materials were provided by the donor in labeled envelopes and binders. The donor's descriptions and folder titles were largely retained, and in cases where descriptions were substantive, a scope and content note is included at the folder level. The binders and envelopes were discarded. ","Audiocassettes listed in the container list have not been reformatted but can be made available upon request.","The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, family papers, and financial and legal documents related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line.","Since the collection contains original and photocopied documents, dates were applied to documents according to the date the original document was created and not when it was reproduced. Researchers should note that while genealogical materials are primarily arranged in Series 2: Genealogical Files, materials found within Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence may also relate to Bowman and related family genealogies. ","Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019, comprises ledgers; legal and financial documents related to the personal business doings of Eli Bowman and settling numerous Bowman family estates; and correspondence and email exchanges between Eldon Bowman and his classmates from Turner Ashby High School discussing religion and their respective spiritual journeys, politics, and philosophy.\nWritings by Bernie Bowman include published articles and papers he presented at meetings of \"The Thinkers,\" a discussion group in Tennessee of which Bernie was a member.","Includes names Eli M. Bowman, Isaac H. Bowman, and [Edmund T.] Bowman.","Eli Bowman records on settling his mother, Catharine Bowman's (1819-1882) estate","Jacob Wenger was the uncle of Oma Wenger Bowman.","Copy of original Great Granddaddy Elias Poems - Aunt Lois gave them to me some years ago - \u0026 I had them laminated for protection.","Includes receipts for electrical work completed by Roy S. Bowman at Eli Bowman's house as well as hospital and funeral bills after the death of Amanda Bowman in 1936.","Copies of letters written by Ottie Bowman to her son Paul Bowman when he was in alternate service during World War II.","Records of settlement of Ottie Bowman's estate. Millard Bowman acted as administrator.","Most addressed to William Bowman, father of Houston Bowman, the last resident at the original Bowman House.","The Grandpa's Quartet \"All Will Be Well\"","Side A What Did He Do? Just a Little Talk Surely Goodness and Mercy A Beautiful Life If I Be Lifted Up Nearer My Home","Side B Many Mansions In Times Like These All Will Be Well Hold to My Hand Sunset Hour Beyond the Sunset","Millard Bowman computations showing sale of farm and home in 1996. Also for 1996 estimated taxes and other tax returns.","At a class reunion, three high school classmates found common ground in philosophy, religion, and politics. These emails are the result.","Series 2: Genealogy Files, 1797-2018, contains obituaries, funeral registers, funeral cards, typed and handwritten biographies, genealogies, and research notes on the Bowman family and the related Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Much of the materials were compiled and written by Millard Bowman. Reference materials used in the writing of family histories by Eldon and Bernie Bowman are included.","Photocopied maps, deeds, indentures, and notes.","Eli Bowman's wife was Amanda Hollar, the 22nd child of David Hollar. This cemetary is the burial site of a number of the Hollar relatives.","Old wills of Wenger family: Joseph, Peter, Dan, Ella Rhodes, Laura Suter Wenger, Peter's widow, sale of Millard Bowman Farm in 1996.","1910 calendar with photo of Luther A. Bowman (1884-1952) and his horse, Squench. Photo of Luther A. Bowman in his buggy.","Includes copy of letter from William D. Bowman dated January 13, 1856.","In the mid 1960s, Millard Bowman bought the home place of Sam and Hattie Spitzer. Hattie's mother was Sallie Hollar Berry, a sister to our great grandmother Amanda Hollar Bowman. Esther and Steve Showalter bought the place and extensively remodeled the house. There once was a mill there, fed by a strong spring. Millard Bowman tore out the old wooden race and replaced it with pipe. He continued to allow free water to the neighbors.","This is the community where the Eli Bowman and David Hollar families lived. Relatives noted.","Millard Bowman's incomplete memories. Written by request of his daughter, Miriam Haarer.","Not the same line of Bowmans, but Luther Bowman lived on one of the family's farms from 1905-1910.","These mills were big in the lives of Eli Bowman and his son, Luther Bowman - our great grandfather and grandfather.","The Bowman Mill at Greenmount (page 7) was founded by a Bowman family not related to our line. It passed through several generations and was owned in the early 1900s by a descendant - M.H. (Homer) Myers. Samuel Bowman owned a large farm north of Greenmount in addition to the Lincoln Homestead.","Luther lived and worked on the first firm (near Greenmount) when he left home at age 21.","Solomon Bowman moved to Indiana in the 1880s.","Oscar Wenger, oldest child of Jacob and Jenny Wenger, married Bessie Heatwole. She kept a daily diary for many years. This notebook contains many of her entries referencing Mr. Bowman. Our granddad Luther worked with/for Oscar from 1905-1910. We thought these references were about him. Later realized they referred to Sam Bowman (not related) who owned the farm where Oscar \u0026 Luther lived. Bessie's diaries are in EMU's Historical Library.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photographs, family papers, and local history materials. The Wenger line of the family is documented in this series.","Bowman family photographs including the George Bowman house and New Erection School. Photographs were identified and labeled by donor.","School was located north of Singers Glen, Virginia and near home of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman. Two of their children, Ruth and Bertha, are pictured. Approximately half of the students are identified.","The envelope that accompanied the photograph identified the school as Morning View School. A sheet listing students names identifies the school as Mt. Valley School.","Callie Rebecca Bowman (1888-1985) was the daughter of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman.","Issued to Millard Bowman and transferred to Laura Wenger, Bowman's mother-in-law.","Research compiled by Jim Duncan. Concerns the George Bowman house built circa 1772 in northern Rockingham County (west of Timberville) and relocated to the Frontier Culture Museum in the early 2000s.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photograph albums and one loose photograph documenting the extended Bowman family. Photographs document the Bowman family house (now located at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton), Wenger home (Mt. Clinton Pike), family reunions, and students at Dale Enterprise School. Individual and group photos of family members are included. Detailed descriptions were provided by the donor (or other family members) and are included with the albums. A detailed description of the history and architecture of the Wenger house accompanies the photograph.","Published monographs related to the Bowman family and/or local history were removed from the collection and cataloged individually as part of Special Collections rare book holdings.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information.","Original audiocassette restricted from access. Reformatted access copies may be available, or media reformatting may be available upon request. Contact research services staff at library-special@jmu.edu for additional information."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePrinted materials and monographs already held by Special Collections or deemed out of the collecting scope of Special Collections, yearbooks, and genealogy website printouts were not retained and were returned to the donor.\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["Printed materials and monographs already held by Special Collections or deemed out of the collecting scope of Special Collections, yearbooks, and genealogy website printouts were not retained and were returned to the donor."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is arranged into four series and further arranged chronologically. 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Many of the Bowmans were members of the Mennonite Church and were farmers by trade. Millard Bowman owned and operated a dairy and turkey farm with his family just outside of Harrisonburg. Eldon and Bernie Bowman as well as their siblings Jim, Daniel, and Miriam Haarer are all published authors. Their books include memoirs, genealogies, and family histories. \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Given the genealogical focus of this collection, this biographical note is not intended to serve as an exhaustive description of the Bowman family tree, which would largely duplicate the information found within the collection materials. Researchers are encouraged to review Series 2: Genealogy Files for more detailed genealogical information on the Bowman, Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Published genealogies on these families are also available for additional context.","The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers primarily documents the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line of the Bowmans of Rockingham County, Virginia. Eli Bowman was the great-great-grandson of George and Barbara Bowman who  immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the late 1740s. The Bowmans moved to Rockingham County in the early 1770s and erected the \"Bowman House\" which is now part of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton. The descendants of Eli and Amanda Bowman documented in this collection include their son Luther Alexander Bowman (1884-1952) and his wife Otilla May Lahman (1891-1966), Luther and Otilla's son Millard Lahman Bowman (1914-1997) and his wife Oma Frances Wenger (1913-2002), and their nine children including Eldon Bowman (b. 1942) and Bernie Bowman (b. 1947). Many of the Bowmans were members of the Mennonite Church and were farmers by trade. Millard Bowman owned and operated a dairy and turkey farm with his family just outside of Harrisonburg. Eldon and Bernie Bowman as well as their siblings Jim, Daniel, and Miriam Haarer are all published authors. Their books include memoirs, genealogies, and family histories. "],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMuch of the family papers and genealogical research that form this collection were compiled and stewarded by Eldon Bowman's father Millard, and then by Eldon after Millard's death in 1997. Bernie Bowman, Eldon's brother, is also a contributor to the collection. 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","Audiocassettes listed in the container list have not been reformatted but can be made available upon request."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, family papers, and financial and legal documents related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSince the collection contains original and photocopied documents, dates were applied to documents according to the date the original document was created and not when it was reproduced. Researchers should note that while genealogical materials are primarily arranged in Series 2: Genealogical Files, materials found within Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence may also relate to Bowman and related family genealogies. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019, comprises ledgers; legal and financial documents related to the personal business doings of Eli Bowman and settling numerous Bowman family estates; and correspondence and email exchanges between Eldon Bowman and his classmates from Turner Ashby High School discussing religion and their respective spiritual journeys, politics, and philosophy.\nWritings by Bernie Bowman include published articles and papers he presented at meetings of \"The Thinkers,\" a discussion group in Tennessee of which Bernie was a member.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes names Eli M. Bowman, Isaac H. Bowman, and [Edmund T.] Bowman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEli Bowman records on settling his mother, Catharine Bowman's (1819-1882) estate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJacob Wenger was the uncle of Oma Wenger Bowman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of original Great Granddaddy Elias Poems - Aunt Lois gave them to me some years ago - \u0026amp; I had them laminated for protection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes receipts for electrical work completed by Roy S. Bowman at Eli Bowman's house as well as hospital and funeral bills after the death of Amanda Bowman in 1936.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of letters written by Ottie Bowman to her son Paul Bowman when he was in alternate service during World War II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRecords of settlement of Ottie Bowman's estate. Millard Bowman acted as administrator.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost addressed to William Bowman, father of Houston Bowman, the last resident at the original Bowman House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Grandpa's Quartet \"All Will Be Well\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003clist numeration=\"arabic\" type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eSide A\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eWhat Did He Do?\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eJust a Little Talk\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eSurely Goodness and Mercy\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eA Beautiful Life\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eIf I Be Lifted Up\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eNearer My Home\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist numeration=\"arabic\" type=\"ordered\"\u003e\u003chead\u003eSide B\u003c/head\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMany Mansions\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eIn Times Like These\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eAll Will Be Well\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eHold to My Hand\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eSunset Hour\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003eBeyond the Sunset\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMillard Bowman computations showing sale of farm and home in 1996. Also for 1996 estimated taxes and other tax returns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt a class reunion, three high school classmates found common ground in philosophy, religion, and politics. These emails are the result.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: Genealogy Files, 1797-2018, contains obituaries, funeral registers, funeral cards, typed and handwritten biographies, genealogies, and research notes on the Bowman family and the related Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Much of the materials were compiled and written by Millard Bowman. Reference materials used in the writing of family histories by Eldon and Bernie Bowman are included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotocopied maps, deeds, indentures, and notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEli Bowman's wife was Amanda Hollar, the 22nd child of David Hollar. This cemetary is the burial site of a number of the Hollar relatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOld wills of Wenger family: Joseph, Peter, Dan, Ella Rhodes, Laura Suter Wenger, Peter's widow, sale of Millard Bowman Farm in 1996.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1910 calendar with photo of Luther A. Bowman (1884-1952) and his horse, Squench. Photo of Luther A. Bowman in his buggy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copy of letter from William D. Bowman dated January 13, 1856.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the mid 1960s, Millard Bowman bought the home place of Sam and Hattie Spitzer. Hattie's mother was Sallie Hollar Berry, a sister to our great grandmother Amanda Hollar Bowman. Esther and Steve Showalter bought the place and extensively remodeled the house. There once was a mill there, fed by a strong spring. Millard Bowman tore out the old wooden race and replaced it with pipe. He continued to allow free water to the neighbors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis is the community where the Eli Bowman and David Hollar families lived. Relatives noted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMillard Bowman's incomplete memories. Written by request of his daughter, Miriam Haarer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNot the same line of Bowmans, but Luther Bowman lived on one of the family's farms from 1905-1910.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese mills were big in the lives of Eli Bowman and his son, Luther Bowman - our great grandfather and grandfather.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Bowman Mill at Greenmount (page 7) was founded by a Bowman family not related to our line. It passed through several generations and was owned in the early 1900s by a descendant - M.H. (Homer) Myers. Samuel Bowman owned a large farm north of Greenmount in addition to the Lincoln Homestead.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLuther lived and worked on the first firm (near Greenmount) when he left home at age 21.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSolomon Bowman moved to Indiana in the 1880s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOscar Wenger, oldest child of Jacob and Jenny Wenger, married Bessie Heatwole. She kept a daily diary for many years. This notebook contains many of her entries referencing Mr. Bowman. Our granddad Luther worked with/for Oscar from 1905-1910. We thought these references were about him. Later realized they referred to Sam Bowman (not related) who owned the farm where Oscar \u0026amp; Luther lived. Bessie's diaries are in EMU's Historical Library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries is an addition to the collection and comprises photographs, family papers, and local history materials. The Wenger line of the family is documented in this series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBowman family photographs including the George Bowman house and New Erection School. Photographs were identified and labeled by donor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSchool was located north of Singers Glen, Virginia and near home of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman. Two of their children, Ruth and Bertha, are pictured. Approximately half of the students are identified.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe envelope that accompanied the photograph identified the school as Morning View School. A sheet listing students names identifies the school as Mt. Valley School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCallie Rebecca Bowman (1888-1985) was the daughter of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIssued to Millard Bowman and transferred to Laura Wenger, Bowman's mother-in-law.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResearch compiled by Jim Duncan. 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Researchers should note that while genealogical materials are primarily arranged in Series 2: Genealogical Files, materials found within Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence may also relate to Bowman and related family genealogies. ","Series 1: Family Papers and Correspondence, 1849-2019, comprises ledgers; legal and financial documents related to the personal business doings of Eli Bowman and settling numerous Bowman family estates; and correspondence and email exchanges between Eldon Bowman and his classmates from Turner Ashby High School discussing religion and their respective spiritual journeys, politics, and philosophy.\nWritings by Bernie Bowman include published articles and papers he presented at meetings of \"The Thinkers,\" a discussion group in Tennessee of which Bernie was a member.","Includes names Eli M. Bowman, Isaac H. Bowman, and [Edmund T.] Bowman.","Eli Bowman records on settling his mother, Catharine Bowman's (1819-1882) estate","Jacob Wenger was the uncle of Oma Wenger Bowman.","Copy of original Great Granddaddy Elias Poems - Aunt Lois gave them to me some years ago - \u0026 I had them laminated for protection.","Includes receipts for electrical work completed by Roy S. Bowman at Eli Bowman's house as well as hospital and funeral bills after the death of Amanda Bowman in 1936.","Copies of letters written by Ottie Bowman to her son Paul Bowman when he was in alternate service during World War II.","Records of settlement of Ottie Bowman's estate. Millard Bowman acted as administrator.","Most addressed to William Bowman, father of Houston Bowman, the last resident at the original Bowman House.","The Grandpa's Quartet \"All Will Be Well\"","Side A What Did He Do? Just a Little Talk Surely Goodness and Mercy A Beautiful Life If I Be Lifted Up Nearer My Home","Side B Many Mansions In Times Like These All Will Be Well Hold to My Hand Sunset Hour Beyond the Sunset","Millard Bowman computations showing sale of farm and home in 1996. Also for 1996 estimated taxes and other tax returns.","At a class reunion, three high school classmates found common ground in philosophy, religion, and politics. These emails are the result.","Series 2: Genealogy Files, 1797-2018, contains obituaries, funeral registers, funeral cards, typed and handwritten biographies, genealogies, and research notes on the Bowman family and the related Hollar, Lahman, and Wenger families. Much of the materials were compiled and written by Millard Bowman. Reference materials used in the writing of family histories by Eldon and Bernie Bowman are included.","Photocopied maps, deeds, indentures, and notes.","Eli Bowman's wife was Amanda Hollar, the 22nd child of David Hollar. This cemetary is the burial site of a number of the Hollar relatives.","Old wills of Wenger family: Joseph, Peter, Dan, Ella Rhodes, Laura Suter Wenger, Peter's widow, sale of Millard Bowman Farm in 1996.","1910 calendar with photo of Luther A. Bowman (1884-1952) and his horse, Squench. Photo of Luther A. Bowman in his buggy.","Includes copy of letter from William D. Bowman dated January 13, 1856.","In the mid 1960s, Millard Bowman bought the home place of Sam and Hattie Spitzer. Hattie's mother was Sallie Hollar Berry, a sister to our great grandmother Amanda Hollar Bowman. Esther and Steve Showalter bought the place and extensively remodeled the house. There once was a mill there, fed by a strong spring. Millard Bowman tore out the old wooden race and replaced it with pipe. He continued to allow free water to the neighbors.","This is the community where the Eli Bowman and David Hollar families lived. Relatives noted.","Millard Bowman's incomplete memories. Written by request of his daughter, Miriam Haarer.","Not the same line of Bowmans, but Luther Bowman lived on one of the family's farms from 1905-1910.","These mills were big in the lives of Eli Bowman and his son, Luther Bowman - our great grandfather and grandfather.","The Bowman Mill at Greenmount (page 7) was founded by a Bowman family not related to our line. It passed through several generations and was owned in the early 1900s by a descendant - M.H. (Homer) Myers. Samuel Bowman owned a large farm north of Greenmount in addition to the Lincoln Homestead.","Luther lived and worked on the first firm (near Greenmount) when he left home at age 21.","Solomon Bowman moved to Indiana in the 1880s.","Oscar Wenger, oldest child of Jacob and Jenny Wenger, married Bessie Heatwole. She kept a daily diary for many years. This notebook contains many of her entries referencing Mr. Bowman. Our granddad Luther worked with/for Oscar from 1905-1910. We thought these references were about him. Later realized they referred to Sam Bowman (not related) who owned the farm where Oscar \u0026 Luther lived. Bessie's diaries are in EMU's Historical Library.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photographs, family papers, and local history materials. The Wenger line of the family is documented in this series.","Bowman family photographs including the George Bowman house and New Erection School. Photographs were identified and labeled by donor.","School was located north of Singers Glen, Virginia and near home of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman. Two of their children, Ruth and Bertha, are pictured. Approximately half of the students are identified.","The envelope that accompanied the photograph identified the school as Morning View School. A sheet listing students names identifies the school as Mt. Valley School.","Callie Rebecca Bowman (1888-1985) was the daughter of Eli Bowman and Amanda Hollar Bowman.","Issued to Millard Bowman and transferred to Laura Wenger, Bowman's mother-in-law.","Research compiled by Jim Duncan. Concerns the George Bowman house built circa 1772 in northern Rockingham County (west of Timberville) and relocated to the Frontier Culture Museum in the early 2000s.","Series is an addition to the collection and comprises photograph albums and one loose photograph documenting the extended Bowman family. Photographs document the Bowman family house (now located at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton), Wenger home (Mt. Clinton Pike), family reunions, and students at Dale Enterprise School. Individual and group photos of family members are included. Detailed descriptions were provided by the donor (or other family members) and are included with the albums. 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Dayton, Va.: Ruebush-Elkins Company, 1912.","John Edwin Roller (1844-1918), born near Mt. Crawford, was a prominent lawyer, lecturer, and antiquarian in the Shenandoah Valley. He served in the Confederate Army, and in 1872 became major-general of the 3rd Division of the Virginia Militia. A graduate of Virginia Military Institute and University of Virginia Law School, Roller was the first non-Pennsylvanian president of the Pennsylvania German Society (1909-1910). Roller also served four sessions in the Virginia State Senate and was the first president of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society. He pursued interests in local and religious history, ammassing a considerable collection of books and papers. Most of these items were dispersed, however, during the course of the twentieth century. ","The donor, Margaret Grattan Weaver (1905-2001), was a member of two of the most distinguished families in Rockingham County, the Rollers and the Grattans. She was known throughout the Shenandoah Valley for her involvement in civic, historic, and religious organizations including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, and the Margaret Grattan Weaver Foundation, which she founded in 1997. The foundation supports and promotes preservation and appreciation of the history and religious heritage of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. She was also dedicated to writing poetry and essays on suffering and death, some of which are included in this collection.","The Civil War era signatures were removed from their backing, deacidified, remounted with wheat paste on acid-free backing, and encapsulated in March 1993. In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in the spring of 2017.  This collection was previously cataloged as SC 2030.","John E. Roller Papers, MS 0171, Virginia Military Institute Archives, Lexington, Virginia.","Papers of John Edwin Roller, 1813-1916, Mss 9478, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.","The Margaret Grattan Weaver Collection, 1707-1992, consists of one box and one oversize folder of materials pertaining to Weaver and her ancestors, specifically John E. Roller, Weaver's grandfather, as well as biographical and genealogical information of county residents and historic locations and Civil War Documents with notable signatures. The collections is arranged in three series:  John E. Roller Papers, Biographical/Genealogical Information, and Civil War Documents.","Series 1: John E. Roller Papers, 1779-1910, consists of five folders of documents including letters, historical notes, writings, and speeches.  A folder of Roller's addresses containes lecture material on Jefferson Davis, Huguenots, the Reformed Church, and the Civil War.  Also included in this series are bonds for collection of taxes, road petitions and certifications, deeds, and an indictment for permitting an insane slave to go at large.","Series 2: Biographical/Genealogical Information, 1877-1992, contains various writings by Margaret Grattan Weaver, John E. Roller biographical information including invitations and his obituary, and miscellaneous Grattan family documents. A copy of the registration forms for the Thomas Harrison House to be put on the National Register of Historic Places is also included. John E. Roller bought the house in 1879 and Weaver was part owner of the property from 1951-1963 along with her two brothers. Alsoincludes a 1753 land patent and facsimile to Gabriel Jones, the first appointed lawyer for Augusta and Rockingham Counties, signed by Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Robert Dinwiddie for 644 acres on \"the north side of Shannando\" in Augusta County (now Rockingham County near Port Republic), indentures, and two unidentified photographs of female academy classes.","Series 3: Civil War Documents, 1857-1894, is comprised of letters, receipts for supplies, a monthly summary of funds, and personal notes concerning arms, transportation, and personnel. Twenty-nine pamphlets are included pertaining to the Battle of New Market, Southern \u0026 Confederate States almanacs, and addresses by General Jubal Early and Charles C. Jones, Jr.  Pieces from the USS Merrimack and USS Cumberland and a letter from Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson, wife of Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson are also present. A sheet of clipped signatures includes Robert E. Lee, Judah P. 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Twenty-nine pamphlets are included pertaining to the Battle of New Market, Southern \u0026amp; Confederate States almanacs, and addresses by General Jubal Early and Charles C. Jones, Jr.  Pieces from the USS Merrimack and USS Cumberland and a letter from Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson, wife of Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson are also present. A sheet of clipped signatures includes Robert E. Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Albert Sidney Johnston, and others.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Margaret Grattan Weaver Collection, 1707-1992, consists of one box and one oversize folder of materials pertaining to Weaver and her ancestors, specifically John E. Roller, Weaver's grandfather, as well as biographical and genealogical information of county residents and historic locations and Civil War Documents with notable signatures. The collections is arranged in three series:  John E. Roller Papers, Biographical/Genealogical Information, and Civil War Documents.","Series 1: John E. Roller Papers, 1779-1910, consists of five folders of documents including letters, historical notes, writings, and speeches.  A folder of Roller's addresses containes lecture material on Jefferson Davis, Huguenots, the Reformed Church, and the Civil War.  Also included in this series are bonds for collection of taxes, road petitions and certifications, deeds, and an indictment for permitting an insane slave to go at large.","Series 2: Biographical/Genealogical Information, 1877-1992, contains various writings by Margaret Grattan Weaver, John E. Roller biographical information including invitations and his obituary, and miscellaneous Grattan family documents. A copy of the registration forms for the Thomas Harrison House to be put on the National Register of Historic Places is also included. John E. Roller bought the house in 1879 and Weaver was part owner of the property from 1951-1963 along with her two brothers. Alsoincludes a 1753 land patent and facsimile to Gabriel Jones, the first appointed lawyer for Augusta and Rockingham Counties, signed by Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Robert Dinwiddie for 644 acres on \"the north side of Shannando\" in Augusta County (now Rockingham County near Port Republic), indentures, and two unidentified photographs of female academy classes.","Series 3: Civil War Documents, 1857-1894, is comprised of letters, receipts for supplies, a monthly summary of funds, and personal notes concerning arms, transportation, and personnel. Twenty-nine pamphlets are included pertaining to the Battle of New Market, Southern \u0026 Confederate States almanacs, and addresses by General Jubal Early and Charles C. Jones, Jr.  Pieces from the USS Merrimack and USS Cumberland and a letter from Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson, wife of Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson are also present. A sheet of clipped signatures includes Robert E. Lee, Judah P. Benjamin, Albert Sidney Johnston, and others."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in the bulk of this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in the bulk of this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk. (library-special@jmu.edu)."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_5ca1ca116c82db218309415ddf9503fd\"\u003eThe Margaret Grattan Weaver Collection, 1707-1992 (bulk 1857-1910), consists of one box and one oversize folder of materials pertaining to Weaver and her ancestors, specifically John E. Roller, Weaver's grandfather. Also included are biographical and genealogical information of county residents and historic locations and Civil War Documents with notable signatures. The collection is arranged in three series: John E. Roller Papers, Biographical/Genealogical Information, and Civil War Documents.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Margaret Grattan Weaver Collection, 1707-1992 (bulk 1857-1910), consists of one box and one oversize folder of materials pertaining to Weaver and her ancestors, specifically John E. Roller, Weaver's grandfather. Also included are biographical and genealogical information of county residents and historic locations and Civil War Documents with notable signatures. The collection is arranged in three series: John E. Roller Papers, Biographical/Genealogical Information, and Civil War Documents."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia (Colony). Land Office","Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society","Jones, Gabriel, 1724-1806","Roller, John E. (John Edwin), 1844-1918","Weaver, Margaret Grattan, 1905-2001"],"names_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society","Virginia (Colony). Land Office","Weaver, Margaret Grattan, 1905-2001","Jones, Gabriel, 1724-1806","Roller, John E. (John Edwin), 1844-1918"],"corpname_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society","Virginia (Colony). 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Joynt's collection of British manuscripts, from the 15th to the 20th century, of 88 letters and documents, 41 cut signatures, and many book engravings. The authors and signatures include kings, queens, prime ministers, nobles, military officers, authors, and other dignitaries. Personal matters, military orders and letters, religion, treaties, politics, intrique, and much more are covered in these letters, often interwoven with current events.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8560#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8560.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Joynt, Richard G. Collection of British Manuscripts","title_ssm":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"title_tesim":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"unitdate_ssm":["1593-2015 and undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1593-2015 and undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00032","/repositories/2/resources/8560"],"text":["MS 00032","/repositories/2/resources/8560","Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts","Great Britain--History","Great Britain--History, Naval","Legal documents","Cabinet photographs","Carte de visite photographs","Engravings (Prints)","Indentures","Letters (correspondence)","Orders (military records)","Portraits","signatures (names)","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Loosely arranged by genre and size of material except the signatures which are in alphabetical order (box 1, folder 2).","Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in March 2015. Processing and item descriptions completed in December 2015 by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant.","Richard G. Joynt's collection of British manuscripts, from the 15th to the 20th century, of 88 letters and documents, 41 cut signatures, and many book engravings.  The authors and signatures include kings, queens, prime ministers, nobles, military officers, authors, and other dignitaries. Personal matters, military orders and letters, religion, treaties, politics, intrique, and much more are covered in these letters, often interwoven with current events.","Remarks by Victoria \"Tori\" J. Bossé during the presentation luncheon in 2015. She reflects on the significance to her, as the daughter of the collector, Richard George Joynt who she calls a \"historical Anglophile.\"","Signatures of British Prime Ministers beginning with Robert Wadpole, Prime Minister 1721-1742, and ending with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister 1979-1991.  Most signatures are cut signatures from letters, documents or envelopes.  The signatures are organized alphabetically by the surname of the Prime Minister rather than their titles, though the titles are noted in the descriptions.  The descriptions also include the dates each person served as Prime Minister.","Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth. Signed \"Sidmouth.\" Prime Minister, 1801-1804.","Herbert Asquith. Signed \"H H Asquith.\" Prime Minister 1908-1916.","Clement Richard Atlee, 1st Earl Attlee. Signed \"Clement Richard Atlee.\" Prime Minister, 1945-1951.","Stanley Baldwin. Signed \"Stanley Baldwin\" on stationery with embossed 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1.\" Prime Minister 1923-1924, 1924-1929, and 1936-1937.","Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour. Signed \"Arthur James Balfour.\" Prime Minister 1902-1905.","James Callaghan. Signed \"Jim Callaghan\" on stationery of The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1. Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967. Prime Minister 1976-1979.","George Canning. Signed \"Geo. Canning.\" Prime Minister 1827.","William Cavendish-Bentinck, Third Duke of Portland. Paper seal of George III, attached on reverse. Signed \"Portland.\" Prime Minister 1783 and 1807-1809.","Winston Churchill. Midland Bank Limited check, dated October 22, 1945, written to The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill and endorsed \"Winston Churchill.\" Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955.","Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Signed \"Wilmington, ?.\" Prime Minister 1742-1743. Date on document fragment is July 19, 1734, with a partial order written on the reverse.","Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. Signed \"Benj Disraeli.\" \"Henry Colburn, Esq\" written on reverse. Prime Minister 1868, 1874-1880. Includes carte de visite of a portrait of Disraeli.","2nd Earl Shelbourne and 1st Marquis of Landsdowne.  Also known as William Petty-Fitzmaurice.  Signed \"Shelbourne.\" Prime Minister 1782-1783.","Augustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton. Signed \"Grafton.\" Appears to be an envelope addressed to Lady Mary Lindsay Campbell, Edinburgh. Prime Minister 1767-1770.","Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Salisbury-Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury. Signed \"Salisbury.\" Prime Minister 1885-1886, 1886-1892, and 1895-1902.","David Lloyd George. Signed \"D. Lloyd George\" on reverse of a request for his signature by Ruth Adler of Rochelle, New York, dated April 19, 1924. Prime Minister 1916-1922.","William E. Gladstone. Signature \"WE Gladstone\" on envelope, with August 1881 cancel date, addressed to Mrs. DC Philbrooke, Bangor, Maine. Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Signed \"Goderich.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Franking signature \"FJ Robinson, Esq. Ripon\" and sender's signature \"FJ Robinson.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828. The fragment is an envelope, postmarked 27 Feb 1821, and addressed to Lady Sullivan, Surry","Lord William Grenville. Signed \"Grenville.\" Prime Minister 1806-1807.","George Grenville.  Signed \"George Grenville.\" Fragment of a letter with date of January 14, 1752 and other signatures of \"?. Campbell\" and George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (signed \"G. Lyttelton.\" Prime Minister 1763-1765.","Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey. Signed \"Grey.\" Prime Minister 1830-1834. Appears to be an envelope addressed to Sir John Key, Baronet, 14 Bedford Square. Sir John Key was a member of Parliament in 1833. A date, 16 Nov 33, is handwritten on the fragment.","George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Signed \"Aberdeen.\" Prime Minister 1852-1855.","Edward Richard George Heath. Signed \"Edward Heath\" and dated 27 March '74. Prime Minister 1970-1974.","(Sir) Alec Douglas Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel. Signed \"Alec Douglas-Home.\" Prime Minister 1963-1964.","Robert Banks Jenkinson, Second Duke of Liverpool. Signed \"Liverpool.\" Prime Minister 1812-1827.","A. Bonar Law. Signed \"A.B. Law.\" Prime Minister 1922.","James Ramsay MacDonald. Signed \"J. Ramsay MacDonald.\" Prime Minister 1924 and 1929-1935.","Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. Signed \"Hon Macmillan.\" Prime Minister 1957-1963. Written on letterhead, \"From the Rt. Hon.Harold Macmillan, St. Martin's Street, London.","William Lamb Melbourne, Second Viscount. Signed \"Melbourne.\" Prime Minister 1834, 1835-1842. Clipped from ALS. Envelope addressed to Mrs. George Lawrence, Liverpool and hand dated \"London, November five, 1832\" with the same date on stamped postmark.","Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, usually known as Lord North. Signed \"North.\" Prime Minister 1770-1782. Also, the signature of Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, signed as \"Westcote.\" A date, May 2, 1760 is on the paper, but not necessarily the date of the document.","(Sir) Robert Peel. Signed \"Robert Peel.\" Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846.","Henry Pelham. Signed \"H. Pelham.\" Prime Minister 1743-1754.","Thomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, also called Thomas Pelham-Holles. Signed \"Holles Newcastle.\" Prime Minister 1754-1756 and 1757-1762. Other signatures on paper: \"H.B. Legge\" (Henry Bilson Legge) and \"?. Nugent.\"","William Pitt (the Younger). Signed \"W. Pitt.\" Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-1805.","Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian. Signed \"Roseberry.\" Prime Minister 1894-1895.","John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. Signed J. Russell. Prime Minister 1865-1866.","Scope and Contents Henry John Temple, Third Viscount of Palmerston. Signed \"Palmerston\" with another signature on the reverse, \"Lord Palmerston.\" Prime Minister 1855-1858 and 1859-1865. Palmerston and Ashley. Signatures \"The Honble E. Ashley, Treasury\" and \"Palmerston.\"","Margaret Thatcher. Signed \"Margaret Thatcher\" on stationery with House of Commons embossed crest. Prime Minister 1979-1991.","Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. Signed \"Walpole.\" Prime Minister 1721-1742. Considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.","Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Signed \"W. Wellington.\" Prime Minister 1828-1830.","Harold Wilson, Prime Minister 1964-1970, 1974-1976, on card with date \"9.ix.60.\"","Scope and Contents Letter from Lord Eldon John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Corfe Castle, to his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton, London, dated September 8, 1829. Asks her to send any political news she might hear and love to her and his grandson. Book page with print of \"John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of England\" engraved by HY Robinson.","Scope and Contents Letter with heading \"Lettre de Nouvelle Annee\" from George II to the Duke of Lorraine, dated January 10, 1728. George II writes that he is responding to a New Year's letter from the Duke of Lorraine and wishes him and his family a prosperous New Year. The Salutation is \"Mon Frere\" and the closing is \"Votre bon frere, George R.\" The letter is written in French and includes 2 black wax seals. Includes a page from a book with a print of George II.","Letter written by Charles James Fox, St. Anne's Hill, to William Smith, M.P., Park Street, Westminister, postmarked May 12, 1800. He thanks William Smith for the two volumes, commenting \"I take notice of the proceedings in France...\" Includes a book print of Charles James Fox.","Printed receipt for investments, dated June 1, 1725, which includes handwritten interest entries totalling one thousand six hundred Eighty Seven pounds and ten shillings.  \"By order dated 21st Day of Febry, 1723, ...Wm Pawlett, one of the Four tellers of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer...being for fifteen months interest.....  The interest was received by Sarah Dutchess Dowager of Marlborough, Francis Earl of Godolphin and William Clayton Esqr, three of the acting Exors \u0026 Trustees of John, Late Duke of Marlborough.  Signed by S. Marlborough, Godolphin, and Wm Clayton.  Includes a book pring of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough.","Scope and Contents Official document to \"Capnd Brian Mansergh Lieutenant\" from \"George, Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge\" about Capt. Thomas Hopkins and the Troop of Horse. Signed Albemarle. November 2, 1660. Paper seal attached. Includes a book print of George Monck, Duke of Albemarle.","Signed poem by Daniel O'Connell M.P. for Mrs. Weld, dated May 27, 1838. Appears to be a love letter, but possibly as a rejected suitor. Includes a book print of Daniel O'Connell.","Scope and Contents A travel pass by Charles II ordering his \"Magistrates, Officers, Ministers and loving Subjects\" to allow Henry Compton to travel to Tangier without \"search, molestation, or hinderance ...  August 14, 14th Year of Our Reigne.\"  Signed by Edw. Nicholas and \"Charles R.\" Paper seal attached.  Print of Charles II included.","Letter from Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester to an unknown friend, sending her a gift of turquoise stones. June 13. Year unknown.","Scope and Contents Prince Albert, Windsor Castle, to \"My dear Lord\" about the proposed Indian Trophies Room at Windsor Castle. Prince Albert thanks him for his communication with Sir Edward Bowater, his presents sent to Sir Edward Bowater and the anticipated gift of the dispatches sent from India. He notes that the Queen will be glad to receive his contributions and that his pictures and the pictures of the Duke of Wellington \"will be most interesting additions to the historical collection of Portraits in the corridor.\" March [29], [18??]. Includes a carte de visite of Prince Albert.","Letter from Prince Augustus Frederick, Prince of Sussex, Kensington Palace to J. [Hartley], Bridge Street, saying he received the letter with the opinions of Mr. Denman and Holt. Send him the case and he will give his determination. March 4, 1824. Letter and envelope attached to mounting paper. Includes book print of His Royal Highness Prince Augustus-Frederick, Duke of Sussex.","Scope and Contents December 29, 1593 letter from Robert Devereux to a \"loving friend\" in Norfolk. Handwriting is difficult to read. Note received with accession mentions that he was a favorite of Elizabeth I. Includes book print of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.","Scope and Contents Letter from T.B. Macaulay, Albany, to \"Sir\" returning a corrected revision of an unknown written work.  October 8, 1842.  Includes book print of T.B. Macaulay.","Letter from George III to Lord Fauconberg referring to his \"severe and tedious illness.\" It has prevented him from handling public or private business which is why he hasn't responded to the letter received from Mr. Clarke the Apothecary at Cheltenham. Letter deals with bills from the work at Bayshill house and asks that they be sent to Mr. Gorton at Windsor. Also involves money going to Mr. Clarke to pay workmen. March 10, 1789. Includes book print of \"His Most Gracious Majesty George-William-Frederick the Third.\" In 1788, George III stayed with Lord Fauconberg at Cheltenham for spa treatment for his illness. Later, he paid for 17 more rooms to be added to Bayshill for more guests.","William IV complains to the Duke of Clarence of the near loss of a ship due to the lack of a chronometer. He writes that Commander Colonel Fox wrote him a letter about the incident, where an American ship informed them of the danger on their way to Halifax, so they were able to escape. \"Private and Confidential\" noted on top of page. November 15, 1829.","William IV, writing from Brighton, states that Baron [A?] is the \"fittest person\" and that \"Baron [A?] will proceed from London to the Congress.\" 1833. Includes an engraving of King William IV, by J. Cochran, from 'National Portrait Gallery, volume III' published c.1835 by Henry Dawe.","Wilberforce, at Sir Charles Middleton's, sends a list of \"unhappy people\" who he wants to \"secure a place in the Fleet now preparing for Botany Bay.\" This letter is in response to the recipient's earlier refusal to take these female convicts unless their care was by the County and not the Government. Wilberforce encourages the recipient's cooperation by stating \"I trust \u0026 believe that in your office I shall find official feelings so tempered with personal ones that you will not press any objections, which tend to detain a number of poor wretches in a crowded prison, where from necessity perhaps they have been kept too long.\" The female convicts are at York Castle and are to be sent to N.S. Wales. April 13, 1789.","Earl of Cardigan James Brudenell, at Deene, writes to an unknown neighbor acknowledging the receipt of his letter about the allegedly stolen pheasants and disagreeing with the accusation. February 7, 1868.","Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain thanks R.R. Ulyate for the gift of stationery, on which he is writing his thanks. The stationery is an advertisement for Arusha, decorated with printed small maps of Africa and Arusha, written directions and a letterhead with the address \"Neville Chamberlain, P.O. Arusha, Tanganyika.\" He mentions that he thinks the \"High Commissioner, if and when appointed, will have a new residence.\" February 4, 1930. Ray Ulyate was a resident of Arusha where he led tours into the jungle, and one of the first to emphasize photography, and operated The New Arusha Hotel.","Order from Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, at Victory off Cagliari, to Captain Frank Sotheron that the dispatcher Captain Boyle be sent away immediately after his dispatches are delivered because Nelson doesn't want the Seahorse to anchor or be detained in the Bay. Includes a short message to Mr. Elliott to \"act with caution.\" Signed \"Nelson and Bronte.\" January 25, 1805. Notation at end of letter \"Received by the Seahorse on the morning of the 28th of January in Naples Bay.\"","Order from Fourth Earl of Sandwich John Montagu to Captain Vaughan, Commander of his Majesty's hired ship the Whitehaven to \"proceed immediately to Alross Bay with His Majesty's ship under your command, or wherever else you shall hear Capt. Noel to be [of the sloop Greyhound]…\" for a future attack. The order is written by the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland and signed by \"Sandwich\" and others. The order gives the particulars and location of two French Men of War near Arisaig on the Western Coast of North Britain, both of which were recently attacked by the British sloops the Greyhound, the Terror and Baltimore. May 13, 1746.","Typed letter from Lady Nancy Astor, The Hoe, Plymouth to Frank Doubleday (American Publishers) about her fight with the Drink Trade and her opinion that her speeches aren't worth publishing. November 2, 1922.","A \"private\" letter from Lord Charles Cornwallis in Calcutta to Viscount Sydney in which he gives his thoughts on India and some of the earlier administrators: \"…there are many very able \u0026 very honest men in the Company's service in Bengal.\" He comments that his conduct \"…of this war or that war, \u0026 I believe I have made very few enemies by it.\" February 19, 1787.","William Grenville, Whitehall, to Alexander Straton, Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, informing Straton of the death of King Louis XVI: \"his Most Christian Majesty…was inhumanly executed in the Place De Louis 15: on Monday last, pursuant to a Decree of the National Convention\" and the King ordered in Council for the departure of Monsr Chauvelin from this Kingdom within eight days.\" William Grenville was the Foreign Secretary at the time and the Marquis was a French Ambassador who no longer had legal credentials. January 25, 1793.","Original cabinet photograph of Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton who claimed to be Roger Tichborne, the son of Lady Doughty-Tichborne. An abbreviated history of the Tichborne Family and \"The Claimant\" trial is written on the sheet of paper to which the photograph is glued. Roger Tichborne was presumed drowned near Australia, but his Mother, hoping he was still alive, advertised for his whereabouts in Australia. Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton came to England claiming to be Roger Tichborne. He was eventually tried and convicted of perjury. He became known as \"The Claimant.\" Includes a carte de visite of Mary Ann Bryant (Mrs Tom Castro), but it is labeled as Lady Roger Tichborne. 1873.","Duke of Wellington, in Paris, to an unknown person concerning an unpaid bill and his opinion of decisions he made in the past. Draft of a reply from the unknown person in Cambia, stating \"Greatly as I feel the condescension of …letter of the 17th, I should not again have trespassed upon you, even with my thanks, did I not fear that some inaccuracy of expression may have misled your….as to the nature of the feelings which I stated to have been …\" Memo on the reverse states \"the difference of opinion between Wm. [Buhel] [Bikel] and myself - with draft of answer.\" January 17, 1817.","Spencer Perceval to \"Madam\" concerning his financial obligations for the care of Mrs. Perceval. He mentions Mrs. Perceval's pension versus her income and his willingness to give her about 40 pounds a month for meals and lodging if it won't interfere with the pension. The rental agreement should be no longer than a year, but also one that he can \"put an end to it upon some much shorter notice…\" He comments that he thinks the price for her lodging should include laying in her coal, particularly since she isn't well, but it is up to Mrs. Perceval to arrange her own terms. He thinks Mrs. Perceval is too ill to change lodgings. He thanks \"Madame\" for helping. Mrs. Perceval might be his mother. October 24, 1807.","William Prescott, in Boston, sends William Cullen Bryant an article on Bryant's writings written by the Count de Circourt. Prescott describes M. de Circourt as \"…one of the most accomplished critics in France…it might be gratifying to you, as it is always to your countrymen, to see in what manner your writings are appreciated by intelligent foreigners.\" February 3, 1848. Includes a print of a drawing of William H. Prescott by George Richmond, from a drawing in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle, engraved by H. Wright Smith. Possibly from the book 'Biographical and citical miscellanies' by W.H. Prescott, published 1859.","Charles S. Gordon, in London, informs Mr. [Stab] that Gordon's luggage will be arriving in Constantinople and gives him instructions for the disbursement of some of the items (gun, gun case, photographic tent, camera stand) to Biddulph and Gordon. At the end of the letter, Gordon changes his mind and requests that the items be returned to him except the gun and gun case which [Stab] can keep as souvenirs. This letter was written shortly after Charles S. Gordon returned from his commission to mark the new border between the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire up into Asia Minor. January 26, 1859. Charles S. Gordon was later known as Charles S. \"Chinese\" Gordon.","William E. Gladstone, writing on House of Commons Library embossed letterhead, to an unknown American about the United States and the current \"imperfect\" bill to recognize the principle of International Copyright. Concedes that the bill should help both American and foreign authors. March 25, 1890. Includes stereoscopic card of Gladstone.","Cecil John Rhodes, on Burlington Hotel.W. London stationery, to \"My dear Thomas\" saying he is going out of town and to thank Bonnor for his invitation. Undated.","Embossed form with seal for Bahama-Islands, New-Providence and heading \"By His Excellency the Right Honorable John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor-General, and Commander in Chief of the said Bahama-Islands\" giving Peleg Latham a license for the sloop, Matsey, to sail and depart from this \"Port and Government\" for New York. Signed by Dunmore and Adam Christie, Secry. Dated June 24, 1793.","Piece of paper with signatures of Lord (Field Marshal Horatio Herbert) Kitchener and Louis Botha. Other signatures are unclear, but two are possibly Haig (Douglas Haig) and Smuts (John Christian Smuts). Dated October 4, 1922. These men were participants in the Boer War.","Lord John Russell, Pembroke Lodge, to the author of an essay on Thomas Macaulay, praising his writing and hoping he would edit a book by Macaulay with his essay as an introduction. Russell also cites his praises for Macaulay, then adding \"perhaps in painting his characters he made his lights too bright, \u0026 his shade too deep, a defect perhaps inseparable from his wonderful powers of …\" November 2, 18??. Macaulay died on December 28, 1859.","Prince Albert, Windsor Castle to Sir James (last name unknown) returning \"the admiral's voluminous correspondence with my best thanks and can only say that I agree in the feelings expressed in your answer to him. [January] 20, 1854.","Two envelopes with picture of Sir Winston Churchill headed with \"First Day of Issue\" and stamped with U.S. 5 cents stamps with Churchill's image, both dated May 13, 1965, postmarked Fulton, Missouri. One envelope has 4 stamps and is signed by Sir Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955-1957. The second envelope has one stamp and is signed by Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.","\"William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter … authorizes in His Majesty's name\" the seizure of [Lord] Gregory for treason. Warrant issued at Whitehall on March 19, 1788. Warrant addressed to Anthony Fabiani, one of the Majesty's Messengers, and 3 other. Red wax seal on the warrant.","William Petty Shelburne (Second Earl) (First Marquis of Landsdowne), London, to an unknown gentleman about handling the affairs of Shelburne's nephew and deceased brother. Shelburne says he is \"determined not to interfere\" but \"promised the exors that I would give them my opinion whenever they called on me\" and that Sir William Petty has advised that they pay their lawyer and apothecary well. Shelburne wishes the recipient to take over his brother's affairs because he is close to his nephew's Mother's family, even though Mr. Morwley has done a good job. January 26, 1795. Lord Lansdowne's brother was the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice (1742-1793) of Cliveden and a Member of Parliament.","Lord Randolph S. Churchill asks Mr. [J.I.] Minchin to excuse him from attending the Chess Tournament dinner on May 19 because he needs rest after a hard work session in Parliament and will be traveling to Ireland during the Whitsuntide Holidays. May 5, 1883. The letter is written on 2 Connaught Place stationary. The London 1883 chess tournament was an international tournament. Lord Randolph S. Churchill is the father of Winston Churchill.","Warren Hastings, Dalyesford House writes to The Rev. William Johnson, Parley Place, Croydon, Surry about an assignment, possibly as an executor of an estate. He asks for Rev. Johnson's help in acquiring financial and other information with questions about the current finances. April 25, 1798.","Sir Robert Peel responds to a proposal to help Ireland during the potato famine. The proposal appears to involve asking for money from the government or borrowing it, possibly confiscating land as collateral. He thinks the proposal will be hard to enforce and will be a source of \"dissatisfaction and discontent.\" He notes \"It's difficult to argue calamity in the immediate presence of famine and disease.\"","Signature of Earl of Godolphin Sidney, Lord High Treasurer under Queen Anne, on a warrant for Tallys and Revenue of Excise. Other names mentioned are William Gregory and William Wardour. Partial document. December 9, 1693.","King George IV requests that the Master of the Stag Hounds keep 6 horses for Lord Maryborough (William Wellesley-Pole). \"The King is aware that this additional allowance has not been the practice but in consequence of Lord Maryborough's removal from his late office, for the convenience of Lord Liverpool, the King does not think it right that he should be, so decided…[this] present indulgence is by the King's express command, but not to be extended to my future Master of the Stag Hounds.\" November 19, 1824.","Lord Palmerston writes that the \"Duke of Wellington has accepted the Office of 1st Lord of the Treasury and we are to give up the seals of office at St. James's tomorrow.\" November 15, 1834.","Lord Palmerton, Prime Minister, to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, about the charge by Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Attorney General of Hong Kong, that John Walter Hulme, Chief Justice in Hong Kong, was drunk at the Governor's table. He repeats comments by Bowring [Sir John Bowring] who was at the dinner. He warns that this matter needs to be handled carefully since Anstey's correspondence is damaging and Hong Kong is not a \"very favorite establishment in our House.\" He suggests investigating Hulme's character and the prejudices of those bringing the charge, especially Anstey who is \"violent and intemperate.\" August 27, 1856. Carte de visite of Lord Palmerton is included.","December 9, 1765 letter from William Pitt (the elder) to \"Dear Sir\" asking him to forward the enclosed letter to Comte de Wallwoden \"by the first safe opportunity.\" The letter is the \"notification of the melancholy loss of Lady Yarmouth\" which he received on October 22. Lady Yarmouth (Amalie von Wendt) was the mistress of King George II and Wallmoden was their son. Includes an engraving of William Pitt.","George Canning, Foreign Office, to Lord John Fitzroy saying he'd received his letter about Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at Talavera de la Reina (Peninsula Campaign) before the arrival of Lord FitzRoy Somerset with Sir Arthur Wellesley's dispatches. August 15, 1809.","George Canning, Pavilion, Brighton, to the Prince de Polignac regarding his amazement of the arrest of the daughters of Sir Robert Wilson in Calais as they were leaving France. He asks Prince de Polignac to find out what happened and to \"redress it, as far as may be in your power.\" There is an abstract of the letter from Sir Robert Wilson to George Canning which gives the particulars of the arrest and his assurance that his daughters \"had nothing with them but their own private property.\" January 31, 1824. Jules de Polignac was Prime Minister of France from 8 August 1829 – 29 July 1830.","George Canning, Downing Street, to \"Sir\" giving the agenda of the November 14th Parliamentary session: \"obtain the sanction for admitting certain kinds of foreign grain for Home Consumption before they would have been by law regularly admissible for that purpose, and to elect a Speaker and complete the other formal proceedings incident to the opening of a New Parliament.\" \"No. 3\" is noted at the top of the page. September 7, 1826.","Edward VIII, Hotel Ritz, Paris, to Sir William Rootes, Piccadilly, thanking him for lending him a \"Humber and your driver Calvert\" during his visit, and giving details of other travel arrangements made during that visit plus his future November 5 trip on the \"Queen Mary.\" Edward VIII states, while visiting Eric Dudley and in London, he met people who share his pessimism over the Socialist havoc of the economy. He laments that Great Britain is losing its world position, but France has the anarchy of the Communist controlled unions with political discord. October 17, 1947.","Edward VIII, H.Q. Guards Division, accepts a Christmas Eve dinner invitation from \"My dear Colonel.\" December 21, 1915.","Edward VII, in Rome, to Dr. Chambers with thanks for the good wishes for his birthday and approaching marriage. \"When one reaches the age of 21, \u0026 is shortly to be married, one begins to feel responsibilities creeping one one…Much will be expected of me, but…if I keep the example of my Parents before me, I have not fear of going wrong.\" Edward VII lists the cities that he, his sister and brother-in-law have visited during their tour. Signed \"Albert Edward.\" November 23, 1862. Includes envelope addressed to T.K. Chambers, Grosvenor Square, London, black bordered, with a black wax seal. Includes carte de visites of Alexandra of Denmark (wife of Edward VII) and Edward VII.","Duchess of Kent (Victoria Mary Louisa), on embossed stationary, to Lady Barrington with thanks for making a beautiful bag which she will cherish as a souvenir. She is Queen Victoria's mother. A later note on letter states \"1847?\".","James VI requires the Earl Marischal to attend a national assembly to hinder increase of papacy. July 18, 1616. George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal founded the Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1593. He held several offices under King James VI. Includes an attached paper seal.","Typed tribute to Winston Churchill, on parchment type paper, given by Field-Marshall Montgomery and signed \"Montgomery of Alamein F.M.\" Undated. 4 pages. Field-Marshall Montgomery's full title was \"Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.\"","Reply by Lord Palmerston to someone approving of the labors of the Foreign Office. Signed \"Palmerston.\" March 5, 1832. Henry John Temple Palmerston (Third Viscount).","Dinner menu of the Hotel de Crillon in Paris signed by David Lloyd George. January 27, 1921.","Charles Dickens asks the recipient to forward a note to his office in an envelope marked \"private\" and it will have his attention. Written on Athenaeum Club letterhead stationery. November 17, 1866. Includes an engraving of a portrait bust of Charles Dickens by J.H Baker after a photograph by Mason \u0026 Co.,1870.","Envelope addressed to Viscountess Barrington, Cassiobury Park with attached red wax seal and postmark of January 6, 1847.","Lord Halifax, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.to The Rt. Rev. Herbert Welch, New York City, New York responds to a request that the English Methodist Church fund credit in the United States be remitted to Uruguay. Lord Fairfax notes that the United Methodist Church should \"surrender to the Exchange Control at the Bank of England all its dollar funds.\" May 31, 1941. Lord Halifax was the British Ambassador to the United States in 1941. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax.","Permission signed by King William III and given \"by his Majtys command Nottingham\" to Sir Willoughby Aston, High Sheriffe of County of Chester, to \"give and grant you full license \u0026 permission during your said Office of Sheriffe to remaine or dwell out of our said County…\" December 29, 1690. A paper seal is attached to letter with red wax. Includes an engraving of King William III. Includes a steel engraving by W.Holl of a William III portrait, after a painting by Caspar Netscher.","Daniel O'Connell wants to put James [unknown] on the voting papers for St. George's Ward. \"I think you will not disavow us…but how useful an anti-slavery man may be in the council – with your help I think I could get our corporation to set an example to all the corporations in Great Britain on the subject.\" October 20, 1841. Includes an engraving of Daniel O'Connell, Esq. by Robert Cooper from a painting by T. Catterson Smith.","Signature of the First Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu on a declaration \"Wee allow of this bill of Incidents amounting to the sum….Whitehall Treasy Chambers.\" The document contains 5 signatures: Halifax, Richard Onslow, Paul Methuen, and Edward Wortley (Edward Wortley Montagu), husband of Mary Wortley Montagu. One signature is illegible. November 2, 1714.","Raglan accepts dinner invitation from Lady Henniken for Saturday, July 6. Written after 1852 when Fitzroy Somerset became First Baron the Lord of Raglan Fitzroy Somerset. Notation with letter says it was written during the Light Brigade.","B. White informs W. Pritchard of the London and County Bank of the death of his brother, Henry White. April 19, 1887. Envelope included. Pencil notes on envelope say this is Lt. Gen White, Hero of Balaclava Charge in the Charge of the Light Brigade. A Lt. Col. Henry White was with the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons.","Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 6 Grosvenor Place, to Donaldson, enclosing a partially completed form or application (not included). He mentions that he is a member of the Bull Dog Club and is glad to hear \"good accounts of the keeps.\" March 19, 1896.","Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, Foreign Secretary, written while keeper of the Irish seal, to the Rt. Honorable John Beresford with the news that \"Lord Cornwallis has been engaged this week in sounding the principal Persons in town with the exception of Lord Pery, who sees the objections in a strong point of view, the others are dishonest to entertain the question – some with a greater degree of preference than others.\" He continues by saying the counties of Cork and Limerick are for it. He closes with the statement \"The county pretty much as you left it – the Orangemen and Catholics … in the County of Derry.\" \"Private\" is noted at the top of page one. November ? [1799].","Scope and Contents James III, \"the old pretender,\" letter written from O'Albano, about Arthur Dillon and signed \"Jacques R.\" Written in French. September 18, 1724. Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon, was a Jacobite soldier from Ireland who served in the French army, per the Compendium of Irish Biography. Per Wikipedia, Arthur Dillon was given the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by James III.  In 1711 Arthur was created \"Comte Dillon\" in France by Louis XIV; and was awarded the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by the monarch he recognized as James III.","Engraving of La Belle Hamilton by J.Thomson after an original painting by Sir Peter Lely.","Engraving of Lord Nelson by T Woolnoth from an original picture by Hoppner in her Majesty's Collection at St James's.","George III Appointment of Donald McDonald as \"Lieutenant in Captain William Pemble's Independent Company of Invalids doing Duty in North Britain\" given at St. James's Court on October 29, 1783. Signed by George III and Lord North.","Henry Trenwith, before leaving for the East-indies, appoints Elizabeth Trenwith to receive \"two months' pay of my Wages Yearly…during the whole time of my being forth.\" Dated November 3, 1753 with notation on reverse, \"Months paid the 10 January 1755…\" Document is glued to a paper backing.","William IV warrant which releases Richard Kettle, the younger from the Devon County Gaol where he is confined under a game law conviction with a 20 pound fine. The reason given is Kettle's lawyer's neglect and the length of time Kettle has been in prison. March 19, 1834. Signed by William IV and others.","Documents signed by Prince Regent George and King George IV.  An engraving of \"George IV, King of England\" by Charles Picart from an original drawing, is included.","Patent from Georg Prinz Regent Georg to Von Dreehsell, signed at Carlton House on January 29, 1814. Written in German. Attached paper seal.","George IV appoints Major General Sir Edward Barnes K.C.B. to the local rank of Lieutenant General in the Islands of Ceylon. Court held at Carlton House, May 20, 1823. A red wax on paper seal and blue seal are attached to the appointment.","First Duke of Marlborough John Churchill appoints John Danvers as a Captain in Brigadier Thomas Farrington's regiment to replace Captain Richard Nanfan. Signed \"Marlborough\" with other signatures. June 24, 1706. The appointment is written one month after the victory at Ramillies in which Thomas Farrington's regiment participated. An engraving \"John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough\" by H.T. Ryall is included.","A Safe Conduct Warrant for Colonel Roger Whitley to travel into France and other foreign countries, \"having served us with great dilligence during all these troubles.\" Signed by Charles I. January 14, 1646. A colored engraving of \"Charles 1st. King of England, Scotland, France \u0026 Ireland\" engraved for \"Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England\" is included.","Indenture from Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Principal Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, to John [Aloxdo] , signed by Lord Burghley. November 23, 1753. Written in English and Latin. An engraving of \"William Cecil, Lord Burghley\" by S. Freeman from the original of Mark Gerard is included.","Second Duke of Grafton Charles appoints Richard St. George as Lieutenant Colonel in His Majesty's First Regiment of Carabiniers under the Command of Richard Lord Viscount Shannon in His Majesty's Army in Ireland and also to be Captain of a Troop in the said Regiment in the room of John Petry Esqr. Deceased.\" July 6, 1723. Signed by Edward Hopkins and \"Grafton\" by the Duke. Lord Shannon's regiment was a Regiment of Horse. Written on vellum with the \"Great Seal of Great Britain\" attached.","George VI appoints Peter Murray, Esquire as an \"Officer of the Seventh Grade of Our Foreign Service at any of Our Diplomatic or Consular Establishments…\" Dated October 20, 1948 but effective beginning July 1, 1947. Signed by \"George R.\" and Clement R. Atlee. Embossed seal.","Queen Anne gives her representatives \"Full Power for the Treaty of Peace with Spain\" during the negotiations of the Treaty of Ultrecht. 1713. Written in Latin and signed \"Anna R.\" A descriptive note, later added in pencil, says \"Re: treaty of Utrecht Instructions to Commissioners to sign treaty ending War of Spanish Succession ceding Gibraltar.\" Engraving of \"Queen Anne\" by J. Cochran from the original by Kneller is included.","George V appoints Frederick Samuel Beaumont as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, given at Buckingham Palace on July 1, 1916. Signed by George V. Red embossed seal on the certificate.","Letter from Samuel Pepys to \"My Lord\" about his arrangements made with Captain Salmon on behalf of the King \"for transporting the Muscovite envoy to Licoorne.\" December 5, 1687. A typed transcript of the letter and an engraving of Samuel Pepys is included. These items are glued on pages in a red leather bound book made especially for the collection.","July 8, 1857 indenture for the division of the estate of Benjamin Handy between various individuals and family members, who include: Henrietta and Henry Almond Thorpe, Louisa Handy, Mary Handy, George and Jane Elizabeth Mary Ann Rowland, Alfred Ainge and Sophia Harris, John Daniel Clarke, Henry Hand, Joseph Southby, Walter Charles Venning, Emma Jane Venning and William Ord Marshall. The document is 13 pages and written on vellum with 21 signatures beside red wax seals and attached official stamped seals. Note on reverse, \"High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Estate of Benjamin Hardy, dec'd, Rowland vs Hardy....this is exhibit marked A referred to in the affidavit of William Holmes and William Pearse by the said William Holmes this 13th day of July 1883 before me,\" signed by a commissioner.","August 30, 1836 indenture between William Sawbridge, Mary Abel and George Peach selling property to Theophilus Jeyes. Land is located in Market Hill in the town of Northampton. 2 pages on vellum.","Handwritten in Latin on vellum with signature \"Jacobus R.\" Notation on reverse side, \"....for tryall of My L Delamer.\"","Signature of Joseph Smyth with red wax seal.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Joynt, Richard G.","English French Latin"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00032","/repositories/2/resources/8560"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"collection_title_tesim":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"collection_ssim":["Richard G. 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Joynt's collection of British manuscripts, from the 15th to the 20th century, of 88 letters and documents, 41 cut signatures, and many book engravings.  The authors and signatures include kings, queens, prime ministers, nobles, military officers, authors, and other dignitaries. Personal matters, military orders and letters, religion, treaties, politics, intrique, and much more are covered in these letters, often interwoven with current events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks by Victoria \"Tori\" J. Bossé during the presentation luncheon in 2015. She reflects on the significance to her, as the daughter of the collector, Richard George Joynt who she calls a \"historical Anglophile.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSignatures of British Prime Ministers beginning with Robert Wadpole, Prime Minister 1721-1742, and ending with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister 1979-1991.  Most signatures are cut signatures from letters, documents or envelopes.  The signatures are organized alphabetically by the surname of the Prime Minister rather than their titles, though the titles are noted in the descriptions.  The descriptions also include the dates each person served as Prime Minister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth. Signed \"Sidmouth.\" Prime Minister, 1801-1804.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHerbert Asquith. Signed \"H H Asquith.\" Prime Minister 1908-1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClement Richard Atlee, 1st Earl Attlee. Signed \"Clement Richard Atlee.\" Prime Minister, 1945-1951.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStanley Baldwin. Signed \"Stanley Baldwin\" on stationery with embossed 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1.\" Prime Minister 1923-1924, 1924-1929, and 1936-1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour. Signed \"Arthur James Balfour.\" Prime Minister 1902-1905.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Callaghan. Signed \"Jim Callaghan\" on stationery of The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1. Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967. Prime Minister 1976-1979.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning. Signed \"Geo. Canning.\" Prime Minister 1827.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, Third Duke of Portland. Paper seal of George III, attached on reverse. Signed \"Portland.\" Prime Minister 1783 and 1807-1809.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinston Churchill. Midland Bank Limited check, dated October 22, 1945, written to The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill and endorsed \"Winston Churchill.\" Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Signed \"Wilmington, ?.\" Prime Minister 1742-1743. Date on document fragment is July 19, 1734, with a partial order written on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. Signed \"Benj Disraeli.\" \"Henry Colburn, Esq\" written on reverse. Prime Minister 1868, 1874-1880. Includes carte de visite of a portrait of Disraeli.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2nd Earl Shelbourne and 1st Marquis of Landsdowne.  Also known as William Petty-Fitzmaurice.  Signed \"Shelbourne.\" Prime Minister 1782-1783.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton. Signed \"Grafton.\" Appears to be an envelope addressed to Lady Mary Lindsay Campbell, Edinburgh. Prime Minister 1767-1770.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Salisbury-Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury. Signed \"Salisbury.\" Prime Minister 1885-1886, 1886-1892, and 1895-1902.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Lloyd George. Signed \"D. Lloyd George\" on reverse of a request for his signature by Ruth Adler of Rochelle, New York, dated April 19, 1924. Prime Minister 1916-1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam E. Gladstone. Signature \"WE Gladstone\" on envelope, with August 1881 cancel date, addressed to Mrs. DC Philbrooke, Bangor, Maine. Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Signed \"Goderich.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Franking signature \"FJ Robinson, Esq. Ripon\" and sender's signature \"FJ Robinson.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828. The fragment is an envelope, postmarked 27 Feb 1821, and addressed to Lady Sullivan, Surry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord William Grenville. Signed \"Grenville.\" Prime Minister 1806-1807.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Grenville.  Signed \"George Grenville.\" Fragment of a letter with date of January 14, 1752 and other signatures of \"?. Campbell\" and George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (signed \"G. Lyttelton.\" Prime Minister 1763-1765.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Grey, Second Earl Grey. Signed \"Grey.\" Prime Minister 1830-1834. Appears to be an envelope addressed to Sir John Key, Baronet, 14 Bedford Square. Sir John Key was a member of Parliament in 1833. A date, 16 Nov 33, is handwritten on the fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Signed \"Aberdeen.\" Prime Minister 1852-1855.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward Richard George Heath. Signed \"Edward Heath\" and dated 27 March '74. Prime Minister 1970-1974.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Sir) Alec Douglas Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel. Signed \"Alec Douglas-Home.\" Prime Minister 1963-1964.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Banks Jenkinson, Second Duke of Liverpool. Signed \"Liverpool.\" Prime Minister 1812-1827.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA. Bonar Law. Signed \"A.B. Law.\" Prime Minister 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Ramsay MacDonald. Signed \"J. Ramsay MacDonald.\" Prime Minister 1924 and 1929-1935.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. Signed \"Hon Macmillan.\" Prime Minister 1957-1963. Written on letterhead, \"From the Rt. Hon.Harold Macmillan, St. Martin's Street, London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Lamb Melbourne, Second Viscount. Signed \"Melbourne.\" Prime Minister 1834, 1835-1842. Clipped from ALS. Envelope addressed to Mrs. George Lawrence, Liverpool and hand dated \"London, November five, 1832\" with the same date on stamped postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, usually known as Lord North. Signed \"North.\" Prime Minister 1770-1782. Also, the signature of Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, signed as \"Westcote.\" A date, May 2, 1760 is on the paper, but not necessarily the date of the document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Sir) Robert Peel. Signed \"Robert Peel.\" Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Pelham. Signed \"H. Pelham.\" Prime Minister 1743-1754.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, also called Thomas Pelham-Holles. Signed \"Holles Newcastle.\" Prime Minister 1754-1756 and 1757-1762. Other signatures on paper: \"H.B. Legge\" (Henry Bilson Legge) and \"?. Nugent.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pitt (the Younger). Signed \"W. Pitt.\" Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-1805.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArchibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian. Signed \"Roseberry.\" Prime Minister 1894-1895.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell. Signed J. Russell. Prime Minister 1865-1866.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Henry John Temple, Third Viscount of Palmerston. Signed \"Palmerston\" with another signature on the reverse, \"Lord Palmerston.\" Prime Minister 1855-1858 and 1859-1865. Palmerston and Ashley. Signatures \"The Honble E. Ashley, Treasury\" and \"Palmerston.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargaret Thatcher. Signed \"Margaret Thatcher\" on stationery with House of Commons embossed crest. Prime Minister 1979-1991.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. Signed \"Walpole.\" Prime Minister 1721-1742. Considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Signed \"W. Wellington.\" Prime Minister 1828-1830.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarold Wilson, Prime Minister 1964-1970, 1974-1976, on card with date \"9.ix.60.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter from Lord Eldon John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Corfe Castle, to his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton, London, dated September 8, 1829. Asks her to send any political news she might hear and love to her and his grandson. Book page with print of \"John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of England\" engraved by HY Robinson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter with heading \"Lettre de Nouvelle Annee\" from George II to the Duke of Lorraine, dated January 10, 1728. George II writes that he is responding to a New Year's letter from the Duke of Lorraine and wishes him and his family a prosperous New Year. The Salutation is \"Mon Frere\" and the closing is \"Votre bon frere, George R.\" The letter is written in French and includes 2 black wax seals. Includes a page from a book with a print of George II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter written by Charles James Fox, St. Anne's Hill, to William Smith, M.P., Park Street, Westminister, postmarked May 12, 1800. He thanks William Smith for the two volumes, commenting \"I take notice of the proceedings in France...\" Includes a book print of Charles James Fox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted receipt for investments, dated June 1, 1725, which includes handwritten interest entries totalling one thousand six hundred Eighty Seven pounds and ten shillings.  \"By order dated 21st Day of Febry, 1723, ...Wm Pawlett, one of the Four tellers of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer...being for fifteen months interest.....  The interest was received by Sarah Dutchess Dowager of Marlborough, Francis Earl of Godolphin and William Clayton Esqr, three of the acting Exors \u0026amp; Trustees of John, Late Duke of Marlborough.  Signed by S. Marlborough, Godolphin, and Wm Clayton.  Includes a book pring of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Official document to \"Capnd Brian Mansergh Lieutenant\" from \"George, Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge\" about Capt. Thomas Hopkins and the Troop of Horse. Signed Albemarle. November 2, 1660. Paper seal attached. Includes a book print of George Monck, Duke of Albemarle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned poem by Daniel O'Connell M.P. for Mrs. Weld, dated May 27, 1838. Appears to be a love letter, but possibly as a rejected suitor. Includes a book print of Daniel O'Connell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A travel pass by Charles II ordering his \"Magistrates, Officers, Ministers and loving Subjects\" to allow Henry Compton to travel to Tangier without \"search, molestation, or hinderance ...  August 14, 14th Year of Our Reigne.\"  Signed by Edw. Nicholas and \"Charles R.\" Paper seal attached.  Print of Charles II included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester to an unknown friend, sending her a gift of turquoise stones. June 13. Year unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Prince Albert, Windsor Castle, to \"My dear Lord\" about the proposed Indian Trophies Room at Windsor Castle. Prince Albert thanks him for his communication with Sir Edward Bowater, his presents sent to Sir Edward Bowater and the anticipated gift of the dispatches sent from India. He notes that the Queen will be glad to receive his contributions and that his pictures and the pictures of the Duke of Wellington \"will be most interesting additions to the historical collection of Portraits in the corridor.\" March [29], [18??]. Includes a carte de visite of Prince Albert.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Prince Augustus Frederick, Prince of Sussex, Kensington Palace to J. [Hartley], Bridge Street, saying he received the letter with the opinions of Mr. Denman and Holt. Send him the case and he will give his determination. March 4, 1824. Letter and envelope attached to mounting paper. Includes book print of His Royal Highness Prince Augustus-Frederick, Duke of Sussex.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents December 29, 1593 letter from Robert Devereux to a \"loving friend\" in Norfolk. Handwriting is difficult to read. Note received with accession mentions that he was a favorite of Elizabeth I. Includes book print of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter from T.B. Macaulay, Albany, to \"Sir\" returning a corrected revision of an unknown written work.  October 8, 1842.  Includes book print of T.B. Macaulay.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George III to Lord Fauconberg referring to his \"severe and tedious illness.\" It has prevented him from handling public or private business which is why he hasn't responded to the letter received from Mr. Clarke the Apothecary at Cheltenham. Letter deals with bills from the work at Bayshill house and asks that they be sent to Mr. Gorton at Windsor. Also involves money going to Mr. Clarke to pay workmen. March 10, 1789. Includes book print of \"His Most Gracious Majesty George-William-Frederick the Third.\" In 1788, George III stayed with Lord Fauconberg at Cheltenham for spa treatment for his illness. Later, he paid for 17 more rooms to be added to Bayshill for more guests.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam IV complains to the Duke of Clarence of the near loss of a ship due to the lack of a chronometer. He writes that Commander Colonel Fox wrote him a letter about the incident, where an American ship informed them of the danger on their way to Halifax, so they were able to escape. \"Private and Confidential\" noted on top of page. November 15, 1829.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam IV, writing from Brighton, states that Baron [A?] is the \"fittest person\" and that \"Baron [A?] will proceed from London to the Congress.\" 1833. Includes an engraving of King William IV, by J. Cochran, from 'National Portrait Gallery, volume III' published c.1835 by Henry Dawe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilberforce, at Sir Charles Middleton's, sends a list of \"unhappy people\" who he wants to \"secure a place in the Fleet now preparing for Botany Bay.\" This letter is in response to the recipient's earlier refusal to take these female convicts unless their care was by the County and not the Government. Wilberforce encourages the recipient's cooperation by stating \"I trust \u0026amp; believe that in your office I shall find official feelings so tempered with personal ones that you will not press any objections, which tend to detain a number of poor wretches in a crowded prison, where from necessity perhaps they have been kept too long.\" The female convicts are at York Castle and are to be sent to N.S. Wales. April 13, 1789.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEarl of Cardigan James Brudenell, at Deene, writes to an unknown neighbor acknowledging the receipt of his letter about the allegedly stolen pheasants and disagreeing with the accusation. February 7, 1868.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrime Minister Neville Chamberlain thanks R.R. Ulyate for the gift of stationery, on which he is writing his thanks. The stationery is an advertisement for Arusha, decorated with printed small maps of Africa and Arusha, written directions and a letterhead with the address \"Neville Chamberlain, P.O. Arusha, Tanganyika.\" He mentions that he thinks the \"High Commissioner, if and when appointed, will have a new residence.\" February 4, 1930. Ray Ulyate was a resident of Arusha where he led tours into the jungle, and one of the first to emphasize photography, and operated The New Arusha Hotel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder from Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, at Victory off Cagliari, to Captain Frank Sotheron that the dispatcher Captain Boyle be sent away immediately after his dispatches are delivered because Nelson doesn't want the Seahorse to anchor or be detained in the Bay. Includes a short message to Mr. Elliott to \"act with caution.\" Signed \"Nelson and Bronte.\" January 25, 1805. Notation at end of letter \"Received by the Seahorse on the morning of the 28th of January in Naples Bay.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder from Fourth Earl of Sandwich John Montagu to Captain Vaughan, Commander of his Majesty's hired ship the Whitehaven to \"proceed immediately to Alross Bay with His Majesty's ship under your command, or wherever else you shall hear Capt. Noel to be [of the sloop Greyhound]…\" for a future attack. The order is written by the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland and signed by \"Sandwich\" and others. The order gives the particulars and location of two French Men of War near Arisaig on the Western Coast of North Britain, both of which were recently attacked by the British sloops the Greyhound, the Terror and Baltimore. May 13, 1746.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped letter from Lady Nancy Astor, The Hoe, Plymouth to Frank Doubleday (American Publishers) about her fight with the Drink Trade and her opinion that her speeches aren't worth publishing. November 2, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA \"private\" letter from Lord Charles Cornwallis in Calcutta to Viscount Sydney in which he gives his thoughts on India and some of the earlier administrators: \"…there are many very able \u0026amp; very honest men in the Company's service in Bengal.\" He comments that his conduct \"…of this war or that war, \u0026amp; I believe I have made very few enemies by it.\" February 19, 1787.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Grenville, Whitehall, to Alexander Straton, Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, informing Straton of the death of King Louis XVI: \"his Most Christian Majesty…was inhumanly executed in the Place De Louis 15: on Monday last, pursuant to a Decree of the National Convention\" and the King ordered in Council for the departure of Monsr Chauvelin from this Kingdom within eight days.\" William Grenville was the Foreign Secretary at the time and the Marquis was a French Ambassador who no longer had legal credentials. January 25, 1793.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal cabinet photograph of Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton who claimed to be Roger Tichborne, the son of Lady Doughty-Tichborne. An abbreviated history of the Tichborne Family and \"The Claimant\" trial is written on the sheet of paper to which the photograph is glued. Roger Tichborne was presumed drowned near Australia, but his Mother, hoping he was still alive, advertised for his whereabouts in Australia. Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton came to England claiming to be Roger Tichborne. He was eventually tried and convicted of perjury. He became known as \"The Claimant.\" Includes a carte de visite of Mary Ann Bryant (Mrs Tom Castro), but it is labeled as Lady Roger Tichborne. 1873.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuke of Wellington, in Paris, to an unknown person concerning an unpaid bill and his opinion of decisions he made in the past. Draft of a reply from the unknown person in Cambia, stating \"Greatly as I feel the condescension of …letter of the 17th, I should not again have trespassed upon you, even with my thanks, did I not fear that some inaccuracy of expression may have misled your….as to the nature of the feelings which I stated to have been …\" Memo on the reverse states \"the difference of opinion between Wm. [Buhel] [Bikel] and myself - with draft of answer.\" January 17, 1817.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpencer Perceval to \"Madam\" concerning his financial obligations for the care of Mrs. Perceval. He mentions Mrs. Perceval's pension versus her income and his willingness to give her about 40 pounds a month for meals and lodging if it won't interfere with the pension. The rental agreement should be no longer than a year, but also one that he can \"put an end to it upon some much shorter notice…\" He comments that he thinks the price for her lodging should include laying in her coal, particularly since she isn't well, but it is up to Mrs. Perceval to arrange her own terms. He thinks Mrs. Perceval is too ill to change lodgings. He thanks \"Madame\" for helping. Mrs. Perceval might be his mother. October 24, 1807.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Prescott, in Boston, sends William Cullen Bryant an article on Bryant's writings written by the Count de Circourt. Prescott describes M. de Circourt as \"…one of the most accomplished critics in France…it might be gratifying to you, as it is always to your countrymen, to see in what manner your writings are appreciated by intelligent foreigners.\" February 3, 1848. Includes a print of a drawing of William H. Prescott by George Richmond, from a drawing in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle, engraved by H. Wright Smith. Possibly from the book 'Biographical and citical miscellanies' by W.H. Prescott, published 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles S. Gordon, in London, informs Mr. [Stab] that Gordon's luggage will be arriving in Constantinople and gives him instructions for the disbursement of some of the items (gun, gun case, photographic tent, camera stand) to Biddulph and Gordon. At the end of the letter, Gordon changes his mind and requests that the items be returned to him except the gun and gun case which [Stab] can keep as souvenirs. This letter was written shortly after Charles S. Gordon returned from his commission to mark the new border between the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire up into Asia Minor. January 26, 1859. Charles S. Gordon was later known as Charles S. \"Chinese\" Gordon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam E. Gladstone, writing on House of Commons Library embossed letterhead, to an unknown American about the United States and the current \"imperfect\" bill to recognize the principle of International Copyright. Concedes that the bill should help both American and foreign authors. March 25, 1890. Includes stereoscopic card of Gladstone.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCecil John Rhodes, on Burlington Hotel.W. London stationery, to \"My dear Thomas\" saying he is going out of town and to thank Bonnor for his invitation. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEmbossed form with seal for Bahama-Islands, New-Providence and heading \"By His Excellency the Right Honorable John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor-General, and Commander in Chief of the said Bahama-Islands\" giving Peleg Latham a license for the sloop, Matsey, to sail and depart from this \"Port and Government\" for New York. Signed by Dunmore and Adam Christie, Secry. Dated June 24, 1793.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePiece of paper with signatures of Lord (Field Marshal Horatio Herbert) Kitchener and Louis Botha. Other signatures are unclear, but two are possibly Haig (Douglas Haig) and Smuts (John Christian Smuts). Dated October 4, 1922. These men were participants in the Boer War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord John Russell, Pembroke Lodge, to the author of an essay on Thomas Macaulay, praising his writing and hoping he would edit a book by Macaulay with his essay as an introduction. Russell also cites his praises for Macaulay, then adding \"perhaps in painting his characters he made his lights too bright, \u0026amp; his shade too deep, a defect perhaps inseparable from his wonderful powers of …\" November 2, 18??. Macaulay died on December 28, 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrince Albert, Windsor Castle to Sir James (last name unknown) returning \"the admiral's voluminous correspondence with my best thanks and can only say that I agree in the feelings expressed in your answer to him. [January] 20, 1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo envelopes with picture of Sir Winston Churchill headed with \"First Day of Issue\" and stamped with U.S. 5 cents stamps with Churchill's image, both dated May 13, 1965, postmarked Fulton, Missouri. One envelope has 4 stamps and is signed by Sir Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955-1957. The second envelope has one stamp and is signed by Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter … authorizes in His Majesty's name\" the seizure of [Lord] Gregory for treason. Warrant issued at Whitehall on March 19, 1788. Warrant addressed to Anthony Fabiani, one of the Majesty's Messengers, and 3 other. Red wax seal on the warrant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Petty Shelburne (Second Earl) (First Marquis of Landsdowne), London, to an unknown gentleman about handling the affairs of Shelburne's nephew and deceased brother. Shelburne says he is \"determined not to interfere\" but \"promised the exors that I would give them my opinion whenever they called on me\" and that Sir William Petty has advised that they pay their lawyer and apothecary well. Shelburne wishes the recipient to take over his brother's affairs because he is close to his nephew's Mother's family, even though Mr. Morwley has done a good job. January 26, 1795. Lord Lansdowne's brother was the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice (1742-1793) of Cliveden and a Member of Parliament.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Randolph S. Churchill asks Mr. [J.I.] Minchin to excuse him from attending the Chess Tournament dinner on May 19 because he needs rest after a hard work session in Parliament and will be traveling to Ireland during the Whitsuntide Holidays. May 5, 1883. The letter is written on 2 Connaught Place stationary. The London 1883 chess tournament was an international tournament. Lord Randolph S. Churchill is the father of Winston Churchill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarren Hastings, Dalyesford House writes to The Rev. William Johnson, Parley Place, Croydon, Surry about an assignment, possibly as an executor of an estate. He asks for Rev. Johnson's help in acquiring financial and other information with questions about the current finances. April 25, 1798.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSir Robert Peel responds to a proposal to help Ireland during the potato famine. The proposal appears to involve asking for money from the government or borrowing it, possibly confiscating land as collateral. He thinks the proposal will be hard to enforce and will be a source of \"dissatisfaction and discontent.\" He notes \"It's difficult to argue calamity in the immediate presence of famine and disease.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSignature of Earl of Godolphin Sidney, Lord High Treasurer under Queen Anne, on a warrant for Tallys and Revenue of Excise. Other names mentioned are William Gregory and William Wardour. Partial document. December 9, 1693.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKing George IV requests that the Master of the Stag Hounds keep 6 horses for Lord Maryborough (William Wellesley-Pole). \"The King is aware that this additional allowance has not been the practice but in consequence of Lord Maryborough's removal from his late office, for the convenience of Lord Liverpool, the King does not think it right that he should be, so decided…[this] present indulgence is by the King's express command, but not to be extended to my future Master of the Stag Hounds.\" November 19, 1824.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Palmerston writes that the \"Duke of Wellington has accepted the Office of 1st Lord of the Treasury and we are to give up the seals of office at St. James's tomorrow.\" November 15, 1834.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Palmerton, Prime Minister, to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, about the charge by Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Attorney General of Hong Kong, that John Walter Hulme, Chief Justice in Hong Kong, was drunk at the Governor's table. He repeats comments by Bowring [Sir John Bowring] who was at the dinner. He warns that this matter needs to be handled carefully since Anstey's correspondence is damaging and Hong Kong is not a \"very favorite establishment in our House.\" He suggests investigating Hulme's character and the prejudices of those bringing the charge, especially Anstey who is \"violent and intemperate.\" August 27, 1856. Carte de visite of Lord Palmerton is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 9, 1765 letter from William Pitt (the elder) to \"Dear Sir\" asking him to forward the enclosed letter to Comte de Wallwoden \"by the first safe opportunity.\" The letter is the \"notification of the melancholy loss of Lady Yarmouth\" which he received on October 22. Lady Yarmouth (Amalie von Wendt) was the mistress of King George II and Wallmoden was their son. Includes an engraving of William Pitt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning, Foreign Office, to Lord John Fitzroy saying he'd received his letter about Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at Talavera de la Reina (Peninsula Campaign) before the arrival of Lord FitzRoy Somerset with Sir Arthur Wellesley's dispatches. August 15, 1809.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning, Pavilion, Brighton, to the Prince de Polignac regarding his amazement of the arrest of the daughters of Sir Robert Wilson in Calais as they were leaving France. He asks Prince de Polignac to find out what happened and to \"redress it, as far as may be in your power.\" There is an abstract of the letter from Sir Robert Wilson to George Canning which gives the particulars of the arrest and his assurance that his daughters \"had nothing with them but their own private property.\" January 31, 1824. Jules de Polignac was Prime Minister of France from 8 August 1829 – 29 July 1830.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning, Downing Street, to \"Sir\" giving the agenda of the November 14th Parliamentary session: \"obtain the sanction for admitting certain kinds of foreign grain for Home Consumption before they would have been by law regularly admissible for that purpose, and to elect a Speaker and complete the other formal proceedings incident to the opening of a New Parliament.\" \"No. 3\" is noted at the top of the page. September 7, 1826.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward VIII, Hotel Ritz, Paris, to Sir William Rootes, Piccadilly, thanking him for lending him a \"Humber and your driver Calvert\" during his visit, and giving details of other travel arrangements made during that visit plus his future November 5 trip on the \"Queen Mary.\" Edward VIII states, while visiting Eric Dudley and in London, he met people who share his pessimism over the Socialist havoc of the economy. He laments that Great Britain is losing its world position, but France has the anarchy of the Communist controlled unions with political discord. October 17, 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward VIII, H.Q. Guards Division, accepts a Christmas Eve dinner invitation from \"My dear Colonel.\" December 21, 1915.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward VII, in Rome, to Dr. Chambers with thanks for the good wishes for his birthday and approaching marriage. \"When one reaches the age of 21, \u0026amp; is shortly to be married, one begins to feel responsibilities creeping one one…Much will be expected of me, but…if I keep the example of my Parents before me, I have not fear of going wrong.\" Edward VII lists the cities that he, his sister and brother-in-law have visited during their tour. Signed \"Albert Edward.\" November 23, 1862. Includes envelope addressed to T.K. Chambers, Grosvenor Square, London, black bordered, with a black wax seal. Includes carte de visites of Alexandra of Denmark (wife of Edward VII) and Edward VII.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuchess of Kent (Victoria Mary Louisa), on embossed stationary, to Lady Barrington with thanks for making a beautiful bag which she will cherish as a souvenir. She is Queen Victoria's mother. A later note on letter states \"1847?\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames VI requires the Earl Marischal to attend a national assembly to hinder increase of papacy. July 18, 1616. George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal founded the Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1593. He held several offices under King James VI. Includes an attached paper seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped tribute to Winston Churchill, on parchment type paper, given by Field-Marshall Montgomery and signed \"Montgomery of Alamein F.M.\" Undated. 4 pages. Field-Marshall Montgomery's full title was \"Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReply by Lord Palmerston to someone approving of the labors of the Foreign Office. Signed \"Palmerston.\" March 5, 1832. Henry John Temple Palmerston (Third Viscount).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDinner menu of the Hotel de Crillon in Paris signed by David Lloyd George. January 27, 1921.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Dickens asks the recipient to forward a note to his office in an envelope marked \"private\" and it will have his attention. Written on Athenaeum Club letterhead stationery. November 17, 1866. Includes an engraving of a portrait bust of Charles Dickens by J.H Baker after a photograph by Mason \u0026amp; Co.,1870.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope addressed to Viscountess Barrington, Cassiobury Park with attached red wax seal and postmark of January 6, 1847.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Halifax, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.to The Rt. Rev. Herbert Welch, New York City, New York responds to a request that the English Methodist Church fund credit in the United States be remitted to Uruguay. Lord Fairfax notes that the United Methodist Church should \"surrender to the Exchange Control at the Bank of England all its dollar funds.\" May 31, 1941. Lord Halifax was the British Ambassador to the United States in 1941. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePermission signed by King William III and given \"by his Majtys command Nottingham\" to Sir Willoughby Aston, High Sheriffe of County of Chester, to \"give and grant you full license \u0026amp; permission during your said Office of Sheriffe to remaine or dwell out of our said County…\" December 29, 1690. A paper seal is attached to letter with red wax. Includes an engraving of King William III. Includes a steel engraving by W.Holl of a William III portrait, after a painting by Caspar Netscher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel O'Connell wants to put James [unknown] on the voting papers for St. George's Ward. \"I think you will not disavow us…but how useful an anti-slavery man may be in the council – with your help I think I could get our corporation to set an example to all the corporations in Great Britain on the subject.\" October 20, 1841. Includes an engraving of Daniel O'Connell, Esq. by Robert Cooper from a painting by T. Catterson Smith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSignature of the First Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu on a declaration \"Wee allow of this bill of Incidents amounting to the sum….Whitehall Treasy Chambers.\" The document contains 5 signatures: Halifax, Richard Onslow, Paul Methuen, and Edward Wortley (Edward Wortley Montagu), husband of Mary Wortley Montagu. One signature is illegible. November 2, 1714.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRaglan accepts dinner invitation from Lady Henniken for Saturday, July 6. Written after 1852 when Fitzroy Somerset became First Baron the Lord of Raglan Fitzroy Somerset. Notation with letter says it was written during the Light Brigade.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eB. White informs W. Pritchard of the London and County Bank of the death of his brother, Henry White. April 19, 1887. Envelope included. Pencil notes on envelope say this is Lt. Gen White, Hero of Balaclava Charge in the Charge of the Light Brigade. A Lt. Col. Henry White was with the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Campbell-Bannerman, 6 Grosvenor Place, to Donaldson, enclosing a partially completed form or application (not included). He mentions that he is a member of the Bull Dog Club and is glad to hear \"good accounts of the keeps.\" March 19, 1896.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eViscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, Foreign Secretary, written while keeper of the Irish seal, to the Rt. Honorable John Beresford with the news that \"Lord Cornwallis has been engaged this week in sounding the principal Persons in town with the exception of Lord Pery, who sees the objections in a strong point of view, the others are dishonest to entertain the question – some with a greater degree of preference than others.\" He continues by saying the counties of Cork and Limerick are for it. He closes with the statement \"The county pretty much as you left it – the Orangemen and Catholics … in the County of Derry.\" \"Private\" is noted at the top of page one. November ? [1799].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents James III, \"the old pretender,\" letter written from O'Albano, about Arthur Dillon and signed \"Jacques R.\" Written in French. September 18, 1724. Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon, was a Jacobite soldier from Ireland who served in the French army, per the Compendium of Irish Biography. Per Wikipedia, Arthur Dillon was given the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by James III.  In 1711 Arthur was created \"Comte Dillon\" in France by Louis XIV; and was awarded the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by the monarch he recognized as James III.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraving of La Belle Hamilton by J.Thomson after an original painting by Sir Peter Lely.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraving of Lord Nelson by T Woolnoth from an original picture by Hoppner in her Majesty's Collection at St James's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge III Appointment of Donald McDonald as \"Lieutenant in Captain William Pemble's Independent Company of Invalids doing Duty in North Britain\" given at St. James's Court on October 29, 1783. Signed by George III and Lord North.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Trenwith, before leaving for the East-indies, appoints Elizabeth Trenwith to receive \"two months' pay of my Wages Yearly…during the whole time of my being forth.\" Dated November 3, 1753 with notation on reverse, \"Months paid the 10 January 1755…\" Document is glued to a paper backing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam IV warrant which releases Richard Kettle, the younger from the Devon County Gaol where he is confined under a game law conviction with a 20 pound fine. The reason given is Kettle's lawyer's neglect and the length of time Kettle has been in prison. March 19, 1834. Signed by William IV and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments signed by Prince Regent George and King George IV.  An engraving of \"George IV, King of England\" by Charles Picart from an original drawing, is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatent from Georg Prinz Regent Georg to Von Dreehsell, signed at Carlton House on January 29, 1814. Written in German. Attached paper seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge IV appoints Major General Sir Edward Barnes K.C.B. to the local rank of Lieutenant General in the Islands of Ceylon. Court held at Carlton House, May 20, 1823. A red wax on paper seal and blue seal are attached to the appointment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst Duke of Marlborough John Churchill appoints John Danvers as a Captain in Brigadier Thomas Farrington's regiment to replace Captain Richard Nanfan. Signed \"Marlborough\" with other signatures. June 24, 1706. The appointment is written one month after the victory at Ramillies in which Thomas Farrington's regiment participated. An engraving \"John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough\" by H.T. Ryall is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Safe Conduct Warrant for Colonel Roger Whitley to travel into France and other foreign countries, \"having served us with great dilligence during all these troubles.\" Signed by Charles I. January 14, 1646. A colored engraving of \"Charles 1st. King of England, Scotland, France \u0026amp; Ireland\" engraved for \"Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England\" is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture from Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Principal Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, to John [Aloxdo] , signed by Lord Burghley. November 23, 1753. Written in English and Latin. An engraving of \"William Cecil, Lord Burghley\" by S. Freeman from the original of Mark Gerard is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecond Duke of Grafton Charles appoints Richard St. George as Lieutenant Colonel in His Majesty's First Regiment of Carabiniers under the Command of Richard Lord Viscount Shannon in His Majesty's Army in Ireland and also to be Captain of a Troop in the said Regiment in the room of John Petry Esqr. Deceased.\" July 6, 1723. Signed by Edward Hopkins and \"Grafton\" by the Duke. Lord Shannon's regiment was a Regiment of Horse. Written on vellum with the \"Great Seal of Great Britain\" attached.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge VI appoints Peter Murray, Esquire as an \"Officer of the Seventh Grade of Our Foreign Service at any of Our Diplomatic or Consular Establishments…\" Dated October 20, 1948 but effective beginning July 1, 1947. Signed by \"George R.\" and Clement R. Atlee. Embossed seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQueen Anne gives her representatives \"Full Power for the Treaty of Peace with Spain\" during the negotiations of the Treaty of Ultrecht. 1713. Written in Latin and signed \"Anna R.\" A descriptive note, later added in pencil, says \"Re: treaty of Utrecht Instructions to Commissioners to sign treaty ending War of Spanish Succession ceding Gibraltar.\" Engraving of \"Queen Anne\" by J. Cochran from the original by Kneller is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge V appoints Frederick Samuel Beaumont as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, given at Buckingham Palace on July 1, 1916. Signed by George V. Red embossed seal on the certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Samuel Pepys to \"My Lord\" about his arrangements made with Captain Salmon on behalf of the King \"for transporting the Muscovite envoy to Licoorne.\" December 5, 1687. A typed transcript of the letter and an engraving of Samuel Pepys is included. These items are glued on pages in a red leather bound book made especially for the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 8, 1857 indenture for the division of the estate of Benjamin Handy between various individuals and family members, who include: Henrietta and Henry Almond Thorpe, Louisa Handy, Mary Handy, George and Jane Elizabeth Mary Ann Rowland, Alfred Ainge and Sophia Harris, John Daniel Clarke, Henry Hand, Joseph Southby, Walter Charles Venning, Emma Jane Venning and William Ord Marshall. The document is 13 pages and written on vellum with 21 signatures beside red wax seals and attached official stamped seals. Note on reverse, \"High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Estate of Benjamin Hardy, dec'd, Rowland vs Hardy....this is exhibit marked A referred to in the affidavit of William Holmes and William Pearse by the said William Holmes this 13th day of July 1883 before me,\" signed by a commissioner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 30, 1836 indenture between William Sawbridge, Mary Abel and George Peach selling property to Theophilus Jeyes. Land is located in Market Hill in the town of Northampton. 2 pages on vellum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten in Latin on vellum with signature \"Jacobus R.\" Notation on reverse side, \"....for tryall of My L Delamer.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSignature of Joseph Smyth with red wax seal.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Richard G. Joynt's collection of British manuscripts, from the 15th to the 20th century, of 88 letters and documents, 41 cut signatures, and many book engravings.  The authors and signatures include kings, queens, prime ministers, nobles, military officers, authors, and other dignitaries. Personal matters, military orders and letters, religion, treaties, politics, intrique, and much more are covered in these letters, often interwoven with current events.","Remarks by Victoria \"Tori\" J. Bossé during the presentation luncheon in 2015. She reflects on the significance to her, as the daughter of the collector, Richard George Joynt who she calls a \"historical Anglophile.\"","Signatures of British Prime Ministers beginning with Robert Wadpole, Prime Minister 1721-1742, and ending with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister 1979-1991.  Most signatures are cut signatures from letters, documents or envelopes.  The signatures are organized alphabetically by the surname of the Prime Minister rather than their titles, though the titles are noted in the descriptions.  The descriptions also include the dates each person served as Prime Minister.","Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth. Signed \"Sidmouth.\" Prime Minister, 1801-1804.","Herbert Asquith. Signed \"H H Asquith.\" Prime Minister 1908-1916.","Clement Richard Atlee, 1st Earl Attlee. Signed \"Clement Richard Atlee.\" Prime Minister, 1945-1951.","Stanley Baldwin. Signed \"Stanley Baldwin\" on stationery with embossed 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1.\" Prime Minister 1923-1924, 1924-1929, and 1936-1937.","Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour. Signed \"Arthur James Balfour.\" Prime Minister 1902-1905.","James Callaghan. Signed \"Jim Callaghan\" on stationery of The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1. Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967. Prime Minister 1976-1979.","George Canning. Signed \"Geo. Canning.\" Prime Minister 1827.","William Cavendish-Bentinck, Third Duke of Portland. Paper seal of George III, attached on reverse. Signed \"Portland.\" Prime Minister 1783 and 1807-1809.","Winston Churchill. Midland Bank Limited check, dated October 22, 1945, written to The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill and endorsed \"Winston Churchill.\" Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955.","Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Signed \"Wilmington, ?.\" Prime Minister 1742-1743. Date on document fragment is July 19, 1734, with a partial order written on the reverse.","Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. Signed \"Benj Disraeli.\" \"Henry Colburn, Esq\" written on reverse. Prime Minister 1868, 1874-1880. Includes carte de visite of a portrait of Disraeli.","2nd Earl Shelbourne and 1st Marquis of Landsdowne.  Also known as William Petty-Fitzmaurice.  Signed \"Shelbourne.\" Prime Minister 1782-1783.","Augustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton. Signed \"Grafton.\" Appears to be an envelope addressed to Lady Mary Lindsay Campbell, Edinburgh. Prime Minister 1767-1770.","Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Salisbury-Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury. Signed \"Salisbury.\" Prime Minister 1885-1886, 1886-1892, and 1895-1902.","David Lloyd George. Signed \"D. Lloyd George\" on reverse of a request for his signature by Ruth Adler of Rochelle, New York, dated April 19, 1924. Prime Minister 1916-1922.","William E. Gladstone. Signature \"WE Gladstone\" on envelope, with August 1881 cancel date, addressed to Mrs. DC Philbrooke, Bangor, Maine. Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Signed \"Goderich.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Franking signature \"FJ Robinson, Esq. Ripon\" and sender's signature \"FJ Robinson.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828. The fragment is an envelope, postmarked 27 Feb 1821, and addressed to Lady Sullivan, Surry","Lord William Grenville. Signed \"Grenville.\" Prime Minister 1806-1807.","George Grenville.  Signed \"George Grenville.\" Fragment of a letter with date of January 14, 1752 and other signatures of \"?. Campbell\" and George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (signed \"G. Lyttelton.\" Prime Minister 1763-1765.","Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey. Signed \"Grey.\" Prime Minister 1830-1834. Appears to be an envelope addressed to Sir John Key, Baronet, 14 Bedford Square. Sir John Key was a member of Parliament in 1833. A date, 16 Nov 33, is handwritten on the fragment.","George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Signed \"Aberdeen.\" Prime Minister 1852-1855.","Edward Richard George Heath. Signed \"Edward Heath\" and dated 27 March '74. Prime Minister 1970-1974.","(Sir) Alec Douglas Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel. Signed \"Alec Douglas-Home.\" Prime Minister 1963-1964.","Robert Banks Jenkinson, Second Duke of Liverpool. Signed \"Liverpool.\" Prime Minister 1812-1827.","A. Bonar Law. Signed \"A.B. Law.\" Prime Minister 1922.","James Ramsay MacDonald. Signed \"J. Ramsay MacDonald.\" Prime Minister 1924 and 1929-1935.","Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. Signed \"Hon Macmillan.\" Prime Minister 1957-1963. Written on letterhead, \"From the Rt. Hon.Harold Macmillan, St. Martin's Street, London.","William Lamb Melbourne, Second Viscount. Signed \"Melbourne.\" Prime Minister 1834, 1835-1842. Clipped from ALS. Envelope addressed to Mrs. George Lawrence, Liverpool and hand dated \"London, November five, 1832\" with the same date on stamped postmark.","Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, usually known as Lord North. Signed \"North.\" Prime Minister 1770-1782. Also, the signature of Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, signed as \"Westcote.\" A date, May 2, 1760 is on the paper, but not necessarily the date of the document.","(Sir) Robert Peel. Signed \"Robert Peel.\" Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846.","Henry Pelham. Signed \"H. Pelham.\" Prime Minister 1743-1754.","Thomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, also called Thomas Pelham-Holles. Signed \"Holles Newcastle.\" Prime Minister 1754-1756 and 1757-1762. Other signatures on paper: \"H.B. Legge\" (Henry Bilson Legge) and \"?. Nugent.\"","William Pitt (the Younger). Signed \"W. Pitt.\" Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-1805.","Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian. Signed \"Roseberry.\" Prime Minister 1894-1895.","John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. Signed J. Russell. Prime Minister 1865-1866.","Scope and Contents Henry John Temple, Third Viscount of Palmerston. Signed \"Palmerston\" with another signature on the reverse, \"Lord Palmerston.\" Prime Minister 1855-1858 and 1859-1865. Palmerston and Ashley. Signatures \"The Honble E. Ashley, Treasury\" and \"Palmerston.\"","Margaret Thatcher. Signed \"Margaret Thatcher\" on stationery with House of Commons embossed crest. Prime Minister 1979-1991.","Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. Signed \"Walpole.\" Prime Minister 1721-1742. Considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.","Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Signed \"W. Wellington.\" Prime Minister 1828-1830.","Harold Wilson, Prime Minister 1964-1970, 1974-1976, on card with date \"9.ix.60.\"","Scope and Contents Letter from Lord Eldon John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Corfe Castle, to his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton, London, dated September 8, 1829. Asks her to send any political news she might hear and love to her and his grandson. Book page with print of \"John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of England\" engraved by HY Robinson.","Scope and Contents Letter with heading \"Lettre de Nouvelle Annee\" from George II to the Duke of Lorraine, dated January 10, 1728. George II writes that he is responding to a New Year's letter from the Duke of Lorraine and wishes him and his family a prosperous New Year. The Salutation is \"Mon Frere\" and the closing is \"Votre bon frere, George R.\" The letter is written in French and includes 2 black wax seals. Includes a page from a book with a print of George II.","Letter written by Charles James Fox, St. Anne's Hill, to William Smith, M.P., Park Street, Westminister, postmarked May 12, 1800. He thanks William Smith for the two volumes, commenting \"I take notice of the proceedings in France...\" Includes a book print of Charles James Fox.","Printed receipt for investments, dated June 1, 1725, which includes handwritten interest entries totalling one thousand six hundred Eighty Seven pounds and ten shillings.  \"By order dated 21st Day of Febry, 1723, ...Wm Pawlett, one of the Four tellers of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer...being for fifteen months interest.....  The interest was received by Sarah Dutchess Dowager of Marlborough, Francis Earl of Godolphin and William Clayton Esqr, three of the acting Exors \u0026 Trustees of John, Late Duke of Marlborough.  Signed by S. Marlborough, Godolphin, and Wm Clayton.  Includes a book pring of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough.","Scope and Contents Official document to \"Capnd Brian Mansergh Lieutenant\" from \"George, Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge\" about Capt. Thomas Hopkins and the Troop of Horse. Signed Albemarle. November 2, 1660. Paper seal attached. Includes a book print of George Monck, Duke of Albemarle.","Signed poem by Daniel O'Connell M.P. for Mrs. Weld, dated May 27, 1838. Appears to be a love letter, but possibly as a rejected suitor. Includes a book print of Daniel O'Connell.","Scope and Contents A travel pass by Charles II ordering his \"Magistrates, Officers, Ministers and loving Subjects\" to allow Henry Compton to travel to Tangier without \"search, molestation, or hinderance ...  August 14, 14th Year of Our Reigne.\"  Signed by Edw. Nicholas and \"Charles R.\" Paper seal attached.  Print of Charles II included.","Letter from Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester to an unknown friend, sending her a gift of turquoise stones. June 13. Year unknown.","Scope and Contents Prince Albert, Windsor Castle, to \"My dear Lord\" about the proposed Indian Trophies Room at Windsor Castle. Prince Albert thanks him for his communication with Sir Edward Bowater, his presents sent to Sir Edward Bowater and the anticipated gift of the dispatches sent from India. He notes that the Queen will be glad to receive his contributions and that his pictures and the pictures of the Duke of Wellington \"will be most interesting additions to the historical collection of Portraits in the corridor.\" March [29], [18??]. Includes a carte de visite of Prince Albert.","Letter from Prince Augustus Frederick, Prince of Sussex, Kensington Palace to J. [Hartley], Bridge Street, saying he received the letter with the opinions of Mr. Denman and Holt. Send him the case and he will give his determination. March 4, 1824. Letter and envelope attached to mounting paper. Includes book print of His Royal Highness Prince Augustus-Frederick, Duke of Sussex.","Scope and Contents December 29, 1593 letter from Robert Devereux to a \"loving friend\" in Norfolk. Handwriting is difficult to read. Note received with accession mentions that he was a favorite of Elizabeth I. Includes book print of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.","Scope and Contents Letter from T.B. Macaulay, Albany, to \"Sir\" returning a corrected revision of an unknown written work.  October 8, 1842.  Includes book print of T.B. Macaulay.","Letter from George III to Lord Fauconberg referring to his \"severe and tedious illness.\" It has prevented him from handling public or private business which is why he hasn't responded to the letter received from Mr. Clarke the Apothecary at Cheltenham. Letter deals with bills from the work at Bayshill house and asks that they be sent to Mr. Gorton at Windsor. Also involves money going to Mr. Clarke to pay workmen. March 10, 1789. Includes book print of \"His Most Gracious Majesty George-William-Frederick the Third.\" In 1788, George III stayed with Lord Fauconberg at Cheltenham for spa treatment for his illness. Later, he paid for 17 more rooms to be added to Bayshill for more guests.","William IV complains to the Duke of Clarence of the near loss of a ship due to the lack of a chronometer. He writes that Commander Colonel Fox wrote him a letter about the incident, where an American ship informed them of the danger on their way to Halifax, so they were able to escape. \"Private and Confidential\" noted on top of page. November 15, 1829.","William IV, writing from Brighton, states that Baron [A?] is the \"fittest person\" and that \"Baron [A?] will proceed from London to the Congress.\" 1833. Includes an engraving of King William IV, by J. Cochran, from 'National Portrait Gallery, volume III' published c.1835 by Henry Dawe.","Wilberforce, at Sir Charles Middleton's, sends a list of \"unhappy people\" who he wants to \"secure a place in the Fleet now preparing for Botany Bay.\" This letter is in response to the recipient's earlier refusal to take these female convicts unless their care was by the County and not the Government. Wilberforce encourages the recipient's cooperation by stating \"I trust \u0026 believe that in your office I shall find official feelings so tempered with personal ones that you will not press any objections, which tend to detain a number of poor wretches in a crowded prison, where from necessity perhaps they have been kept too long.\" The female convicts are at York Castle and are to be sent to N.S. Wales. April 13, 1789.","Earl of Cardigan James Brudenell, at Deene, writes to an unknown neighbor acknowledging the receipt of his letter about the allegedly stolen pheasants and disagreeing with the accusation. February 7, 1868.","Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain thanks R.R. Ulyate for the gift of stationery, on which he is writing his thanks. The stationery is an advertisement for Arusha, decorated with printed small maps of Africa and Arusha, written directions and a letterhead with the address \"Neville Chamberlain, P.O. Arusha, Tanganyika.\" He mentions that he thinks the \"High Commissioner, if and when appointed, will have a new residence.\" February 4, 1930. Ray Ulyate was a resident of Arusha where he led tours into the jungle, and one of the first to emphasize photography, and operated The New Arusha Hotel.","Order from Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, at Victory off Cagliari, to Captain Frank Sotheron that the dispatcher Captain Boyle be sent away immediately after his dispatches are delivered because Nelson doesn't want the Seahorse to anchor or be detained in the Bay. Includes a short message to Mr. Elliott to \"act with caution.\" Signed \"Nelson and Bronte.\" January 25, 1805. Notation at end of letter \"Received by the Seahorse on the morning of the 28th of January in Naples Bay.\"","Order from Fourth Earl of Sandwich John Montagu to Captain Vaughan, Commander of his Majesty's hired ship the Whitehaven to \"proceed immediately to Alross Bay with His Majesty's ship under your command, or wherever else you shall hear Capt. Noel to be [of the sloop Greyhound]…\" for a future attack. The order is written by the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland and signed by \"Sandwich\" and others. The order gives the particulars and location of two French Men of War near Arisaig on the Western Coast of North Britain, both of which were recently attacked by the British sloops the Greyhound, the Terror and Baltimore. May 13, 1746.","Typed letter from Lady Nancy Astor, The Hoe, Plymouth to Frank Doubleday (American Publishers) about her fight with the Drink Trade and her opinion that her speeches aren't worth publishing. November 2, 1922.","A \"private\" letter from Lord Charles Cornwallis in Calcutta to Viscount Sydney in which he gives his thoughts on India and some of the earlier administrators: \"…there are many very able \u0026 very honest men in the Company's service in Bengal.\" He comments that his conduct \"…of this war or that war, \u0026 I believe I have made very few enemies by it.\" February 19, 1787.","William Grenville, Whitehall, to Alexander Straton, Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, informing Straton of the death of King Louis XVI: \"his Most Christian Majesty…was inhumanly executed in the Place De Louis 15: on Monday last, pursuant to a Decree of the National Convention\" and the King ordered in Council for the departure of Monsr Chauvelin from this Kingdom within eight days.\" William Grenville was the Foreign Secretary at the time and the Marquis was a French Ambassador who no longer had legal credentials. January 25, 1793.","Original cabinet photograph of Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton who claimed to be Roger Tichborne, the son of Lady Doughty-Tichborne. An abbreviated history of the Tichborne Family and \"The Claimant\" trial is written on the sheet of paper to which the photograph is glued. Roger Tichborne was presumed drowned near Australia, but his Mother, hoping he was still alive, advertised for his whereabouts in Australia. Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton came to England claiming to be Roger Tichborne. He was eventually tried and convicted of perjury. He became known as \"The Claimant.\" Includes a carte de visite of Mary Ann Bryant (Mrs Tom Castro), but it is labeled as Lady Roger Tichborne. 1873.","Duke of Wellington, in Paris, to an unknown person concerning an unpaid bill and his opinion of decisions he made in the past. Draft of a reply from the unknown person in Cambia, stating \"Greatly as I feel the condescension of …letter of the 17th, I should not again have trespassed upon you, even with my thanks, did I not fear that some inaccuracy of expression may have misled your….as to the nature of the feelings which I stated to have been …\" Memo on the reverse states \"the difference of opinion between Wm. [Buhel] [Bikel] and myself - with draft of answer.\" January 17, 1817.","Spencer Perceval to \"Madam\" concerning his financial obligations for the care of Mrs. Perceval. He mentions Mrs. Perceval's pension versus her income and his willingness to give her about 40 pounds a month for meals and lodging if it won't interfere with the pension. The rental agreement should be no longer than a year, but also one that he can \"put an end to it upon some much shorter notice…\" He comments that he thinks the price for her lodging should include laying in her coal, particularly since she isn't well, but it is up to Mrs. Perceval to arrange her own terms. He thinks Mrs. Perceval is too ill to change lodgings. He thanks \"Madame\" for helping. Mrs. Perceval might be his mother. October 24, 1807.","William Prescott, in Boston, sends William Cullen Bryant an article on Bryant's writings written by the Count de Circourt. Prescott describes M. de Circourt as \"…one of the most accomplished critics in France…it might be gratifying to you, as it is always to your countrymen, to see in what manner your writings are appreciated by intelligent foreigners.\" February 3, 1848. Includes a print of a drawing of William H. Prescott by George Richmond, from a drawing in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle, engraved by H. Wright Smith. Possibly from the book 'Biographical and citical miscellanies' by W.H. Prescott, published 1859.","Charles S. Gordon, in London, informs Mr. [Stab] that Gordon's luggage will be arriving in Constantinople and gives him instructions for the disbursement of some of the items (gun, gun case, photographic tent, camera stand) to Biddulph and Gordon. At the end of the letter, Gordon changes his mind and requests that the items be returned to him except the gun and gun case which [Stab] can keep as souvenirs. This letter was written shortly after Charles S. Gordon returned from his commission to mark the new border between the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire up into Asia Minor. January 26, 1859. Charles S. Gordon was later known as Charles S. \"Chinese\" Gordon.","William E. Gladstone, writing on House of Commons Library embossed letterhead, to an unknown American about the United States and the current \"imperfect\" bill to recognize the principle of International Copyright. Concedes that the bill should help both American and foreign authors. March 25, 1890. Includes stereoscopic card of Gladstone.","Cecil John Rhodes, on Burlington Hotel.W. London stationery, to \"My dear Thomas\" saying he is going out of town and to thank Bonnor for his invitation. Undated.","Embossed form with seal for Bahama-Islands, New-Providence and heading \"By His Excellency the Right Honorable John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor-General, and Commander in Chief of the said Bahama-Islands\" giving Peleg Latham a license for the sloop, Matsey, to sail and depart from this \"Port and Government\" for New York. Signed by Dunmore and Adam Christie, Secry. Dated June 24, 1793.","Piece of paper with signatures of Lord (Field Marshal Horatio Herbert) Kitchener and Louis Botha. Other signatures are unclear, but two are possibly Haig (Douglas Haig) and Smuts (John Christian Smuts). Dated October 4, 1922. These men were participants in the Boer War.","Lord John Russell, Pembroke Lodge, to the author of an essay on Thomas Macaulay, praising his writing and hoping he would edit a book by Macaulay with his essay as an introduction. Russell also cites his praises for Macaulay, then adding \"perhaps in painting his characters he made his lights too bright, \u0026 his shade too deep, a defect perhaps inseparable from his wonderful powers of …\" November 2, 18??. Macaulay died on December 28, 1859.","Prince Albert, Windsor Castle to Sir James (last name unknown) returning \"the admiral's voluminous correspondence with my best thanks and can only say that I agree in the feelings expressed in your answer to him. [January] 20, 1854.","Two envelopes with picture of Sir Winston Churchill headed with \"First Day of Issue\" and stamped with U.S. 5 cents stamps with Churchill's image, both dated May 13, 1965, postmarked Fulton, Missouri. One envelope has 4 stamps and is signed by Sir Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955-1957. The second envelope has one stamp and is signed by Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.","\"William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter … authorizes in His Majesty's name\" the seizure of [Lord] Gregory for treason. Warrant issued at Whitehall on March 19, 1788. Warrant addressed to Anthony Fabiani, one of the Majesty's Messengers, and 3 other. Red wax seal on the warrant.","William Petty Shelburne (Second Earl) (First Marquis of Landsdowne), London, to an unknown gentleman about handling the affairs of Shelburne's nephew and deceased brother. Shelburne says he is \"determined not to interfere\" but \"promised the exors that I would give them my opinion whenever they called on me\" and that Sir William Petty has advised that they pay their lawyer and apothecary well. Shelburne wishes the recipient to take over his brother's affairs because he is close to his nephew's Mother's family, even though Mr. Morwley has done a good job. January 26, 1795. Lord Lansdowne's brother was the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice (1742-1793) of Cliveden and a Member of Parliament.","Lord Randolph S. Churchill asks Mr. [J.I.] Minchin to excuse him from attending the Chess Tournament dinner on May 19 because he needs rest after a hard work session in Parliament and will be traveling to Ireland during the Whitsuntide Holidays. May 5, 1883. The letter is written on 2 Connaught Place stationary. The London 1883 chess tournament was an international tournament. Lord Randolph S. Churchill is the father of Winston Churchill.","Warren Hastings, Dalyesford House writes to The Rev. William Johnson, Parley Place, Croydon, Surry about an assignment, possibly as an executor of an estate. He asks for Rev. Johnson's help in acquiring financial and other information with questions about the current finances. April 25, 1798.","Sir Robert Peel responds to a proposal to help Ireland during the potato famine. The proposal appears to involve asking for money from the government or borrowing it, possibly confiscating land as collateral. He thinks the proposal will be hard to enforce and will be a source of \"dissatisfaction and discontent.\" He notes \"It's difficult to argue calamity in the immediate presence of famine and disease.\"","Signature of Earl of Godolphin Sidney, Lord High Treasurer under Queen Anne, on a warrant for Tallys and Revenue of Excise. Other names mentioned are William Gregory and William Wardour. Partial document. December 9, 1693.","King George IV requests that the Master of the Stag Hounds keep 6 horses for Lord Maryborough (William Wellesley-Pole). \"The King is aware that this additional allowance has not been the practice but in consequence of Lord Maryborough's removal from his late office, for the convenience of Lord Liverpool, the King does not think it right that he should be, so decided…[this] present indulgence is by the King's express command, but not to be extended to my future Master of the Stag Hounds.\" November 19, 1824.","Lord Palmerston writes that the \"Duke of Wellington has accepted the Office of 1st Lord of the Treasury and we are to give up the seals of office at St. James's tomorrow.\" November 15, 1834.","Lord Palmerton, Prime Minister, to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, about the charge by Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Attorney General of Hong Kong, that John Walter Hulme, Chief Justice in Hong Kong, was drunk at the Governor's table. He repeats comments by Bowring [Sir John Bowring] who was at the dinner. He warns that this matter needs to be handled carefully since Anstey's correspondence is damaging and Hong Kong is not a \"very favorite establishment in our House.\" He suggests investigating Hulme's character and the prejudices of those bringing the charge, especially Anstey who is \"violent and intemperate.\" August 27, 1856. Carte de visite of Lord Palmerton is included.","December 9, 1765 letter from William Pitt (the elder) to \"Dear Sir\" asking him to forward the enclosed letter to Comte de Wallwoden \"by the first safe opportunity.\" The letter is the \"notification of the melancholy loss of Lady Yarmouth\" which he received on October 22. Lady Yarmouth (Amalie von Wendt) was the mistress of King George II and Wallmoden was their son. Includes an engraving of William Pitt.","George Canning, Foreign Office, to Lord John Fitzroy saying he'd received his letter about Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at Talavera de la Reina (Peninsula Campaign) before the arrival of Lord FitzRoy Somerset with Sir Arthur Wellesley's dispatches. August 15, 1809.","George Canning, Pavilion, Brighton, to the Prince de Polignac regarding his amazement of the arrest of the daughters of Sir Robert Wilson in Calais as they were leaving France. He asks Prince de Polignac to find out what happened and to \"redress it, as far as may be in your power.\" There is an abstract of the letter from Sir Robert Wilson to George Canning which gives the particulars of the arrest and his assurance that his daughters \"had nothing with them but their own private property.\" January 31, 1824. Jules de Polignac was Prime Minister of France from 8 August 1829 – 29 July 1830.","George Canning, Downing Street, to \"Sir\" giving the agenda of the November 14th Parliamentary session: \"obtain the sanction for admitting certain kinds of foreign grain for Home Consumption before they would have been by law regularly admissible for that purpose, and to elect a Speaker and complete the other formal proceedings incident to the opening of a New Parliament.\" \"No. 3\" is noted at the top of the page. September 7, 1826.","Edward VIII, Hotel Ritz, Paris, to Sir William Rootes, Piccadilly, thanking him for lending him a \"Humber and your driver Calvert\" during his visit, and giving details of other travel arrangements made during that visit plus his future November 5 trip on the \"Queen Mary.\" Edward VIII states, while visiting Eric Dudley and in London, he met people who share his pessimism over the Socialist havoc of the economy. He laments that Great Britain is losing its world position, but France has the anarchy of the Communist controlled unions with political discord. October 17, 1947.","Edward VIII, H.Q. Guards Division, accepts a Christmas Eve dinner invitation from \"My dear Colonel.\" December 21, 1915.","Edward VII, in Rome, to Dr. Chambers with thanks for the good wishes for his birthday and approaching marriage. \"When one reaches the age of 21, \u0026 is shortly to be married, one begins to feel responsibilities creeping one one…Much will be expected of me, but…if I keep the example of my Parents before me, I have not fear of going wrong.\" Edward VII lists the cities that he, his sister and brother-in-law have visited during their tour. Signed \"Albert Edward.\" November 23, 1862. Includes envelope addressed to T.K. Chambers, Grosvenor Square, London, black bordered, with a black wax seal. Includes carte de visites of Alexandra of Denmark (wife of Edward VII) and Edward VII.","Duchess of Kent (Victoria Mary Louisa), on embossed stationary, to Lady Barrington with thanks for making a beautiful bag which she will cherish as a souvenir. She is Queen Victoria's mother. A later note on letter states \"1847?\".","James VI requires the Earl Marischal to attend a national assembly to hinder increase of papacy. July 18, 1616. George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal founded the Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1593. He held several offices under King James VI. Includes an attached paper seal.","Typed tribute to Winston Churchill, on parchment type paper, given by Field-Marshall Montgomery and signed \"Montgomery of Alamein F.M.\" Undated. 4 pages. Field-Marshall Montgomery's full title was \"Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.\"","Reply by Lord Palmerston to someone approving of the labors of the Foreign Office. Signed \"Palmerston.\" March 5, 1832. Henry John Temple Palmerston (Third Viscount).","Dinner menu of the Hotel de Crillon in Paris signed by David Lloyd George. January 27, 1921.","Charles Dickens asks the recipient to forward a note to his office in an envelope marked \"private\" and it will have his attention. Written on Athenaeum Club letterhead stationery. November 17, 1866. Includes an engraving of a portrait bust of Charles Dickens by J.H Baker after a photograph by Mason \u0026 Co.,1870.","Envelope addressed to Viscountess Barrington, Cassiobury Park with attached red wax seal and postmark of January 6, 1847.","Lord Halifax, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.to The Rt. Rev. Herbert Welch, New York City, New York responds to a request that the English Methodist Church fund credit in the United States be remitted to Uruguay. Lord Fairfax notes that the United Methodist Church should \"surrender to the Exchange Control at the Bank of England all its dollar funds.\" May 31, 1941. Lord Halifax was the British Ambassador to the United States in 1941. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax.","Permission signed by King William III and given \"by his Majtys command Nottingham\" to Sir Willoughby Aston, High Sheriffe of County of Chester, to \"give and grant you full license \u0026 permission during your said Office of Sheriffe to remaine or dwell out of our said County…\" December 29, 1690. A paper seal is attached to letter with red wax. Includes an engraving of King William III. Includes a steel engraving by W.Holl of a William III portrait, after a painting by Caspar Netscher.","Daniel O'Connell wants to put James [unknown] on the voting papers for St. George's Ward. \"I think you will not disavow us…but how useful an anti-slavery man may be in the council – with your help I think I could get our corporation to set an example to all the corporations in Great Britain on the subject.\" October 20, 1841. Includes an engraving of Daniel O'Connell, Esq. by Robert Cooper from a painting by T. Catterson Smith.","Signature of the First Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu on a declaration \"Wee allow of this bill of Incidents amounting to the sum….Whitehall Treasy Chambers.\" The document contains 5 signatures: Halifax, Richard Onslow, Paul Methuen, and Edward Wortley (Edward Wortley Montagu), husband of Mary Wortley Montagu. One signature is illegible. November 2, 1714.","Raglan accepts dinner invitation from Lady Henniken for Saturday, July 6. Written after 1852 when Fitzroy Somerset became First Baron the Lord of Raglan Fitzroy Somerset. Notation with letter says it was written during the Light Brigade.","B. White informs W. Pritchard of the London and County Bank of the death of his brother, Henry White. April 19, 1887. Envelope included. Pencil notes on envelope say this is Lt. Gen White, Hero of Balaclava Charge in the Charge of the Light Brigade. A Lt. Col. Henry White was with the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons.","Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 6 Grosvenor Place, to Donaldson, enclosing a partially completed form or application (not included). He mentions that he is a member of the Bull Dog Club and is glad to hear \"good accounts of the keeps.\" March 19, 1896.","Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, Foreign Secretary, written while keeper of the Irish seal, to the Rt. Honorable John Beresford with the news that \"Lord Cornwallis has been engaged this week in sounding the principal Persons in town with the exception of Lord Pery, who sees the objections in a strong point of view, the others are dishonest to entertain the question – some with a greater degree of preference than others.\" He continues by saying the counties of Cork and Limerick are for it. He closes with the statement \"The county pretty much as you left it – the Orangemen and Catholics … in the County of Derry.\" \"Private\" is noted at the top of page one. November ? [1799].","Scope and Contents James III, \"the old pretender,\" letter written from O'Albano, about Arthur Dillon and signed \"Jacques R.\" Written in French. September 18, 1724. Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon, was a Jacobite soldier from Ireland who served in the French army, per the Compendium of Irish Biography. Per Wikipedia, Arthur Dillon was given the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by James III.  In 1711 Arthur was created \"Comte Dillon\" in France by Louis XIV; and was awarded the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by the monarch he recognized as James III.","Engraving of La Belle Hamilton by J.Thomson after an original painting by Sir Peter Lely.","Engraving of Lord Nelson by T Woolnoth from an original picture by Hoppner in her Majesty's Collection at St James's.","George III Appointment of Donald McDonald as \"Lieutenant in Captain William Pemble's Independent Company of Invalids doing Duty in North Britain\" given at St. James's Court on October 29, 1783. Signed by George III and Lord North.","Henry Trenwith, before leaving for the East-indies, appoints Elizabeth Trenwith to receive \"two months' pay of my Wages Yearly…during the whole time of my being forth.\" Dated November 3, 1753 with notation on reverse, \"Months paid the 10 January 1755…\" Document is glued to a paper backing.","William IV warrant which releases Richard Kettle, the younger from the Devon County Gaol where he is confined under a game law conviction with a 20 pound fine. The reason given is Kettle's lawyer's neglect and the length of time Kettle has been in prison. March 19, 1834. Signed by William IV and others.","Documents signed by Prince Regent George and King George IV.  An engraving of \"George IV, King of England\" by Charles Picart from an original drawing, is included.","Patent from Georg Prinz Regent Georg to Von Dreehsell, signed at Carlton House on January 29, 1814. Written in German. Attached paper seal.","George IV appoints Major General Sir Edward Barnes K.C.B. to the local rank of Lieutenant General in the Islands of Ceylon. Court held at Carlton House, May 20, 1823. A red wax on paper seal and blue seal are attached to the appointment.","First Duke of Marlborough John Churchill appoints John Danvers as a Captain in Brigadier Thomas Farrington's regiment to replace Captain Richard Nanfan. Signed \"Marlborough\" with other signatures. June 24, 1706. The appointment is written one month after the victory at Ramillies in which Thomas Farrington's regiment participated. An engraving \"John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough\" by H.T. Ryall is included.","A Safe Conduct Warrant for Colonel Roger Whitley to travel into France and other foreign countries, \"having served us with great dilligence during all these troubles.\" Signed by Charles I. January 14, 1646. A colored engraving of \"Charles 1st. King of England, Scotland, France \u0026 Ireland\" engraved for \"Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England\" is included.","Indenture from Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Principal Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, to John [Aloxdo] , signed by Lord Burghley. November 23, 1753. Written in English and Latin. An engraving of \"William Cecil, Lord Burghley\" by S. Freeman from the original of Mark Gerard is included.","Second Duke of Grafton Charles appoints Richard St. George as Lieutenant Colonel in His Majesty's First Regiment of Carabiniers under the Command of Richard Lord Viscount Shannon in His Majesty's Army in Ireland and also to be Captain of a Troop in the said Regiment in the room of John Petry Esqr. Deceased.\" July 6, 1723. Signed by Edward Hopkins and \"Grafton\" by the Duke. Lord Shannon's regiment was a Regiment of Horse. Written on vellum with the \"Great Seal of Great Britain\" attached.","George VI appoints Peter Murray, Esquire as an \"Officer of the Seventh Grade of Our Foreign Service at any of Our Diplomatic or Consular Establishments…\" Dated October 20, 1948 but effective beginning July 1, 1947. Signed by \"George R.\" and Clement R. Atlee. Embossed seal.","Queen Anne gives her representatives \"Full Power for the Treaty of Peace with Spain\" during the negotiations of the Treaty of Ultrecht. 1713. Written in Latin and signed \"Anna R.\" A descriptive note, later added in pencil, says \"Re: treaty of Utrecht Instructions to Commissioners to sign treaty ending War of Spanish Succession ceding Gibraltar.\" Engraving of \"Queen Anne\" by J. Cochran from the original by Kneller is included.","George V appoints Frederick Samuel Beaumont as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, given at Buckingham Palace on July 1, 1916. Signed by George V. Red embossed seal on the certificate.","Letter from Samuel Pepys to \"My Lord\" about his arrangements made with Captain Salmon on behalf of the King \"for transporting the Muscovite envoy to Licoorne.\" December 5, 1687. A typed transcript of the letter and an engraving of Samuel Pepys is included. These items are glued on pages in a red leather bound book made especially for the collection.","July 8, 1857 indenture for the division of the estate of Benjamin Handy between various individuals and family members, who include: Henrietta and Henry Almond Thorpe, Louisa Handy, Mary Handy, George and Jane Elizabeth Mary Ann Rowland, Alfred Ainge and Sophia Harris, John Daniel Clarke, Henry Hand, Joseph Southby, Walter Charles Venning, Emma Jane Venning and William Ord Marshall. The document is 13 pages and written on vellum with 21 signatures beside red wax seals and attached official stamped seals. Note on reverse, \"High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Estate of Benjamin Hardy, dec'd, Rowland vs Hardy....this is exhibit marked A referred to in the affidavit of William Holmes and William Pearse by the said William Holmes this 13th day of July 1883 before me,\" signed by a commissioner.","August 30, 1836 indenture between William Sawbridge, Mary Abel and George Peach selling property to Theophilus Jeyes. Land is located in Market Hill in the town of Northampton. 2 pages on vellum.","Handwritten in Latin on vellum with signature \"Jacobus R.\" Notation on reverse side, \"....for tryall of My L Delamer.\"","Signature of Joseph Smyth with red wax seal."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Joynt, Richard G."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Joynt, Richard G."],"language_ssim":["English French Latin"],"total_component_count_is":134,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T03:06:11.750Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8560","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8560.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Joynt, Richard G. Collection of British Manuscripts","title_ssm":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"title_tesim":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"unitdate_ssm":["1593-2015 and undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1593-2015 and undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00032","/repositories/2/resources/8560"],"text":["MS 00032","/repositories/2/resources/8560","Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts","Great Britain--History","Great Britain--History, Naval","Legal documents","Cabinet photographs","Carte de visite photographs","Engravings (Prints)","Indentures","Letters (correspondence)","Orders (military records)","Portraits","signatures (names)","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Loosely arranged by genre and size of material except the signatures which are in alphabetical order (box 1, folder 2).","Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in March 2015. Processing and item descriptions completed in December 2015 by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant.","Richard G. Joynt's collection of British manuscripts, from the 15th to the 20th century, of 88 letters and documents, 41 cut signatures, and many book engravings.  The authors and signatures include kings, queens, prime ministers, nobles, military officers, authors, and other dignitaries. Personal matters, military orders and letters, religion, treaties, politics, intrique, and much more are covered in these letters, often interwoven with current events.","Remarks by Victoria \"Tori\" J. Bossé during the presentation luncheon in 2015. She reflects on the significance to her, as the daughter of the collector, Richard George Joynt who she calls a \"historical Anglophile.\"","Signatures of British Prime Ministers beginning with Robert Wadpole, Prime Minister 1721-1742, and ending with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister 1979-1991.  Most signatures are cut signatures from letters, documents or envelopes.  The signatures are organized alphabetically by the surname of the Prime Minister rather than their titles, though the titles are noted in the descriptions.  The descriptions also include the dates each person served as Prime Minister.","Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth. Signed \"Sidmouth.\" Prime Minister, 1801-1804.","Herbert Asquith. Signed \"H H Asquith.\" Prime Minister 1908-1916.","Clement Richard Atlee, 1st Earl Attlee. Signed \"Clement Richard Atlee.\" Prime Minister, 1945-1951.","Stanley Baldwin. Signed \"Stanley Baldwin\" on stationery with embossed 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1.\" Prime Minister 1923-1924, 1924-1929, and 1936-1937.","Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour. Signed \"Arthur James Balfour.\" Prime Minister 1902-1905.","James Callaghan. Signed \"Jim Callaghan\" on stationery of The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1. Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967. Prime Minister 1976-1979.","George Canning. Signed \"Geo. Canning.\" Prime Minister 1827.","William Cavendish-Bentinck, Third Duke of Portland. Paper seal of George III, attached on reverse. Signed \"Portland.\" Prime Minister 1783 and 1807-1809.","Winston Churchill. Midland Bank Limited check, dated October 22, 1945, written to The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill and endorsed \"Winston Churchill.\" Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955.","Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Signed \"Wilmington, ?.\" Prime Minister 1742-1743. Date on document fragment is July 19, 1734, with a partial order written on the reverse.","Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. Signed \"Benj Disraeli.\" \"Henry Colburn, Esq\" written on reverse. Prime Minister 1868, 1874-1880. Includes carte de visite of a portrait of Disraeli.","2nd Earl Shelbourne and 1st Marquis of Landsdowne.  Also known as William Petty-Fitzmaurice.  Signed \"Shelbourne.\" Prime Minister 1782-1783.","Augustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton. Signed \"Grafton.\" Appears to be an envelope addressed to Lady Mary Lindsay Campbell, Edinburgh. Prime Minister 1767-1770.","Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Salisbury-Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury. Signed \"Salisbury.\" Prime Minister 1885-1886, 1886-1892, and 1895-1902.","David Lloyd George. Signed \"D. Lloyd George\" on reverse of a request for his signature by Ruth Adler of Rochelle, New York, dated April 19, 1924. Prime Minister 1916-1922.","William E. Gladstone. Signature \"WE Gladstone\" on envelope, with August 1881 cancel date, addressed to Mrs. DC Philbrooke, Bangor, Maine. Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Signed \"Goderich.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Franking signature \"FJ Robinson, Esq. Ripon\" and sender's signature \"FJ Robinson.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828. The fragment is an envelope, postmarked 27 Feb 1821, and addressed to Lady Sullivan, Surry","Lord William Grenville. Signed \"Grenville.\" Prime Minister 1806-1807.","George Grenville.  Signed \"George Grenville.\" Fragment of a letter with date of January 14, 1752 and other signatures of \"?. Campbell\" and George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (signed \"G. Lyttelton.\" Prime Minister 1763-1765.","Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey. Signed \"Grey.\" Prime Minister 1830-1834. Appears to be an envelope addressed to Sir John Key, Baronet, 14 Bedford Square. Sir John Key was a member of Parliament in 1833. A date, 16 Nov 33, is handwritten on the fragment.","George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Signed \"Aberdeen.\" Prime Minister 1852-1855.","Edward Richard George Heath. Signed \"Edward Heath\" and dated 27 March '74. Prime Minister 1970-1974.","(Sir) Alec Douglas Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel. Signed \"Alec Douglas-Home.\" Prime Minister 1963-1964.","Robert Banks Jenkinson, Second Duke of Liverpool. Signed \"Liverpool.\" Prime Minister 1812-1827.","A. Bonar Law. Signed \"A.B. Law.\" Prime Minister 1922.","James Ramsay MacDonald. Signed \"J. Ramsay MacDonald.\" Prime Minister 1924 and 1929-1935.","Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. Signed \"Hon Macmillan.\" Prime Minister 1957-1963. Written on letterhead, \"From the Rt. Hon.Harold Macmillan, St. Martin's Street, London.","William Lamb Melbourne, Second Viscount. Signed \"Melbourne.\" Prime Minister 1834, 1835-1842. Clipped from ALS. Envelope addressed to Mrs. George Lawrence, Liverpool and hand dated \"London, November five, 1832\" with the same date on stamped postmark.","Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, usually known as Lord North. Signed \"North.\" Prime Minister 1770-1782. Also, the signature of Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, signed as \"Westcote.\" A date, May 2, 1760 is on the paper, but not necessarily the date of the document.","(Sir) Robert Peel. Signed \"Robert Peel.\" Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846.","Henry Pelham. Signed \"H. Pelham.\" Prime Minister 1743-1754.","Thomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, also called Thomas Pelham-Holles. Signed \"Holles Newcastle.\" Prime Minister 1754-1756 and 1757-1762. Other signatures on paper: \"H.B. Legge\" (Henry Bilson Legge) and \"?. Nugent.\"","William Pitt (the Younger). Signed \"W. Pitt.\" Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-1805.","Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian. Signed \"Roseberry.\" Prime Minister 1894-1895.","John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. Signed J. Russell. Prime Minister 1865-1866.","Scope and Contents Henry John Temple, Third Viscount of Palmerston. Signed \"Palmerston\" with another signature on the reverse, \"Lord Palmerston.\" Prime Minister 1855-1858 and 1859-1865. Palmerston and Ashley. Signatures \"The Honble E. Ashley, Treasury\" and \"Palmerston.\"","Margaret Thatcher. Signed \"Margaret Thatcher\" on stationery with House of Commons embossed crest. Prime Minister 1979-1991.","Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. Signed \"Walpole.\" Prime Minister 1721-1742. Considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.","Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Signed \"W. Wellington.\" Prime Minister 1828-1830.","Harold Wilson, Prime Minister 1964-1970, 1974-1976, on card with date \"9.ix.60.\"","Scope and Contents Letter from Lord Eldon John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Corfe Castle, to his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton, London, dated September 8, 1829. Asks her to send any political news she might hear and love to her and his grandson. Book page with print of \"John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of England\" engraved by HY Robinson.","Scope and Contents Letter with heading \"Lettre de Nouvelle Annee\" from George II to the Duke of Lorraine, dated January 10, 1728. George II writes that he is responding to a New Year's letter from the Duke of Lorraine and wishes him and his family a prosperous New Year. The Salutation is \"Mon Frere\" and the closing is \"Votre bon frere, George R.\" The letter is written in French and includes 2 black wax seals. Includes a page from a book with a print of George II.","Letter written by Charles James Fox, St. Anne's Hill, to William Smith, M.P., Park Street, Westminister, postmarked May 12, 1800. He thanks William Smith for the two volumes, commenting \"I take notice of the proceedings in France...\" Includes a book print of Charles James Fox.","Printed receipt for investments, dated June 1, 1725, which includes handwritten interest entries totalling one thousand six hundred Eighty Seven pounds and ten shillings.  \"By order dated 21st Day of Febry, 1723, ...Wm Pawlett, one of the Four tellers of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer...being for fifteen months interest.....  The interest was received by Sarah Dutchess Dowager of Marlborough, Francis Earl of Godolphin and William Clayton Esqr, three of the acting Exors \u0026 Trustees of John, Late Duke of Marlborough.  Signed by S. Marlborough, Godolphin, and Wm Clayton.  Includes a book pring of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough.","Scope and Contents Official document to \"Capnd Brian Mansergh Lieutenant\" from \"George, Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge\" about Capt. Thomas Hopkins and the Troop of Horse. Signed Albemarle. November 2, 1660. Paper seal attached. Includes a book print of George Monck, Duke of Albemarle.","Signed poem by Daniel O'Connell M.P. for Mrs. Weld, dated May 27, 1838. Appears to be a love letter, but possibly as a rejected suitor. Includes a book print of Daniel O'Connell.","Scope and Contents A travel pass by Charles II ordering his \"Magistrates, Officers, Ministers and loving Subjects\" to allow Henry Compton to travel to Tangier without \"search, molestation, or hinderance ...  August 14, 14th Year of Our Reigne.\"  Signed by Edw. Nicholas and \"Charles R.\" Paper seal attached.  Print of Charles II included.","Letter from Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester to an unknown friend, sending her a gift of turquoise stones. June 13. Year unknown.","Scope and Contents Prince Albert, Windsor Castle, to \"My dear Lord\" about the proposed Indian Trophies Room at Windsor Castle. Prince Albert thanks him for his communication with Sir Edward Bowater, his presents sent to Sir Edward Bowater and the anticipated gift of the dispatches sent from India. He notes that the Queen will be glad to receive his contributions and that his pictures and the pictures of the Duke of Wellington \"will be most interesting additions to the historical collection of Portraits in the corridor.\" March [29], [18??]. Includes a carte de visite of Prince Albert.","Letter from Prince Augustus Frederick, Prince of Sussex, Kensington Palace to J. [Hartley], Bridge Street, saying he received the letter with the opinions of Mr. Denman and Holt. Send him the case and he will give his determination. March 4, 1824. Letter and envelope attached to mounting paper. Includes book print of His Royal Highness Prince Augustus-Frederick, Duke of Sussex.","Scope and Contents December 29, 1593 letter from Robert Devereux to a \"loving friend\" in Norfolk. Handwriting is difficult to read. Note received with accession mentions that he was a favorite of Elizabeth I. Includes book print of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.","Scope and Contents Letter from T.B. Macaulay, Albany, to \"Sir\" returning a corrected revision of an unknown written work.  October 8, 1842.  Includes book print of T.B. Macaulay.","Letter from George III to Lord Fauconberg referring to his \"severe and tedious illness.\" It has prevented him from handling public or private business which is why he hasn't responded to the letter received from Mr. Clarke the Apothecary at Cheltenham. Letter deals with bills from the work at Bayshill house and asks that they be sent to Mr. Gorton at Windsor. Also involves money going to Mr. Clarke to pay workmen. March 10, 1789. Includes book print of \"His Most Gracious Majesty George-William-Frederick the Third.\" In 1788, George III stayed with Lord Fauconberg at Cheltenham for spa treatment for his illness. Later, he paid for 17 more rooms to be added to Bayshill for more guests.","William IV complains to the Duke of Clarence of the near loss of a ship due to the lack of a chronometer. He writes that Commander Colonel Fox wrote him a letter about the incident, where an American ship informed them of the danger on their way to Halifax, so they were able to escape. \"Private and Confidential\" noted on top of page. November 15, 1829.","William IV, writing from Brighton, states that Baron [A?] is the \"fittest person\" and that \"Baron [A?] will proceed from London to the Congress.\" 1833. Includes an engraving of King William IV, by J. Cochran, from 'National Portrait Gallery, volume III' published c.1835 by Henry Dawe.","Wilberforce, at Sir Charles Middleton's, sends a list of \"unhappy people\" who he wants to \"secure a place in the Fleet now preparing for Botany Bay.\" This letter is in response to the recipient's earlier refusal to take these female convicts unless their care was by the County and not the Government. Wilberforce encourages the recipient's cooperation by stating \"I trust \u0026 believe that in your office I shall find official feelings so tempered with personal ones that you will not press any objections, which tend to detain a number of poor wretches in a crowded prison, where from necessity perhaps they have been kept too long.\" The female convicts are at York Castle and are to be sent to N.S. Wales. April 13, 1789.","Earl of Cardigan James Brudenell, at Deene, writes to an unknown neighbor acknowledging the receipt of his letter about the allegedly stolen pheasants and disagreeing with the accusation. February 7, 1868.","Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain thanks R.R. Ulyate for the gift of stationery, on which he is writing his thanks. The stationery is an advertisement for Arusha, decorated with printed small maps of Africa and Arusha, written directions and a letterhead with the address \"Neville Chamberlain, P.O. Arusha, Tanganyika.\" He mentions that he thinks the \"High Commissioner, if and when appointed, will have a new residence.\" February 4, 1930. Ray Ulyate was a resident of Arusha where he led tours into the jungle, and one of the first to emphasize photography, and operated The New Arusha Hotel.","Order from Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, at Victory off Cagliari, to Captain Frank Sotheron that the dispatcher Captain Boyle be sent away immediately after his dispatches are delivered because Nelson doesn't want the Seahorse to anchor or be detained in the Bay. Includes a short message to Mr. Elliott to \"act with caution.\" Signed \"Nelson and Bronte.\" January 25, 1805. Notation at end of letter \"Received by the Seahorse on the morning of the 28th of January in Naples Bay.\"","Order from Fourth Earl of Sandwich John Montagu to Captain Vaughan, Commander of his Majesty's hired ship the Whitehaven to \"proceed immediately to Alross Bay with His Majesty's ship under your command, or wherever else you shall hear Capt. Noel to be [of the sloop Greyhound]…\" for a future attack. The order is written by the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland and signed by \"Sandwich\" and others. The order gives the particulars and location of two French Men of War near Arisaig on the Western Coast of North Britain, both of which were recently attacked by the British sloops the Greyhound, the Terror and Baltimore. May 13, 1746.","Typed letter from Lady Nancy Astor, The Hoe, Plymouth to Frank Doubleday (American Publishers) about her fight with the Drink Trade and her opinion that her speeches aren't worth publishing. November 2, 1922.","A \"private\" letter from Lord Charles Cornwallis in Calcutta to Viscount Sydney in which he gives his thoughts on India and some of the earlier administrators: \"…there are many very able \u0026 very honest men in the Company's service in Bengal.\" He comments that his conduct \"…of this war or that war, \u0026 I believe I have made very few enemies by it.\" February 19, 1787.","William Grenville, Whitehall, to Alexander Straton, Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, informing Straton of the death of King Louis XVI: \"his Most Christian Majesty…was inhumanly executed in the Place De Louis 15: on Monday last, pursuant to a Decree of the National Convention\" and the King ordered in Council for the departure of Monsr Chauvelin from this Kingdom within eight days.\" William Grenville was the Foreign Secretary at the time and the Marquis was a French Ambassador who no longer had legal credentials. January 25, 1793.","Original cabinet photograph of Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton who claimed to be Roger Tichborne, the son of Lady Doughty-Tichborne. An abbreviated history of the Tichborne Family and \"The Claimant\" trial is written on the sheet of paper to which the photograph is glued. Roger Tichborne was presumed drowned near Australia, but his Mother, hoping he was still alive, advertised for his whereabouts in Australia. Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton came to England claiming to be Roger Tichborne. He was eventually tried and convicted of perjury. He became known as \"The Claimant.\" Includes a carte de visite of Mary Ann Bryant (Mrs Tom Castro), but it is labeled as Lady Roger Tichborne. 1873.","Duke of Wellington, in Paris, to an unknown person concerning an unpaid bill and his opinion of decisions he made in the past. Draft of a reply from the unknown person in Cambia, stating \"Greatly as I feel the condescension of …letter of the 17th, I should not again have trespassed upon you, even with my thanks, did I not fear that some inaccuracy of expression may have misled your….as to the nature of the feelings which I stated to have been …\" Memo on the reverse states \"the difference of opinion between Wm. [Buhel] [Bikel] and myself - with draft of answer.\" January 17, 1817.","Spencer Perceval to \"Madam\" concerning his financial obligations for the care of Mrs. Perceval. He mentions Mrs. Perceval's pension versus her income and his willingness to give her about 40 pounds a month for meals and lodging if it won't interfere with the pension. The rental agreement should be no longer than a year, but also one that he can \"put an end to it upon some much shorter notice…\" He comments that he thinks the price for her lodging should include laying in her coal, particularly since she isn't well, but it is up to Mrs. Perceval to arrange her own terms. He thinks Mrs. Perceval is too ill to change lodgings. He thanks \"Madame\" for helping. Mrs. Perceval might be his mother. October 24, 1807.","William Prescott, in Boston, sends William Cullen Bryant an article on Bryant's writings written by the Count de Circourt. Prescott describes M. de Circourt as \"…one of the most accomplished critics in France…it might be gratifying to you, as it is always to your countrymen, to see in what manner your writings are appreciated by intelligent foreigners.\" February 3, 1848. Includes a print of a drawing of William H. Prescott by George Richmond, from a drawing in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle, engraved by H. Wright Smith. Possibly from the book 'Biographical and citical miscellanies' by W.H. Prescott, published 1859.","Charles S. Gordon, in London, informs Mr. [Stab] that Gordon's luggage will be arriving in Constantinople and gives him instructions for the disbursement of some of the items (gun, gun case, photographic tent, camera stand) to Biddulph and Gordon. At the end of the letter, Gordon changes his mind and requests that the items be returned to him except the gun and gun case which [Stab] can keep as souvenirs. This letter was written shortly after Charles S. Gordon returned from his commission to mark the new border between the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire up into Asia Minor. January 26, 1859. Charles S. Gordon was later known as Charles S. \"Chinese\" Gordon.","William E. Gladstone, writing on House of Commons Library embossed letterhead, to an unknown American about the United States and the current \"imperfect\" bill to recognize the principle of International Copyright. Concedes that the bill should help both American and foreign authors. March 25, 1890. Includes stereoscopic card of Gladstone.","Cecil John Rhodes, on Burlington Hotel.W. London stationery, to \"My dear Thomas\" saying he is going out of town and to thank Bonnor for his invitation. Undated.","Embossed form with seal for Bahama-Islands, New-Providence and heading \"By His Excellency the Right Honorable John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor-General, and Commander in Chief of the said Bahama-Islands\" giving Peleg Latham a license for the sloop, Matsey, to sail and depart from this \"Port and Government\" for New York. Signed by Dunmore and Adam Christie, Secry. Dated June 24, 1793.","Piece of paper with signatures of Lord (Field Marshal Horatio Herbert) Kitchener and Louis Botha. Other signatures are unclear, but two are possibly Haig (Douglas Haig) and Smuts (John Christian Smuts). Dated October 4, 1922. These men were participants in the Boer War.","Lord John Russell, Pembroke Lodge, to the author of an essay on Thomas Macaulay, praising his writing and hoping he would edit a book by Macaulay with his essay as an introduction. Russell also cites his praises for Macaulay, then adding \"perhaps in painting his characters he made his lights too bright, \u0026 his shade too deep, a defect perhaps inseparable from his wonderful powers of …\" November 2, 18??. Macaulay died on December 28, 1859.","Prince Albert, Windsor Castle to Sir James (last name unknown) returning \"the admiral's voluminous correspondence with my best thanks and can only say that I agree in the feelings expressed in your answer to him. [January] 20, 1854.","Two envelopes with picture of Sir Winston Churchill headed with \"First Day of Issue\" and stamped with U.S. 5 cents stamps with Churchill's image, both dated May 13, 1965, postmarked Fulton, Missouri. One envelope has 4 stamps and is signed by Sir Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955-1957. The second envelope has one stamp and is signed by Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.","\"William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter … authorizes in His Majesty's name\" the seizure of [Lord] Gregory for treason. Warrant issued at Whitehall on March 19, 1788. Warrant addressed to Anthony Fabiani, one of the Majesty's Messengers, and 3 other. Red wax seal on the warrant.","William Petty Shelburne (Second Earl) (First Marquis of Landsdowne), London, to an unknown gentleman about handling the affairs of Shelburne's nephew and deceased brother. Shelburne says he is \"determined not to interfere\" but \"promised the exors that I would give them my opinion whenever they called on me\" and that Sir William Petty has advised that they pay their lawyer and apothecary well. Shelburne wishes the recipient to take over his brother's affairs because he is close to his nephew's Mother's family, even though Mr. Morwley has done a good job. January 26, 1795. Lord Lansdowne's brother was the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice (1742-1793) of Cliveden and a Member of Parliament.","Lord Randolph S. Churchill asks Mr. [J.I.] Minchin to excuse him from attending the Chess Tournament dinner on May 19 because he needs rest after a hard work session in Parliament and will be traveling to Ireland during the Whitsuntide Holidays. May 5, 1883. The letter is written on 2 Connaught Place stationary. The London 1883 chess tournament was an international tournament. Lord Randolph S. Churchill is the father of Winston Churchill.","Warren Hastings, Dalyesford House writes to The Rev. William Johnson, Parley Place, Croydon, Surry about an assignment, possibly as an executor of an estate. He asks for Rev. Johnson's help in acquiring financial and other information with questions about the current finances. April 25, 1798.","Sir Robert Peel responds to a proposal to help Ireland during the potato famine. The proposal appears to involve asking for money from the government or borrowing it, possibly confiscating land as collateral. He thinks the proposal will be hard to enforce and will be a source of \"dissatisfaction and discontent.\" He notes \"It's difficult to argue calamity in the immediate presence of famine and disease.\"","Signature of Earl of Godolphin Sidney, Lord High Treasurer under Queen Anne, on a warrant for Tallys and Revenue of Excise. Other names mentioned are William Gregory and William Wardour. Partial document. December 9, 1693.","King George IV requests that the Master of the Stag Hounds keep 6 horses for Lord Maryborough (William Wellesley-Pole). \"The King is aware that this additional allowance has not been the practice but in consequence of Lord Maryborough's removal from his late office, for the convenience of Lord Liverpool, the King does not think it right that he should be, so decided…[this] present indulgence is by the King's express command, but not to be extended to my future Master of the Stag Hounds.\" November 19, 1824.","Lord Palmerston writes that the \"Duke of Wellington has accepted the Office of 1st Lord of the Treasury and we are to give up the seals of office at St. James's tomorrow.\" November 15, 1834.","Lord Palmerton, Prime Minister, to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, about the charge by Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Attorney General of Hong Kong, that John Walter Hulme, Chief Justice in Hong Kong, was drunk at the Governor's table. He repeats comments by Bowring [Sir John Bowring] who was at the dinner. He warns that this matter needs to be handled carefully since Anstey's correspondence is damaging and Hong Kong is not a \"very favorite establishment in our House.\" He suggests investigating Hulme's character and the prejudices of those bringing the charge, especially Anstey who is \"violent and intemperate.\" August 27, 1856. Carte de visite of Lord Palmerton is included.","December 9, 1765 letter from William Pitt (the elder) to \"Dear Sir\" asking him to forward the enclosed letter to Comte de Wallwoden \"by the first safe opportunity.\" The letter is the \"notification of the melancholy loss of Lady Yarmouth\" which he received on October 22. Lady Yarmouth (Amalie von Wendt) was the mistress of King George II and Wallmoden was their son. Includes an engraving of William Pitt.","George Canning, Foreign Office, to Lord John Fitzroy saying he'd received his letter about Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at Talavera de la Reina (Peninsula Campaign) before the arrival of Lord FitzRoy Somerset with Sir Arthur Wellesley's dispatches. August 15, 1809.","George Canning, Pavilion, Brighton, to the Prince de Polignac regarding his amazement of the arrest of the daughters of Sir Robert Wilson in Calais as they were leaving France. He asks Prince de Polignac to find out what happened and to \"redress it, as far as may be in your power.\" There is an abstract of the letter from Sir Robert Wilson to George Canning which gives the particulars of the arrest and his assurance that his daughters \"had nothing with them but their own private property.\" January 31, 1824. Jules de Polignac was Prime Minister of France from 8 August 1829 – 29 July 1830.","George Canning, Downing Street, to \"Sir\" giving the agenda of the November 14th Parliamentary session: \"obtain the sanction for admitting certain kinds of foreign grain for Home Consumption before they would have been by law regularly admissible for that purpose, and to elect a Speaker and complete the other formal proceedings incident to the opening of a New Parliament.\" \"No. 3\" is noted at the top of the page. September 7, 1826.","Edward VIII, Hotel Ritz, Paris, to Sir William Rootes, Piccadilly, thanking him for lending him a \"Humber and your driver Calvert\" during his visit, and giving details of other travel arrangements made during that visit plus his future November 5 trip on the \"Queen Mary.\" Edward VIII states, while visiting Eric Dudley and in London, he met people who share his pessimism over the Socialist havoc of the economy. He laments that Great Britain is losing its world position, but France has the anarchy of the Communist controlled unions with political discord. October 17, 1947.","Edward VIII, H.Q. Guards Division, accepts a Christmas Eve dinner invitation from \"My dear Colonel.\" December 21, 1915.","Edward VII, in Rome, to Dr. Chambers with thanks for the good wishes for his birthday and approaching marriage. \"When one reaches the age of 21, \u0026 is shortly to be married, one begins to feel responsibilities creeping one one…Much will be expected of me, but…if I keep the example of my Parents before me, I have not fear of going wrong.\" Edward VII lists the cities that he, his sister and brother-in-law have visited during their tour. Signed \"Albert Edward.\" November 23, 1862. Includes envelope addressed to T.K. Chambers, Grosvenor Square, London, black bordered, with a black wax seal. Includes carte de visites of Alexandra of Denmark (wife of Edward VII) and Edward VII.","Duchess of Kent (Victoria Mary Louisa), on embossed stationary, to Lady Barrington with thanks for making a beautiful bag which she will cherish as a souvenir. She is Queen Victoria's mother. A later note on letter states \"1847?\".","James VI requires the Earl Marischal to attend a national assembly to hinder increase of papacy. July 18, 1616. George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal founded the Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1593. He held several offices under King James VI. Includes an attached paper seal.","Typed tribute to Winston Churchill, on parchment type paper, given by Field-Marshall Montgomery and signed \"Montgomery of Alamein F.M.\" Undated. 4 pages. Field-Marshall Montgomery's full title was \"Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.\"","Reply by Lord Palmerston to someone approving of the labors of the Foreign Office. Signed \"Palmerston.\" March 5, 1832. Henry John Temple Palmerston (Third Viscount).","Dinner menu of the Hotel de Crillon in Paris signed by David Lloyd George. January 27, 1921.","Charles Dickens asks the recipient to forward a note to his office in an envelope marked \"private\" and it will have his attention. Written on Athenaeum Club letterhead stationery. November 17, 1866. Includes an engraving of a portrait bust of Charles Dickens by J.H Baker after a photograph by Mason \u0026 Co.,1870.","Envelope addressed to Viscountess Barrington, Cassiobury Park with attached red wax seal and postmark of January 6, 1847.","Lord Halifax, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.to The Rt. Rev. Herbert Welch, New York City, New York responds to a request that the English Methodist Church fund credit in the United States be remitted to Uruguay. Lord Fairfax notes that the United Methodist Church should \"surrender to the Exchange Control at the Bank of England all its dollar funds.\" May 31, 1941. Lord Halifax was the British Ambassador to the United States in 1941. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax.","Permission signed by King William III and given \"by his Majtys command Nottingham\" to Sir Willoughby Aston, High Sheriffe of County of Chester, to \"give and grant you full license \u0026 permission during your said Office of Sheriffe to remaine or dwell out of our said County…\" December 29, 1690. A paper seal is attached to letter with red wax. Includes an engraving of King William III. Includes a steel engraving by W.Holl of a William III portrait, after a painting by Caspar Netscher.","Daniel O'Connell wants to put James [unknown] on the voting papers for St. George's Ward. \"I think you will not disavow us…but how useful an anti-slavery man may be in the council – with your help I think I could get our corporation to set an example to all the corporations in Great Britain on the subject.\" October 20, 1841. Includes an engraving of Daniel O'Connell, Esq. by Robert Cooper from a painting by T. Catterson Smith.","Signature of the First Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu on a declaration \"Wee allow of this bill of Incidents amounting to the sum….Whitehall Treasy Chambers.\" The document contains 5 signatures: Halifax, Richard Onslow, Paul Methuen, and Edward Wortley (Edward Wortley Montagu), husband of Mary Wortley Montagu. One signature is illegible. November 2, 1714.","Raglan accepts dinner invitation from Lady Henniken for Saturday, July 6. Written after 1852 when Fitzroy Somerset became First Baron the Lord of Raglan Fitzroy Somerset. Notation with letter says it was written during the Light Brigade.","B. White informs W. Pritchard of the London and County Bank of the death of his brother, Henry White. April 19, 1887. Envelope included. Pencil notes on envelope say this is Lt. Gen White, Hero of Balaclava Charge in the Charge of the Light Brigade. A Lt. Col. Henry White was with the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons.","Henry Campbell-Bannerman, 6 Grosvenor Place, to Donaldson, enclosing a partially completed form or application (not included). He mentions that he is a member of the Bull Dog Club and is glad to hear \"good accounts of the keeps.\" March 19, 1896.","Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, Foreign Secretary, written while keeper of the Irish seal, to the Rt. Honorable John Beresford with the news that \"Lord Cornwallis has been engaged this week in sounding the principal Persons in town with the exception of Lord Pery, who sees the objections in a strong point of view, the others are dishonest to entertain the question – some with a greater degree of preference than others.\" He continues by saying the counties of Cork and Limerick are for it. He closes with the statement \"The county pretty much as you left it – the Orangemen and Catholics … in the County of Derry.\" \"Private\" is noted at the top of page one. November ? [1799].","Scope and Contents James III, \"the old pretender,\" letter written from O'Albano, about Arthur Dillon and signed \"Jacques R.\" Written in French. September 18, 1724. Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon, was a Jacobite soldier from Ireland who served in the French army, per the Compendium of Irish Biography. Per Wikipedia, Arthur Dillon was given the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by James III.  In 1711 Arthur was created \"Comte Dillon\" in France by Louis XIV; and was awarded the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by the monarch he recognized as James III.","Engraving of La Belle Hamilton by J.Thomson after an original painting by Sir Peter Lely.","Engraving of Lord Nelson by T Woolnoth from an original picture by Hoppner in her Majesty's Collection at St James's.","George III Appointment of Donald McDonald as \"Lieutenant in Captain William Pemble's Independent Company of Invalids doing Duty in North Britain\" given at St. James's Court on October 29, 1783. Signed by George III and Lord North.","Henry Trenwith, before leaving for the East-indies, appoints Elizabeth Trenwith to receive \"two months' pay of my Wages Yearly…during the whole time of my being forth.\" Dated November 3, 1753 with notation on reverse, \"Months paid the 10 January 1755…\" Document is glued to a paper backing.","William IV warrant which releases Richard Kettle, the younger from the Devon County Gaol where he is confined under a game law conviction with a 20 pound fine. The reason given is Kettle's lawyer's neglect and the length of time Kettle has been in prison. March 19, 1834. Signed by William IV and others.","Documents signed by Prince Regent George and King George IV.  An engraving of \"George IV, King of England\" by Charles Picart from an original drawing, is included.","Patent from Georg Prinz Regent Georg to Von Dreehsell, signed at Carlton House on January 29, 1814. Written in German. Attached paper seal.","George IV appoints Major General Sir Edward Barnes K.C.B. to the local rank of Lieutenant General in the Islands of Ceylon. Court held at Carlton House, May 20, 1823. A red wax on paper seal and blue seal are attached to the appointment.","First Duke of Marlborough John Churchill appoints John Danvers as a Captain in Brigadier Thomas Farrington's regiment to replace Captain Richard Nanfan. Signed \"Marlborough\" with other signatures. June 24, 1706. The appointment is written one month after the victory at Ramillies in which Thomas Farrington's regiment participated. An engraving \"John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough\" by H.T. Ryall is included.","A Safe Conduct Warrant for Colonel Roger Whitley to travel into France and other foreign countries, \"having served us with great dilligence during all these troubles.\" Signed by Charles I. January 14, 1646. A colored engraving of \"Charles 1st. King of England, Scotland, France \u0026 Ireland\" engraved for \"Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England\" is included.","Indenture from Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Principal Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, to John [Aloxdo] , signed by Lord Burghley. November 23, 1753. Written in English and Latin. An engraving of \"William Cecil, Lord Burghley\" by S. Freeman from the original of Mark Gerard is included.","Second Duke of Grafton Charles appoints Richard St. George as Lieutenant Colonel in His Majesty's First Regiment of Carabiniers under the Command of Richard Lord Viscount Shannon in His Majesty's Army in Ireland and also to be Captain of a Troop in the said Regiment in the room of John Petry Esqr. Deceased.\" July 6, 1723. Signed by Edward Hopkins and \"Grafton\" by the Duke. Lord Shannon's regiment was a Regiment of Horse. Written on vellum with the \"Great Seal of Great Britain\" attached.","George VI appoints Peter Murray, Esquire as an \"Officer of the Seventh Grade of Our Foreign Service at any of Our Diplomatic or Consular Establishments…\" Dated October 20, 1948 but effective beginning July 1, 1947. Signed by \"George R.\" and Clement R. Atlee. Embossed seal.","Queen Anne gives her representatives \"Full Power for the Treaty of Peace with Spain\" during the negotiations of the Treaty of Ultrecht. 1713. Written in Latin and signed \"Anna R.\" A descriptive note, later added in pencil, says \"Re: treaty of Utrecht Instructions to Commissioners to sign treaty ending War of Spanish Succession ceding Gibraltar.\" Engraving of \"Queen Anne\" by J. Cochran from the original by Kneller is included.","George V appoints Frederick Samuel Beaumont as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, given at Buckingham Palace on July 1, 1916. Signed by George V. Red embossed seal on the certificate.","Letter from Samuel Pepys to \"My Lord\" about his arrangements made with Captain Salmon on behalf of the King \"for transporting the Muscovite envoy to Licoorne.\" December 5, 1687. A typed transcript of the letter and an engraving of Samuel Pepys is included. These items are glued on pages in a red leather bound book made especially for the collection.","July 8, 1857 indenture for the division of the estate of Benjamin Handy between various individuals and family members, who include: Henrietta and Henry Almond Thorpe, Louisa Handy, Mary Handy, George and Jane Elizabeth Mary Ann Rowland, Alfred Ainge and Sophia Harris, John Daniel Clarke, Henry Hand, Joseph Southby, Walter Charles Venning, Emma Jane Venning and William Ord Marshall. The document is 13 pages and written on vellum with 21 signatures beside red wax seals and attached official stamped seals. Note on reverse, \"High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Estate of Benjamin Hardy, dec'd, Rowland vs Hardy....this is exhibit marked A referred to in the affidavit of William Holmes and William Pearse by the said William Holmes this 13th day of July 1883 before me,\" signed by a commissioner.","August 30, 1836 indenture between William Sawbridge, Mary Abel and George Peach selling property to Theophilus Jeyes. Land is located in Market Hill in the town of Northampton. 2 pages on vellum.","Handwritten in Latin on vellum with signature \"Jacobus R.\" Notation on reverse side, \"....for tryall of My L Delamer.\"","Signature of Joseph Smyth with red wax seal.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Joynt, Richard G.","English French Latin"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00032","/repositories/2/resources/8560"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"collection_title_tesim":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts"],"collection_ssim":["Richard G. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLoosely arranged by genre and size of material except the signatures which are in alphabetical order (box 1, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Loosely arranged by genre and size of material except the signatures which are in alphabetical order (box 1, folder 2)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRichard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Richard G. Joynt Collection of British Manuscripts, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAccessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in March 2015. Processing and item descriptions completed in December 2015 by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in March 2015. Processing and item descriptions completed in December 2015 by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRichard G. Joynt's collection of British manuscripts, from the 15th to the 20th century, of 88 letters and documents, 41 cut signatures, and many book engravings.  The authors and signatures include kings, queens, prime ministers, nobles, military officers, authors, and other dignitaries. Personal matters, military orders and letters, religion, treaties, politics, intrique, and much more are covered in these letters, often interwoven with current events.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRemarks by Victoria \"Tori\" J. Bossé during the presentation luncheon in 2015. She reflects on the significance to her, as the daughter of the collector, Richard George Joynt who she calls a \"historical Anglophile.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSignatures of British Prime Ministers beginning with Robert Wadpole, Prime Minister 1721-1742, and ending with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister 1979-1991.  Most signatures are cut signatures from letters, documents or envelopes.  The signatures are organized alphabetically by the surname of the Prime Minister rather than their titles, though the titles are noted in the descriptions.  The descriptions also include the dates each person served as Prime Minister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth. Signed \"Sidmouth.\" Prime Minister, 1801-1804.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHerbert Asquith. Signed \"H H Asquith.\" Prime Minister 1908-1916.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eClement Richard Atlee, 1st Earl Attlee. Signed \"Clement Richard Atlee.\" Prime Minister, 1945-1951.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eStanley Baldwin. Signed \"Stanley Baldwin\" on stationery with embossed 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1.\" Prime Minister 1923-1924, 1924-1929, and 1936-1937.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour. Signed \"Arthur James Balfour.\" Prime Minister 1902-1905.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Callaghan. Signed \"Jim Callaghan\" on stationery of The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1. Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967. Prime Minister 1976-1979.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning. Signed \"Geo. Canning.\" Prime Minister 1827.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, Third Duke of Portland. Paper seal of George III, attached on reverse. Signed \"Portland.\" Prime Minister 1783 and 1807-1809.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWinston Churchill. Midland Bank Limited check, dated October 22, 1945, written to The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill and endorsed \"Winston Churchill.\" Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Signed \"Wilmington, ?.\" Prime Minister 1742-1743. Date on document fragment is July 19, 1734, with a partial order written on the reverse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. Signed \"Benj Disraeli.\" \"Henry Colburn, Esq\" written on reverse. Prime Minister 1868, 1874-1880. Includes carte de visite of a portrait of Disraeli.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2nd Earl Shelbourne and 1st Marquis of Landsdowne.  Also known as William Petty-Fitzmaurice.  Signed \"Shelbourne.\" Prime Minister 1782-1783.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton. Signed \"Grafton.\" Appears to be an envelope addressed to Lady Mary Lindsay Campbell, Edinburgh. Prime Minister 1767-1770.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Salisbury-Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury. Signed \"Salisbury.\" Prime Minister 1885-1886, 1886-1892, and 1895-1902.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavid Lloyd George. Signed \"D. Lloyd George\" on reverse of a request for his signature by Ruth Adler of Rochelle, New York, dated April 19, 1924. Prime Minister 1916-1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam E. Gladstone. Signature \"WE Gladstone\" on envelope, with August 1881 cancel date, addressed to Mrs. DC Philbrooke, Bangor, Maine. Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Signed \"Goderich.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Franking signature \"FJ Robinson, Esq. Ripon\" and sender's signature \"FJ Robinson.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828. The fragment is an envelope, postmarked 27 Feb 1821, and addressed to Lady Sullivan, Surry\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord William Grenville. Signed \"Grenville.\" Prime Minister 1806-1807.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Grenville.  Signed \"George Grenville.\" Fragment of a letter with date of January 14, 1752 and other signatures of \"?. Campbell\" and George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (signed \"G. Lyttelton.\" Prime Minister 1763-1765.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Grey, Second Earl Grey. Signed \"Grey.\" Prime Minister 1830-1834. Appears to be an envelope addressed to Sir John Key, Baronet, 14 Bedford Square. Sir John Key was a member of Parliament in 1833. A date, 16 Nov 33, is handwritten on the fragment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Signed \"Aberdeen.\" Prime Minister 1852-1855.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward Richard George Heath. Signed \"Edward Heath\" and dated 27 March '74. Prime Minister 1970-1974.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Sir) Alec Douglas Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel. Signed \"Alec Douglas-Home.\" Prime Minister 1963-1964.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Banks Jenkinson, Second Duke of Liverpool. Signed \"Liverpool.\" Prime Minister 1812-1827.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA. Bonar Law. Signed \"A.B. Law.\" Prime Minister 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames Ramsay MacDonald. Signed \"J. Ramsay MacDonald.\" Prime Minister 1924 and 1929-1935.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. Signed \"Hon Macmillan.\" Prime Minister 1957-1963. Written on letterhead, \"From the Rt. Hon.Harold Macmillan, St. Martin's Street, London.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Lamb Melbourne, Second Viscount. Signed \"Melbourne.\" Prime Minister 1834, 1835-1842. Clipped from ALS. Envelope addressed to Mrs. George Lawrence, Liverpool and hand dated \"London, November five, 1832\" with the same date on stamped postmark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFrederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, usually known as Lord North. Signed \"North.\" Prime Minister 1770-1782. Also, the signature of Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, signed as \"Westcote.\" A date, May 2, 1760 is on the paper, but not necessarily the date of the document.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Sir) Robert Peel. Signed \"Robert Peel.\" Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Pelham. Signed \"H. Pelham.\" Prime Minister 1743-1754.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, also called Thomas Pelham-Holles. Signed \"Holles Newcastle.\" Prime Minister 1754-1756 and 1757-1762. Other signatures on paper: \"H.B. Legge\" (Henry Bilson Legge) and \"?. Nugent.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Pitt (the Younger). Signed \"W. Pitt.\" Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-1805.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArchibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian. Signed \"Roseberry.\" Prime Minister 1894-1895.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn Russell, 1st Earl Russell. Signed J. Russell. Prime Minister 1865-1866.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Henry John Temple, Third Viscount of Palmerston. Signed \"Palmerston\" with another signature on the reverse, \"Lord Palmerston.\" Prime Minister 1855-1858 and 1859-1865. Palmerston and Ashley. Signatures \"The Honble E. Ashley, Treasury\" and \"Palmerston.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMargaret Thatcher. Signed \"Margaret Thatcher\" on stationery with House of Commons embossed crest. Prime Minister 1979-1991.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRobert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. Signed \"Walpole.\" Prime Minister 1721-1742. Considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Signed \"W. Wellington.\" Prime Minister 1828-1830.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarold Wilson, Prime Minister 1964-1970, 1974-1976, on card with date \"9.ix.60.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter from Lord Eldon John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Corfe Castle, to his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton, London, dated September 8, 1829. Asks her to send any political news she might hear and love to her and his grandson. Book page with print of \"John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of England\" engraved by HY Robinson.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter with heading \"Lettre de Nouvelle Annee\" from George II to the Duke of Lorraine, dated January 10, 1728. George II writes that he is responding to a New Year's letter from the Duke of Lorraine and wishes him and his family a prosperous New Year. The Salutation is \"Mon Frere\" and the closing is \"Votre bon frere, George R.\" The letter is written in French and includes 2 black wax seals. Includes a page from a book with a print of George II.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter written by Charles James Fox, St. Anne's Hill, to William Smith, M.P., Park Street, Westminister, postmarked May 12, 1800. He thanks William Smith for the two volumes, commenting \"I take notice of the proceedings in France...\" Includes a book print of Charles James Fox.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted receipt for investments, dated June 1, 1725, which includes handwritten interest entries totalling one thousand six hundred Eighty Seven pounds and ten shillings.  \"By order dated 21st Day of Febry, 1723, ...Wm Pawlett, one of the Four tellers of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer...being for fifteen months interest.....  The interest was received by Sarah Dutchess Dowager of Marlborough, Francis Earl of Godolphin and William Clayton Esqr, three of the acting Exors \u0026amp; Trustees of John, Late Duke of Marlborough.  Signed by S. Marlborough, Godolphin, and Wm Clayton.  Includes a book pring of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Official document to \"Capnd Brian Mansergh Lieutenant\" from \"George, Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge\" about Capt. Thomas Hopkins and the Troop of Horse. Signed Albemarle. November 2, 1660. Paper seal attached. Includes a book print of George Monck, Duke of Albemarle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned poem by Daniel O'Connell M.P. for Mrs. Weld, dated May 27, 1838. Appears to be a love letter, but possibly as a rejected suitor. Includes a book print of Daniel O'Connell.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents A travel pass by Charles II ordering his \"Magistrates, Officers, Ministers and loving Subjects\" to allow Henry Compton to travel to Tangier without \"search, molestation, or hinderance ...  August 14, 14th Year of Our Reigne.\"  Signed by Edw. Nicholas and \"Charles R.\" Paper seal attached.  Print of Charles II included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester to an unknown friend, sending her a gift of turquoise stones. June 13. Year unknown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Prince Albert, Windsor Castle, to \"My dear Lord\" about the proposed Indian Trophies Room at Windsor Castle. Prince Albert thanks him for his communication with Sir Edward Bowater, his presents sent to Sir Edward Bowater and the anticipated gift of the dispatches sent from India. He notes that the Queen will be glad to receive his contributions and that his pictures and the pictures of the Duke of Wellington \"will be most interesting additions to the historical collection of Portraits in the corridor.\" March [29], [18??]. Includes a carte de visite of Prince Albert.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Prince Augustus Frederick, Prince of Sussex, Kensington Palace to J. [Hartley], Bridge Street, saying he received the letter with the opinions of Mr. Denman and Holt. Send him the case and he will give his determination. March 4, 1824. Letter and envelope attached to mounting paper. Includes book print of His Royal Highness Prince Augustus-Frederick, Duke of Sussex.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents December 29, 1593 letter from Robert Devereux to a \"loving friend\" in Norfolk. Handwriting is difficult to read. Note received with accession mentions that he was a favorite of Elizabeth I. Includes book print of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Letter from T.B. Macaulay, Albany, to \"Sir\" returning a corrected revision of an unknown written work.  October 8, 1842.  Includes book print of T.B. Macaulay.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from George III to Lord Fauconberg referring to his \"severe and tedious illness.\" It has prevented him from handling public or private business which is why he hasn't responded to the letter received from Mr. Clarke the Apothecary at Cheltenham. Letter deals with bills from the work at Bayshill house and asks that they be sent to Mr. Gorton at Windsor. Also involves money going to Mr. Clarke to pay workmen. March 10, 1789. Includes book print of \"His Most Gracious Majesty George-William-Frederick the Third.\" In 1788, George III stayed with Lord Fauconberg at Cheltenham for spa treatment for his illness. Later, he paid for 17 more rooms to be added to Bayshill for more guests.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam IV complains to the Duke of Clarence of the near loss of a ship due to the lack of a chronometer. He writes that Commander Colonel Fox wrote him a letter about the incident, where an American ship informed them of the danger on their way to Halifax, so they were able to escape. \"Private and Confidential\" noted on top of page. November 15, 1829.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam IV, writing from Brighton, states that Baron [A?] is the \"fittest person\" and that \"Baron [A?] will proceed from London to the Congress.\" 1833. Includes an engraving of King William IV, by J. Cochran, from 'National Portrait Gallery, volume III' published c.1835 by Henry Dawe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilberforce, at Sir Charles Middleton's, sends a list of \"unhappy people\" who he wants to \"secure a place in the Fleet now preparing for Botany Bay.\" This letter is in response to the recipient's earlier refusal to take these female convicts unless their care was by the County and not the Government. Wilberforce encourages the recipient's cooperation by stating \"I trust \u0026amp; believe that in your office I shall find official feelings so tempered with personal ones that you will not press any objections, which tend to detain a number of poor wretches in a crowded prison, where from necessity perhaps they have been kept too long.\" The female convicts are at York Castle and are to be sent to N.S. Wales. April 13, 1789.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEarl of Cardigan James Brudenell, at Deene, writes to an unknown neighbor acknowledging the receipt of his letter about the allegedly stolen pheasants and disagreeing with the accusation. February 7, 1868.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrime Minister Neville Chamberlain thanks R.R. Ulyate for the gift of stationery, on which he is writing his thanks. The stationery is an advertisement for Arusha, decorated with printed small maps of Africa and Arusha, written directions and a letterhead with the address \"Neville Chamberlain, P.O. Arusha, Tanganyika.\" He mentions that he thinks the \"High Commissioner, if and when appointed, will have a new residence.\" February 4, 1930. Ray Ulyate was a resident of Arusha where he led tours into the jungle, and one of the first to emphasize photography, and operated The New Arusha Hotel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder from Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, at Victory off Cagliari, to Captain Frank Sotheron that the dispatcher Captain Boyle be sent away immediately after his dispatches are delivered because Nelson doesn't want the Seahorse to anchor or be detained in the Bay. Includes a short message to Mr. Elliott to \"act with caution.\" Signed \"Nelson and Bronte.\" January 25, 1805. Notation at end of letter \"Received by the Seahorse on the morning of the 28th of January in Naples Bay.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrder from Fourth Earl of Sandwich John Montagu to Captain Vaughan, Commander of his Majesty's hired ship the Whitehaven to \"proceed immediately to Alross Bay with His Majesty's ship under your command, or wherever else you shall hear Capt. Noel to be [of the sloop Greyhound]…\" for a future attack. The order is written by the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland and signed by \"Sandwich\" and others. The order gives the particulars and location of two French Men of War near Arisaig on the Western Coast of North Britain, both of which were recently attacked by the British sloops the Greyhound, the Terror and Baltimore. May 13, 1746.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped letter from Lady Nancy Astor, The Hoe, Plymouth to Frank Doubleday (American Publishers) about her fight with the Drink Trade and her opinion that her speeches aren't worth publishing. November 2, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA \"private\" letter from Lord Charles Cornwallis in Calcutta to Viscount Sydney in which he gives his thoughts on India and some of the earlier administrators: \"…there are many very able \u0026amp; very honest men in the Company's service in Bengal.\" He comments that his conduct \"…of this war or that war, \u0026amp; I believe I have made very few enemies by it.\" February 19, 1787.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Grenville, Whitehall, to Alexander Straton, Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, informing Straton of the death of King Louis XVI: \"his Most Christian Majesty…was inhumanly executed in the Place De Louis 15: on Monday last, pursuant to a Decree of the National Convention\" and the King ordered in Council for the departure of Monsr Chauvelin from this Kingdom within eight days.\" William Grenville was the Foreign Secretary at the time and the Marquis was a French Ambassador who no longer had legal credentials. January 25, 1793.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOriginal cabinet photograph of Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton who claimed to be Roger Tichborne, the son of Lady Doughty-Tichborne. An abbreviated history of the Tichborne Family and \"The Claimant\" trial is written on the sheet of paper to which the photograph is glued. Roger Tichborne was presumed drowned near Australia, but his Mother, hoping he was still alive, advertised for his whereabouts in Australia. Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton came to England claiming to be Roger Tichborne. He was eventually tried and convicted of perjury. He became known as \"The Claimant.\" Includes a carte de visite of Mary Ann Bryant (Mrs Tom Castro), but it is labeled as Lady Roger Tichborne. 1873.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuke of Wellington, in Paris, to an unknown person concerning an unpaid bill and his opinion of decisions he made in the past. Draft of a reply from the unknown person in Cambia, stating \"Greatly as I feel the condescension of …letter of the 17th, I should not again have trespassed upon you, even with my thanks, did I not fear that some inaccuracy of expression may have misled your….as to the nature of the feelings which I stated to have been …\" Memo on the reverse states \"the difference of opinion between Wm. [Buhel] [Bikel] and myself - with draft of answer.\" January 17, 1817.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpencer Perceval to \"Madam\" concerning his financial obligations for the care of Mrs. Perceval. He mentions Mrs. Perceval's pension versus her income and his willingness to give her about 40 pounds a month for meals and lodging if it won't interfere with the pension. The rental agreement should be no longer than a year, but also one that he can \"put an end to it upon some much shorter notice…\" He comments that he thinks the price for her lodging should include laying in her coal, particularly since she isn't well, but it is up to Mrs. Perceval to arrange her own terms. He thinks Mrs. Perceval is too ill to change lodgings. He thanks \"Madame\" for helping. Mrs. Perceval might be his mother. October 24, 1807.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Prescott, in Boston, sends William Cullen Bryant an article on Bryant's writings written by the Count de Circourt. Prescott describes M. de Circourt as \"…one of the most accomplished critics in France…it might be gratifying to you, as it is always to your countrymen, to see in what manner your writings are appreciated by intelligent foreigners.\" February 3, 1848. Includes a print of a drawing of William H. Prescott by George Richmond, from a drawing in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle, engraved by H. Wright Smith. Possibly from the book 'Biographical and citical miscellanies' by W.H. Prescott, published 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles S. Gordon, in London, informs Mr. [Stab] that Gordon's luggage will be arriving in Constantinople and gives him instructions for the disbursement of some of the items (gun, gun case, photographic tent, camera stand) to Biddulph and Gordon. At the end of the letter, Gordon changes his mind and requests that the items be returned to him except the gun and gun case which [Stab] can keep as souvenirs. This letter was written shortly after Charles S. Gordon returned from his commission to mark the new border between the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire up into Asia Minor. January 26, 1859. Charles S. Gordon was later known as Charles S. \"Chinese\" Gordon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam E. Gladstone, writing on House of Commons Library embossed letterhead, to an unknown American about the United States and the current \"imperfect\" bill to recognize the principle of International Copyright. Concedes that the bill should help both American and foreign authors. March 25, 1890. Includes stereoscopic card of Gladstone.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCecil John Rhodes, on Burlington Hotel.W. London stationery, to \"My dear Thomas\" saying he is going out of town and to thank Bonnor for his invitation. Undated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEmbossed form with seal for Bahama-Islands, New-Providence and heading \"By His Excellency the Right Honorable John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor-General, and Commander in Chief of the said Bahama-Islands\" giving Peleg Latham a license for the sloop, Matsey, to sail and depart from this \"Port and Government\" for New York. Signed by Dunmore and Adam Christie, Secry. Dated June 24, 1793.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePiece of paper with signatures of Lord (Field Marshal Horatio Herbert) Kitchener and Louis Botha. Other signatures are unclear, but two are possibly Haig (Douglas Haig) and Smuts (John Christian Smuts). Dated October 4, 1922. These men were participants in the Boer War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord John Russell, Pembroke Lodge, to the author of an essay on Thomas Macaulay, praising his writing and hoping he would edit a book by Macaulay with his essay as an introduction. Russell also cites his praises for Macaulay, then adding \"perhaps in painting his characters he made his lights too bright, \u0026amp; his shade too deep, a defect perhaps inseparable from his wonderful powers of …\" November 2, 18??. Macaulay died on December 28, 1859.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrince Albert, Windsor Castle to Sir James (last name unknown) returning \"the admiral's voluminous correspondence with my best thanks and can only say that I agree in the feelings expressed in your answer to him. [January] 20, 1854.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo envelopes with picture of Sir Winston Churchill headed with \"First Day of Issue\" and stamped with U.S. 5 cents stamps with Churchill's image, both dated May 13, 1965, postmarked Fulton, Missouri. One envelope has 4 stamps and is signed by Sir Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955-1957. The second envelope has one stamp and is signed by Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter … authorizes in His Majesty's name\" the seizure of [Lord] Gregory for treason. Warrant issued at Whitehall on March 19, 1788. Warrant addressed to Anthony Fabiani, one of the Majesty's Messengers, and 3 other. Red wax seal on the warrant.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Petty Shelburne (Second Earl) (First Marquis of Landsdowne), London, to an unknown gentleman about handling the affairs of Shelburne's nephew and deceased brother. Shelburne says he is \"determined not to interfere\" but \"promised the exors that I would give them my opinion whenever they called on me\" and that Sir William Petty has advised that they pay their lawyer and apothecary well. Shelburne wishes the recipient to take over his brother's affairs because he is close to his nephew's Mother's family, even though Mr. Morwley has done a good job. January 26, 1795. Lord Lansdowne's brother was the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice (1742-1793) of Cliveden and a Member of Parliament.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Randolph S. Churchill asks Mr. [J.I.] Minchin to excuse him from attending the Chess Tournament dinner on May 19 because he needs rest after a hard work session in Parliament and will be traveling to Ireland during the Whitsuntide Holidays. May 5, 1883. The letter is written on 2 Connaught Place stationary. The London 1883 chess tournament was an international tournament. Lord Randolph S. Churchill is the father of Winston Churchill.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWarren Hastings, Dalyesford House writes to The Rev. William Johnson, Parley Place, Croydon, Surry about an assignment, possibly as an executor of an estate. He asks for Rev. Johnson's help in acquiring financial and other information with questions about the current finances. April 25, 1798.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSir Robert Peel responds to a proposal to help Ireland during the potato famine. The proposal appears to involve asking for money from the government or borrowing it, possibly confiscating land as collateral. He thinks the proposal will be hard to enforce and will be a source of \"dissatisfaction and discontent.\" He notes \"It's difficult to argue calamity in the immediate presence of famine and disease.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSignature of Earl of Godolphin Sidney, Lord High Treasurer under Queen Anne, on a warrant for Tallys and Revenue of Excise. Other names mentioned are William Gregory and William Wardour. Partial document. December 9, 1693.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eKing George IV requests that the Master of the Stag Hounds keep 6 horses for Lord Maryborough (William Wellesley-Pole). \"The King is aware that this additional allowance has not been the practice but in consequence of Lord Maryborough's removal from his late office, for the convenience of Lord Liverpool, the King does not think it right that he should be, so decided…[this] present indulgence is by the King's express command, but not to be extended to my future Master of the Stag Hounds.\" November 19, 1824.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Palmerston writes that the \"Duke of Wellington has accepted the Office of 1st Lord of the Treasury and we are to give up the seals of office at St. James's tomorrow.\" November 15, 1834.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Palmerton, Prime Minister, to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, about the charge by Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Attorney General of Hong Kong, that John Walter Hulme, Chief Justice in Hong Kong, was drunk at the Governor's table. He repeats comments by Bowring [Sir John Bowring] who was at the dinner. He warns that this matter needs to be handled carefully since Anstey's correspondence is damaging and Hong Kong is not a \"very favorite establishment in our House.\" He suggests investigating Hulme's character and the prejudices of those bringing the charge, especially Anstey who is \"violent and intemperate.\" August 27, 1856. Carte de visite of Lord Palmerton is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDecember 9, 1765 letter from William Pitt (the elder) to \"Dear Sir\" asking him to forward the enclosed letter to Comte de Wallwoden \"by the first safe opportunity.\" The letter is the \"notification of the melancholy loss of Lady Yarmouth\" which he received on October 22. Lady Yarmouth (Amalie von Wendt) was the mistress of King George II and Wallmoden was their son. Includes an engraving of William Pitt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning, Foreign Office, to Lord John Fitzroy saying he'd received his letter about Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at Talavera de la Reina (Peninsula Campaign) before the arrival of Lord FitzRoy Somerset with Sir Arthur Wellesley's dispatches. August 15, 1809.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning, Pavilion, Brighton, to the Prince de Polignac regarding his amazement of the arrest of the daughters of Sir Robert Wilson in Calais as they were leaving France. He asks Prince de Polignac to find out what happened and to \"redress it, as far as may be in your power.\" There is an abstract of the letter from Sir Robert Wilson to George Canning which gives the particulars of the arrest and his assurance that his daughters \"had nothing with them but their own private property.\" January 31, 1824. Jules de Polignac was Prime Minister of France from 8 August 1829 – 29 July 1830.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge Canning, Downing Street, to \"Sir\" giving the agenda of the November 14th Parliamentary session: \"obtain the sanction for admitting certain kinds of foreign grain for Home Consumption before they would have been by law regularly admissible for that purpose, and to elect a Speaker and complete the other formal proceedings incident to the opening of a New Parliament.\" \"No. 3\" is noted at the top of the page. September 7, 1826.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward VIII, Hotel Ritz, Paris, to Sir William Rootes, Piccadilly, thanking him for lending him a \"Humber and your driver Calvert\" during his visit, and giving details of other travel arrangements made during that visit plus his future November 5 trip on the \"Queen Mary.\" Edward VIII states, while visiting Eric Dudley and in London, he met people who share his pessimism over the Socialist havoc of the economy. He laments that Great Britain is losing its world position, but France has the anarchy of the Communist controlled unions with political discord. October 17, 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward VIII, H.Q. Guards Division, accepts a Christmas Eve dinner invitation from \"My dear Colonel.\" December 21, 1915.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEdward VII, in Rome, to Dr. Chambers with thanks for the good wishes for his birthday and approaching marriage. \"When one reaches the age of 21, \u0026amp; is shortly to be married, one begins to feel responsibilities creeping one one…Much will be expected of me, but…if I keep the example of my Parents before me, I have not fear of going wrong.\" Edward VII lists the cities that he, his sister and brother-in-law have visited during their tour. Signed \"Albert Edward.\" November 23, 1862. Includes envelope addressed to T.K. Chambers, Grosvenor Square, London, black bordered, with a black wax seal. Includes carte de visites of Alexandra of Denmark (wife of Edward VII) and Edward VII.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuchess of Kent (Victoria Mary Louisa), on embossed stationary, to Lady Barrington with thanks for making a beautiful bag which she will cherish as a souvenir. She is Queen Victoria's mother. A later note on letter states \"1847?\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJames VI requires the Earl Marischal to attend a national assembly to hinder increase of papacy. July 18, 1616. George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal founded the Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1593. He held several offices under King James VI. Includes an attached paper seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTyped tribute to Winston Churchill, on parchment type paper, given by Field-Marshall Montgomery and signed \"Montgomery of Alamein F.M.\" Undated. 4 pages. Field-Marshall Montgomery's full title was \"Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReply by Lord Palmerston to someone approving of the labors of the Foreign Office. Signed \"Palmerston.\" March 5, 1832. Henry John Temple Palmerston (Third Viscount).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDinner menu of the Hotel de Crillon in Paris signed by David Lloyd George. January 27, 1921.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCharles Dickens asks the recipient to forward a note to his office in an envelope marked \"private\" and it will have his attention. Written on Athenaeum Club letterhead stationery. November 17, 1866. Includes an engraving of a portrait bust of Charles Dickens by J.H Baker after a photograph by Mason \u0026amp; Co.,1870.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelope addressed to Viscountess Barrington, Cassiobury Park with attached red wax seal and postmark of January 6, 1847.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLord Halifax, British Embassy, Washington, D.C.to The Rt. Rev. Herbert Welch, New York City, New York responds to a request that the English Methodist Church fund credit in the United States be remitted to Uruguay. Lord Fairfax notes that the United Methodist Church should \"surrender to the Exchange Control at the Bank of England all its dollar funds.\" May 31, 1941. Lord Halifax was the British Ambassador to the United States in 1941. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePermission signed by King William III and given \"by his Majtys command Nottingham\" to Sir Willoughby Aston, High Sheriffe of County of Chester, to \"give and grant you full license \u0026amp; permission during your said Office of Sheriffe to remaine or dwell out of our said County…\" December 29, 1690. A paper seal is attached to letter with red wax. Includes an engraving of King William III. Includes a steel engraving by W.Holl of a William III portrait, after a painting by Caspar Netscher.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaniel O'Connell wants to put James [unknown] on the voting papers for St. George's Ward. \"I think you will not disavow us…but how useful an anti-slavery man may be in the council – with your help I think I could get our corporation to set an example to all the corporations in Great Britain on the subject.\" October 20, 1841. Includes an engraving of Daniel O'Connell, Esq. by Robert Cooper from a painting by T. Catterson Smith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSignature of the First Earl of Halifax Charles Montagu on a declaration \"Wee allow of this bill of Incidents amounting to the sum….Whitehall Treasy Chambers.\" The document contains 5 signatures: Halifax, Richard Onslow, Paul Methuen, and Edward Wortley (Edward Wortley Montagu), husband of Mary Wortley Montagu. One signature is illegible. November 2, 1714.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRaglan accepts dinner invitation from Lady Henniken for Saturday, July 6. Written after 1852 when Fitzroy Somerset became First Baron the Lord of Raglan Fitzroy Somerset. Notation with letter says it was written during the Light Brigade.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eB. White informs W. Pritchard of the London and County Bank of the death of his brother, Henry White. April 19, 1887. Envelope included. Pencil notes on envelope say this is Lt. Gen White, Hero of Balaclava Charge in the Charge of the Light Brigade. A Lt. Col. Henry White was with the 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Campbell-Bannerman, 6 Grosvenor Place, to Donaldson, enclosing a partially completed form or application (not included). He mentions that he is a member of the Bull Dog Club and is glad to hear \"good accounts of the keeps.\" March 19, 1896.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eViscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, Foreign Secretary, written while keeper of the Irish seal, to the Rt. Honorable John Beresford with the news that \"Lord Cornwallis has been engaged this week in sounding the principal Persons in town with the exception of Lord Pery, who sees the objections in a strong point of view, the others are dishonest to entertain the question – some with a greater degree of preference than others.\" He continues by saying the counties of Cork and Limerick are for it. He closes with the statement \"The county pretty much as you left it – the Orangemen and Catholics … in the County of Derry.\" \"Private\" is noted at the top of page one. November ? [1799].\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents James III, \"the old pretender,\" letter written from O'Albano, about Arthur Dillon and signed \"Jacques R.\" Written in French. September 18, 1724. Arthur Dillon, Count Dillon, was a Jacobite soldier from Ireland who served in the French army, per the Compendium of Irish Biography. Per Wikipedia, Arthur Dillon was given the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by James III.  In 1711 Arthur was created \"Comte Dillon\" in France by Louis XIV; and was awarded the Irish title \"Earl of Dillon\" in 1721 by the monarch he recognized as James III.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraving of La Belle Hamilton by J.Thomson after an original painting by Sir Peter Lely.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEngraving of Lord Nelson by T Woolnoth from an original picture by Hoppner in her Majesty's Collection at St James's.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge III Appointment of Donald McDonald as \"Lieutenant in Captain William Pemble's Independent Company of Invalids doing Duty in North Britain\" given at St. James's Court on October 29, 1783. Signed by George III and Lord North.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHenry Trenwith, before leaving for the East-indies, appoints Elizabeth Trenwith to receive \"two months' pay of my Wages Yearly…during the whole time of my being forth.\" Dated November 3, 1753 with notation on reverse, \"Months paid the 10 January 1755…\" Document is glued to a paper backing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam IV warrant which releases Richard Kettle, the younger from the Devon County Gaol where he is confined under a game law conviction with a 20 pound fine. The reason given is Kettle's lawyer's neglect and the length of time Kettle has been in prison. March 19, 1834. Signed by William IV and others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDocuments signed by Prince Regent George and King George IV.  An engraving of \"George IV, King of England\" by Charles Picart from an original drawing, is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePatent from Georg Prinz Regent Georg to Von Dreehsell, signed at Carlton House on January 29, 1814. Written in German. Attached paper seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge IV appoints Major General Sir Edward Barnes K.C.B. to the local rank of Lieutenant General in the Islands of Ceylon. Court held at Carlton House, May 20, 1823. A red wax on paper seal and blue seal are attached to the appointment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFirst Duke of Marlborough John Churchill appoints John Danvers as a Captain in Brigadier Thomas Farrington's regiment to replace Captain Richard Nanfan. Signed \"Marlborough\" with other signatures. June 24, 1706. The appointment is written one month after the victory at Ramillies in which Thomas Farrington's regiment participated. An engraving \"John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough\" by H.T. Ryall is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA Safe Conduct Warrant for Colonel Roger Whitley to travel into France and other foreign countries, \"having served us with great dilligence during all these troubles.\" Signed by Charles I. January 14, 1646. A colored engraving of \"Charles 1st. King of England, Scotland, France \u0026amp; Ireland\" engraved for \"Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England\" is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIndenture from Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Principal Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, to John [Aloxdo] , signed by Lord Burghley. November 23, 1753. Written in English and Latin. An engraving of \"William Cecil, Lord Burghley\" by S. Freeman from the original of Mark Gerard is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSecond Duke of Grafton Charles appoints Richard St. George as Lieutenant Colonel in His Majesty's First Regiment of Carabiniers under the Command of Richard Lord Viscount Shannon in His Majesty's Army in Ireland and also to be Captain of a Troop in the said Regiment in the room of John Petry Esqr. Deceased.\" July 6, 1723. Signed by Edward Hopkins and \"Grafton\" by the Duke. Lord Shannon's regiment was a Regiment of Horse. Written on vellum with the \"Great Seal of Great Britain\" attached.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge VI appoints Peter Murray, Esquire as an \"Officer of the Seventh Grade of Our Foreign Service at any of Our Diplomatic or Consular Establishments…\" Dated October 20, 1948 but effective beginning July 1, 1947. Signed by \"George R.\" and Clement R. Atlee. Embossed seal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eQueen Anne gives her representatives \"Full Power for the Treaty of Peace with Spain\" during the negotiations of the Treaty of Ultrecht. 1713. Written in Latin and signed \"Anna R.\" A descriptive note, later added in pencil, says \"Re: treaty of Utrecht Instructions to Commissioners to sign treaty ending War of Spanish Succession ceding Gibraltar.\" Engraving of \"Queen Anne\" by J. Cochran from the original by Kneller is included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGeorge V appoints Frederick Samuel Beaumont as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, given at Buckingham Palace on July 1, 1916. Signed by George V. Red embossed seal on the certificate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Samuel Pepys to \"My Lord\" about his arrangements made with Captain Salmon on behalf of the King \"for transporting the Muscovite envoy to Licoorne.\" December 5, 1687. A typed transcript of the letter and an engraving of Samuel Pepys is included. These items are glued on pages in a red leather bound book made especially for the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 8, 1857 indenture for the division of the estate of Benjamin Handy between various individuals and family members, who include: Henrietta and Henry Almond Thorpe, Louisa Handy, Mary Handy, George and Jane Elizabeth Mary Ann Rowland, Alfred Ainge and Sophia Harris, John Daniel Clarke, Henry Hand, Joseph Southby, Walter Charles Venning, Emma Jane Venning and William Ord Marshall. The document is 13 pages and written on vellum with 21 signatures beside red wax seals and attached official stamped seals. Note on reverse, \"High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Estate of Benjamin Hardy, dec'd, Rowland vs Hardy....this is exhibit marked A referred to in the affidavit of William Holmes and William Pearse by the said William Holmes this 13th day of July 1883 before me,\" signed by a commissioner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 30, 1836 indenture between William Sawbridge, Mary Abel and George Peach selling property to Theophilus Jeyes. 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Joynt's collection of British manuscripts, from the 15th to the 20th century, of 88 letters and documents, 41 cut signatures, and many book engravings.  The authors and signatures include kings, queens, prime ministers, nobles, military officers, authors, and other dignitaries. Personal matters, military orders and letters, religion, treaties, politics, intrique, and much more are covered in these letters, often interwoven with current events.","Remarks by Victoria \"Tori\" J. Bossé during the presentation luncheon in 2015. She reflects on the significance to her, as the daughter of the collector, Richard George Joynt who she calls a \"historical Anglophile.\"","Signatures of British Prime Ministers beginning with Robert Wadpole, Prime Minister 1721-1742, and ending with Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister 1979-1991.  Most signatures are cut signatures from letters, documents or envelopes.  The signatures are organized alphabetically by the surname of the Prime Minister rather than their titles, though the titles are noted in the descriptions.  The descriptions also include the dates each person served as Prime Minister.","Henry Addington, Viscount Sidmouth. Signed \"Sidmouth.\" Prime Minister, 1801-1804.","Herbert Asquith. Signed \"H H Asquith.\" Prime Minister 1908-1916.","Clement Richard Atlee, 1st Earl Attlee. Signed \"Clement Richard Atlee.\" Prime Minister, 1945-1951.","Stanley Baldwin. Signed \"Stanley Baldwin\" on stationery with embossed 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1.\" Prime Minister 1923-1924, 1924-1929, and 1936-1937.","Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour. Signed \"Arthur James Balfour.\" Prime Minister 1902-1905.","James Callaghan. Signed \"Jim Callaghan\" on stationery of The Chancellor of the Exchequer, 11 Downing Street, Whitehall, S.W.1. Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967. Prime Minister 1976-1979.","George Canning. Signed \"Geo. Canning.\" Prime Minister 1827.","William Cavendish-Bentinck, Third Duke of Portland. Paper seal of George III, attached on reverse. Signed \"Portland.\" Prime Minister 1783 and 1807-1809.","Winston Churchill. Midland Bank Limited check, dated October 22, 1945, written to The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill and endorsed \"Winston Churchill.\" Prime Minister 1940-1945, 1951-1955.","Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Signed \"Wilmington, ?.\" Prime Minister 1742-1743. Date on document fragment is July 19, 1734, with a partial order written on the reverse.","Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. Signed \"Benj Disraeli.\" \"Henry Colburn, Esq\" written on reverse. Prime Minister 1868, 1874-1880. Includes carte de visite of a portrait of Disraeli.","2nd Earl Shelbourne and 1st Marquis of Landsdowne.  Also known as William Petty-Fitzmaurice.  Signed \"Shelbourne.\" Prime Minister 1782-1783.","Augustus Fitzroy, Third Duke of Grafton. Signed \"Grafton.\" Appears to be an envelope addressed to Lady Mary Lindsay Campbell, Edinburgh. Prime Minister 1767-1770.","Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Salisbury-Cecil, Third Marquis of Salisbury. Signed \"Salisbury.\" Prime Minister 1885-1886, 1886-1892, and 1895-1902.","David Lloyd George. Signed \"D. Lloyd George\" on reverse of a request for his signature by Ruth Adler of Rochelle, New York, dated April 19, 1924. Prime Minister 1916-1922.","William E. Gladstone. Signature \"WE Gladstone\" on envelope, with August 1881 cancel date, addressed to Mrs. DC Philbrooke, Bangor, Maine. Prime Minister 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Signed \"Goderich.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828.","Frederick John Robinson Goderich, Viscount Earl of Ripon. Franking signature \"FJ Robinson, Esq. Ripon\" and sender's signature \"FJ Robinson.\" Prime Minister 1827-1828. The fragment is an envelope, postmarked 27 Feb 1821, and addressed to Lady Sullivan, Surry","Lord William Grenville. Signed \"Grenville.\" Prime Minister 1806-1807.","George Grenville.  Signed \"George Grenville.\" Fragment of a letter with date of January 14, 1752 and other signatures of \"?. Campbell\" and George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton (signed \"G. Lyttelton.\" Prime Minister 1763-1765.","Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey. Signed \"Grey.\" Prime Minister 1830-1834. Appears to be an envelope addressed to Sir John Key, Baronet, 14 Bedford Square. Sir John Key was a member of Parliament in 1833. A date, 16 Nov 33, is handwritten on the fragment.","George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. Signed \"Aberdeen.\" Prime Minister 1852-1855.","Edward Richard George Heath. Signed \"Edward Heath\" and dated 27 March '74. Prime Minister 1970-1974.","(Sir) Alec Douglas Home, Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel. Signed \"Alec Douglas-Home.\" Prime Minister 1963-1964.","Robert Banks Jenkinson, Second Duke of Liverpool. Signed \"Liverpool.\" Prime Minister 1812-1827.","A. Bonar Law. Signed \"A.B. Law.\" Prime Minister 1922.","James Ramsay MacDonald. Signed \"J. Ramsay MacDonald.\" Prime Minister 1924 and 1929-1935.","Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton. Signed \"Hon Macmillan.\" Prime Minister 1957-1963. Written on letterhead, \"From the Rt. Hon.Harold Macmillan, St. Martin's Street, London.","William Lamb Melbourne, Second Viscount. Signed \"Melbourne.\" Prime Minister 1834, 1835-1842. Clipped from ALS. Envelope addressed to Mrs. George Lawrence, Liverpool and hand dated \"London, November five, 1832\" with the same date on stamped postmark.","Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, usually known as Lord North. Signed \"North.\" Prime Minister 1770-1782. Also, the signature of Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley, signed as \"Westcote.\" A date, May 2, 1760 is on the paper, but not necessarily the date of the document.","(Sir) Robert Peel. Signed \"Robert Peel.\" Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846.","Henry Pelham. Signed \"H. Pelham.\" Prime Minister 1743-1754.","Thomas Pelham, Duke of Newcastle, also called Thomas Pelham-Holles. Signed \"Holles Newcastle.\" Prime Minister 1754-1756 and 1757-1762. Other signatures on paper: \"H.B. Legge\" (Henry Bilson Legge) and \"?. Nugent.\"","William Pitt (the Younger). Signed \"W. Pitt.\" Prime Minister 1783-1801 and 1804-1805.","Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian. Signed \"Roseberry.\" Prime Minister 1894-1895.","John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. Signed J. Russell. Prime Minister 1865-1866.","Scope and Contents Henry John Temple, Third Viscount of Palmerston. Signed \"Palmerston\" with another signature on the reverse, \"Lord Palmerston.\" Prime Minister 1855-1858 and 1859-1865. Palmerston and Ashley. Signatures \"The Honble E. Ashley, Treasury\" and \"Palmerston.\"","Margaret Thatcher. Signed \"Margaret Thatcher\" on stationery with House of Commons embossed crest. Prime Minister 1979-1991.","Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford. Signed \"Walpole.\" Prime Minister 1721-1742. Considered the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.","Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Signed \"W. Wellington.\" Prime Minister 1828-1830.","Harold Wilson, Prime Minister 1964-1970, 1974-1976, on card with date \"9.ix.60.\"","Scope and Contents Letter from Lord Eldon John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Corfe Castle, to his daughter Lady Elizabeth Repton, London, dated September 8, 1829. Asks her to send any political news she might hear and love to her and his grandson. Book page with print of \"John Scott, First Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of England\" engraved by HY Robinson.","Scope and Contents Letter with heading \"Lettre de Nouvelle Annee\" from George II to the Duke of Lorraine, dated January 10, 1728. George II writes that he is responding to a New Year's letter from the Duke of Lorraine and wishes him and his family a prosperous New Year. The Salutation is \"Mon Frere\" and the closing is \"Votre bon frere, George R.\" The letter is written in French and includes 2 black wax seals. Includes a page from a book with a print of George II.","Letter written by Charles James Fox, St. Anne's Hill, to William Smith, M.P., Park Street, Westminister, postmarked May 12, 1800. He thanks William Smith for the two volumes, commenting \"I take notice of the proceedings in France...\" Includes a book print of Charles James Fox.","Printed receipt for investments, dated June 1, 1725, which includes handwritten interest entries totalling one thousand six hundred Eighty Seven pounds and ten shillings.  \"By order dated 21st Day of Febry, 1723, ...Wm Pawlett, one of the Four tellers of the Receipt of His Majesty's Exchequer...being for fifteen months interest.....  The interest was received by Sarah Dutchess Dowager of Marlborough, Francis Earl of Godolphin and William Clayton Esqr, three of the acting Exors \u0026 Trustees of John, Late Duke of Marlborough.  Signed by S. Marlborough, Godolphin, and Wm Clayton.  Includes a book pring of Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough.","Scope and Contents Official document to \"Capnd Brian Mansergh Lieutenant\" from \"George, Duke of Albemarle, Earl of Torrington, Baron Monck of Potheridge\" about Capt. Thomas Hopkins and the Troop of Horse. Signed Albemarle. November 2, 1660. Paper seal attached. Includes a book print of George Monck, Duke of Albemarle.","Signed poem by Daniel O'Connell M.P. for Mrs. Weld, dated May 27, 1838. Appears to be a love letter, but possibly as a rejected suitor. Includes a book print of Daniel O'Connell.","Scope and Contents A travel pass by Charles II ordering his \"Magistrates, Officers, Ministers and loving Subjects\" to allow Henry Compton to travel to Tangier without \"search, molestation, or hinderance ...  August 14, 14th Year of Our Reigne.\"  Signed by Edw. Nicholas and \"Charles R.\" Paper seal attached.  Print of Charles II included.","Letter from Princess Sophia Matilda of Gloucester to an unknown friend, sending her a gift of turquoise stones. June 13. Year unknown.","Scope and Contents Prince Albert, Windsor Castle, to \"My dear Lord\" about the proposed Indian Trophies Room at Windsor Castle. Prince Albert thanks him for his communication with Sir Edward Bowater, his presents sent to Sir Edward Bowater and the anticipated gift of the dispatches sent from India. He notes that the Queen will be glad to receive his contributions and that his pictures and the pictures of the Duke of Wellington \"will be most interesting additions to the historical collection of Portraits in the corridor.\" March [29], [18??]. Includes a carte de visite of Prince Albert.","Letter from Prince Augustus Frederick, Prince of Sussex, Kensington Palace to J. [Hartley], Bridge Street, saying he received the letter with the opinions of Mr. Denman and Holt. Send him the case and he will give his determination. March 4, 1824. Letter and envelope attached to mounting paper. Includes book print of His Royal Highness Prince Augustus-Frederick, Duke of Sussex.","Scope and Contents December 29, 1593 letter from Robert Devereux to a \"loving friend\" in Norfolk. Handwriting is difficult to read. Note received with accession mentions that he was a favorite of Elizabeth I. Includes book print of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex.","Scope and Contents Letter from T.B. Macaulay, Albany, to \"Sir\" returning a corrected revision of an unknown written work.  October 8, 1842.  Includes book print of T.B. Macaulay.","Letter from George III to Lord Fauconberg referring to his \"severe and tedious illness.\" It has prevented him from handling public or private business which is why he hasn't responded to the letter received from Mr. Clarke the Apothecary at Cheltenham. Letter deals with bills from the work at Bayshill house and asks that they be sent to Mr. Gorton at Windsor. Also involves money going to Mr. Clarke to pay workmen. March 10, 1789. Includes book print of \"His Most Gracious Majesty George-William-Frederick the Third.\" In 1788, George III stayed with Lord Fauconberg at Cheltenham for spa treatment for his illness. Later, he paid for 17 more rooms to be added to Bayshill for more guests.","William IV complains to the Duke of Clarence of the near loss of a ship due to the lack of a chronometer. He writes that Commander Colonel Fox wrote him a letter about the incident, where an American ship informed them of the danger on their way to Halifax, so they were able to escape. \"Private and Confidential\" noted on top of page. November 15, 1829.","William IV, writing from Brighton, states that Baron [A?] is the \"fittest person\" and that \"Baron [A?] will proceed from London to the Congress.\" 1833. Includes an engraving of King William IV, by J. Cochran, from 'National Portrait Gallery, volume III' published c.1835 by Henry Dawe.","Wilberforce, at Sir Charles Middleton's, sends a list of \"unhappy people\" who he wants to \"secure a place in the Fleet now preparing for Botany Bay.\" This letter is in response to the recipient's earlier refusal to take these female convicts unless their care was by the County and not the Government. Wilberforce encourages the recipient's cooperation by stating \"I trust \u0026 believe that in your office I shall find official feelings so tempered with personal ones that you will not press any objections, which tend to detain a number of poor wretches in a crowded prison, where from necessity perhaps they have been kept too long.\" The female convicts are at York Castle and are to be sent to N.S. Wales. April 13, 1789.","Earl of Cardigan James Brudenell, at Deene, writes to an unknown neighbor acknowledging the receipt of his letter about the allegedly stolen pheasants and disagreeing with the accusation. February 7, 1868.","Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain thanks R.R. Ulyate for the gift of stationery, on which he is writing his thanks. The stationery is an advertisement for Arusha, decorated with printed small maps of Africa and Arusha, written directions and a letterhead with the address \"Neville Chamberlain, P.O. Arusha, Tanganyika.\" He mentions that he thinks the \"High Commissioner, if and when appointed, will have a new residence.\" February 4, 1930. Ray Ulyate was a resident of Arusha where he led tours into the jungle, and one of the first to emphasize photography, and operated The New Arusha Hotel.","Order from Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, at Victory off Cagliari, to Captain Frank Sotheron that the dispatcher Captain Boyle be sent away immediately after his dispatches are delivered because Nelson doesn't want the Seahorse to anchor or be detained in the Bay. Includes a short message to Mr. Elliott to \"act with caution.\" Signed \"Nelson and Bronte.\" January 25, 1805. Notation at end of letter \"Received by the Seahorse on the morning of the 28th of January in Naples Bay.\"","Order from Fourth Earl of Sandwich John Montagu to Captain Vaughan, Commander of his Majesty's hired ship the Whitehaven to \"proceed immediately to Alross Bay with His Majesty's ship under your command, or wherever else you shall hear Capt. Noel to be [of the sloop Greyhound]…\" for a future attack. The order is written by the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland and signed by \"Sandwich\" and others. The order gives the particulars and location of two French Men of War near Arisaig on the Western Coast of North Britain, both of which were recently attacked by the British sloops the Greyhound, the Terror and Baltimore. May 13, 1746.","Typed letter from Lady Nancy Astor, The Hoe, Plymouth to Frank Doubleday (American Publishers) about her fight with the Drink Trade and her opinion that her speeches aren't worth publishing. November 2, 1922.","A \"private\" letter from Lord Charles Cornwallis in Calcutta to Viscount Sydney in which he gives his thoughts on India and some of the earlier administrators: \"…there are many very able \u0026 very honest men in the Company's service in Bengal.\" He comments that his conduct \"…of this war or that war, \u0026 I believe I have made very few enemies by it.\" February 19, 1787.","William Grenville, Whitehall, to Alexander Straton, Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, informing Straton of the death of King Louis XVI: \"his Most Christian Majesty…was inhumanly executed in the Place De Louis 15: on Monday last, pursuant to a Decree of the National Convention\" and the King ordered in Council for the departure of Monsr Chauvelin from this Kingdom within eight days.\" William Grenville was the Foreign Secretary at the time and the Marquis was a French Ambassador who no longer had legal credentials. January 25, 1793.","Original cabinet photograph of Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton who claimed to be Roger Tichborne, the son of Lady Doughty-Tichborne. An abbreviated history of the Tichborne Family and \"The Claimant\" trial is written on the sheet of paper to which the photograph is glued. Roger Tichborne was presumed drowned near Australia, but his Mother, hoping he was still alive, advertised for his whereabouts in Australia. Thomas Castro/Arthur Orton came to England claiming to be Roger Tichborne. He was eventually tried and convicted of perjury. He became known as \"The Claimant.\" Includes a carte de visite of Mary Ann Bryant (Mrs Tom Castro), but it is labeled as Lady Roger Tichborne. 1873.","Duke of Wellington, in Paris, to an unknown person concerning an unpaid bill and his opinion of decisions he made in the past. Draft of a reply from the unknown person in Cambia, stating \"Greatly as I feel the condescension of …letter of the 17th, I should not again have trespassed upon you, even with my thanks, did I not fear that some inaccuracy of expression may have misled your….as to the nature of the feelings which I stated to have been …\" Memo on the reverse states \"the difference of opinion between Wm. [Buhel] [Bikel] and myself - with draft of answer.\" January 17, 1817.","Spencer Perceval to \"Madam\" concerning his financial obligations for the care of Mrs. Perceval. He mentions Mrs. Perceval's pension versus her income and his willingness to give her about 40 pounds a month for meals and lodging if it won't interfere with the pension. The rental agreement should be no longer than a year, but also one that he can \"put an end to it upon some much shorter notice…\" He comments that he thinks the price for her lodging should include laying in her coal, particularly since she isn't well, but it is up to Mrs. Perceval to arrange her own terms. He thinks Mrs. Perceval is too ill to change lodgings. He thanks \"Madame\" for helping. Mrs. Perceval might be his mother. October 24, 1807.","William Prescott, in Boston, sends William Cullen Bryant an article on Bryant's writings written by the Count de Circourt. Prescott describes M. de Circourt as \"…one of the most accomplished critics in France…it might be gratifying to you, as it is always to your countrymen, to see in what manner your writings are appreciated by intelligent foreigners.\" February 3, 1848. Includes a print of a drawing of William H. Prescott by George Richmond, from a drawing in the possession of the Earl of Carlisle, engraved by H. Wright Smith. Possibly from the book 'Biographical and citical miscellanies' by W.H. Prescott, published 1859.","Charles S. Gordon, in London, informs Mr. [Stab] that Gordon's luggage will be arriving in Constantinople and gives him instructions for the disbursement of some of the items (gun, gun case, photographic tent, camera stand) to Biddulph and Gordon. At the end of the letter, Gordon changes his mind and requests that the items be returned to him except the gun and gun case which [Stab] can keep as souvenirs. This letter was written shortly after Charles S. Gordon returned from his commission to mark the new border between the Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire up into Asia Minor. January 26, 1859. Charles S. Gordon was later known as Charles S. \"Chinese\" Gordon.","William E. Gladstone, writing on House of Commons Library embossed letterhead, to an unknown American about the United States and the current \"imperfect\" bill to recognize the principle of International Copyright. Concedes that the bill should help both American and foreign authors. March 25, 1890. Includes stereoscopic card of Gladstone.","Cecil John Rhodes, on Burlington Hotel.W. London stationery, to \"My dear Thomas\" saying he is going out of town and to thank Bonnor for his invitation. Undated.","Embossed form with seal for Bahama-Islands, New-Providence and heading \"By His Excellency the Right Honorable John, Earl of Dunmore, Governor-General, and Commander in Chief of the said Bahama-Islands\" giving Peleg Latham a license for the sloop, Matsey, to sail and depart from this \"Port and Government\" for New York. Signed by Dunmore and Adam Christie, Secry. Dated June 24, 1793.","Piece of paper with signatures of Lord (Field Marshal Horatio Herbert) Kitchener and Louis Botha. Other signatures are unclear, but two are possibly Haig (Douglas Haig) and Smuts (John Christian Smuts). Dated October 4, 1922. These men were participants in the Boer War.","Lord John Russell, Pembroke Lodge, to the author of an essay on Thomas Macaulay, praising his writing and hoping he would edit a book by Macaulay with his essay as an introduction. Russell also cites his praises for Macaulay, then adding \"perhaps in painting his characters he made his lights too bright, \u0026 his shade too deep, a defect perhaps inseparable from his wonderful powers of …\" November 2, 18??. Macaulay died on December 28, 1859.","Prince Albert, Windsor Castle to Sir James (last name unknown) returning \"the admiral's voluminous correspondence with my best thanks and can only say that I agree in the feelings expressed in your answer to him. [January] 20, 1854.","Two envelopes with picture of Sir Winston Churchill headed with \"First Day of Issue\" and stamped with U.S. 5 cents stamps with Churchill's image, both dated May 13, 1965, postmarked Fulton, Missouri. One envelope has 4 stamps and is signed by Sir Anthony Eden, British Prime Minister from 1955-1957. The second envelope has one stamp and is signed by Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.","\"William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter … authorizes in His Majesty's name\" the seizure of [Lord] Gregory for treason. Warrant issued at Whitehall on March 19, 1788. Warrant addressed to Anthony Fabiani, one of the Majesty's Messengers, and 3 other. Red wax seal on the warrant.","William Petty Shelburne (Second Earl) (First Marquis of Landsdowne), London, to an unknown gentleman about handling the affairs of Shelburne's nephew and deceased brother. Shelburne says he is \"determined not to interfere\" but \"promised the exors that I would give them my opinion whenever they called on me\" and that Sir William Petty has advised that they pay their lawyer and apothecary well. Shelburne wishes the recipient to take over his brother's affairs because he is close to his nephew's Mother's family, even though Mr. Morwley has done a good job. January 26, 1795. Lord Lansdowne's brother was the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice (1742-1793) of Cliveden and a Member of Parliament.","Lord Randolph S. Churchill asks Mr. [J.I.] Minchin to excuse him from attending the Chess Tournament dinner on May 19 because he needs rest after a hard work session in Parliament and will be traveling to Ireland during the Whitsuntide Holidays. May 5, 1883. The letter is written on 2 Connaught Place stationary. The London 1883 chess tournament was an international tournament. Lord Randolph S. Churchill is the father of Winston Churchill.","Warren Hastings, Dalyesford House writes to The Rev. William Johnson, Parley Place, Croydon, Surry about an assignment, possibly as an executor of an estate. He asks for Rev. Johnson's help in acquiring financial and other information with questions about the current finances. April 25, 1798.","Sir Robert Peel responds to a proposal to help Ireland during the potato famine. The proposal appears to involve asking for money from the government or borrowing it, possibly confiscating land as collateral. He thinks the proposal will be hard to enforce and will be a source of \"dissatisfaction and discontent.\" He notes \"It's difficult to argue calamity in the immediate presence of famine and disease.\"","Signature of Earl of Godolphin Sidney, Lord High Treasurer under Queen Anne, on a warrant for Tallys and Revenue of Excise. Other names mentioned are William Gregory and William Wardour. Partial document. December 9, 1693.","King George IV requests that the Master of the Stag Hounds keep 6 horses for Lord Maryborough (William Wellesley-Pole). \"The King is aware that this additional allowance has not been the practice but in consequence of Lord Maryborough's removal from his late office, for the convenience of Lord Liverpool, the King does not think it right that he should be, so decided…[this] present indulgence is by the King's express command, but not to be extended to my future Master of the Stag Hounds.\" November 19, 1824.","Lord Palmerston writes that the \"Duke of Wellington has accepted the Office of 1st Lord of the Treasury and we are to give up the seals of office at St. James's tomorrow.\" November 15, 1834.","Lord Palmerton, Prime Minister, to Henry Labouchere, Secretary of State for the Colonies, about the charge by Thomas Chisholm Anstey, Attorney General of Hong Kong, that John Walter Hulme, Chief Justice in Hong Kong, was drunk at the Governor's table. He repeats comments by Bowring [Sir John Bowring] who was at the dinner. He warns that this matter needs to be handled carefully since Anstey's correspondence is damaging and Hong Kong is not a \"very favorite establishment in our House.\" He suggests investigating Hulme's character and the prejudices of those bringing the charge, especially Anstey who is \"violent and intemperate.\" August 27, 1856. Carte de visite of Lord Palmerton is included.","December 9, 1765 letter from William Pitt (the elder) to \"Dear Sir\" asking him to forward the enclosed letter to Comte de Wallwoden \"by the first safe opportunity.\" The letter is the \"notification of the melancholy loss of Lady Yarmouth\" which he received on October 22. Lady Yarmouth (Amalie von Wendt) was the mistress of King George II and Wallmoden was their son. Includes an engraving of William Pitt.","George Canning, Foreign Office, to Lord John Fitzroy saying he'd received his letter about Sir Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at Talavera de la Reina (Peninsula Campaign) before the arrival of Lord FitzRoy Somerset with Sir Arthur Wellesley's dispatches. August 15, 1809.","George Canning, Pavilion, Brighton, to the Prince de Polignac regarding his amazement of the arrest of the daughters of Sir Robert Wilson in Calais as they were leaving France. He asks Prince de Polignac to find out what happened and to \"redress it, as far as may be in your power.\" There is an abstract of the letter from Sir Robert Wilson to George Canning which gives the particulars of the arrest and his assurance that his daughters \"had nothing with them but their own private property.\" January 31, 1824. Jules de Polignac was Prime Minister of France from 8 August 1829 – 29 July 1830.","George Canning, Downing Street, to \"Sir\" giving the agenda of the November 14th Parliamentary session: \"obtain the sanction for admitting certain kinds of foreign grain for Home Consumption before they would have been by law regularly admissible for that purpose, and to elect a Speaker and complete the other formal proceedings incident to the opening of a New Parliament.\" \"No. 3\" is noted at the top of the page. September 7, 1826.","Edward VIII, Hotel Ritz, Paris, to Sir William Rootes, Piccadilly, thanking him for lending him a \"Humber and your driver Calvert\" during his visit, and giving details of other travel arrangements made during that visit plus his future November 5 trip on the \"Queen Mary.\" Edward VIII states, while visiting Eric Dudley and in London, he met people who share his pessimism over the Socialist havoc of the economy. He laments that Great Britain is losing its world position, but France has the anarchy of the Communist controlled unions with political discord. October 17, 1947.","Edward VIII, H.Q. Guards Division, accepts a Christmas Eve dinner invitation from \"My dear Colonel.\" December 21, 1915.","Edward VII, in Rome, to Dr. Chambers with thanks for the good wishes for his birthday and approaching marriage. \"When one reaches the age of 21, \u0026 is shortly to be married, one begins to feel responsibilities creeping one one…Much will be expected of me, but…if I keep the example of my Parents before me, I have not fear of going wrong.\" Edward VII lists the cities that he, his sister and brother-in-law have visited during their tour. Signed \"Albert Edward.\" November 23, 1862. Includes envelope addressed to T.K. Chambers, Grosvenor Square, London, black bordered, with a black wax seal. Includes carte de visites of Alexandra of Denmark (wife of Edward VII) and Edward VII.","Duchess of Kent (Victoria Mary Louisa), on embossed stationary, to Lady Barrington with thanks for making a beautiful bag which she will cherish as a souvenir. She is Queen Victoria's mother. A later note on letter states \"1847?\".","James VI requires the Earl Marischal to attend a national assembly to hinder increase of papacy. July 18, 1616. George Keith, the 5th Earl Marischal founded the Marischal College in Aberdeen in 1593. He held several offices under King James VI. Includes an attached paper seal.","Typed tribute to Winston Churchill, on parchment type paper, given by Field-Marshall Montgomery and signed \"Montgomery of Alamein F.M.\" Undated. 4 pages. Field-Marshall Montgomery's full title was \"Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein.\"","Reply by Lord Palmerston to someone approving of the labors of the Foreign Office. 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