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The handwriting of Junius : professionally investigated

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    Correspondence regarding the identity of Junius

    Manuscripts

    This small group is made up of three letters pertaining to British writer Junius. The first letter is by Charles Lloyd to George Grenville (both of whom are suspected of being Junius), 1767 January 6; the second letter is by J. Lyttelton to William Roberts (Baron Thomas Lyttelton was also a possible Junius), 1771 November 29; and the third letter is by Edward Twisleton to William Thomas, 1870 October 25, and he writes about Baron Thomas Lyttelton and Junius.

    mssHM 84126

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    Junius. Sir Philip Francis denied! : A letter addressed to the British nation

    Rare Books

    Serres claims her uncle, James Wilmot (1726-1807), was the author of the Letters of Junius.

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    David Fisher Day commonplace book and journal

    Manuscripts

    This notebook contains David F. Day's research on Junius. It contains lists of a variety of works about Junius, his possible identity, those who may have known him, etc., often with annotation to the left side in different ink, stating "I have it," or "To be procured." The list of works continues chronologically off and on throughout, sometimes with summaries, and annotations. The notebook also includes notes about the different people who could have been Junius including Sir Philip Francis, Benjamin Franklin, and George Grenville. There are also additional notes, clippings, several loose letters by John Edmands of the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia, and a cabinet photograph of David F. Day.

    mssHM 84125

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    Desert garden, general view, 1935

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    On the right is the carnegia gigantea with supports featured in another picture on the same page of the album. The label that accompanies this photo in the album reads "General view - 1935, N. K-17."

    photCL 107 vol1 pg35

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    Extracts concerning the law in Latin (handwriting of Lord Chancellor Ellesmere)

    Manuscripts

    Official, semi-official, and personal papers of six generations of the Egerton family, particularly those accumulated by Sir Thomas Egerton, 1540?-1617, Baron Ellesmere and Viscount of Brackley, Solicitor-General (1581-1592), Attorney-General (1592-1594), Lord Keeper (1596-1603), and Lord Chancellor (1603-1617); Sir John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater, 1579-1649, President of the Council of Wales (1631-1649); John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, 1622-1686, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (1660-1686); John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater, 1646-1701, President of the Board of Trade (1696-1699), First Lord of Admiralty (1699-1701), Speaker of the House of Lords (1697 and 1700); John Scrope Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater, 1681-1745, a Whig courtier under Anne and George I, and Francis, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, 1736-1803

    EL 53/J/7