Manuscripts
Consolatory extracts Daily collected or Read in my extremity of Grief at the sudden & tragical loss of my beloved Susan on the instant of her liberation & safe arrival in England
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My Brother Pink: a short autobiographical sketch
Manuscripts
Spine is damaged and loose.
mssHM 36040
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The Dream; or, Living Portraits: a book of poems
Manuscripts
With bookplates of Franicis John Stainforth and Wilfred Sheridan. Spine is damaged and loose, some pages also loose.
mssHM 28162
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Commonplace book of Mary Alice Seymour
Manuscripts
The commonplace book of Mary Alice Seymour containing journal entries, newspaper clippings, stories, and pressed flowers. Some items date as early as 1837 and the last entry is dated 1896. The spine is damaged and covers are loose.
mssHM 63807
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Hamlet restor'd
Manuscripts
An unfinished piece of mock criticism intended to ridicule the work of contemporary Shakespearean commentators. This manuscript has been bound into a dummy volume of 106 leaves, the majority of the volume is blank; front cover is loose and spine is damaged.
mssHM 589
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Arguments of the 12 judges in the Exchequer Chamber about ship money : manuscript
Manuscripts
A manuscript copy of the court proceedings in the 1637 case "R v Hampden, 3 Howell State Trials, 825," in which Buckinghamshire gentleman landowner John Hampden refused to pay ship money levied by Charles I. The case was finally heard by all 12 judges in the Court of Exchequer Chamber; Hampden lost the case, seven judges to five. This copy is in a modern binding with marbled covers; on spine: "Parliamentary Papers. M.S.," spine is damaged and fragile; with modern pencil autograph notes on verso of first page.
mssHM 204
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Register of admissions and minute book
Manuscripts
A register of admissions for the Sadlers' Company (Shrewsbury, Shropshire), 1739-1854. The volume also contains list of Freeman of the Company since 1685, oaths, minutes of meetings, correspondence, etc. Please note: the volume has been placed in an archival box as it is very fragile; the spine is damaged, the covers and some pages are loose, please handle carefully.
mssHM 82897