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Original Letters of Sir Walter Scott

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    Yo Espero

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    Handwritten draft (autograph manuscript signed), in pencil, of the novelette "Yo Espero," with two title pages. Includes annotations in an unknown hand. Versos blank. Signed "Caroline Duer" under printed poem on the first title page.

    mssHM 34551

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    Sir Philip Henry Manson-Bahr letter to "My dear and honoured Sir,"

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    The letter, to an unknown addressee, mentions Sir Manson-Bahr's book History of the School of Tropical Medicine. The letter was written in London on personal letterhead.

    mssHM 74830

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    James Glaisher letter to "My Dear Sir,"

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    In this letter to an unknown addressee, Glaisher is discussing the Sun's declination throughout the year. The letter was written from him home in Blackheath, London.

    mssHM 76711

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    Surgical notes: notebook

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    This notebook contains handwritten surgical notes (30 pages) by a Dr. Carmen (first name is unknown), probably in California. The notes are undated but the approximate date is 1856. The subjects vary and include: colds, burns, blood vessels, aneurysms, small pox, cancer and many others. There are also a few pages of "General Remarks." The volume also contains a 12-page index near the back of the notebook. Most of the volume is blank. On the inside front cover is a note about the provenance of the notebook.

    mssHM 80415

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    Le prisonnier de la Bastille, la fin des mousquetaires, 3 tableaux

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    An autograph manuscript in three sections, written in French, possibly in the hand of Alexandre Dumas; there are pencil notes stating it is partially written by Dumas, but he also employed many assistants to help with his work. It includes settings and stage directions for the tableaux 1-3. The approximate date of the manuscript is 1861 which would mean the manuscript could have been written while Dumas was living in Italy. The manuscript has some damage to the edges of the pages and in the center of the final pages. It is accompanied by materials which provide additional provenance information: autograph notes about the manuscript in an unknown hand; Janet Saville letter to Robert M. Foster, October 18, 1951, with envelope; Thorndike Saville, Jr., letter to David M. Foster, November 16, 2010, with envelope and copy of bank record.

    mssHM 84107

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    Leslie Benson, Washington, D.C., letter to Bernard M. Baruch

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    Autograph letter signed. Is sending a list of purchases made on Baruch's behalf for General Harvey. Items were delivered to the embassy. Includes typescript list of items. (3 pages total)

    mssShapiro