Manuscripts
Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. [Letter book 3: Greece, 1830-1831], A.MS. (bound volume: 355 p.), Greece
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Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. [Letter book 1: Tuscany, 1816-1818], A.MS. (bound volume: 99 p.), (Italy)
Manuscripts
Contents: letter book contains copies of 88 letters, Oct. 5-1816-Aug. 4, 1818; of these, 75 are to Castlereagh & 13 are marked "separate" and include letters to Castlereagh and other officials. Note: leather binding is very fragile and damaged -- please handle carefully. Many pages are blank; end of volume contains 8 pages of expenses for Mar.-June 1826. VOLUME BOXED SEPARATELY AT THE END OF THE COLLECTION.
HM 77438
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Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. [Letter book 2: Panama, 1826], A.MS. (bound volume: 143 p.), Plymouth & London (Eng.), Panama
Manuscripts
Contents: letter book contains copies of 29 letters, Mar. 25-Nov. 10; addressed to "Sir" [George Canning]. Note: leather binding is very fragile and damaged -- please handle carefully. Many pages are blank. VOLUME BOXED SEPARATELY AT THE END OF THE COLLECTION.
HM 77496
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[Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865]. [Notes on English history to the reign of Henry VII], A.MS. (bound notebook: 72 p.)
Manuscripts
Note: leather binding in excellent condition. Some pages in pencil. Cataloger's Note: these notes seem to be based on a three-volume work, perhaps The History of England, abridged from Hume by the Rev. Charles Hereford (3 vols., 1795).
HM 77533
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Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. [History Notes], A.MS. (bound notebook: 149 p.), Florence (Italy)
Manuscripts
Note: paper binding damaged & fragile -- please handle carefully; with later label. Some pages in pencil; many pages are blank and were not included in total page count. Cataloger's Note: notes and extracts chiefly deriving from Sismondi, Histoire des républiques Italiennes du moyen age (16 vols., 1809-1818).
HM 77532
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Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. 1 letter to Caroline Dawkins, A.L.S. (6 p.), Argos (Greece)
Manuscripts
This collection is an excellent research resource for an English military and diplomatic family in the 19th century; specifically the period covering the Napoleonic Wars and British diplomatic influence in Europe and Central America. Though there is a strong family connection to Jamaica, there is no material in the collection related to Jamaica, slavery or Edward Long's belief in polygenism.
HM 77509
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Dawkins, Edward James, 1792-1865. 1 letter to Caroline Dawkins, A.L.S. (4 p.), [Nafplio (Greece)]
Manuscripts
This collection is an excellent research resource for an English military and diplomatic family in the 19th century; specifically the period covering the Napoleonic Wars and British diplomatic influence in Europe and Central America. Though there is a strong family connection to Jamaica, there is no material in the collection related to Jamaica, slavery or Edward Long's belief in polygenism.
HM 77513