Manuscripts

Letters addressed to Henry Albert Wolff

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Description: This group of letters are primarily addressed to Henry Albert Wolff and include: HM 82747, a letter from Hyacinthe Loyson (Ṕére Hyacinthe) to Monsieur le Docteur, 1871, Dec. 26, in French; HM 82748-82749, 82753, three letters from George Baden-Powell, 1885-1891; HM 82750-82752, three letters written from Antananarivo, Madagascar and signed by the Prime Minister and Commander-in -Chief, 1886, in Malagasy; HM 82754, a letter from Francis Edward Younghusband, 1896, Apr. 16; HM 82755-82757, three letters from Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, 1896.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1871-1896.
Call number: mssHM 82747-82757
Creator: Wolff, Henry Albert (1853-1933)(Opens in new tab)

Bertha Wolff, Berlin, Germany, letter to Agnes Ingersoll, Chicago, Illinois

Manuscripts

Bertha Wolff writes of receiving payment for bedlinen sold and discusses the reimbursement to Ingersoll by the American buyer for duties paid. She also mentions profits, expenses, prices, and a possible visit from Ingersoll to Berlin in 1912. Includes addressed envelope.

mssHM 84031

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Letters between Henry David Thoreau and Isaac Hecker

Manuscripts

Four letters between Henry David Thoreau and Isaac T. Hecker consisting of: a letter to Thoreau from Hecker, New York, 1844 July 31, A.L.S. 3 pp. (HM 20110); a letter to Thoreau from Hecker, New York, 1844 August 15, A.L.S. 3 pp. (HM 20108); a letter to Hecker from Thoreau, 1844 August 14, A.L.S. 3 pp. (HM 20109); and a letter to Hecker from Thoreau, [1844], A.L.S. 2 pp., with a note by Hecker on the verso (HM 20107).

mssHM 20107-20110

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Political letters addressed to Francis Newport, Earl of Bradford

Manuscripts

The three political letters are contemporary copies and include: HM 82758, a letter dated 1660/61, January 8, written from Whitehall and includes signatures of, among others, Edward Hyde, Dorchester, and Albemarle; HM 82759, a letter dated 1660/61, January 22, written from Whitehall and includes signatures of, among others, Edward Hyde, Albemarle, and Southampton; HM 82760, a note to Francis Newport..., the 1660/61, January 22 letter & signatures, a 1660/61, March 4 letter & signatures, and "In the year 1665 a General insurrection was intended by the Presbiterians..."

mssHM 82758-82760

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Letters and Reports on the Publication of Voyages Métallurgiques

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Four letters and two reports concerning the posthumous publication by Gabriel Jars (1729-1808) of Voyages Métallurgiques, written by his brother Antoine-Gabriel Jars (1732-1769). The papers date from 1770 to 1779 and include three letters written by Gabriel Jars from Lyon, France: one two-page letter (including address), dated 1770, October 20, is addressed to Auguste Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy in Paris; one item consists of the last page a letter, dated 1772, 30 August, to an unidentified recipient; and one two-page letter, dated March, 1779, to "Monsieur." Also includes one letter, dated 1773, written from Paris by Fougeroux de Bondaroy to Monsieur Berlin care of Monsieur Parent[?]-fils (one page); and two unattributed reports, one entitled Rapport d'un Ouvrage de Monsieur Jars and dated 1779 (3 pages) and one untitled, undated report (10 pages, including one page consisting of sketches). Each of these reports contain annotations, including in the margins.

mssHM 83036-83041

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Henry James and others letters

Manuscripts

This material includes (1 letter) by Alice James (HM 66107), (9) by Henry James (HM 66108-66116), and (1) by William James (HM 66117).

mssHM 66107-66117

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Marsilio Landriani letters to Jean-André de Luc

Manuscripts

Nine letters written by Marsilio Landriani to Swiss meteorologist, physicist, and geologist Jean-André de Luc (1727-1817), addressed as "Monsieur" and "Mon cher Monsieur" in their salutations. The letters, which are in French, relate to Landrianis work as a physicist, and address topics including electricity, meteorology, hygrometry, and various experiments. Those dated 1783, 1786, and 1787 were written from Milan, Italy, and those dated 1788 were written from London, England (two letters), or from an unspecified location (one letter). Six letters bear red wax seals, and two show traces of seals that were removed. Three letters include the name Landriani or M. Landriani handwritten in red ink at the top.

mssHM 82696-82704

Letters addressed to Henry Albert Wolff

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