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Correspondence regarding the identity of Junius
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David Fisher Day commonplace book and journal
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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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Correspondence, Poem and Ephemera (1802-1840)
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Correspondence, Poem and Ephemera (1 box). A majority of the correspondence consists of letters from George Nugent Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent, to his former tutor, George Glover; the letters cover the years 1804-1840. There is also a small number of letters from other correspondents, including Mary Anne Nugent Temple Grenville; George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham; Mary Elizabeth Nugent Temple Grenville, Marchioness of Buckingham; Thomas Winfield and Frodsham Hodson, both of Brasenose College, Oxford; William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville; and a draft letter from George Glover to "My Lord" concerning a Latin inscription composed by Henry Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich. Also included is a poem written by George Nugent Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent, entitled "The Death of Nelson" (1805, Nov. 23), and three pieces of ephemera: a printed sketch of a dog and two letter covers with wax seals.
mssHM 83319-83383
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Correspondence
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The collection contains correspondence and five manuscript notebooks. The vast majority of the correspondence was not penned by Allibone, and a good portion of it was neither authored by him nor addressed to him. Three of the five manuscript notebooks are by Edward Everett, one was written by Baron Thomas Babington Macauley and one was composed by Allibone and his wife, Mary. Everett's manuscripts include a biography of Baron George Gordon Byron (AL 394) and of Sir Walter Scott (AL 395) as well as a copy of his speech "In Defense of the Webster Statue" (AL 398). Macauley's manuscript is a version of his unpublished History of England, and Allibone's manuscript contains, among other items, A visit to Washington Irving, as well as an autograph copy of his letter to Queen Victoria of Great Britain. Significant correspondents include George Bancroft, Henry Ward Beecher, Sir David Brewster, Elihu Burritt, Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, Benjamin Disraeli, Edward Everett, Millard Fillmore, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Thomas Hartwell Horne, Washington Irving, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Thomas Babington Macauley, R. Shelton (Robert Shelton) Mackenzie, William Hickling Prescott, L. H. (Lydia Howard) Sigourney, Baron Alfred Tennyson, William Makepeace Thackeray, George Ticknor and Robert C. (Robert Charles) Winthrop.
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Nugent-Glover correspondence
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Correspondence, Poem and Ephemera (1 Box) is arranged chronologically. A majority of the correspondence consists of letters from George Nugent Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent, to his former tutor, George Glover; the letters cover the years 1804-1840. There is also a small number of letters from other correspondents, including Mary Anne Nugent Temple Grenville; George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of Buckingham; Mary Elizabeth Nugent Temple Grenville, Marchioness of Buckingham; Thomas Winfield and Frodsham Hodson, both of Brasenose College, Oxford; William Wyndham Grenville, Baron Grenville; and a draft letter from George Glover to "My Lord" concerning a Latin inscription composed by Henry Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich. Also included is a poem written by George Nugent Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent, entitled "The Death of Nelson" (1805, Nov. 23), and three pieces of ephemera: a printed sketch of a dog and two letter covers with wax seals. The letters in the collection are written from, among other locations, Brasenose College, Oxford, London, the House of Commons, Pall Mall, Stowe, The Lilies (Grenville's Buckinghamshire home), and Corfu (Greece). After tutoring Grenville at Stowe, Glover became his close friend and the correspondence covers much of Grenville's political, literary and personal life. The main thrust of the letters is the reforming principles that Grenville and Glover shared and their relations with other like-minded people including the Duke of Sussex (often mentioned in the letters). Advancement and patronage, both social and political, are frequent subjects in the letters, whether it is for Grenville himself, Glover or Glover's son (also named George); among other subjects treated include the position of Roman Catholics, dueling, Freemasonry, the scandals of the Regency, and the ongoing war with Napoleon.
mssHM 83319-83383
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John Elmsly invoice
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This invoice is for money owed to Graff by John Elmsly. It lists cabinetmaking material and supplies purchased from 1771 to 1773.
mssHM 68470
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Certificate regarding Steamboat Experiment
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This certificate certifies that the Steamboat Experiment, owned by Charles Bush and George Lobdell, has had a "thorough examination of the Hull of said Boat" and that it is "sea-worthy, and fit to be used in the Transportation of Freight and passengers." It also certifies that the boat is between three and four years old and was built in Pottsville, Pennsylvania in 1845. It is signed by Thomas Young and Jacob Alrichs at Wilmington, Delaware.
mssHM 75991