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Parliamentary diary: manuscript
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Parliamentary diary: manuscript
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A diary of the Short Parliament, with copies of parliamentary letters and speeches for a few earlier parliaments.
mssHM 1554
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Trial of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Trinity 29 Chas II June 27 and 29, 1677 : [manuscript]
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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683) was imprisoned in 1677 for opposing the prorogation of Parliament.
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A Booke Wherein is conteyned ye passages of ye last Parliamt. From ye yeare 1623 until the 10th day of March in ye yeare 1628 [ i.e., 1629]: with divers other matteriall passages happening in ye time
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A collection of excerpts from Proceedings in Parliament, the House of Commons Journals, speeches, letters, poems, and other records illustrating the deteriorating relationship between the Crown and Parliament under James I and Charles I. The volume includes an account of the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, the Remonstrances of the Commons, "The Complaint of distressed England to her children the Commons," "A Copie of some Jesuits letters directed to the Rector of Brussels," a list of shipping lost at sea through Admiralty incompetence, and many other entries, chiefly 1623-1626, with the later addition of "Majesty in Misery," a 72-line poem purportedly written by Charles I during his captivity at Carrisbrook Castle in 1648. Perhaps compiled by or for Sir Richard Knightley (1593-1628) of Fawsley, Northamptonshire, MP, an early supporter but later opponent of the Duke of Buckingham.
mssHM 70511
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Diary of a sparrowhawk
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Manuscript hawking diary, detailing the short life of "Joan," a young sparrowhawk, from October 22, 1894 to her death on February 19, 1895. Each individual flight is noted and killed birds are listed. Also, an 8 page shooting diary for the same period, detailing kills and their location.
mssHM 72180
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William T. Cook diary
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Cook's diary starts on March 12 when he leaves San Francisco for Alaska and ends September 23 after arriving back home in Lodi, California. Cook talks about traveling on ship, his arrival, his daily tasks, mining camps, etc. The diary also contains lists of supplies with prices and some accounting. With note found in diary.
mssHM 83409
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Diary
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Diary and memorandum book of a Boston merchant, probably Peter Verstille. The diarist sailed from Boston to London in October 1768, onboard the Amazon. The largest portion of the diary covers his stay in London from early December 1768 to late April 1769. Much of it is devoted to politics and political debates, especially John Wilkes and the Middlesex elections (the diary opens with an account of the Brentford riot on Dec. 8, 1768), and American policies of the cabinet. The author also recounts his visits to the relatives (one of whom asked him "whether people in America talk'd English"), sightseeing and social life -- coffeehouses, the Old Bailey, Parliament, St. Paul's cathedral, the Tower, etc (including admission fees). Included is a detailed account of a moderated debate at a "Temple Bar Disputing Club" on "whether or not it was to the honour of Britain to tax America." He frequently mentions "John Olds," probably John Olds (1725-1782) of Hartford and Thomas Bromfield (1734-1816), a Boston merchant who had settled in London in 1760. An intensely religious person, he attended services at various London churches, including George Whitefield's Tabernacle; the diary contains detailed records of sermons and preachers. This portion ends with a record of his voyage to Boston onboard the Paoli; he arrived to the city on June 19, 1769.
mssHM 175