Parchment document in French signed by Louis XIV. The document is slightly cropped along the right-hand edge and in the lower right corner, and therefore a small amount of text is missing.
The document is countersigned by Louis II Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain.
Autograph letter addressed from "Craven Street", to Mrs [Katherine] French, presenting his compliments and begs that she will make the seeds sent herewith acceptable to Miss [Susannah] Jennings.
Sem títuloSignature of Lady Byron ("& faithful s[ervan]t Noel Byron"), cropped from a letter.
Sem títuloAutograph letter from Friedrich von Raumer to Lord and Lady Holland.
Transcription: "Mr v de Raumer accepts with greatest pleasure the invitation of Lord and Lady Holland for next Friday. Monday 6 April".
Sem títuloAutograph letter, signed, to an unidentified recipient.
Transcription:
"My dear Sir, I commit to your friendly care the inclosed letter and beg to offer my best regards & wishes to the ladies of your family
Yours truly obliged
J Baillie"
Autograph letter, addressed fron "Brighton", from a Colonel de [C?] to the Belgian Ambassador in London. The author provides a resume of his military credentials and offers his services to the Belgian people.
Sem títuloOffprints and articles concerning Pepys and the Pepys Library bound into albums. Formerly known as the 'Miscellaneous Pamphlets' volumes.
List of contents:
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Matthews, A.G. (1930). 'Mr Pepys and Nonconformity', Congregational Historical Society Transactions, 11(2), pp. 67-78.
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Foster, J. (1951). 'John Birchensha, Fifth Monarchy Man', The London Quarterly and Holborn Review, pp. 311-318.
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Wilson, E.M. (1954). 'Félix Persio Bertiso's "La Harpa de Belén"', Atlante, 2(3), pp. 126-136. [With letter from the author to "dick"].
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Heal, A. (1955). 'Old London Bridge Tradesman's Cards and Tokens', in G. Home, Old London Bridge, London: John Lane, pp. 308-331.
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Wilson, E.M. (1955). 'Quevedo for the Masses', Atlante, 3(4), pp. 126-136.
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Heawood, E. (1924). 'Use of Watermarks in Dating Old Maps and Documents', The Geographical Journal, pp. 392-412.
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Chappel, E. (1931). Catalogue of Pepysiana belonging to Mr. Edwin Chappell, exhibited at the Annual General Meeting of the Society for Nautical Research, held at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, 8th July 1931. [Includes MS addenda].
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Lightbown, J. (1952). 'A Shorter Metrical Version of "The Gast of Gy"', The Modern Language Review, 47(3), pp. 323-329. [Includes MS note from the author to "Dr. Ladborough"].
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Dummer, E. (1890). 'A Brief Journall of the Western Rebellion', Proceedings, Royal Artillery Institution, 4(18). [Includes letters to "Sir" from Maurice Page, dated June 1925].
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Richards, R.D. (1933). 'Mr. Pepys and the Goldsmith Bankers', Economic History, 2(8), pp. 500-520. [Includes letter to "Mr Turner" from the author].
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Wilson, E.M. (1954). '"La Harpa de Belén", de Félix Persio Bertiso', Archivo Hispalense, 67-68.
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(1952). The Caxtonian: The House Journal of Mardon, Son & Hall, Ltd., 2(9).
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Powell, L.C. (1950). 'From Private Institution to Public Institution: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library', The Library Quarterly, 20(2), pp. 101-108.
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Ranft, B. McL. (1952). 'The Significance of the Political Career of Samuel Pepys', 14(4), The Journal of Modern History, pp. 368-375.
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Jackson, W.A. (1951). 'Tunc et Nunc: or the Pepys and Taylor Collections of Early Books on Navigation', pp. 195-201.
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Ehrman, J.P.W. (1948). 'The Official Papers Transferred by Pepys to the Admiralty by 12 July 1689', The Mariner's Mirror, 34(4), pp. 255-270.
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Wilson, E.M. (1955). 'Some Poems from Samuel Pepys Spanish Chap-Books', Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 32(4), pp. 187-193.
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Rollins, H.E. (1921). 'Notes on Some English Accounts of Miraculous Fasts', The Journal of American Folk-Lore, 34(134), pp. 361-376.
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Blagden, C. (1953-5). 'Notes on the Ballad Market in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century', Studies in Bibliography, 6, pp. 161-80.
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Baldridge, H.A. (1938). 'Ship Models - The Collections of Rogers, Sergison and Pepys', United States Naval Institute Proceedings, 64(11), pp. 1553-1566.
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Munby, A.N.L. (1952). 'The Distribution of he First Edition of Newton's Principia', Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, 10, pp. 28-39.
Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Anvers", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.
Sem títuloAutograph letter in French, addressed from "Anvers", signed, to Monsieur H. Castellain, Belgian Consul in London.
Sem títuloAutograph letter in French, addressed from "Bruxelles", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.
Sem títuloAutograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.
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