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Autograph letter, signed, to the Secretary of the Artists’ Benevolent Institution. Davy is unable to accept the invitation of the Steward to dine with the members of the Institution on Friday 5th May and therefore returns his dining card. Begs that the Secretary will pass on his regrets and communicate his thanks for the invitation.

Autograph letter addressed from "Stoke Newington", signed, to Miss Nunes. Writes that she has now returned from Clapham, where she has spent several days, and invites Miss Nunes to spend a week with her, as previously promised. Hopes that it will be as convenient to her now as it was when first proposed, otherwise Barbauld will have cause to regret having needed to postpone the visit.

Autograph letter addressed from "Whitehall", signed “Robert Peel”.
Transcription of opening lines: “Gentleman, I am very much afraid, that amid the occupations in which I have been engaged since my return to England, I omitted properly to acknowledge your kind and effective attention to a Request made to you by my friend, Henry Baring […]”.

Autograph letter addressed from "Washington", signed “Dan’l Webster”, to Dr. Perkins.

Autograph letter addressed from "Malahide Castle", signed, to “Col Shawe”. “Col Shawe” is Lieutenant Colonel Merrick Shawe. Also mentioned in the letter is Richard, Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, his wife, Marianne Wellesley née Caton (1788-1853), her sister Elizabeth Caton (1790-1862), and Thomas Spring Rice (1790–1866).

Full transcription of the letter:

Malahide Castle
Sunday Octr. 27th
1833

My Dr Col Shawe

Altho’ you have shewn me no signs of life, since
my return to this land of Blessedness, yet so many
tender recollections, and historical associations, of all
that concerns you & the vice regal court of the
present day, crowd on my mind in this Castle, that
I cannot refrain from giving you a flapper and
reminding you, that, “such things were, & were to us
most dear”.—This being sentimentally observed, I shall
proceed to business, in the true Irish style, by
asking a favor—viz—will you allow me—to
name a few foreign letters (which are lying for me
at my Booksellers in London),—under cover to
you? —They are but letters! in case you
favorably “incline your ear” to my petition

will you have the kindness to frank the inclosed
for my Ministers which contains an order to
forward my foreigns letters to you.—We
shall return to Town ^\on/ Tuesday—and
hope to hear from you, de-bisée-birse,
a good account of the Lord Lieutenants
health & of the safe arrival of la
belle Excellence.—We have had
Mr & Mrs Littleton here, making
the most agreable impressions,
I grieve for the loss of my old Fogeys,
especially as there does not appear

that there are any younger ones to supply
their place at present in Dublin,
I hope Mr Spring Rice will spare us
the two or three men, old or young that
remain,—& that under the latter head
he will at least leave us him, whose
eternally devouée, I beg to subscribe myself
Sydney Morgan

I hope Miss Caton accompanies Lady Wellesley;
She is a famous Coajutor, as we say in our church—
If you have not read Manor Sackvill (in dramatic
scenes) you may expect to be read out of mine by
Bell book & Candle light!

[Superscription:] Col Shawe

[Docketed:] Lady Morgans letters

Autograph letter in Spanish, addressed from "Barranquilla", signed, to General Luque, Cartagena. Bolivar is helping a friend leave the country to General Luque and asking Luque to make adjustments to his passport.

Transcription of opening lines: “I have the pleasure to acquaint you that at a meeting of the Royal Academicians Club held on the 7th [?] you were elected a member”. Westmacott offers his congratulations on the occasion.

Autograph letter addressed from "Richmond", signed, to Washington. Henry writes that he encloses a copy of the “act of assembly passed last session”.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to an unidentified recipient. It is the final two pages extracted from a longer letter.