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.
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Autograph letter addressed from "Richmond", signed, to Washington. Henry writes that he encloses a copy of the “act of assembly passed last session”.
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Autograph letter in French, signed, to an unidentified recipient. It is the final two pages extracted from a longer letter.
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Receipt addressed from "St James’s ", signed “C.J. Fox” and “Andrew Basilico” for expenses incurred by Basilico during his duties as the “Messenger to the Foreign Department” (also known as the “King’s Messenger”, a position Basilico held from 1782-1813).
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Autograph letter, signed, to the Marchioness Wellesley. Bulwer-Lytton presents his compliments and expresses gratitude for Her Ladyship’s kindness. He had hoped to prolong his stay in Dublin to wait on Her Ladyship, however he was unable to on this occasion.
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Autograph letter in French to unidentified recipient.
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Transcription: "Miss Jane Porter presents her best comp[limen]ts to Mr Vail – with the enclosed letter - which he will have the goodness to forward by his free dispatches, or directed, along with the book (or rather number of a work) Mrs [?] to convey to his kind charge, Miss J Porter begs Mr Vail to accept [?] thanks for his continued obligements to her".
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Autograph letter, signed, to the manager of the Olympic Theatre, Wych Street, London instructing that particular lines from his play be omitted.
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Autograph letter addressed from "Gloucester House ", to a “Miss Caton” in which he expresses gratitude for her having remembered the wish he expressed for General Washington’s valedictory address and he is obliged to her for having procured it for him. He writes that Colonel Dalton delivered the book late last night and he may now return his best of thanks for it. It is doubly valuable to him for having received it from her.
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Autograph letter in French, addressed from “Charles V", signed, to Lady Dudley Stuart.
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Autograph of Teresa Guccioli with date.
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Autograph invitation, signed, to an unidentified military general.
Transcription: “My dear General, Pray, command a place in my box on Monday evening. Lord Mountjoy is at Worthing – He has not a Box this year. Ever your faithful servant”.
Autograph letter in French to “Bates”.
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Autograph letter addressed from "32 St. James Place", signed, to Thomas Cadell and William Davies, partners of the British publishing and bookselling firm, Cadell & Davies. He requests copies of A Practical View [of Christianity], handsomely bound, to give as gifts.
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Autograph letter, signed, to Miss Mitford, recommending the bearer of the letter (Theodore Sedgwick Fay),as a gentleman “who has made himself a name in our literature” and for whom Sedgwick has much regard.
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