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Autograph letter in French, addressed from "44 Grosvenor Place, London", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer. The signature is possibly "Albert Kielmansegg".

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Wilton Crescent", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French addressed to "Monsieur de Potter rue St. Honoré, 332. Paris", possibly Joseph de Potter-Soenens.

Autograph letter in French, signed, probably to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Transcription:
'Mon cher collègue,
Je vous envoie "Monsieur de Talleyrand", c'est à dire, sa vie. Je vous envoie aussi le portrait dont il a été question hier soir. Je ne sais pas s'il est ressemblant mais je sais très bien que l'original n'eut la fatuité de le faire litographier.
[bien à vous?]
Dimanche matin
Vous trouverez vous ce pli, un très joli échantillon de la belle écriture du Seigneur M. Je serais charmé, si je pouvais vous faire le cadeau de ce militaire secrétaire.'

The reference to "Monsieur de Talleyrand" might be a general allusion to a crafty diplomat, rather than de Talleyrand personally.

The line before the signature might be a short version of "bien à vous", which might indicate a slightly informal tone.

Autograph letter in French, signed, probably to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

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 "Woburn Abbey", to Mrs Van de Weyer, thanking her for the lace and asking her to call upon her on Monday.

Autograph letter addressed from "Fordhook, near Acton" to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer regarding the granting of a passport to Luxembourg to Bernard Henkels, who was employed in her service.

Autograph letter addressed from "London", to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, in French.

Autograph letter in French to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Anvers", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "Bruxelles", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter addressed from "Arundel Castle", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, in which he sends his compliments and begs to refer Mr Percy to Sir William Woods at the Earl Marshall’s office, who will put him in the way of making the enquiries he wishes at the Herald’s College. The Duke has written to Sir William to expect him.

Autograph letter in French, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, requesting a passport for Lord Alfred Hill.

Autograph letter addressed from "Buckingham Palace", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting his compliments, and requesting an order for the Belgium custom house.

Autograph letter, signed, to an unidentified recipient. An MS annotation at the head of the letter reads: “Mrs Norton to Capt M—"
Norton writes that the letter to Captain Chamier should be sent and the niece, who writes so prettily, should add a line to her uncle to say that brevity would be no demerit in Norton’s eyes, but a positive advantage, and therefore he only need dictate a few lines. Norton encloses the “Ship on Fire” for Captain Chamier), and plans to send “Wreck” by [?], a beautiful representation of “death on the stormy seas”. On matters of business, £3 for a poetical illustration, not exceeding a page and a half, or £5 for three pages – but Norton would prefer the shorter length, since she has already exceeded the limits of the volume. Norton trusts that he recipient will allow his book to remain in Norton’s hands until her hard work is over - she dares not open the bookcase where it is lying, for fear of being distracted from her work. Norton adds in a postscript that she is pushed for time and if she can obtain an address for Captain Chamier, she may try to send the letter to him tomorrow.

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.