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Letter from William Wilberforce to Thomas Cadell and William Davies

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 6/ff.49r-49v
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  • 12 June 1823

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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.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Whewell to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer

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  • 3 February 1835

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Autograph letter addressed from "Trinity College Cambridge", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, regarding a letter on tides by M. Quetelet and whether Van de Weyer can further any suggestions it contains. He invites Van de Weyer to Cambridge to “see something of an English University”.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 5/ff.92r-92v
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  • 12 February 1839

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Autograph letter addressed from "Southall", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer wishing him and his bride happiness for their forthcoming marriage, and the parents of the bride, Mr and Mrs Bates.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, to Gerald Wellesley

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Autograph letter, signed, to Gerald Wellesley. Lamb invites Wellesley to dine with him the next day.
An MS annotation at the foot of the letter reads: “Lord Melbourne to Gerald Wellesley”.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Jerdan to Charles Robert Leslie

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Autograph letter addressed from "Grove House, Brompton", signed, to Charles Robert Leslie. Jerdan gives thanks for work done on a portrait of Lord Holland which is to be engraved.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Jackson to Lucretia Bates

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 7/f.28r
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Autograph letter addressed from "West Park, Kew", to Lucretia Bates, in which he writes that he shall not be content to thank Mr Bates for sending the letter of introduction to the Botanical Collection – he must be allowed to thank Madam for kindly mentioning the circumstance to him and for commending the matter to his attention.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Godwin to an unidentified recipient

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  • 30 October 1832

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Autograph letter addressed from "44 Gower Place ", signed, to an unidentified recipient.
Transcription of opening lines: “I feel greatly indebted to you for your friendly interference with Mr Bull. You ask me whether I shall choose to send him the manuscript? I propose to send it tomorrow”.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Farr to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 4/ff.74r-74v
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  • 24 October 1840

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Autograph letter addressed from "General Register Office", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting his compliments and presenting a copy of the Registrar General’s Reports and asking to forward them to M. Quetelet.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from William Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 1/ff.80r-80v
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Autograph letter, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, in which Baring regrets to write that it is not within Lord Fitzgerald’s power to facilitate the exchange concerning Dr Davies, since the number of appointments is very limited and a writership is generally considered to be worth two cadetships.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from Washington Irving

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Autograph page from a manuscript of A Tour on the Prairies. Page numbered 202 begins “a beautiful grove, watered by a fine spring and rivulet. Our journey had been about fourteen miles”.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from Warren Hastings to Messrs Davison, Noel, Templer & Co.

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  • 2 December 1815

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Autograph letter addressed from "Daylesford House", signed, to Messrs Davison, Noel, Templer & Co. Hastings writes to confirm that he has today sent his banking book to them by the Worcester coach and requests that they return the book to him closed to the end of the year.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from Ulick John de Burgh, 1st marquess of Clanricarde, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 1/ff.83r-83v
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  • 28 November 1840

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Autograph letter addressed from "St James’ Square", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer in which Clanricarde requests a letter to ensure his passage at Ostend. He wishes Van de Weyer a merry Christmas and hope to have the pleasure of seeing him in the spring.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from Trafford Leigh-Mallory, 2 April 1924

Letter from Trafford Leigh-Mallory, 2 April 1924

Letter from his brother Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory. This letter was found on George Mallory's body in 1999. It was wrapped in a handkerchief along with two other letters.

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65 Longridge Rd
London SW5

Ap 2nd 1924

My Dear George

Many thanks for your p.c. Both children had flu about a week after I had it, & then I got a second dose. However we are all splendid now.

As you will see from the address, we have moved. The children were beginning to get a bit out of hand & we always seemed to be catching one disease or another. We are awfully comfortable now in very nice rooms. We have got two double bedrooms, a single bedroom for Tom, & a sitting room. Tom’s bedroom is ordinarily a sitting room, so nurse can have the children down there when we don’t want them. I like it ever so much better than the Hotel, because I now have somewhere quiet to read & write.

I suppose you see a few papers, & know what a series of strikes we are having just now. It would appear that the Trades Unions regard this as a good moment for getting the best possible terms. The most serious thing I think is the development of strikes organised by Communists against the advice of the Unions. I hope they will get the firm handling they deserve.

I went to a most interesting meeting at the B.I.I.A. [British Institute of International Affairs] last night, on ‘the Balkans’. I find that one gets a lot of most useful information there, which is good from an educational point of view.

Mother stayed a night here on her way to Aix Les Bains. I am not quite sure whether she is particularly pleased with it now she has got there.

I am going up to Birkenhead to stay with the old man over Easter & hope to see Avie & her family at the same time.

I imagine you have now started your trek. I have seen one article in the Times so far, but that just dealt with the administrative arrangements & the composition of the party.

A Trafford cousin has suddenly turned up. He is normally a cantonment magistrate in India & home on leave. He is an odd piece of work & seems to have a passion for getting to know relations. We had him to supper one night & he took us to Diplomacy last Saturday. The revival of Diplomacy is excellent. I never thought anything of Gladys Cooper as an actress, but I must say she seems to have improved tremendously lately.

The children are bursting with life & I think very happy.

Good luck to you
Your affectionate brother
Trafford

Letter from Thomas Noon Talfourd to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 5/ff.136r-136v
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  • 13 August 1842

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Autograph letter, signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting his compliments, requesting a passport his son, and enclosing a copy of a book.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from Thomas Moore to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 5/ff.99r-99v
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  • 1 April 1835

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Autograph letter addressed from "Sloperton", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, apologising that he could not see him when he was in town on business and thanking him for a loan of a book Memoires.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

Letter from Thomas Joseph Pettigrew to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer

  • MCOL/Van de Weyer Albums/Album 4/ff.72r-72v
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  • 7 September 1840

    • Part of Old Library

Autograph letter addressed from "Saville Row", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, saying that his friend Hudson Gurney has had a portrait engraved of his friend Prince Cimitile.

Van de Weyer, Jean Sylvain (1802-1874), diplomat

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