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Autograph letter addressed from "Admiralty", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting his compliments and organising the King of Belgium’s arrangements of travel to London.

Autograph letter addressed from "Hotel de la Régence", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer regarding a parcel from Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer sent to Dibdin and his study of Burgundian manuscripts.

Autograph letter addressed from "Wilton Street, London", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer. "I have long given up verse writing & never was much of a poet. But I offer thou this, in accordance with your wish..."

Autograph letter, signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, thanking him for his note of instructions.

Autograph letter addressed from "York Chambers, St James Street", signed, regarding his receipt of a letter and that an answer is forthcoming.

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

Autograph letter, signed, to Elizabeth Van de Weyer concerning money owed for a "share of the box".

Autograph letter addressed from "Putney", signed, to an unidentified recipient.
Transcription of extract: “I will call for your beauties on Saturday about three o’clock, when I hope I shall find them, as the song says, “encompassed in an angel frame”.

Autograph letter addressed from "Berkeley Square", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, enquiring about wine merchants and inviting him to stay in the country.

Autograph letter in French, addressed from "3 Park Crescent", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter addressed from "11 William Street, Knightsbridge", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, congratulating him on his admission into the Freemasons.

Autograph letter addressed from "2 Eccleston Street", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, inviting him to a dinner in honour of Sir John Herschel, promising that if he does attend he would be sat near Herschel and the president of the Royal Society.

Autograph letter addressed from "Melbourne Lodge, Claremont", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Autograph letter, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, requesting his company at dinner on Thursday 8th January.

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 "Chesterfield Street", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer regarding his sending an engraving to the recipient of the letter.

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 in French, addressed from "Cavendish Square", signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer, enclosing his portrait and desiring to arrange a visit.

Autograph letter, signed, to Jean Sylvain Van de Weyer regarding a trip to Constantinople.

Autograph letter addressed from "41 Upper Grosvenor Street", signed, to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer concerning business exchanges and transactions.

Autograph letter addressed from "Ordnance Office", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer, presenting his compliments and enclosing a letter from the Duke of Sussex.

Autograph letter addressed from "Rodney Street", signed, to Francis Boott. The letter also has MS annotations added by Boott including the date of receipt (30th August 1818).
Transcription of opening lines : “My dear Sir, I return you the crown of the Pine immediately for fear of injury by delay.”
Boott’s letter in reply is in the Linnean Society Archives, reference GB-110/JES/COR/20/118.

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 in French, addressed from "St Katherine’s Regents Park", to Jean-Sylvain Van de Weyer.

Typed letter from Sir Henry Willink to Professor Basil Willey about the offer to C.S. Lewis of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.

Thanks him for his letter and he too had heard from Tolkien.

He had also received an embarrassed letter from C.S. Lewis.

He would tell him another invitation to accept the post had been sent out to their second choice and nothing could be done until it had been answered. Was making enquiries of the Registrary and Secretary General as to the extent to which Lewis's terms could be discussed in the event of Miss Gardner's refusal.

Typed letter from Sir Henry Willink to J.R.R. Tolkien about the offer to C.S. Lewis of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English.

Before getting his letter he had received two from Lewis refusing the offer of the chair. After consultation with Prof. Willey he had invited their second choice to accept the position and they could do nothing until they had heard back from Miss Gardner. In the meantime he had been writing to Lewis to keep the case open in case he was in a position to offer it again.

Typed copy letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis.

The news of his acceptance of the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English was now known.

Suggests a form of words Lewis could use in reply to offers of rooms and a Fellowship from other Colleges [Willink was Vice-Chancellor of the University as well as Master of Magdalene and so had prior knowledge of the appointment and had the advantage in being the first to be able offer Lewis a Fellowship at Magdalene]. Makes it clear he was free to accept an offer from another College if he would like.

Typed copy letter from Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis.

Writing in his capacity as Master of Magdalene College he offers Lewis a Fellowship and rooms at Magdalene and hopes that he won't be accused by other Colleges of using his prior news of the appointment to the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English as he was also the Vice-Chancellor. Explains the rules about quotas of Professorships at the Colleges and thinks that there will be two or three other Colleges in a position to offer him rooms but hopes he will accept Magdalene.

Typed copy letter from Sir Henry Willink to C.S. Lewis.

Lewis's letter of 4 June had given him news [acceptance of the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance English] which when published would give immense pleasure in Cambridge.

Discusses possible start dates for the tenure.