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The 17th-20th Century Correspondence and Documents consists of letters, documents, and various forms of correspondence relating to notable names and celebrities from between 1618 and 1981. These documents have either been transcribed to or from the personalities in question or have been written in discussion of these individuals. Some documents have been previously digitized as a part of the Edward Lear Papers.

The digital collection is only selections from the physical collection. For more information about the collection and its contents, see the collection's finding aid.

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: Article clipping, January 4, 1931; This clipping from an article has a note in pen indicating the date January 4, 1931. The subarticle that is shown is titled "Whistler in Chelsea" and discusses residences and the "White House" created for James Abbott McNeill Whistler by Edward William Godwin.

: Article fragments regarding George Horne 1778-1792; Collection of fragments from articles discussing the life and work of George Horne.

: Autographed document from Edward Leeds to Lord Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, December 20, 1751; In this letter, Edward Leeds writes to Philip Yorke, referred to as Lord Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, discussing the death of a verderer of the Rockingham forest in Northampton. Leeds asks to propose a replacement verderer in his place.

: Autographed manuscript from Mary Russell Mitford, December 21, 1853; Autographed poem from Mary Russell Mitford titled "The School-Girl's Garden." Consists of eighteen lines. Note from Mitford stating "written at sixteen, transcribed at sixty-seven."

: Autographed meeting records of the Parish of St. Albans; Meeting records from two separate meetings of the Parish of St. Albans. Meetings from October 16, 1703 and January 21, 1704 both summoned to make a rate for the relief of the poor. A rate of twelve pence in the pound is to be collected. Document is signed by the churchwarden, overseers, and members of the church.

: Autographed meeting records of the Parish of St. Albans; Meeting record from July 17, 1703 describing goal of meeting to create a rate for the relief of the poor. A rate of twelve pence in the pound is to be collected. Document signed by the churchwarden, overseers, and members of the church.

: Autographed note about Dr. John Nott; Note from unknown author describing John Nott's career as a physician and author.

: Autographed poem by Henry Venn; Signed poem by Henry Venn, titled "Dum vivimus vivamus." The poem uses ideas of life, death, and faith.

: Biographical article taken from "The Weekly Floridian," with notes from Charles Hamilton, July 1868; Charles Memorial Hamilton makes corrections on an attached biographical newspaper article written about himself. The article was published on March 10th, 1808 under The Weekly Floridian.

: Clipping with note mentioning Estelle Ardrey; Note with initials N.B. Note states that Miss Ardrey thought that the recipient would like something that originally accompanied this note for an autograph. Verso is an excerpt from another piece of text.

: Collection of letters and fragments from correspondence between Samuel Rogers and Miss Harriet Moore, mounted on a single page; This page is a collection of five mounted letters and three mounted letter fragments in correspondence with Samuel Rogers and Harriet Moore.

: Contemporary copies of letters from John Baron addressed to John Lavington and to Micaiah Towgood, 1753; In the first of these two letters, Peter Baron writes to Reverend Lavington and Walrond, where he discusses his faith and their upcoming assembly. In the second letter, Baron writes to Reverend Togwood taking blame for a previous correspondence that caused conflict, and to keep the matter secret from certain brethren of theirs.

: Conveyance between Ralph Woadley and Marmaduke Slinton, August 1618; Conveyance between Ralph Woadley and Marmaduke Slinton of Darton, Yorkshire, regarding property in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

: Correspondence between Elizabeth Kilday and Charles A. Rawlings, December 13, 1939; Elizabeth Kilday informs Charles A. Rawlings that Lou Whitfield Miller hopes to receive biographical information from Rawlings for her Guide to Florida in Fiction. Charles A. Rawlings responds to Mrs. Miller on verso of the original letter from Kilday. Rawlings provides Miller with a biographical description which he calls the "usual back of the book 'who cares?'" He says that when publishers realize they must print a few war stories, he will "have a copy for sale." He calls Florida the best land there is "if one must have land."

: Correspondence between Lou Whitfield Miller to Elmer H. Davis, November 6, 1939; Lou Whitfield Miller sends Elmer Davis a typed letter inquiring about Davis' choice in using Florida as a setting for his story "White Pants Willie," in order to gather information for her master's degree research. Elmer Davis responds directly onto the letter in pen where he describes a story he wrote based in Florida but forgets the title. He also notes that he wrote "White Pants Willie" while in Palm Beach and therefore used Florida as his setting for the story.

: Correspondence between Samuel Rogers and Sarah Rogers with an illustration; This page is a collection of two letters written from Samuel Rogers to Sarah Rogers, accompanied by an illustration.

: Correspondence from W. B. Fabian to Charles Wilmot, October 15, 1896.; In a typed letter, W.B. Fabian asks if Charles Wilmot would place the honorary medical officers on his "free list" as suggested by Henry Irving. Charles Wilmot responds with a handwritten note stating that the above proposal cannot currently be entertained.

: Document endorsed by Bishop John Thomas, May 3, 1759; Document signed by John Thomas, Bishop of Lincoln, certifying John Batchler's role as Vicar of Hitchenden in Buckingham. Verso inscription referencing Mr. Batchler with date June 13, 1759.

: Document fragment with signatures from R. Arundell and George Lyttelton; Fragment from a document with the signatures of one R. Arundell, and George Lyttelton, signed as "G. Lyttelton."

: Document signed by Giacomo-Maria-Carlo Denina and Antoine-Alexandre Barbier, 1810; Document referring to subscription to the Galeria de Florence, signed by Giacomo-Maria-Carlo Denina and Antoine-Alexandre Barbier regarding the Bibliothèque de L'Empereur, Napoleon. Included note autographed by "Le Grand Chambellan."

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