Manuscripts
William Blackstone letter to Thomas Townshend
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Legal opinion of Sir William Blackstone on the rights of free-holders to commons after enclosure
Manuscripts
The legal opinion set down here should be seen against the inclosure movement of the 18th century, and concerns the rights of free-holders to village lands used in common and to long-time encroachments onto commons. The manuscript is incomplete.
mssHM 55659
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Frances Brooke letter to Thomas Cadell
Manuscripts
This letter is perhaps written to publisher Thomas Cadell (it is just addressed to "Dear Sir"). In this letter, Brooke is talking about the printing of songs for one of her musicals that is going to be performed at Covent Garden. The year of the letter is not present but it may be 1782.
mssHM 79864
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Copies of 3 letters to Thomas Pelham-Holles, 4th Duke of Newcastle, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. Cesnok
Manuscripts
First letter, dated June 29, 1729, to Thomas Pelham-Holles, 4th Duke of Newcastle, with letter to Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, on verso with an enclosure (to Newcastle) of an unsigned, undated intelligence report in cipher [from Port Ste. Marie], deciphered in French. Third letter, dated July 19, 1729, to Newcastle (enclosing a document, not found).
BLA 188
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William Tuckett letter to Thomas Dick
Manuscripts
This letter written by Tuckett from Bath is addressed to Scottish astronomer Thomas Dick. The letter is concerning the orbit and supposed satellite of Venus. The letter includes a sketch entitled: "Supposed orbit of the satellite of Venus as seen from the Earth."
mssHM 71749
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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham letter to Thomas Townshend
Manuscripts
In the handwriting of Lady Chatham; endorsed by Thomas Townshend. Formerly with mssHM 810.
HM 829
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Alexander McEwen letters
Manuscripts
Five letters written by Alexander McEwen in London to an unidentified recipient or recipients addressed as "Dear Sir" and "My Dear Sir." The letters discuss McEwens newspaper articles, and four of the letters mention [Henry?] Labouchere.
mssHM 82709-82713