Manuscripts
William Wilberforce correspondence
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William Stanton correspondence, (bulk 1841-1871)
Manuscripts
Personal and political correspondence of William Stanton, chiefly letters addressed to him. Correspondents include Benjamin Stanton, Edwin McMasters Stanton, Benjamin Franklin Wade, Edwin Lamson Stanton, Rutherford Hayes, and others. There are also a few pieces of correspondence between Benjamin Stanton and other family members, and a small group of letters of Brian Hellen, a Quaker of Beaufort, (N.C.), discussing a dispute over family inheritance, which included enslaved persons.
mssHM 37001-37046
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Correspondence and documents from the office of William Blathwayt
Manuscripts
This group of 34 documents consists of correspondence, reports, and accounts primarily accumulated by British civil servant William Blathwayt (1649-1717) between the mid 1670s and 1712 in his capacity as a British government official in such roles as Surveyor and Auditor General of Plantation Revenues and Secretary and member of the Lords of Trade. The materials consist chiefly of miscellaneous drafts or copies of documents related to the British colonies in North America and the West Indies. Items pertain to taxation, revenue, trade and shipping, and defense, primarily in the Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Kitts, and Nevis. Within the collection, there are six letters from Henry Carpenter, the collector of customs in the Leeward Islands, and eleven documents concerning Colonel John Strode, Sir Charles Wheler, and issues related to the four and a half percent tax.
mssHM 32265-32298
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Journal and commonplace book of Sir William Drake
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Sir William Drake's personal and political diary and commonplace book that covers events from Nov. 30, 1631 to the outbreak of the Civil War. Included are extensive notes on books, the law courts in London, and the Long Parliament
mssHM 55603
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Francis North Papers
Manuscripts
This collection contains 99 pieces housed in 2 boxes. The collection is arranged chronologically. It covers letters and documents reflecting family and household matters o Francis North, 1st Baron Guilford (mainly personal concerns dealing with the upbringing of his children) and his father Dudley North, 4th Baron North. Correspondents include Lady Anne Montagu North and Beata Pope, Countess of Down. Materials also pertain to the estate affairs of Sir Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl Downe, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire, from 1631 to 1633 as seen in letters from his bailiff Anthony Litchfield.
mssHM 52322-52420
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William Upcott correspondence
Manuscripts
The collection contains correspondence relating to Upcott's collections of books, manuscripts, and prints. Much of the correspondence is between Upcott and various collectors with whom he engaged in business. Issues addressed within the correspondence include the life and work of William Upcott and 19th century bookselling and collecting practices. Correspondents include Charles Dickens, Sir William Fitzroy, Josiah Forshall, William Henry Hyett, Sir Thomas Phillipps, George Palmer Putnam, Markham E. Sherwill, Charles Hampden Turner and Dawson Turner.
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