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C.R. Attlee

Three letters on UK House of Commons stationary from C.R. Attlee to Lord Noel-Buxton, with two typed copies of the third letter. First letter has a brief history of Austria (1805-1867) written on the back.

Draft of Autobiography - Pre-School

File contains drafts of chapter 2 of Lord Noel Noel-Buxton's autobiography, entitled "Before school." Includes 4 drafts of the chapter, discussing Buxton's early childhood, with sections about the Brook and about Victorian customs.

Letter from Charles Burney Jr. to William Davies, 1 December 1800

Autograph letter from Charles Burney Jr. written at Greenwich, 1 December 1800, to William Davies, Bookseller, Strand. Also postmarked 1 December 1800. Consists of one folded sheet with one page of letter, one page address and one page of postscript (one page blank). Written on black-edged laid paper. The letter requests a receipt for Fanny Burney's account ("The Bill against Mrs. D'Arblay"). In a postscript, Burney requests that Davies send him 100 copies of Gay's Fables.

Burney, Charles, 1757-1817

Letter from Charles Burney Jr. to Longman, 24 February 1814

Manuscript letter signed by Charles Burney Jr. to Longman, Pater Noster Row, requesting Longman's catalogue parts I and II. Letter is dated 24 February 1814 with Burney's address given as: Rectory House, Deptford. Folded with address of recipient and traces of blue wax seal (seal wanting).

Burney, Charles, 1757-1817

Fragment of letter from Charles Burney to Keane Fitzgerald

Consists of an address panel, likely a fragment of a letter. The four corners are clipped. Addressed to Keane Fitzgerald Esq., Mitre Court Buildings, Inner Temple. The fragment contains a later biographical note: "from Dr. Burney who wrote 'History of Music.' Father of Madame D'Arblay author of Cecilia.'

Burney, Charles, 1726-1814

The Rev'd Charles Burney, D. D.

Engraved portrait of Charles Burney Jr., published for the European Magazine by J. Asperne, 32 Cornhill, 1st April 1819 (London). "Drawn by Wivell from a bust by Nollekins. Engraved by J. Thomson." With manuscript annotation: Rector of St. Pauls."

Letter signed James Burney to unknown recipient, 21 December 1816

Manuscript letter signed by James Burney (Fanny Burney's brother) to an unknown recipient. Address leaf is wanting. The letter is dated 21 December 1816 and concerns a citation by Maldonado from the introduction of Relacion del Viage (1792), about the Dutch and Mexicans (pg. xlix-lii).

The letter describes her acquaintances in France from April 1767, including descriptions which she mentions as having been omitted from her journal for the year 1767.

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