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Agriculture printing plate

Item is an agriculture-themed printing plate (depicting a farmhouse, windmill, cow, wheat sheaf, and seated woman holding a child) produced by Hughes & Kimber, London. Item is accompanied by a paper wrapper with a print of the plate, stamped with the numbers 87 and G29.

Apology - John Brown, coachman

Item is a letter from John Brown to William Bulling, the Secretary of the Edinburgh Cemetery. The letter seems to relate to a situation wherein one of the employees of Brown's minibus company had driven irresponsibly through the cemetery. Bulling was holding Brown accountable, and in the letter Brown both offers an apology and requests one of his own, claiming he himself had done no wrong.

"Claribel"

Item is a manuscript of an unpublished love story by Emily Elizabeth Holt. The tale takes place at Claverist Hall, where the male protagonist is invited as Sir George Claverist’s guest and falls in love with one of his daughters, Claribel. The manuscript also contains a short fairy tale and ten pages of poetry lines. There is a sketch in pen and ink of “Miss Billington in Spitalfields,” and three sketches of a young girl in a ball gown.

Commerce printing plate

Item is a printing plate depicting symbols of commerce (a seated allegorical figure holding a caduceus, sailing ships, a sextant, and bales of goods) produced by Hughes & Kimber, London. The plate is accompanied by a paper wrapper featuring a printed image of the plate, stamped "19," and with the annotation "New - May 15/14 - GEs."

Correspondence from Bill to Dear Little Lady Fayre

File contains a series of letters from a man named Bill to 'Little Lady Fayre', who, following a fall, had been unable to visit him. According to the correspondence, the writer lives in London and is well connected and very involved in musical and theatrical productions with the Luxemburg Orchestra and Sir Henry Wood. The letters include a number of drawings including a portrait of their mutual friend at a Christmas party, Sir Henry Wood conducting an orchestra, and Bill dancing with a woman he refers to as 'the Duchess.'

David Kennedy letter

Item is a letter written by David Kennedy of Culzean Castle, Ayrshire to his sister Mary asking after her health and requesting a reply with details about their friends in Kirkmichael.

Diary of Harriet Rowe

Item is the diary of Harriet Rowe, detailing her daily activities which included meeting with friends, attending parties, going to chapel, and taking long walks with an individual referred to as 'G.'

Eliza Powell letter

Item is a letter from Eliza Powell to her brother John Cottrell, a chancery clerk residing at Lincoln's Inn, London. The letter thanks Cottrell for gifts of a gown and 32 pounds, discusses mutual acquaintances, and requests several sundry purchases.

Hanna Trimwell spoof letter

Item is a spoof letter signed by Tummas Clark, School Master, Parish of Barns. Item is a a letter of recommendation for former schoolmistress Hanna Trimwell, containing intentionally poor spelling and grammar. The letter is pasted onto an album leaf; the verso features part of a poem titled "The Blue Nile," "written by Sir George."

Hymn tunes

Item is a manuscript song book consisting of hymns and a handwritten index. Pencil amendments are added onto some hymns. Some leaves are missing: hymns 14, 15, and 90.

John Russell correspondence

File contains correspondence related to land in the town of New Romney in Kent, and the tenants who occupied the land, whose owner may have been John Russell's employer. Correspondence is between John Russell and his likely employer, as well as Sir Edward Dering and others.

John Strong Ensor records

File contains records likely relating to a sum of money owed, signed by John Strong Ensor and Samuel Buckles. Ensor, originally from Wilnecote, resided at the Mansion House, Exning, Suffolk. One document is signed by a witness Jacob Grigg.

Journal of a trip to Norway

Item is a journal detailing a British couple’s 13-day tour in Norway. The trip begins as they sail from Gravesend to Vik, Norway. Among the cities they visit are Hardanger, Norheimsund, possibly Trondheim, Merok, and Bergen. The writer documents his daily activities, his wife’s health, the people they encountered, and the various sites they visited.

Journal of Swiss tour 1863

A manuscript journal detailing a British tourist's trip to Switzerland, beginning in Paris and ending in Arlington, England. The party, which included Mr. Alan Lowndes, Mr. Hudson, and his daughter Sibella, toured Switzerland, as well as several locations in Italy and France.

Manuscript sermons by the late Rev : George Lawrence, AM

Item is a book of sermons written by Reverend George Lawrence, Anglican curate of Saint Clement Danes in London for fourteen years, and lecturer at the United Parishes of All-Hallows-the-Great and All-Hallows-the-Less for thirty-four years. Saint Clement Danes is currently the central church of the Royal Air Force, while All-Hallows-the-Great and the Less have been demolished.

Martha Combe letter

Item is a letter from Martha Combe, wife of prominent Pre-Raphaelite patron Thomas Combe, to an unknown recipient. Letter discusses the paper "Why a Rib," published in the journal Recreative Science: a Record and Remembrancer of Intellectual Observation. The final page of the letter is cross written.

Mary Banks bills

File contains a collection of bills paid to and owed by the late Mary Banks of Wakefield. File also contains correspondence addressed to the executor of her estate, and an inventory of the fixtures at Monkhill House, Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

Paper lace valentine

Item is an embossed paper lace valentine card with a love poem printed within. The card was manufactured by Kershaw & Son, a publisher of greeting cards between 1850 and 1880.

Parsons family records

File contains records pertaining to the affairs of the Parsons Family, who likely resided in Southern England. File contains wills and testaments, a family registry, and a drawing of the heraldic crest of the Clapcott family, who were related to the Parsons through marriage.

Patterson English manuscript collection

  • CA MRUASC C0007
  • Collection
  • 1690-1954

Collection consists of 17th to 20th century English manuscript records that were collected by Mount Royal University professor Diana Patterson. The collection contains a wide variety of personal, legal, financial, and religious records including: diaries, travel journals, correspondence, wills, commonplace books, transcriptions of philosophical and literature texts, poetry, and sermons. Patterson intended the collection to be used to teach English and History students about paleography, scholarly editing, primary source research methods, and the history of the book.

Diana Patterson

Records relating to Blofield Manor, Norwich

File contains records related to the affairs of Blofield Manor in Norwich. File consists of deeds of covenant, a copyhold estate sale agreement, a marriage record, records of admittance, an estate settlement, a property abstract, and a clause of will.

Sorrows. - 1796

Item is a manuscript transcription of a book of sonnets titled "Sorrows Sacred to the Memory of Penelope" by Sir Brooke Boothby, which he wrote in memory of his young daughter Penelope who died in 1791. The original publication was published in London in 1796 by W. Bulmer and co. and sold by Cadell & Davies. Contains an 'in memoriam' inscription dedicated to George Augustus Selwyn, the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand.

Stratton letter

Item is a letter by a woman named Stratton rejecting a suitor who will not desist in his advances. The letter is accompanied by a typed transcription.

Tinker and Amor families records

File contains records related to the financial and personal affairs of the Tinker and Amor families, who were likely related through marriage and resided in Wiltshire, England. File includes financial receipts, the wills of several family members, and a marriage certificate.

Transcription of Epictetus' works by Ellis Walker

Item is a manuscript copy of Epicteti Enchiridion, a collection of works of the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus by Ellis Walker that was first published in 1692. An inscription at the beginning of the manuscript indicates that Ellis gifted his transcription to his uncle Samuel Walker of York in gratitude for offering him shelter when he fled "the troubles in Ireland."

Transcriptions from the works of Joseph Addison and others

File contains manuscript transcriptions from the works of Joseph Addison, the English essayist, poet, and playwright. Transcriptions include excerpts from Addison's play "Cato, a Tragedy," and a lengthy section of an essay published in The Spectator (a daily publication founded by Addison and his friend Richard Steele in 1711 in London), number 513, on Saturday, October 18, 1712.

Voyage to Hong Kong

Item is a journal kept by Private Brian Sourbut during his voyage to Hong Kong, written in the form of letters to his parents in Lancashire. Sourbut details life on the ship, his daily activities, and the locations he visited en route to China.