| Description | p.1 Benjamin Nuccall for R. R. Holmes, the Library, Windsor Castle 26 November 1874 p.2 Lord Arundel of Wardour, Wardour Castle, Tisbury, Wilts. 1 May 1874 Joseph Angus, London 16 March 1876 M. T. Bass, Burton on Trent, Staffs. 22 June 1873 p.3 Sir Thomas Bazley M.P., Stow on the Wold, Glos. 8 December. 1873 Joseph Hurst for Mrs. Bateman, Lyceum Theatre, London 27 August 1875 p.4 Lord Beauchamp, London 17 March 1874 Lady Berners, Keythorpe Hall, Leicester 28 July 1874 Professor Babington, Cambridge nd. p.5 J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, Brighton 2 July 1881 J. H. Blake, Watchet, Somerset 22 October 1872 p.6 Lord Bradford, Weston Park, Shifnal, Salop 27 December. 1874 Lord Bradford as above 3 January 1875 p.7 Lord Bradford as above 27 January 1875 Dowager Duchess of Norfolk 2 May 1884 J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, West Brompton, London 29 April 1876 p.8 Rev. Edward Bradley, Stretton Rectory, Oakham 15 December. 1874 Rev. Edward Bradley as above 18 May 1875 p.9 Bishop of Down 2 August 1887 Rev. John Bridgeman, Weston under Lyziard, Shifnal, Salop 12 May 1874 George T. O. Bridgeman, The Hall, Wigan 7 December. 1874 p.10 Henry Campkin, London 4 August 1873 William Carruthers, British Museum 29 May 1874 p.11 W. C. Roberts Austen, Royal Mint 15 May ? Bishop of Chester 17 April 1873 Sir William H. Cope, Bramshill, Hartfordbridge, Hants 17 February 1874 p.12 J. Payne Collier, Maidenhead, Berks. 28 January 1875 J. Payne Collier as above 21 February 1875 p.13 Mortimer Collins, Fleet Street, London nd. Mortimer Collins, Knowl Hill, Berks 25 May 1875 p.14 Mortimer Collins as above nd. p.15 William Crookes, London 6 May 1876 Lord Compton, Castle Ashby, Northampton 18 August 1875 Bromley Davenport, Capesthorne, Congleton, Ches. 16 November 1871 p.16 Lord Willoughby de Broke, Compton Verney Warwicks. 18 December. 1869 Sir George Duckett, Bampton, Oxon nd. p.17 Dr. Dobbin 7 May 1872 The above is written on the back of a printed circular from the Governors of the Female Orphan House, Dublin 1872 Rev. Dr. John Eadie, Glasgow author 19 January ? G. F. Duncombe, council on Education, Kensington Museum 28 April 1873 p.18 Rev. J. W. Ebsworth, Ashford, Kent author 22 December. 1873 p.19 Dudley Cary Elwes, Bedford 18 September 1874 Dudley Cary Elwes as above 23 November 1874 p.20 Sir Frederick Elliott, London 17 November 1874 Bishop of Ely 14 April ? p.21 Thomas Falconer, Usk, Monmouths. 19 September 1874 C. Fortescue, House of Commons Library nd. Mr. Pulleine, Clifton Castle, Bedale, Yorks. 3 November 1884 p.22 Mr. Fortescue, Balmoral Castle 16 October 1872 Lord Carlingford, London 23 February 1875 p.23 J. Hain Friswell, London nd. p.24 James Simkin, Geological Survey of Scotland 27 July 1873 Rev. Daniel Gilbert Catholic Bishop of London 18 November 1873 p.25 Walter Sylvester, Aris’ Gazette, Birmingham 25 June 1878 W. E. Gladstone, Hawarden Castle, N. Wales M.P. 24 September 1871 W. E. Gladstone, 10 Downing Street, London 18 September 1873 p.26 W. E. Gladstone, London 21 July 1875 p. H. Gosse, Torquay author 20 October 1873 p.27 R. Rost, Librarian, Post Office 17 September 1876 P. H. Gosse, Torquay 22 April 1873 Albert Grant, London M.P. 4 May 1874 p.28 E. Graves, Warwick M.P. 3 February 1872 Rev. Alexander B. Grosart, Blackburn, Lancs. Editor of the Fuller Worthies Library 16 July 1874 p.29 Rev. Alexander B. Grosart as above nd. Rev. Alexander B. Grosart as above 6 July 1874 Rev. Alexander B. Grosart as above 12 October 1874 p.30 Sir William Guise, Elmore Court, Glos. 1 February 1874 Earl of Haddington, Kelso, Scotland 1 October 1871 p.31 Joseph Hatton, Theatre Royal, Leicester 7 May ? J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, Worthing 30 December. 1872 Professor W. B. Hodgson, Bournemouth 15 August 1872 p.32 C. M. Ingleby, Ilford 3 April 1873 C. M. Ingleby as above 7 October 1873 p.33 Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks, London nd. Henry Irving, London 18 March 1875 Henry Irving as above 31 March 1875 p.34 Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland 19 August 1873 Lady Knightley, Daventry 14 January 1873 p.35 S. G. Lyttelton, London M.P. 17 May 1873 G. A. Lebour, Rothbury, Northumberland 2 November 1872 Colonel Leigh, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire M.P. nd. p.36 H. H. Lines, Worcester 14 December. 1871 Vernon Lushington, London 27 November 1874 p.37 Walter Besant, London 17 March 1885 George MacDonald, London poet & novelist 2 February 1875 Edwin Paxton Hood, Alexandra Park, London 6 April 1880 p.38 W. Massey, London M.P. 19 November 1870 Bishop of Manchester 16 September ? p.39 Sir Dudley Marjoribanks 13 August 1873 Vyvyan H. Moyle, Vicar of Eston, Yorks. 23 August 1872 p.40 Duchess of Norfolk, Arundel Castle, Arundel 24 March 1875 Dr. Northcote, St. Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham nd. p.41 Colonel Sidney North, London M.P. 20 June 1872 Colonel Sidney North, Banbury 16 October 1872 p.42 Bishop of Oxford 21 July 1873 J. H. Pakington Lord Hampton, Cupar, Fife 23 October 1872 p.43 Sir F. Peel, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwicks. 9 September 1872 Sir Thomas Phillipps, Cheltenham 14 October 1871 p.44 Sir Thomas Phillipps as above 28 October 1871 Henry John Pye, Leamington 13 May 1873 p.45 Henry Reeve, Privy Council Office 23 June ? John Ruskin, Corpus Christi College, Oxford nd. p.46 Sir Horace St. Paul, Wooler, Northumberland 10 May 1875 Evelyn Philip Shirley, Ettington Park, Stratford-on-Avon 17 December. 1873 p.47 Dr. I. I. Howard, Blackheath, Kent 15 October 1875 Hubert ? 18 November 1873 A. Talbot Smith, Gaiety Theatre, London 17 February 1874 p.48 J. Ashby-Sterry, London 19 October1874 W. H. Stone, Leigh park, Havant 19 September 1872 p.49 F. W. Beynon, Croydon 1 December. 1883 Miss Agnes Strickland, Southwold, Suffolk 19 April 1871 Miss Agnes Strickland as above 26 November 1871 p.50 Captain Robert Smith, Office of Arms, Dublin Castle 1 May ? D. H. Leigh, Brighton 21 June 1874 p.51 Sir W. Tile, London 9 April 1873 Mr. Weguelin, Wokingham 27 October 1873 p.52 Lady Watkin, Northenden, Cheshire nd. p.53 Ranoth Wilbraham, Lawton, Cheshire 30 July 1875 Lt. Gen. Sir Richard Wilbraham, London 28 July 1875 p.54 Alfred Wilcox, The London Figaro 11 January 1875 Alfred Wilcox as above 13 January 1875 p.55 Sir Gardner Wilkinson, Llandovery, Monmouths. 1 August 1874 Sir Hugh Williams, Leamington 23 February 1875 p.56 Bishop of Worcester to Dr. Oldknow 20 August 1869 W. Aldis Wright, Trinity College, Cambridge 2 August 1871 p.57 Master of the Rolls, Dublin 26 May 1873 p.58 Lillie Langtry, Dublin nd. John Stansfeld, Leeds 21 may 1884 p.59 Blank page p.60 J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps, Brighton 18 March 1881 J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps as above 6 May 1881 p.61 R. Holmes, Windsor Castle 6 November 1884 R. Holmes as above 2 November 1887 p.62 J. H. Newman autograph only nd. Professor Henry Morley, University College, London 17 June 1879 p.63 J. Shirley Hibberd, Stoke Newington author of gardening books 17 January 1884 Boston Public Library receipt 28 February 1876 p.64 Dr. Sheppard, Canterbury Cathedral Library for the Bishop of Dover 27 July 1887 Lady Charlotte Schreiber, London 5 March 1886 p.65 Baron Albert Grant, South Kensington 18 February 1878 G. Leveson Gower, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall for W. E. Gladstone 30 June 1883 p.66 H. J. Jennings, Birmingham Daily Mail 31 January 1884 R. K. Dent author of Old and New Birmingham 1 June 1886 p.67 Samuel Meredith 9 September 1883 J. Henry Shorthouse, Isle of Wight 12 May 1884 p.68 Samuel Timmins, Birmingham 3 July 1881 Samuel Timmins as above 4 July 1881 p.69 George Augustus Sala, Brighton 19 September 1884 p.70 Alwyn Compton, The Deanery, Worcester 15 March 1881 John Compton, Impney, Droitwich, Worcs. 11 December. 1881 p.71 Lord Carlingford, London 20 January 1876 Lord Carlingford as above 16 September1884 p.72 R. W. Dale, Birmingham 27 October 1884 Doyne C. Bell, Buckingham Palace 3 June 1884 p.73 J. Powell Williams, Treasurer’s Department, Birmingham Council House 25 June 1885 Leo ?, Berlin, Germany 22 October 1877 p.74 C. Randell, Curzon Street Birmingham 5 August 1882 Rev. Dr. John Jenkins, St. Paul’s Church, Montreal, Canada 14 September 1876 p.75 R. Rost, India Office, London 13 November 1882 Lord Walsingham, Merton Hall, Thetford 31 March 1884 p.76 Sir Horace St. Paul, Wooler, Northumberland 25 July 1884 Lord Carlingford from secretary 31 March 1883 p.77 Doyne C. Bell, Buckingham Palace 25 October 1879 Dr. I. I. Howard, Blackheath, Kent Hon. Treasurer of the Harleian Society 11 October 1875 p.78 Dr. Alexander B. Grosart, Blackburn, Lancs. 11 July 1879 Frederick George Lee, All Saints Vicarage, Lambeth 5 March 1881 p.79 Edward A. Bone, British Museum 25 October 1876 J. Thackray Bunce, Birmingham Daily Post 21 September 1877 p.80 Birmingham & Midland Institute vote of thanks signed by John Henry Chamberlain, Hon. Secretary 2 January 1882 George A. Carthen 16 October 1873 p.81 Aston Manor Free Libraries Committee acknowledgment and thanks signed by John Harvey, Chairman10 June 1881 Charles F. Blackburn of Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Bivington of London, booksellers 23 September 1876 George Washington Moon, London 27 May 1876 p.82 M. Stedforth, Royal Courts of Justice, London 9 December 1884 Sir F. Peel, Hampton-in-Arden, Warwicks. 21 December 1877 p.83 J. A. Roebuck, London MP 23 November 1875 Horace H. Furness, Pennsylvania, USA 28 September 1890 p.84 Mr. Berill, Lincolns Inn author of Obiter Dicta 24 April ? J. E. Barham, London 13 February1888 p.85 Sir Richard Burton 26 December. 1884 p.86 H. Farnham Burke, Heralds College 15 January 1889 W. H. Brittain, Mayor of Sheffield 27 October 1885 p.87 Alex Beazeley, Librarian, Royal Institute British Architects 27 July 1886 p.88 Dr. Bellamy, St. John’s College, Oxford 17 November ? Sir Richard Burton 18 January 1885 p.89 Henry Cecil, Bournemouth 16 October 1890 A. H. Bullen, West Hampstead 14 November 1888 p.90 Dr. W. S. Church, Harley Street, London 15 February 1888 Earl of Bradford, Weston Park, Shifnal, Salop 18 October 1888 p.91 Lord Crewe, London 14 June 1886 Dr. Corrie, Master of Jesus College, Cambridge 14 July ? p.92 Colonel Sidney North, London 23 May 1891 A. H. Smith Barry, London 4 August 1890 p.93 R. L. Bensly, Caius College, Cambridge 14 March 1891 Bishop of Chester nd. p.94 Leon V. Solon, Stoke-on-Trent 6 November ? p.95 Sir Lionel Darell, Stonehouse, Glos. nd. A. K. Brown, Helensburgh, Scotland 7 May 1891 p.96 Lord Egerton of Tatton, London nd. Alfred Sherlock Gooch, Beoley Hall, Redditch 8 February 1891 p.97 Henry Gillman, United States Consulate, Jerusalem, Palestine 21 November 1887 p.98 Sir William Guise, Elmore Court, Gloucester 30 March 1885 Lord Governor of the Isle of Man 19 July 1888 p.99 Charles Elton, London M.P. 28 March 1891 Earl of Haddington, Prestonkirk, Scotland 11 January 1886 p.100 Edward Bradley, Stretton Rectory, Oakham 29 June ? p.101 William H. Draycott, South Shields 13 June 1874 p.102 Central Free Library, Birmingham acknowledgment of gift to Shakespeare Library signed by Chief Librarian 17 June 1871 p.103 Central Free Library, Birmingham acknowledgment of gift to Shakespeare Library from the Free Libraries Committee signed by William Harris, Chairman 6 July 1871 p.104 George Julian Harvey, Secretary’s Department, Boston Massachusetts, USA 18 June 1874 p.105 Two samples of miniature writing nd. |