Manuscript, in a single hand, which records the amounts of money, bonds, and interest earned each year, as well as debentures, bounties, certificates, and salaries paid on such items as duties on wine, peppers, candles, apples, and glass; beaver skins; hops; coal; wrought plate; East India wrought silks; rice; linens; and sugar. Following these accounts, possibly in another hand, is a entry in which the writer reflects on "the public welfare" and the contrasting views of youth and age. The manuscript also includes poems and stanzas, with numerous corrections, of poems praising the sun; a poem to "Dr. John"; and a poem titled Farewell Dr. Mai[?].
Description:
In English., Pasted onto flyleaf at end of volume: newspaper clipping regarding a "most remarkable case" which was heard in the Court of the King's Bench circa 1687: Mrs. Booty v. Captain Barnabty., Marbled endpapers., and Binding: full red morocco; gilt decoration, large metal clasps intact.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Exchequer.
Subject (Topic):
Customs administration, Finance, Public, Accounting, and Revenue
Hortense, Queen, consort of Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, 1783-1837
Call Number:
Folio 75 B935 805 folder 53 Box 5
Collection Title:
[Scrapbook of drawings].
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript poem, in an unidentified hand, consisiting of four numbered stanzas of four lines each. Possibly composed by Queen Hortense of Holland and addressed to Napoleon Bonaparte
Description:
In French., Title from manuscript note in English at bottom of sheet., Possibly from 1806, the year that Hortense became Queen of Holland and the year of death for Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this poem was found., Formerly laid in at page 196 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Housed in mylar sleeve matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Manuscript, in a single hand, signed by the four appraisers: John Marsingale, Theo. Nesfield, Thomas Helm, and John Skelton. Below the eight-line inventory and thier signatures is a list of 13 other persons receiving either a guineas or half guinea, persumably gifts from her estate
Description:
In English., Title from first page., and For further information, consult library staff.
Manuscript in a single hand with a room-by-room inventory of the contents of Castle Hill Lodge which was owned by Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent. The inventory was taken presumably shortly after his marriage, and the contents listed reflect the high Regency taste of the owner. The Duke had purchased the Lodge in 1801 from his sister-in-law Mrs. FitzHerbert and had spent thousands of pounds for improvements commissioned from James (?) Wyatt. In addition to the detailed listing of the Duke's private rooms and the formal rooms, the inventory includes servants' quarters, outhouses, barracks, and concludes with an inventory "of sundry articles not comprised in the foregoing inventory."
Description:
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, was the fourth son of Great Britain's King George III and Queen Charlotte and father of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). He married Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 29 May 1818., The firm Tatham & Baily was founded in the 1780s and had premises at 14 Mount Street. The original parnership was between George Elward and William Marsh with Edward Baily joining the firm in 1793 and Thomas Tatham in 1798., In English., Title from item., Some blank pages and numbering irregularities., Binding: reversed calf., Paper watermarked: C. Ball 1816., Stationer's label on inside front cover: Robert Hoffman, Stationer to the Dukes of Kent and Gloucester., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Middlesex (England)
Subject (Name):
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820, Wyatt, James, 1746-1813., and Castle Hill Lodge (Middlesex, England)
A manuscript copy in an unidentified hand, with a tentative attrribution to A.F. Fytters in upper left corner of first page
Description:
Title from first four lines of inscription. Caption title continues: ... Addressed to Mr. John Home author of Douglas, a tragedy on his leaving London in 1749., In English., Binding: three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards., and Laid in a volume, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 3.
Manuscript on vellum prepared by Sir Gilbert Dethicke for Queen Elizabeth I includes colorful drawings of the arms of all the knights elected or installed during the reigns of Richard III and Henry VII
Description:
Sir Gilbert Dethick (1499/1500-1584), herald and diplomat. Dethick became Garter king of arms on 20 April 1550 and was knighted on 14 April 1551. He was genealogist and heraldist, and a member of the original Society of Antiquaries., In English, with one French phrase., Bound in red velvet, the arms are beautifully balzoned in color., and Bound in red velvet. Bookplate 2 early state. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general library and includes a large number of volumes on scientific subjects, on algebra, geometry, physics, mathematics, navigation, and astronomy as well as biographies of scientific philosophers. The library also contains literary works such as Beggar's Opera and Polly, with the music; Congreve's works; and La Fontaine's works; travel diaries and narratives including those of Cook's yoyages; a biography of Benjamin Franklin and collection of his works; and works on military history. At the end of the manuscript is a tally in pencil showing totals of 2193 articles and 3315 volumes. The second volume contains only mathematical and scientific works in Hutton's library, which also appear in the first volume
Description:
Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology, including studies in ballistics and bridge-building, and helped lay the groundwork for the reformation of British mathematics during the first half of the nineteenth century., In English., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Dr. Hutton's Library was sold 1816., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Catalogue Alphabetique des Livres qui appertient a Monsieur le Docteur Hutton chez lui a No. 36 Bedford Row a Londres., On title page of vol. 2: Catalogue of Doctor Hutton's Mathematical Library. Novr. 1815., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 2: Charles Hutton died 1823 but his library was sold in 1816., and Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. On spine of vol. 1: Hutton's Catalogue. On spine of vol. 2: Catalog.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general library and includes a large number of volumes on scientific subjects, on algebra, geometry, physics, mathematics, navigation, and astronomy as well as biographies of scientific philosophers. The library also contains literary works such as Beggar's Opera and Polly, with the music; Congreve's works; and La Fontaine's works; travel diaries and narratives including those of Cook's yoyages; a biography of Benjamin Franklin and collection of his works; and works on military history. At the end of the manuscript is a tally in pencil showing totals of 2193 articles and 3315 volumes. The second volume contains only mathematical and scientific works in Hutton's library, which also appear in the first volume
Description:
Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology, including studies in ballistics and bridge-building, and helped lay the groundwork for the reformation of British mathematics during the first half of the nineteenth century., In English., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Dr. Hutton's Library was sold 1816., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 1: Catalogue Alphabetique des Livres qui appertient a Monsieur le Docteur Hutton chez lui a No. 36 Bedford Row a Londres., On title page of vol. 2: Catalogue of Doctor Hutton's Mathematical Library. Novr. 1815., Note in pencil on flyleaf of vol. 2: Charles Hutton died 1823 but his library was sold in 1816., and Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. On spine of vol. 1: Hutton's Catalogue. On spine of vol. 2: Catalog.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
Subject (Topic):
Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
Manuscript in Richard Bull's hand that gives biographical details about Queen Caroline of Ansbach and extols her "extraordinary virtues and abilities."
Description:
In English., Title written at top of p. [1]., Date supplied by cataloger based on the year of Richard Bull's death., Formerly laid in at page 184 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Housed in mylar sleeve matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737.
Manuscript in Richard Bull's hand that gives biographical details about Queen Caroline of Ansbach and extols her "extraordinary virtues and abilities."
Description:
In English., Title written at top of p. [1]., Date supplied by cataloger based on the year of Richard Bull's death., Formerly laid in at page 184 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806]., Housed in mylar sleeve matted to 49 x 37 cm., and Original case shelved separately.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737.