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Correspondents include: Dr. William Bache (1773-1814) to Edward Burd (1749-1833), 1806 June 16; A.C. Barnes (incomplete, pages 3-4 only), describing his military service through 1876; William D'Oyly Bayley [d.1905?] to James Dafforne (d. 1880), 1866 October 3; [Marshal Francois Achille Bazaine] (1811-1888) to Emperor Maximilian, in French,[1865?] May 17; B. Behrend to A. Pollack, in German,1856 January 17; David Belasco (1853-1931), 1917 and undated; Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury (1800-1873), undated; Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale (1783-1851), 1825 April 21; Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844), 1831 February 24; and [Lillie Devereaux] Blake, suffragist, to L. Bradford Prince (1840-1922), handwritten on a telegraph form, 1873 February 25.

Correspondents include: Julius Caesar (1558-1636), Master of the Rolls to Queen Elizabeth, 1633 September 21; Lord John Jeffreys Pratt Camden, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquis Camden, 1804 July 6; Deputy Michel Cantrelle (1750-1814), Deputy Register of county of Acadia, Louisiana [1809?]; Edward F. Carrington to his brother, George M. Carrington, 1851 December 30; Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice, quote and autograph, 1865 January 5; John M. Chilton to William H. Brown, Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi, 1849 February 27; Frances Cleveland (1864-1947), First Lady, Mrs. Grover Cleveland, 1886 August 13; N.H. Cobb to cousin, 1854 August 22; Augustin Cochin (1823-1872), 1863 June 22; Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1802-1880), Lord Chief Justice, to Mrs. Robinson, no year February 22; and Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853), High Beech, to Miss Davenport, 1853 January 18. Additional correspondents include: Nathaniel Coffin (1725-1780), Paymaster of the Customs at the Port of Boston, to John Swift, Collector of his Majesty's Customs, Philadelphia, 1769 October 25; James Coleman, New York, 1803 August 3; Ernest Hartley Coleridge (1846-1920), 1916 December 13; John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron (1820-1894), 1873 March 26, 1887 June 11, and one envelope with a wax seal of the Lord Chief Justice of England, 1892; Colonel William Congreve (1772-1828) to Miss Everett Walker, address leaf with red seal, 1822 August 7; R. Squire Cotrell, San Juan del Norte to George H. Rozet, 1856 March 14; William H. Crawford, Treasury Department, to William Jones, Acting Commissioner of Loans, Philadelphia, 1817 September 23; and Harry Crosby (1898-1929), American poet, heir, and founder of Black Sun Press, to [Charles] Lahr, 1929 June 15 and November 11.

Correspondents include: R. Davies to Wilson Walker, [date portion missing on page], undated; Augustine Davis (1752 or 1753-1825), prominent Virginia printer during Revolutionary War, 1794 October 1; Ewin L. Davis to Christian S. Hutter, Jr., 1945 November 1; G[eorge?] Davis, Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Colonel J. Fitzgerald, [1785] August 29; Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Secretary of War, brief reply to request submitted by Robert J. Atkinson, Auditor Treasury Department, copy, 1856 February 25; Lt. Jefferson C. Davis (1828-1879), 1st Artillery, voucher, 1852 April 1; Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1783-1851), Collector of the Port of Boston, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Secretary of the Navy, B.W. Crowninshield, 1818 August 13; and David Menachem Deinard, Jaffa, Palestine, to Ephraim Deinard (1846-1920), discusses the ideas in the book given to him by Ephraim Deinard, concerning "The Secret Scroll," the Zionist movement, and publication of Hebrew books, with a typed summary provided by Joseph Azizi, 1929 June 18. Additional correspondents include: Charles Scott Dickson (1850-1922), Solicitor General for Scotland, to the Rev. John Oliver, 1898 July [23]; M.R. St. [John?] Dillon to his mother, Mrs. Reverend M.M. Dillon, 1855 December 6; James Dinsmoor (1818-1903) to Robert Moir (1824-1904)?, 1888 December 25; J.C. Doane to William D. Sohier, concerning the burial of Susan Mears, 1860 January 30; Joseph T. Druyea to his brother, while convalescing in the White Mountains, 1894 December 27; Richard Dublin to Thomas Spring Rice, Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866), undated; Joseph Dudley (1647-1720), Governor of Massachusetts, autograph only [ante 1720]; Mary T. Duke to her sister, Mrs. Mildred McLaughlin, about family news, 1840 September 1; John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783), undated; and J. Dutilh to H. Dutilh, Germantown, in French, [August?] 8, 1798.

Correspondents include: Sir John Scott Eldon, 1st Earl of Eldon, Lord Chancellor (1751-1838), to the Duke [George] Gordon (1770-1836) and Duchess of Gordon, apologizing at missing their invitation, undated; Thomas Erskine, theologian (1788-1870), compares the religious experience of the English to the German and mentions several [recent?] converts and fellow believers in Germany, a partial letter, undated; Francois de Fenelon (1651-1715), French Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian, to [Marie-Louise?] Madame La Marquise de Laval, in French, [1695] March 4; Captain Larkin Ferrell of the 7th Brigade Militia, Fort Strother, provision return, 1814 January 5 and letters to John Kingston Fineran, New Orleans, Louisiana, from United States Senators, all acknowledging the gift of "The Career of a Tinpot Napoleon A Political Biography of Huey P. Long" by Fineran, 1932. Additional correspondents include: John Finlaison (1783-1860), Scottish civil servant and government actuary, beginning his career in the Admiralty and moving to the Treasury in 1822, to Mrs. Ballard, 1836 July 11; Julia Kean Fish (1816-1887) to Henry L. Vanderbilt, 1872 September 27; Alcee Fortier (1856-1914) to Mr. Bouchercon, provides a translation of a slip into Spanish, 1903 April 16; Edward Foss (1787-1870), English lawyer and biographer, to John Yonge Ackerman (1806-1873), 1856 February 27; and J. Fox-Strangways, Lord Ilchester, 6th Earl (1874-1959), to Sir, seeks to gain the "Table des Maréchaux" as advertised in the "Globe," undated.

Correspondents include: King George III, two partial documents, including an order for payment to a list of persons not present, 1760 and an order directing that John Durand be paid for victualling forces in the ceded islands for provisions shipped from Grenada to Saint Vincent [1774?]; King George IV, to "My dear Duchess," assuring her that his attendance will be regulated by her plans, 1810; Hardinge Goulburn Giffard, 2nd Earl of Halsbury (1880-1943), letter accepting an appointment, 1895 June 28, and signature on an undated admit to bearer note, on House of Commons paper; and Robert Gifford, 1st Baron (1779-1826), 1824 August 4 and undated, includes engraving as Attorney General. Other correspondents include: N.P. Gilman, editor of "The Literary World" to Mr. Titus, concerning the title for a review of an universalist book and the death of his mother, 1890 January 11; John L. Glaser, owner of a furnace in Butler County, Pennsylvania, to his brother in law, Doctor James Agnew, concerning Agnew's decision to settle in Pennsylvania and notes for some property, 1813 August 1, 1817 January 13; Adam Gordon (1750-1831)? to Peter Earnshaw, about re-scheduling a social engagement, 1815 February 20; [Judge Graham ?] to Charles Phillips concerning the trial of Francois Courvoisier before the Lord Chief Justice Sir Nicholas Tindal and Mr. Baron James Parke, 1849 November 26; R.R. Graham, Camargo, Mexico, to his sister, Isabella Graham, New York, concerning the Mexican War,1847 September 24; Earl Charles Grey (1764-1845) to "My dear Lord," mentions the American question and Pinckney, 1809; and James Guthrie (1792-1869), Secretary of the Treasury, to George H. Rozet, San Juan de Sud, Nicaragua, appointing him as Special Inspector of the Customs, 1856 February 21.

T.M.M., partial letter giving instructions for his hen house, pony, stable, hiring hands, etc. to Mr. C. Gerard, undated; Sir James Mackintosh (1765-1832), letter of introduction for Mr. Taylor of Norwich, 1826 August 29 and warns William Lynch that he has sent him a separate earlier letter with only Dublin as the address [1829?] December 1; [W. Maguire?] promises a cabinet next Saturday, undated; W. Manahan to L.H. Hebden, Sr.?, concerning the Hull and Selby Railway conveyance, 1836 March 15; Sir Henry Manisty (1808-1890), judge, brief note and autograph, 1878 November 20; and Leonard Mann to D. Abbott, includes a long quote from a letter of Sir Charles Lyell concerning the [geological?] collection of D. Abbott, about which the decision to purchase rests entirely with Owen Jones, no year August 7. Other correspondents include: Mason and Burwell, Vicksburg, Mississippi to Willian H. Brown, Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi, concerning court costs, 1849 November 17; Francis Charles Massingberd (1800-1872), to "Dear Sir" asking that a copy of his "English Reformation" be sent to Mr. Hunt, 1854 November 7; William J. Masterton, lawyer, to "Joe," furnishing local and national news with his personal commentary, 1846 July 7; John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679) to Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem, (1596-1687), 1669 October 2, possibly written in Dutch; J.A. Maybin and W.A. Scott, letter of introduction for Mr. Reynolds, January 9, 1864;Thomas Mercer to F.A. Mateer, concerning his land tax, 1858; Cornelius Mersereau (1777-1856) to his brother, Joshua Mersereau (1759-1857), concerning the opinion of the Richmond County, New York voters on the bill for the emancipation of slaves, 1785 February 10; and [George] Lord Viscount Midleton (1730-1765) to G[eorge] Kearsly (1739-1790) at the Golden Lion, Ludgate Street, requesting a standing order for anything by two authors identified by initials only, [1762]. Additional correspondents include: Algernon Bertram Freeman Mitford (1837-1916) to Mr. Bell, thanking him for locating a print he had been searching for, 1877 April 7; Baron James Moncreiff (1811-1895) to Lord John Russell (1792-1878), about an [annuity?] 1853 June 7; Franklin Moore and Alfred R. Moore to Daniel Agnew, Franklin plans to remain and study the compass and level and Alfred is getting instruments to start [surveying?], 1838 July 27; Robert Moore to Doctor James Agnew, Princeton, New Jersey, discussing arrangements for legal cases, 1816 February 22; Henrietta Morfet to her son, Henry Mason Morfet (?-1865), discusses family news, 1822 September 5; Sir George Osborne Morgan (1826-1897) to ["My dear Parker"?], discussing Stanhope's Church Patronage Bill, 1881 November 29; Johann Friedrich Gottwerth Muller (1744-1828), German novelist?, to [Dorothy Peters?], in German, [1772] September [16]; David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield (1727-1796), also known as the Viscount Stormont from 1748-1793, serving as the British Ambassador to Vienna from 1763-1772, and as Lord Justice General [Scotland] 1778-1794, to [Sir William] Hamilton, 1768 November 30 and March 1778; Lord John A. Murray, Scottish judge, to "My Dear Craig," discussing the abilities and character of George Deas (1804-1887), undated; and Samuel T. Myers, postponing his visit to Nottingham due to illness, 1767 December 11.

Correspondents include: Major General E. Napier, author of "Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles J. Napier," to the "Distributor" of "The Naval and Military Gazette," 1868 January 12, with two printed engravings, one of the admiral and the other of General W.F.P. Napier; William Napier to Captain Lieutenant Bolton concerning subsistence supplies for Michael Hefford, 1757 October 9; R.S. Newbold, Mexico, to Charles W. Thomson, describing the circumstances that led him to working as a tutor in Mexico and details of his life there, 1831 July 7; Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1705-1774), partial document concerning a bounty for service in the army and directed to Henry Fox, Paymaster General, 1761 March 13; Edward A. Newton (1785-1862) to William D. Sohier (1787-1868), sending him a sermon by the late bishop, 1843 March 6; and Marshal of France, Michel Ney (1769-1815), in French, military document. Others include: Henry G. Nichols to Messrs. Fisher Morgan Company, concerning the collection of notes and other business, 1849 December 13; P.M. Nightingale to Messrs. Nisbet, concerning the lease of Mr. Epping on "Denis' Folly," 1866 February 20; [Frederick] Lord North, Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer to Lord Henry, Duke of Newcastle, requesting payment to Thomas Alderton, 1773 February 3; Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (1818-1887) to J. Darlington, referring to a paper sent to him and read with interest, 1859 June 24; Warren Norton to "Friend Aufderheide," concerning Chicago and religion in the city, 1861 October 19; and Captain Ezra Nye (1798-1866), steamship captain, letter and documents, some in French, 1857.