'Autograph letters of eminent public men', 1821-56, n.d.
File
MS. Eng. c. 7976
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The collection was probably formed by Edward William Harcourt, Sir William Harcourt or Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt.
Comprises:
letters to William Vernon Harcourt from:
Comprises:
letters to William Vernon Harcourt from:
- (fols. 1-2) William Hyde Wollaston, May 1821
- (fols. 3-4) Adam Sedgwick, Feb. 1829
- (fols. 5-8) Sir David Brewster, Sept. 1831, Feb. 1833
- (fols. 9-10) Michael Faraday, Sept. 1831
- (fols. 11-12) Sir John Herschel, Dec. 1831
- (fols. 13-14) William Scoresby, Dec. 1831
- (fols. 15-16) William Buckland, Aug. 1832
- (fols. 17-18) Charles Babbage, Aug. 1837
- (fols. 19-22) Justus von Liebig, June 1843
- (fols. 23-4) William Whewell, Feb. 1846
- (fols. 25-6) Charles Daubeny, Oct. 1856
- (fols. 27-8) Sir Humphry Davy, n.d.
- (fols. 29-30) William Daniel Conybeare, n.d.
- (fols. 31-2) William Henry, n.d.
- (fols. 33-4) Sir Roderick Murchison, n.d.
- (fols. 35-7) Alexander von Humboldt, n.d.
- (fol. 38) autographed envelope of Sir Robert Peel, n.d.
letter to Matilda Vernon Harcourt from:
- (fol. 39) Richard Owen, June 1865
envelope addressed to Sir William Harcourt from (fol. 40) [William Patrick] Adam, n.d.
and
and
- (fol. 41) letter to John Phillips, mentioning William Vernon Harcourt, from John Dalton, Oct. 1835
- (fol. 42) note to unidentifed from unidentified, n.d.
Dates
- 1821-56, n.d.
Extent
43 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7976
Repository Details
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