Miscellaneous papers collected by the Harcourt family, [1768-72?], 1824-1917, n.d.
File
MS. Eng. c. 7979
Held in our offsite storage facility
Comprises:
(fols. 1-16) collection of 'family letters' created by Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, comprising:
(fols. 1-16) collection of 'family letters' created by Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, comprising:
- (fols. 1-3) letter to ? Sedley from Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt, concerning [ George III's?] gift to him of a needlework picture by Mary, Queen of Scots, n.d.
- (fol. 4) letter from Georgiana Poyntz to George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, n.d.
- (fols. 5-7) letter to Culling Charles Smith from George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, n.d., with an accompanying letter to Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, from ? Walsh donating Earl Harcourt's letter, Apr. 1917
- (fol. 8) ryhme letter by or for George Granville Harcourt, Feb. 1824
- (fols. 9-12) letters from Samuel and Mary Jeffs to their unidenitifed nephew and niece, July 1848-Dec. 1850
- (fols. 13-14) letter from Mary [Primer?] to her unidentified brother and sister, n.d.
- (fol.15) letter to Mrs ? Palmer from J. Burden, n.d.
(fol. 17) paper, possibly prepared by or for Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt during his embassy to France, reporting news from the court at Versailles concerning the French purchase of Corsica and a possible truce in the Russo-Turkish war, [c.1768-72?]
(fol. 18) paper, possibly prepared by or for Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt during his embassy to France, concerning the appointment of ? de Goltz as Prussian Envoy Extraodinary to France, [c.1768-72?]
(fol. 19) manuscript copy of ancedotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau titled 'Jugement du public sur mon compte', probably acquired by George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, [late 18th cent.]
(fol. 20-1) letter, in French, to Viscount ? from Marquess d'Harcourt, Sept. 1825
(fols. 22-7) letters from unidentified children to their unidentified parents, 1853, n.d., with a letter from Mary [Primer?] to her unidentified sister, n.d.
(fols. 28-43) Old Moore's Almanack, 1888
(fol. 44) torn page from an unidentified [18th century?] publication, n.d.
(fol. 45) letter, in French, to ? Vernon, possibly relating to French shipping, n.d.
(fol. 46) miscellaneous paper relating to Lady ? Walpole by unidentified, n.d.
(fol. 47) epitaph concerning Robert Lowe, n.d.
(fols. 48-51) pamphlet The Aged Shepherd, Narrative Series No. 817, published by The Religious Tract Society, n.d.
(fol. 52) lithograpth silhouete portrait of Irwine Witty, n.d.
(fol. 53) religious keepsake of Anna ?, n.d.
(fol. 18) paper, possibly prepared by or for Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt during his embassy to France, concerning the appointment of ? de Goltz as Prussian Envoy Extraodinary to France, [c.1768-72?]
(fol. 19) manuscript copy of ancedotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau titled 'Jugement du public sur mon compte', probably acquired by George Simon Harcourt, 2nd Earl Harcourt, [late 18th cent.]
(fol. 20-1) letter, in French, to Viscount ? from Marquess d'Harcourt, Sept. 1825
(fols. 22-7) letters from unidentified children to their unidentified parents, 1853, n.d., with a letter from Mary [Primer?] to her unidentified sister, n.d.
(fols. 28-43) Old Moore's Almanack, 1888
(fol. 44) torn page from an unidentified [18th century?] publication, n.d.
(fol. 45) letter, in French, to ? Vernon, possibly relating to French shipping, n.d.
(fol. 46) miscellaneous paper relating to Lady ? Walpole by unidentified, n.d.
(fol. 47) epitaph concerning Robert Lowe, n.d.
(fols. 48-51) pamphlet The Aged Shepherd, Narrative Series No. 817, published by The Religious Tract Society, n.d.
(fol. 52) lithograpth silhouete portrait of Irwine Witty, n.d.
(fol. 53) religious keepsake of Anna ?, n.d.
Dates
- [1768-72?], 1824-1917, n.d.
Extent
53 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7979
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk