Box 606766580
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Contains 6 Results:
Letters from other members of the Brooke and Johnson families, 1851-1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 9
Letters from Annie Brooke, née Grant, wife of J. Brooke Brooke, 1851-1858
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 9, fols. 1-134
The early letters, written in England, are concerned with family affairs. Those dated after her marriage in Sep 1856 were written en route to Sarawak and after her arrival there, and describe her life and activities. There are frequent references to John Brooke Brooke, the Rajah, and Bishop McDougall and his wife, and, after his birth in Oct 1857, to her son Basil. She died in Nov 1858, following the birth of her second son, Hope. (See also MSS. Pac. s. 90/2, Items 2 and 3). Comprises:...
Extents: 134 Leaves
Dates:
1851-1858
Letters from Rev. Francis Charles Johnson, Vicar of White Lackington, Ilminster, Somerset, and husband of Emma, Sir James Brooke's sister, 1853; 1861-1862
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 9, fols. 135-150
Comprises:
(fols. 135-136) letter from White Lackington to John Grant of Kilgraston, about publishing a letter reporting his son's recovery from illness, and about a protest sent by friends of the Rajah to Lord Clarendon regarding the 'Enquiry' [into charges against the Rajah], 9 Sep 1853
(fols. 137-148) six letters to his son Brooke (John Brooke Brooke) in Sarawak, about his uneasiness...
Extents: 16 Leaves
Dates:
1853; 1861-1862
Letters from Emma Johnson, wife of Rev. F.C. Johnson, 1861-1862
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 9, fols. 151-180
Comprises:
(fols. 151-154) letter from London to her son Brooke (John Brooke Brooke), about meeting his son Hope and plans for his future and that of the Pentys; anxiety about the situation between John Brooke Brooke and the Rajah, and about her son Stuart's career; and her daughter Emma's wish to keep Hope as her own child, instead of sending him to the Grants. An extract from a letter from John Brooke...
Extents: 30 Leaves
Dates:
1861-1862
Letters from Rev. Edmund B. Evelyn, Rector of Wotton, Dorking, and husband of Emma, daughter of Rev. F.C. and Mrs Johnson, 1863-1875
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 9, fols. 181-239
Some are annotated by Admiral Basil Brooke. Comprises: (fols. 181-202) Copies of three letters from Evelyn in support of John Brooke Brooke's claim to the Raj, with a covering note in Charles Grant's hand referring to the 'breach between Sir James Brooke and Capt. Brooke':
(fols. 182-193) to Charles J. Brooke, 23 Apr 1863
(fols. 194-199) to Sir James Brooke, 23 Apr 1863
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Extents: 59 Leaves
Dates:
1863-1875
Letters from other relatives, 1854-1909; 1936
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Shelfmark: MSS. Pac. s. 90 Vol. 9, fols. 240-360
Comprises: (fols. 240-247) Letters from members of the Nicholetts family, 1854-1863:
(fols. 240-241) letter from J.T. Nicholetts to Mr [F.C.?] Johnson about Lord Ellesmere's friendship with the Rajah, 15 Apr 1854
(fols. 242-243) letter from Mary Anna (née Johnson, Mrs Gilbert Nicholetts), to her sister-in-law Annie Brooke, about her voyage from Sarawak to England with the...
Extents: 121 Leaves
Dates:
1854-1909; 1936