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| 2011-049/001 | (1) | Ford Madox Brown to S. Haydon. -- 2 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter expressing appreciation for Haydon's condolences on the death of his son, Oliver Madox Brown. | 5 May 1876 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (2) | Ford Madox Brown to Kineton Parkes. -- 1 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter declining the proposal by Parkes (co-editor of the "Journal of the Ruskin reading guild" and author of works on the Pre-Raphaelites) that Brown "turn poet" after reviewing his manuscript sonnets. | 7 May 1870 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (3) | Oliver Madox Brown to Leslie Stephen. -- 1 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter discussing arrangements for Brown's visit to Stephen the next day. | 26 March 1873 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (4) | Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones to William Holman Hunt. -- 2 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter discussing arrangements for the visit of a mutual friend that includes a sketch by Burne-Jones of a running, smiling, cherubic figure. | [1893] | |
| 2011-049/001 | (5) | George Frampton to J.A. Chatwin. -- 1 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter discussing an upcoming meeting with Mr. Feeney to show him the sketch for a tablet, and the model that the sculptor will bring with him. Frampton trusts that Chatwin will be present for the meeting. | 1 November 1899 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (6) | Lord Frederic Leighton to Lady Campbell. -- 3 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter offering Leighton's apology for not accepting his old friend's invitation to visit her home. | [187-?] | |
| 2011-049/001 | (7) | Lord Frederic Leighton to unidentified correspondent. -- 1 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a brief note that his father "on his bed of sickness has not forgotten the A.G.K.," and offering his "usual £20." | [18--] | |
| 2011-049/001 | (8) | Christina G. Rossetti to unidentified correspondent. -- 2 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter offering to sign "the petition in favour of Mr. Watson" if it is signed by the Archbishop of Cantebury, and offering thanks for the "promised volume" which has not yet reached her. | [18--?] | |
| 2011-049/001 | (9) | Thomas Woolner to William Spottiswoode. -- 1 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter discussing arrangements to care for busts (presumably sculpted by Woolner), and an unsuccessful attempt to visit Spottiswoode while at Charmouth. Woolner concludes by observing, "What magnificent rooms you have now for the Society -- fit for the Prines [sic] of Knowledge!" Spottiswoode was elected President of the London Mathematical Society in 1870. | 22 October 1873 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (10) | William Richard Lethaby to William Rothenstein. -- 2 p. of textual records. Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a postcard with a brief note regarding the address for an individual named Wilson and his encouragement for Rothenstein to attend an upcoming meeting with Miss Morris. "I want somebody to propose some practical outcome like an occasional meeting of the press writers to consider their responsibilities (not often spoken of!)." | 16 May 1916 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (11) | Walter Crane to Fisher Unwin. -- 1 p. of textual records. Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a brief note expressing Crane's regret for not being able to attend a reception on 16 December. | 18 December 1904 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (12) | Sir Edward J. Poynter to Mr. Binson. -- 2 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter apologizing for his delay in responding to the invitation to the Magpie concern due to his wife's poor health, and confirming that he will attend the concert that evening. | 22 June 1897 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (13) | Quotation written by Jonathan Swift, and transcribed by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. -- 2 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a passage expressing Swift's hope that God would permit old friends to be reacquainted in heaven. The final leaf is inscribed to Mary Maxwell, and signed again by Braddon. | 7 November 1888 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (14) | Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine to Frank Keenhan. -- 3 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a typescript letter with handwritten revisions expressing Caine's concerns over a recent performance of a play, likely "The Christian," which was based on Caine's very successful novel of the same title that opened at the Knickerbocker Theatre in New York in October 1898. Keenhan is likely Frank Keenan (1858-1929), an stage actor and director who later moved into the film industry. Keenan played the role of Brother Paul in this production of "The Christian." | 5 December 1898 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (15) | Mary Louisa Molesworth to Mrs. Scott. -- 4 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter discussing efforts to publish the speeches of Molesworth's "late and ever to be lamented son." The writer is likely Mary, Lady Molesworth, whose son, Sir William Molesworth, was a Member of Parliament, the first Commissioner of Works in Lord Aberdeen's cabinet, and Colonial Secretary from July 1855 until his death in October of that year. | 6 April 1858 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (16) | Bryan Waller Procter [Barry Cornwall] to unidentified correspondent. -- 1 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter explaining that Procter's wife is unable to meet with the recipient due to her ill health, but she hopes "to have a glimpse of your pictures ... if they should not be gone in a day or two. Procter is "so thoroughly taken up with Law at this moment," but if it is possible, he will accompany his wife when she visits. | [18--] | |
| 2011-049/001 | (17) | James Anthony Froude to Professor Cyril Ransome. -- 3 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of an envelope and enclosed letter regarding a passage in a book that Froude recollects, but is unable to reference as he is away from his books. | 20 June 1894 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (18) | William Abbott Herdman to Dr. Weightman. -- 2 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter of appreciation to Dr. Weightman for offering his father's collection to Victoria University, Liverpool, and its accommodation in the university's museum. | 31 January 1894 | |
| 2011-049/001 | (19) | Graham Wallas to Professor Sedgwick. -- 3 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Robert Wright Books of Tamworth, Ontario in July 2011. -- File consists of a letter forwarding an outline of Wallas's course (not included), and discussing his travel plans, which include crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the Cunard passenger ship "Campania" to meet the recipient, likely William Thompson Sedgwick, who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a leading authority in public health. | [18--?] | |
| 2011-050/001 | (1) | John Bright in Rochdale to Thomas Bates in Kirk Leavington, Yorkshire. -- 4 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from John Drury Rare Books, England, in August 2011. -- File consists of a handwritten letter by Bright (1811-1889), orator and statesmen, on the social effects of the Corn Laws written to the stock-breeder and agricultural politician Thomas Bates (1775-1849). "The people here," Bright declares, "are starving not figuratively but literally, & American ships are bringing ballast, gravel to Liverpool, whilst the quays of the American ports are covered with barrels of flour without a market for them -- Is this just?" Bright condemns the pro-Corn Law lobby as being unjust to the poor and harmful to the farmer. It was, he suggests, a "Landlord made Law" whereby increased rents bear down on wages to the point where the ordinary labourer can no longer afford to eat. The letter is enhanced by the attachment by Bright of adhesive Anti-Corn-Law League labels on the address panel with the slogan: "Paid. -- All letters must be prepaid. Thanks for cheap postage! -- May we soon get cheap bread! -- Free communication with all parts of the empire is good : free trade with all parts of the world is still better." | 26 March 1840 | |
| 2012-047/001 | (1) | Fran Carleton in Liverpool, England to Jacob Harvey. -- 4 p. of textual records. -- Purchased from Warren Baker of Montreal in 2012. -- File consists of a letter written by Carleton (likely Francis Carleton, a director of the British and Irish Steam Packet Company in Dublin) to Harvey, a partner in the Abraham Bell Shipping Company of New York, regarding the "Liverpool" (a wooden-hulled, twin-funnel paddle steamer built in Liverpool in 1837, later known as the "Great Liverpool") just before the ship departed on its third crossing in the service of the Trans Atlantic Steam Ship Company. He discusses progress in the construction of the "British Queen" which will hold nearly 200 passengers, "a greater number we think than she is likely to get, or accommodate with satisfaction to all," as well as the effects of following Harvey's suggestion to exclude several passengers from the "Liverpool"'s impending voyage, complaints and "libellous resolutions" regarding the previous voyage, negotiations with Samuel Cunard regarding a share in the contract with the British government to ship mail to Halifax, Quebec City and Boston, the appointment of two engineers on the "Liverpool" with one devoted to managing the fuel (coal), and the company's relationship with the ship's master. | 19 April 1839 | |