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Size | 0.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 32 items) |
Abstract | The collection contains miscellaneous European papers on a variety of topics. Included are research notes and a hand-drawn map relating to Hittite hieroglyphics and artifacts, apparently produced by a British scholar in the early 20th century; birth and death certificates and a certificate of payment on an annuity for members of the Payart and Fitz-James families, distant relatives of the French writer Charles Nodier; two letters, one, 1770, in Latin, bearing the seal of a theological academy, and the other, 1807, in German, from a philosophy professor to Friedrith Bartholomaeus, 24th Demie Brigade; and a handwritten note on "Little Scholars," an article by Anne Thackeray Richie, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, found in a copy of The Cornhill magazine that was owned by Thackeray, describing how the article came to be published. Also included are a letter, 1654, in which Lieutenant Colonel William Brayne of the British army acknowledged receipt of an order from Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell to suppress a Royalist rebellion in Ireland; a letter, 1704, in which Thomas Savage wrote to business associates from Galata (Istanbul) concerning his trading activities there; several 17th century English financial agreements and receipts, several relating to prominent politicians and Exchequer officers. There are also engravings of Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock, wax portrait sculptor Patience Wright, British naval officer and politician George Johnstone, and Cherokee leader Ostenaco; a handwritten copy of a poem by Thomas Campbell; and a British anti-German propaganda postcard from World War I showing three German soldiers in uniform. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Suzanne Ruffing, May 1996 and Anna Kephart, December 2010.
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, February 2007
This collection was processed with support from the Randleigh Foundation Trust.
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The collection contains miscellaneous European papers on a variety of topics. Included are research notes and a hand-drawn map relating to Hittite hieroglyphics and artifacts, apparently produced by a British scholar in the early 20th century; birth and death certificates and a certificate of payment on an annuity for members of the Payart and Fitz-James families, distant relatives of the French writer Charles Nodier; two letters, one, 1770, in Latin, bearing the seal of a theological academy, and the other, 1807, in German, from a philosophy professor to Friedrith Bartholomaeus, 24th Demie Brigade; and a handwritten note on "Little Scholars," an article by Anne Thackeray Richie, daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, found in a copy of The Cornhill magazine that was owned by Thackeray, describing how the article came to be published. Also included are a letter, 1654, in which Lieutenant Colonel William Brayne of the British army acknowledged receipt of an order from Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell to suppress a Royalist rebellion in Ireland; a letter, 1704, in which Thomas Savage wrote to business associates from Galata (Istanbul) concerning his trading activities there; several 17th century English financial agreements and receipts, several relating to prominent politicians and Exchequer officers. There are also engravings of Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock, wax portrait sculptor Patience Wright, British naval officer and politician George Johnstone, and Cherokee leader Ostenaco; a handwritten copy of a poem by Thomas Campbell; and a British anti-German propaganda postcard from World War I showing three German soldiers in uniform.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Hittite papers |
Folder 2 |
Payart and Fitz-James family certificates (Charles Nodier) |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
Latin, German, and other papers |
Folder 5 |
Notes on "Little Scholars" |
Folder 6 |
Agreement, circa 1600Regards a lease and the payment of heriot fees, which under English law were due to a lord upon the death of a tenant. |
Folder 7 |
Agreement, 22 February 1624Arranges for the payment of a debt owed to or by Sir Robert Pie (Pye), who served as the Auditor of the Exchecquer under King James I and King Charles I. |
Folder 8 |
Agreement, 28 March 1633Arranges for the payment of a debt owed by Sebastien La Pierre to David Cunningham. |
Folder 9 |
Letter from William Brayne to George Mathews, 31 May 1654Lieutenant Colonel William Brayne of the British army wrote to Captain George Mathews acknowledging the receipt of an order from Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell to go to Ireland in order to take command of and lead a group of soldiers from Ireland into Scotland to supress a Royalist rebellion there. |
Folder 10 |
Receipt, 24 February 1657Receipt for the payment of a debt by or to Thomas Morrice (Morris), William Dodson, and John Drury, who together had leased the right to collect customs and excises on all native and foreign commodities in Ireland. |
Folder 11 |
Agreement, 22 June 1662Regards the payment of a royal bounty to Ellinor (Elianor) Pattison and Jane Bellam, daughters of Anthony Crosier, in recognition of their late father's services to Charles I. The agreement is signed by several Exchequer officers serving under Charles II, including Sir Robert Long (Auditor of the Exchequer), Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton (Lord Treasurer), and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (often referred to as the Lord Ashley), Earl of Shaftesbury (Chancellor of the Exchequer). |
Folder 12 |
Agreement, 14 June 1670Regards the payment of a royal bounty to Sir Stephen Fox, member of Parliament for Salisbury, for his service to Charles II. The agreement was signed by several Exchequer officers serving under Charles II, including John Duncombe (member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds, later Chancellor of the Exchequer), and Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper [often referred to as the Lord Ashley], Earl of Shaftesbury (Chancellor of the Exchequer). The document also refers to Sir Robert Long (Auditor of the Receipt of the Exchequer). |
Folder 13 |
Agreement, 21 January 1676Awards Roger Crofts a portion of the annual payments made to Sir Thomas Strickland, who had been given the right to collect all customs excises and duties levied on salt as a reward for his loyalty to Charles II. |
Folder 14 |
Letter from Thomas Savage to to Lockwood, Chadwicke and Pheasant, 19 April 1704Thomas Savage wrote to his business associates from Galata (Istanbul) concerning his trading activities in Turkey. |
Folder 15 |
Engravings, 1762-1780Engravings of figures including Declaration of Independence signer John Hancock, wax portrait sculptor Patience Wright, British naval officer and politician George Johnstone, and the Cherokee leader Ostenaco. |
Folder 16 |
Thomas Campbell, Monody written on the death of Princess Charlotte, 1817Handwritten copy of a poem by Thomas Campbell entitled "Monody written for the occasion by Mr. Thomas Campbell and spoken by Mrs. Bartley, at Drury Lane Theatre on Nov. 21st 1817 on occasion of the universally lamented death of Princess Charlotte Augusta ..." |
Folder 17 |
British anti-German propaganda postcard, World War IShows three German soldiers in uniform. |