Letter to “Impudent Mr. Suppose”

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An autograph letter signed from an itinerant actress Eleonora Garrell in a traveling theatre troupe, dated 13 December 1764 from the White Lion Inn in Halifax. An affectionate, teasing letter in which the writer reports on her employment with the “Scotch Company” and their meeting with a rival company “Mr. Whitley” in Leeds and their both being banned. She reports that she will be joining another company “Mr. Woodcock’s” and her ill-health.

  • Author: Farrell, Eleonora.
  • Title: Letter : Halifax, to “Impudent Mr. Suppose”, 1764 December 13.

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Acquired January 2012

Letter : London, to Elizabeth Montagu, 179-?

Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852

Letter : London, to Elizabeth Montagu, 179-?

LWL Mss File 48

ALS from Agnes Berry to Elizabeth Montagu, author and literary hostess, declining an invitation and informing her of the expected return of her sister Mary Berry from a visit to the country.

Letter : London, to Elizabeth Montagu, 179-?Subjects (Library of Congress): Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852; Berry, Mary, 1763-1852; Montagu, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1720-1800; Women authors, English–18th century.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: October, 2010

Letter : London, to Sir Joseph Banks, 1802 June 2

Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 9-1828

Letter : London, to Sir Joseph Banks, 1802 June 2.

LWL Mss File 50

ALS to Sir Joseph Banks, regarding the gift of seeds to Josephine Bonaparte, later Empress, presumably for her garden at Malmaison.

Letter : London, to Sir Joseph Banks, 1802 June 2Subjects (Library of Congress): Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814; Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820; Damer, Anne Seymour, 1748 or 9-1828; Malmaison (Rueil-Malmaison, France).

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: July, 2010

Letter, 1784 January 22

Orford, George Walpole, Earl of, 1730-1791

Letter, 1784 January 22.

LWL Mss File 47

ALS to unnamed recipient asking him to make a payment of interest to Lord Keppel’s agents as well as other financial arrangements. He closes with the announcement that he would be at St James’s the following day ’for my reappointment to the Perks’…George Walpole, third earl of Orford (1730-1791), nephew of Horace Walpole (1717-1797).

Letter, 1784 January 22.

Subjects (Library of Congress): Orford, George Walpole, Earl of, 1730-1791; Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: July, 2010

 

Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25

Enclosure: Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25.Chute, William John, 1757-1824

Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25.

LWL Mss File 41

ALS from W.J. Chute to his friend Grimston, relating the news he had heard about his friend’s travels through Europe with their friend C. Collyer and expressing the hopes that they might meet up in the near future and his eagerness to leave Angers; he relates news about their friend Cunliffe and inquires about other friends Mr. Hooker and Vernon, and describes a lavish ball held at Angers. He concludes with his thoughts on the Keppel trial.

Letter : Angers, to Grimston, 1779 Jan 25.Subjects (Library of Congress): Chute, William John, 1757-1824; Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786; Palliser, Hugh, Sir, 1723-1796; Angers (France).

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: September, 2010


Letters : M. Berry … 1846-1850

Berry, Mary, 1763-1852

Letters : M. Berry … 1846-1850.

Holograph of a collection of notes and personal memoranda. The volume begins with a description of a dream, dated August 1840, in which she imagines she is with child, from which she awakes in tears, recalling that she has never possessed either husband or child, and has long survived that “Friend” who had been such a comfort to her. Following this recollection and dated 9 May 1842, she reminisces about her past vigor of body and mind, including extraordinary sense of sight and hearing, and notes how these senses are diminishing with age; she also mentions her quickness of mind which was nurtured by those to whom she was devoted. The volume concludes with a brief essay titled The apocalypse, which analyzes the Book of Revelation.

Letters : M. Berry ... 1846-1850...5 items (17 p.) ; 18 cm. or smaller.

Mary Berry (1763-1852), author, was born at Stanwick, Yorkshire. She and her sister Agnes began a close friendship with Horace Walpole in 1788, who spoke of them as his “twin wives.” He established the sisters at Teddington, in 1789, and two years later offered them the use of his own secondary residence, Little Strawberry Hill. Berry became engaged to General Charles O’Hara (c.1740-1802) about October 1795, though the couple separated in 1796. In 1824 the sisters took up residence in Curzon Street, where they established a salon frequented by many prominent figures in society; Berry’s acquaintances included William Thackeray, Maria Edgeworth, and Madame de Staël. Her literary productions include the comedy Fashionable Friends; A comparative view of the social life of England and France from the Restoration of Charles the Second to the French Revolution (1828) and its sequel Social Life in England and France from the French Revolution in 1789 to that of July 1830 (1831); and an edition of the Works of Horace Walpole (1798).

Subjects (Library of Congress): Berry, Mary, 1763-1852; Bible. N.T. Revelation–Commentaries; Dreams; Women authors, English–18th century.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: July, 2010

Letters from Elizabeth Cavendish to her banker Jean-Franc̦ois Perregaux…

Letters from Elizabeth Cavendish to her banker Jean-Franc̦ois Perregaux: enclosureDevonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824

Letters from Elizabeth Cavendish to her banker Jean-Franc̦ois Perregaux, n.d., 1790-1803

LWL Mss File 36

Four ALS and one AL from Elizabeth Cavendish, while she was still Elizabeth Foster, to her banker Monsieur Perregaux inquiring about remittances and asking him to make various payments. She asks that he call on her and Lady Bessborough at Devonshire House where she was living with William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire and his wife Georgiana. Also included is a photogravure of “Elizabeth Foster, Duchess of Devonshire” after a portrait by Lascelles.

Letters from Elizabeth Cavendish to her banker Jean-Franc̦ois Perregaux: selected=6 items (6 p., 1 print) : 1 photogravure ; 22 x 18 cm., and smaller.

Selected page (second)

Subjects (Library of Congress): Devonshire, Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of, 1758-1824; Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821; Perregaux, Jean-Franc̦ois.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: July 2010

Letter : to Hannah More, [1789?] Mar. 11

Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797

Letter : to Hannah More, [1789?] Mar. 11.

LWL Mss Group 1 File 15

ALS from Walpole to Hannah More, and signed “yrs most sincerely HWalpole” in which he begs for news of her health after hearing that she was unwell. He refers to the mobs celebrating in London, presumably alluding to the celebrations on the news of George III’s recovery from insanity.

Letter : to Hannah More: 1 item ([2] p.) ; 19 cm., mounted to 21 cmSubjects (Library of Congress): More, Hannah, 1745-1833; Walpole Horace, 1717-1797; Women authors

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: July, 2010

Letter : Florence, to Lord Mountsuart, 1782 June 24

Mann, Horace, Sir, 1701-1786

Letter : Florence, to Lord Mountsuart, 1782 June 24

LWL Mss File 35

ALS to Lord Mountstuart and signed by the author, promising to give every attention to Count Brusaque and his lady who have also been recommended to Countess Colloredo, though she now lives “much retired.” He reports on the recent ceremony performed by the “Great Duke” in which he received customary “homage from subaltern towns and feudatarys of this Dutchy.” He also makes reference to recent naval activities, including the capture of two French vessels by Captains Parker and Jespersen on their way to Gilbralter and the anticipated appearance of a Russian fleet at Leghorn (Livorno) in the coming autumn which will, he predicts, have considerable change on public affairs.

Letter : Florence, to Lord Mountsuart - 1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cmSubjects (Library of Congress): Mann, Horace, Sir, 1701-1786; Bute, John Stuart, Marquess of, 1744-1814; Tuscany (Italy)–Foreign relations–Great Britain; Great Britain–Foreign relations–Italy–Tuscany.

Lewis Walpole Library new acquisition: July, 2010