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Letter to William Shaw Mason
From Holles Street in Dublin, Ireland, Edward Litton (1787-1870), master of the Irish court of chancery and a member of Parliament for Coleraine, writes to William Shaw Mason (1774-1853), bibliographer and statistician, about Mason's interest in an illuminated missal. Litton confirms the missal's authenticity and offers it to Mason, who will care for and value it more than Litton himself does. There is a partial red wax seal attached to the letter.
Letter to William Stark
Drummond from Derby, England writes to William Stark (1788-1863) at the Dye Office, St. George, Colgate, Norwich, to let him know that his prospectus may be viewed at the office of Norwich publishers Stevenson and Matchott. Stark was a member of the Geographical Society and the Norwich Philosophical Society and was the President of the local Phrenological Association.
Letter to Wilma Miller
This collection contains an undated handwritten letter to "Wilma" from "K.H.C.", apparently a resident at 1201 Oread, Lawrence, Kansas. The collection also contains a photograph of a group of girls, circa 1920-1930.
Letter written by Deschamps
This letter, signed by "Deschamps sindic" [i.e. syndic] was found in the pages of the book Mémoire à consulter, pour la communauté des habitants de la Guillotière, & mandemant de Béchevelin. It was written from La Guillotière to "Monsieur" on November 3, 1786. This covering letter accompanied the copy of the "Mémoire" and invited the recipient to participate in the deliberations of the assembly.
Letters about Carry Nation and her campaigns
Most of the letters are in response to an advertisement in the Wichita Eagle (May, 1966) for information about Carry Nation to be used in an opera by Douglas Moore (available in the Kansas Collection: RH D2753).
Letters and documents concerning Somerset’s legal, financial, political and estate affairs
Volume of 59 letters signed by Somerset apparently written to Sir Thomas Pengelly (his agent or counsel for legal, financial, political, and estate affairs).
Letters and manuscripts.
Letters and notes about border raids in Lawrence
This collection consists of letters and notes from Samuel F. Tappan sent to William E. Connelley regarding Tappan's involvement with and recollection of the territorial border wars in Kansas. The letters were written a half-century after the fact.
Letters and petition
Letters to and from various members of the Gleason family and a petition signed by James H. and Jasper Gleason.
Letters between Philip IV, King of Spain, and Sor Mariá de Jesús, abbess of Agreda
This collection consists of 47 letters between Philip IV of Spain and Sor María de Jesús, abbess of Agreda, with accompanying documents. Sor María's answers to the king's letters are, by his command, on the same sheets as his letters to her. Includes 2 letters from Francisco Andrés de la Torre, confessor of Sor María, to the king, as well as documents concerning the history of these letters.
Letters by Carl Linne and enclosed material
Unbound letter from Carl von Linne or Carl Linnaeus to Dr. de Sauvages [Francois Boissier de la Croix de Sauvages, 1706-1767], discussing botany, medicine, friendly scholarly gossip. Collection also includes portraits and supplementary 20th-century material.
Letters by Horace Greeley and Charles A. Dana
Letters by John Wilkes
This collection includes 2 manuscripts by the 18th century politician, John Wilkes. One is written by John Wilkes from the Hague in the Netherlands, December 17, 1767, to the man-of-letters, Jean Baptiste Antoine Suard, 1734-1817 [in France]. The other is a fragment of a manuscript dateable to circa 1774 based on the signatures it bears, "John Wilkes Mayor" and "Tho[ma]s Hallifax."
Letters by residents of Oswego, Kansas
This collection comprises 7 letters and 1 post card from residents of Oswego, Kansas and a program of rhetorical exercises of Oswego High School. The letters describe the residents' lives and concerns with their families' health, their crops and farming, and hopes for the railroad to be constructed through Oswego. The letters also mention the centennial and presidential race and share neighborhood news including that of a murder.
Letters chiefly Milton P. Chambers, Company B, 29th Iowa Infantry Regiment to Amory K. Chambers
Letters to Amory K. Chambers of Glenwood, Iowa, 1863 to 1869, chiefly from his brother Milton P. Chambers, whose letters from 1863 to 1865 are from Tennessee, Texas, and Alabama while serving in Company B of Iowa's 29th Infantry Regiment, and whose letters following the war are from Cass County, Missouri.
Letters from Basil Hall
Captain Basil Hall (1788-1844) followed a career in the Royal Navy by becoming a popular travel writer. These 4 letters reflect his naval and literary connections and activities. Items probably mostly written in London, perhaps also Italy.
Letters from Charles Spahr
Charles Spahr, a 1934 University of Kansas (KU) graduate who served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Standard Oil, wrote to Paul Borel, a KU classmate and friend, throughout their lifelong friendship.
Letters from Christopher Darlington Morley to Mrs. Edwin L. Frankenstein
Letters from Ford Madox Ford
Two letters, literary and friendly.
Letters from [Francis Gregory] Urquhart
Letters from Frank R. Millspaugh
The letters (one addressed to Dr. Bodine and one to Bishop and Mrs. Doan[?]) refer to invitations to preach and to dinner. The postscript to the first letter is written on the back of a printed letter to the clergy and laity by Millspaugh as Bishop elect (Episcopalian) of Kansas, 1895.
Letters from Hallam Tennyson
Letters written by Hallam Tennyson to Mrs. Col[man?] with regrets not seeing her picture, 1878; James Macauley with thanks for his “Gordon Anecdotes”, 1885; and Your Royal Highness [Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll?] in response to a letter of condolence on the death of his father, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1892.
Letters from Herbert Trench to John Lane
Five letters from Herbert Trench to John Lane dated , 1901-1910.
Letters from Matie Manard Hensley (San Antonio, Texas) to Laura Neiswanger (Kansas Collection, University of Kansas, Lawrence)
These two letters from Matie Manard Hensley of San Antonio, Texas, written January 21 and January 23, 1955, are in response to a request from librarian Laura Neiswanger (Kansas Collection, University of Kansas) for background information regarding Hensley's book, The Mouth of the Kaw (1953).