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ALCOCK‚ Sir Rutherford. 11590

ALCOCK‚ Sir Rutherford.	11590 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Bowman’‚ on a European tour‚ discussing the health of Alcock’s wife‚ saying how pleasant it was to visit the Bowmans in Hampstead‚ etc. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ a few minor blemishes only. Spa‚ 12 August 1865. Sir Rutherford Alcock (1809-97)‚ diplomat in China and Japan‚ author of The Capital of the Tycoon [1863] and other works on Japan. In 1858 he was appointed the first consul-general in Japan‚ on the conclusion of Lord Elgin’s treaty. Sir William Bowman (1816-92)‚ opthalmic surgeon‚ ‘the father of general anatomy in England’ [DNB].

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ALCOCK‚ Sir Rutherford. 3237

ALCOCK‚ Sir Rutherford.	3237	Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs.Ford (the widow of Richard Ford)‚ regretting that Lady Alcock is not well enough to dine with her‚ but ‘I shall be happy to keep my engagement if you like to have me alone but not if it will disarrange your table’. 2 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ lightly mounted on part of an old album leaf‚ in good clean condition. From the Pencarrow Collection. 14 Great Queen Street‚ Westminster‚ 3 June 1882. Sir Rutherford Alcock (1809-97)‚ diplomat in China and Japan‚ author of The Capital of the Tycoon [1863] and other works on Japan. In 1858 he was appointed the first consul-general in Japan‚ on the conclusion of Lord Elgin’s treaty.

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AMHERST‚ William Pitt‚ Earl Amherst of Aracan. 11580

AMHERST‚ William Pitt‚ Earl Amherst of Aracan.	11580 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Joseph Lionel Williams‚ permitting him “to make sketches of the articles which you enumerate at Knole‚ and also to put down my name as a Subscriber to your intended publication.” 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition‚ with the original envelope. Knole‚ 29 July 1850. Lord Amherst (1773-1857) undertook the 1816 Embassy to China. In 1823 he became Governor General of India.

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BARING‚ Sir Thomas. 11583

BARING‚ Sir Thomas.	11583	An interesting Autograph Letter Signed‚ saying that “the Nestorian Yohanna & his companions” are returning home with £250 independent of their travelling expenses‚ the money being remitted to Sir Stratford Canning “for the redemption of the children or Oroomish from the pledge of the Mahomedans” through American missionaries. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Stratton Park‚ Andover Road‚ 26 September 1844. Sir Thomas Baring‚ 2nd Baronet (1772 –1848). Sir Stratford Canning (1786-1880)‚ ambassador at Constantinople.

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BIRDWOOD‚ Sir George. 10072

BIRDWOOD‚ Sir George.	10072	Autograph Letter Signed‚ two months before his death‚ to Mr. Partington‚ about a rare Hindostani grammar dated 1772 which should be placed in a library‚ offering an interview‚ explaining that “My life is now wholly absorbed in the war...” 8 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. Ealing [24 April 1917]. Sir George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood (1832–1917)‚ administrator in India‚ took part as a naval surgeon in the Persian expedition of 1856–7. Upon his return and in addition to his professional duties Birdwood devoted himself to a variety of social and cultural institutions that helped to shape the new‚ post-1857‚ city of Bombay. In 1868 he returned to England‚ where he began a new career promoting opportunities for cultural and intellectual exchange between India and Great Britain.

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BURNAY‚ Jean. 9366

BURNAY‚ Jean.	9366	Folio Volume of his original manuscripts on the Thai language and phonetics‚ including complete articles‚ notes on his studies on the Thai alphabet‚ vocabulary‚ grammar and phonetics‚ in draft state prior to publication with corrections and amendments throughout Several hundred pages of original manuscript (some typescript)‚ various sizes‚ bound into one folio volume‚ contemporary cloth binding. One letter dated Bangkok‚ April 1932. A vast amount of original research into Thai phonetics is included in this collection. Titles include: Notes de Phonetique Taï; Le Probleme De La Comparison en Taï; Description du Systeme moderne d’écriture en usage pour noter de Siamois; notes on J.Otto Schrader’s article on the Siamese mute H; The Evolution of Thai Script; Sur une ambiguité de l’écriture Siamoise; Sur une particularité du vocalisme siamois. Jean Burnay‚ author of Chrestomathie siamoise (1938) and other works.

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CHIROL‚ Sir Valentine. 1601

CHIROL‚ Sir Valentine.	1601	Autograph Letter Signed‚ addressed ‘Dear Sir’ [Edward Arnold‚ the publisher]‚ thanking him for his suggestion‚ although ‘I have really not yet considered the question of republishing in book form my letters on the Viceroy’s tour’. 1 page 7 x 4.5 inches. Fine. London‚ 14 January 1904. Sir Valentine Chirol (1852-1929)‚ traveller and journalist.

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COTTON‚ George Edward Lynch‚ Bishop of Calcutta. 4662

COTTON‚ George Edward Lynch‚ Bishop of Calcutta.	4662 Autograph Letter Signed ‘G.E.L.Calcutta’‚ to Mr.Beaufort‚ thanking him for his subscription to the Hill Schools. 1 page 7 x 4½ inches‚ lightly toned. Bishops Palace [Calcutta]‚ 16 July [1866 in another hand]. George Edward Lynch Cotton (1813-1866)‚ Master of Marlborough‚ Bishop of Calcutta from 1858‚ established a number of famous schools in India and worked closely with the missionary societies. His career was closed by the ‘calamitous accident’‚ when the Bishop’s foot slipped on a platform above the Ganges at dusk on 6 October 1866.

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DEALTRY‚ Thomas. 9599

DEALTRY‚ Thomas.	9599	Autograph Letter Signed ‘T.Madras’ as Bishop of Madras‚ to W.G.Kelsall‚ on Kelsall’s imminent departure for England‚ inviting him up for an hour or two: “There are plenty of conveyances on the beach..” 2 pp. 7½ x 5 inches‚ minor tears. Madras‚ 10 June 1850. Thomas Dealtry (1796-1861)‚ third Bishop of Madras.

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DOLGOROUKI‚ Prince Vladimir. 9448

DOLGOROUKI‚ Prince Vladimir.	9448	Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for his letter and all that he has done. In French. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ one corner holed‚ with paper adhering where formerly mounted. Moscow‚ 18/30 December 1873. Prince Vladimir Dolgorouki‚ Mayor of Moscow 1865-1891.

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ELLIS Sir Barrow Herbert. 6257

ELLIS Sir Barrow Herbert.	6257 Autograph Letter Signed to ‘My dear Waley’ saying that his object in obtaining leave is to take the waters in Germany. 3½ pages 8 x 5 inches in good condition. Calcutta 5 April [no year given]. Sir Barrow Herbert Ellis (1823-1887) Indian Civil Service went to Bombay in 1843 serving in Sind from 1851-58 acting for some time as Chief Commissioner in Sir Bartle Frere’s absence.

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GARCIN DE TASSY Joseph Héliodore Sagesse Vertu. 6232

GARCIN DE TASSY Joseph Héliodore Sagesse Vertu.	6232	Autograph Letter Signed ‘Garcin de Tassy’ evidently to an editor of an English periodical offering an article which would correct recent discussion about the Temple of Somnath. In French. 2 pp. 6 x 3½ inches. Paris 18 March 1843. Garcin de Tassy (1794-1878) French orientalist studied the Hindi language. His works include Mémoires sur les particularités de la religion musulmane dans l'Inde (1832); Les aventures de Kamrup (translation 1834); translations of works by the poet Wali (1834); the Histoire de la littérature hindoue e hindoustani (2. Ed. 1871 3 Vols.); Rudiments de la langue hindouie (1847); Rhétorique et prosodie des langues de l'Orient musulman (1848 2. Ed. 1873); Chrestomathie hindie et hindouie (1849); La doctrine de l'amour (translation from Hindi 1859); Cours d'hindoustani (1870) and La langue et la littérature hindoustanies 1850-69 (2. Ed. 1874).

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GREY‚ Sir William. 10579

GREY‚ Sir William.	10579	Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for the good news. 1 page 8 x 5 inches‚ one foxing spot‚ otherwise good. Belvedere‚ Alipore‚ 5 November 1868. Sir William Grey (1818-1878)‚ Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (1866-1871).

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GROOT‚ J.J.M. De. 5307

GROOT‚ J.J.M. De.	5307 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr.Roost‚ explaining that the seven volumes of the Tripitaka have been sent‚ along with a copy of De Groot’s own work on the Chinese Brahma-djala sutra‚ adding that‚ much as he would like to continue his studies in Chinese Buddhism‚ he has “to finish first a couple of volumes for my work on the Religious System of China”. In English. 1¼ pages‚ 8 x 5½ inches‚ in fine condition. Leyden‚ 31 January 1893. J.J.M. De Groot was an adviser on Chinese affairs for the Netherlands East-Indies government‚ and from 1891 was professor of Chinese in Leyden and later in Berlin‚ and the author of important studies of Chinese religion‚ including The Religious System of China‚ and Sectarianism and Religious Persecution in China.

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HASTINGS‚ Francis Rawdon-Hastings‚ 1st Marquis. 10290

HASTINGS‚ Francis Rawdon-Hastings‚ 1st Marquis.	10290 Autograph Letter Signed ‘Moira’‚ to John Ridge‚ about the sale of an ensign vacancy in the 27th Foot for the benefit of Captain Tuthill’s widow. 1 page 9 x 7 inches‚ some light offsetting. 24 September 1812. Francis Rawdon-Hastings (1754-1826)‚ 1st Marquis of Hastings‚ 2nd Earl of Moira‚ served with distinction in the American War of Independence‚ and became Governor General of India in 1813. His campaigns against the Mahrattas helped to establish the supremacy of British power throughout India. He purchased Singapore Island in 1819.

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HASTINGS‚ Warren. 10639

HASTINGS‚ Warren.	10639	Autograph Letter Signed ‘I am My dear Sir Your obliged & affectionate friend Warren Hastings’‚ to John White‚ thanking him for the trouble he has taken “to authenticate the important fact which you formerly communicated to me relative to Ra. Nubkishen”‚ and offering to send one of the relevant books. 2 pp. 9 x 7½ inches‚ light staining to the first page only‚ generally in good condition‚ with the integral address leaf (torn at seal opening)‚ Chipping Norton postal mark. Daylesford House‚ 6 April 1802. Warren Hastings (1732-1818)‚ administrator in India‚ later faced impeachment and one of the longest trials in history (1788-1795).

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India. PANDIT SHYAMAJI KRISHNA VERMA. 9025

India. PANDIT SHYAMAJI KRISHNA VERMA.	9025	Autograph Letter Signed ‘Shyamaji Krishna Verma’‚ addressed ‘My dear Sir’‚ discussing his own application to the Earl of Kimberley‚ hoping to visit Leyden with his correspondent‚ and intending to return to India and take up an appointment. 3 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. Balliol College‚ Oxford‚ 27 July 1883. Pandit Shyamaji Krishna Verma (1857-1930) played an important role during the most crucial period of India's struggle for freedom mainly operating from Europe from 1899 to 1930. It was he who founded the famous India House in London in 1904 which became the nerve centre and nucleus for India's revolutionaries. He was appointed assistant professor of Sanskrit at Balliol College Oxford in the 1880’s. Shyamji advocated non-violent means of getting rid of the British and using withdrawal of cooperation with the colonial administration. This rare letter was written as his career began to take shape. “It was entirely owing to your kind encouragement and patronage that I had the honour of being present and of representing my own country at the Berlin Congress of Orientalists and I am sure you will‚ with your usual kindness‚ do all you can for me this time also. I have to be in London nearly next week‚ as I have an engagement with Lord Kimberley... You know that I think of returning to India before the end of this year and that I wish to get an appointment out there. Lord Northbrook has kindly undertaken to exercise his influence on my behalf‚ and I hope to improve my prospects through my disinterested friends like you.”

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INDIA. The Indian Spectator and The Champion. 5487

INDIA. The Indian Spectator and The Champion.	5487 Album of newspaper cuttings of ‘Notes from London’ and other columns written by W.Martin Wood‚ and published in The Indian Spectator and The Champion. About 180 pp. 4to. Wrappers‚ spine worn. India 1895-1898. Found among the papers of William Martin Wood‚ editor of the Times of India and writer on Indian affairs‚ and signed by him.

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INDIA. Travancore and Cochin 11080

INDIA. Travancore and Cochin	11080 Autograph Letter Signed ‘J.M. Trav: Cochin’‚ as Bishop of Travancore and Cochin‚ to the Rev. R.F.Scott‚ Bursar‚ St. John’s College‚ sending funds to “pay up my composition fee‚ and make me a member of my college for life”. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. The Holmwood‚ nr Dorking‚ 21 July 1884. The Rev. J. M. Speechly (1879-1888)‚ Principal of the Cambridge Nicholson Institution at Kottayam‚ was consecrated as the first Bishop for the newly formed Anglican Diocese of Travancore and Cochin‚ on St. James Day‚ the 25 July 1879‚ in St. Paul's Cathedral. “I have come home on important matters connected with my Diocese.”

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JOHNSON‚ Edward Ralph‚ Bishop of Calcutta. 4663

JOHNSON‚ Edward Ralph‚ Bishop of Calcutta.	4663 Autograph Letter Signed ‘Edward R.Calcutta’‚ to ‘My dear Jermyn’‚ informing him that “men joining the Army Scripture Readers Society should be communicants”‚ adding that “You acted as I think quite rightly in the matter of the case of suicide...” 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ small pieces of paper adhering‚ in good condition. Calcutta‚ 29 November 1884. Edward Ralph Johnson‚ Bishop of Calcutta 1876-1898.

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LANMAN‚ Charles Rockwell. 6877

LANMAN‚ Charles Rockwell.	6877 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Reinhold Rost‚ praising his Sanscrit work‚ referring to the “parsimony of govt towards educational matters”‚ and commenting on his own trip to India. 2 pp. 8½ x 5 inches‚ surface creasing on flimsy paper‚ minor defects only. Elphinstone College‚ Bombay‚ 20 January 1889. Charles Rockwell Lanman (1850-1941)‚ orientalist and Sanscrit scholar‚ edited the Harvard Oriental Series (from 1891)‚ published A Sanscrit Reader (1884). “I am very glad I came to India. I had hoped to do so for years. But it was my wife’s suggestion at last. We mean to travel in Bengal & N.W.Pr. the next few weeks... The journey is to be one of endless advantage to me professionally‚ & I hope I shall not work so hard as to hurt myself.” Reinhold Rost (1822-96)‚ orientalist‚ librarian at the India Office‚ has annotated this letter: “...next to Whitney the best Sanscrit scholar in the States.”

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LYALL‚ Sir Alfred Comyn. 9174

LYALL‚ Sir Alfred Comyn.	9174 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Archdeacon Farrar‚ about election matters at the Athenaeum. 4 pp. 6 x 4 inches‚ in good condition. Athenaeum Club‚ 10 February 1890. Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911)‚ administrator in India and writer. He was lieutenant-governor of the North West Provinces and Oudh (1882-87). His works included Asiatic Studies (1882‚ 1889) and biographies of Hastings‚ Tennyson and Dufferin.

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MACKENZIE‚ Holt. 4222

MACKENZIE‚ Holt.	4222 Autograph Letter Signed‚ incorporating his autograph address to a committee on the subject of offering prizes to Indian students‚ “more especially on the application of Indian products to the arts and manufactures”. 2 pp. 10 x 8 inches‚ in good condition‚ a few minor defects only. [England] December 1838 Holt Mackenzie I.C.S. (1787-1876)‚ son of Henry Mackenzie‚ the essayist‚ became President of the Council of the College of Fort William. He is best remembered for his work as a settlement officer. He returned to England from India in 1831.

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MIDDLETON‚ Thomas Fanshaw‚ Bishop of Calcutta. 10276

MIDDLETON‚ Thomas Fanshaw‚ Bishop of Calcutta.	10276 Autograph Letter Signed ‘T.F.Calcutta’‚ addressed ‘My Dear Sir’ [? N.Wallich M.D.‚ Superintendent of The Botanic Garden]‚ about the dispatch of a packet of seeds to the Revd H.H.Norris‚ Grove Street‚ Hackney‚ his “Conservatory contains a great deal ...rare and curious‚ especially from the Cape of Good Hope”‚ thanking his correspondent for finding a Captain who can take the package to England. 3 pp. 9½ x 7 inches‚ docketed by the recipient Chowringhee [Calcutta]‚ 18 August 1819. Thomas Fanshaw Middleton (1769-1822)‚ school friend of S.T.Coleridge and Charles Lamb‚ was consecrated the first Bishop of the vast diocese of Calcutta in 1814.

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MUSURUS PASHA‚ Turkish Ambassador. 9032

MUSURUS PASHA‚ Turkish Ambassador.	9032	Letter Signed ‘Musurus’‚ to Mrs. Darby Griffith‚ wife of C.Darby Griffith M.P.‚ thanking her for the letter of condolence “at the moment that dreadful calamity befell us”. 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ deep black borders‚ the Ambasador’s personal seal in black wax transferred from an envelope to the first page. With the separate engraved visiting card of L’Ambassadeur de Turquie. Ellenborough House‚ Roehampton‚ 31 August 1867. Kostaki Musurus Pasa (1807-1891). His Excellency Constantine Musurus‚ commonly called Musurus Pasha‚ the Turkish Ambassador‚ was born in 1807. His diplomatic career‚ so far as it belongs to the general history of Europe‚ dated from 1848‚ when he represented the Sultan at Vienna‚ having previously distinguished himself as#Governor of Samos and Minister at Athens. In 1851 he came to London invested with full powers as Envoy Extraordinary of the Port.

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NEPAL. 11074

NEPAL.	11074 Letter Signed ‘Jang Bahadoor Rana’‚ General‚ Nepalese Army‚ thanking his correspondent for the Badge of the Annandale Gymkhana Club. 1 page 6 x 4½ inches‚ intricate embossed coloured crest. Northbank‚ Simla‚ 27 May 1915.

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O’CONNOR‚ Vincent Clarence Scott. 3727

O’CONNOR‚ Vincent Clarence Scott.	3727 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Swinhoe’‚ discussing the forthcoming publication of his book [The Silken East]‚ and saying that he is particularly glad that Swinhoe is taking a copy. 3 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ in good condition. Shillong [Assam]‚ 11 November 1904. V.C.Scott O’Connor F.R.G.S. (d.1945)‚ author of The Silken East‚ a record of Life and Travel in Burma (1904) and other travel books. “You will be able to judge‚ better than most people in Mandalay‚ of its artistic merits. It is being turned out in the very finest style at an outlay of over 1500£s and I hope that people in Burma will recognise that its main purpose is to do credit to Burma and support it accordingly.”

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PENANG. 4338

PENANG.	4338 Autograph Letter Signed by A.D.Maingy‚ to Major De Havilland‚ Madras Engineers‚ Fort St.George‚ giving him the latest news of appointments‚ arrivals and departures of friends and colleagues‚ appointment of the Governor‚ etc. 3 pp. cross written but legible‚ second leaf with some damage due to seal opening‚ 11 x 8 inches‚ address panel‚ no postal markings but inscribed ‘favored by Dr.Alexander’. Prince of Wales Island‚ 15 July 1817. Anthony Maingy (1795-1865)‚ who was from a Guernsey family like his correspondent De Havilland‚ served in Penang‚ and then in Burma where he was sent to Mergui in 1825. Maingy is mentioned in Captain Burney's Journal of His Mission to Siam.

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ROBERTS‚ Emma. 6393

ROBERTS‚ Emma.	6393 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Elizabeth Briggs‚ wife of Henry Perronet Briggs‚ the painter‚ explaining that “my Medical Man” forbids her going out‚ hoping to call on Friday‚ and assist her: “I should be very glad to undertake the work you mention...” 2 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ with the remains of the address leaf. Undated [watermark 1833]. Emma Roberts (1794-1840)‚ author and journalist. She wrote much about travelling in India‚ including Oriental Scenes (1830)‚ Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan (3 vols.‚ 1835)‚ The East India Voyager (1839) and Notes of an Overland Journey to Bombay (1841). “I should be very gald to undertake the work you mention‚ having often thought of rendering my acquaintance with India subservient to the instruction of the rising generation.”

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ROBERTS‚ Emma. 9266

ROBERTS‚ Emma.	9266	Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Dr Forbes Royle‚ wishing to explain to him a plan proposed by Dr. Dalgairn[?] of the Bombay Medical Service‚ “which will I hope prove interesting ot the retired medical officers who may still be eminently useful to their brethren”. 1½ pages 7½ x 4½ inches‚ in good condition. 5 Belem Street‚ Portman Square‚ Tuesday 25 September‚ no year given. Emma Roberts (1794-1840)‚ author and journalist. She wrote much about travelling in India‚ including Oriental Scenes (1830)‚ Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan (3 vols.‚ 1835)‚ The East India Voyager (1839) and Notes of an Overland Journey to Bombay (1841).

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RONALDSHAY‚ Earl of. 3602

RONALDSHAY‚ Earl of.	3602 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Edward Arnold‚ the publisher‚ thanking him for a copy of Sir Henry Seton Kerr’s Sporting Holidays‚ and giving the title of own new book. 3 pp. 7 x 4.5 inches‚ fine. Aske‚ Richmond‚ Yorkshire‚ 24 December 1904. Lawrence John Lumley Dundas‚ Earl of Ronaldshay‚ author of several books on Asia‚ including Sport and Politics under an Eastern Sky (1902). ‘...an account of my last journey has been published this autumn by Messrs Blackwood under the title of “On the Outskirts of Empire in Asia”.’

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SPRENGER‚ Aloys. 11244

SPRENGER‚ Aloys.	11244	Autograph Letter Signed‚ to Mrs. Royle (wife of Professor John Forbes Royle)‚ apologising for his cold which prevented him going out in the evening‚ hoping to send some autographs of Orientalists‚ conveying his wife’s compliments‚ and saying he has postponed his departure [for India] until 10 May. 3 pp. 5½ x 3½ inches‚ in good condition‚ with the original envelope (stamp removed) bearing Sprenger’s personal seal in Arabic script. Postmarked 25 April 1843. Aloys Sprenger (1813-1893)‚ orientalist‚ held various positions in India between 1843 and 1857‚ including those of principal of the Mahommedan College at Delhi and Persian translator to the government at Calcutta.

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SPRENGER‚ Aloys. 5853

SPRENGER‚ Aloys.	5853 Autograph Letter Signed‚ discussing his ideas for future scholarly publications with the Oriental Translations Committee‚ and offering an English translation of a History of the Khalifs instead of an oriental geography which he now discovers is not in the British Museum. 3 pp. 8 x 6 inches‚ in good condition. 13 Belgrave Street‚ undated. Aloys Sprenger (1813-1893)‚ orientalist‚ held various positions in India between 1843 and 1857‚ including those of principal of the Mahaommedan College at Delhi and Persian translator to the government at Calcutta.

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STRANGFORD‚ Emily Anne‚ Viscountess. 2053

STRANGFORD‚ Emily Anne‚ Viscountess.	2053 Autograph Quotation from the Psalms‚ entirely in Lady Strangford’s hand‚ beginning ‘The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him’‚ signed ‘E.Strangford’ and dated. 10 lines on 1 page 4 x 5 inches‚ integral blank leaf (traces of mounting)‚ newpaper obituary notice pasted in‚ with a small portrait of Lady Strangford‚ taken from the Graphic [1887]. Scutari‚ 1 May 1878. Lady Strangford (d.1887)‚ the youngest daughter of Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort‚ was a celebrated traveller who trained as a nurse after her husband’s death in 1869‚ championed nursing causes‚ and in 1877 superintended a hospital for Turkish soldiers at Adrianople during the Russo-Turkish War.

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THOMAS‚ Edward. 11242

THOMAS‚ Edward.	11242	Autograph Letter Signed‚ thanking his correspondent for the “paper of yours on Australian matters”‚ and mentioning his own work on “the associations of the Malabar Coast and the Southern Colonies”. 4 pp. 7 x 4½ inches‚ one page lightly toned. Athenaeum‚ 12 September‚ no year given. Edward Thomas (1813-1886) I.C.S.‚ became Judge of Sagar in India‚ and later published numerous works on branches of Indian and Persian archaeology. “You are aware‚ perhaps‚ the Illustrated papers have lately published pictures of Stonehenges ...found in Australia. ...surely respectable Editors would not lend themselves to such delusions.”

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TURKEY. 10622

TURKEY.	10622	Letter Signed ‘Sooraby Ibn Sholy[?]’ in English‚ with a Turkish signature‚ about an agreement to publish jointly with Major Boyd “a Turkish and English dictionary”‚ discussing its scope‚ price and likely patronage‚ and asking his correspondent to be a Subscriber. 3 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ fine. 8 Onslow Place‚ Brompton‚ 24 June 1845. Major Charles Boyd was the author of The Turkish Interpreter (first published 1842). “...we may hope for the patronage of every friend of Literature‚ besides the sale of many copies to those persons whose profession‚ businss or pleasure may lead them to the East.”

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TURNER John Mathias Bishop of Calcutta. 10506

TURNER John Mathias Bishop of Calcutta.	10506 Autograph Letter Signed ‘J.T. Calcutta’ as Bishop of Calcutta asking his correspondent whether he wishes his name to be put forward for an appointment in the Upper Provinces. 1 page 9 x 7 inches folds some paper adhering to verso where formerly mounted. Bishops Palace [Calcutta] 28 May no year given. The Rt. Revd. John Mathias Turner (1786-1831). Bishop of Calcutta from 1829 until his death.

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WINDT‚ Harry de. 10804

WINDT‚ Harry de.	10804	Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Clark Kennedy’‚ saying that he has forwarded his letter to his brother in law (Rajah Brooke)‚ and referring to the Sarawak Service. 1 page 9½ x 7½ inches‚ in good condition. 51 South Street‚ Park Lane‚ 28 February 1912. Captain Harry Willes Darell de Windt (1856-1933) was the aide-de-camp to his brother-in-law Charles Brooke‚ Rajah of Sarawak (Harry's sister Margaret was Brooke's wife)‚ and is best known as an explorer and travel writer. His books were published under the name of Harry de Windt. His books included A Ride to India Across Persia and Baluchistan (1891).

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WYLLIE‚ John William Shaw. 7374

WYLLIE‚ John William Shaw.	7374 Autograph Letter Signed‚ to ‘My dear Arnold’‚ discussing his own article in the Fortnightly Review about “our Central Asian policy”‚ hoping that Arnold will mention it in the Telegraph. 2 pp. 8 x 5 inches‚ in good condition‚ pinholes. Hotel Vouillemont‚ Paris‚ 24 February‚ no year given. John William Shaw Wyllie (1835–1870)‚ Indian Civil Service‚ was a political agent in Kathiawar in 1858‚ assistant secretary to Sir George Yule (1861)‚ Secretary at Calcutta (1862-67). Published political writings.

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