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Letter describing annual Spring parade of Russian troops on the 'Field of Mars', St. Petersburg, in front of Tsar Nicholas II
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Identifier: Coll-1452
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The letter was written in St. Petersburg, on Grande Morskaia (Bolshaia Morskaia, or Morskaya Street), on 2nd or 15th May 1901, by W. Sedgefield, and addressed to his 'Dear Uncle', W. J. Sedgefield, Esq., Abingdon, Berkshire, England. The envelope, with franking and partial postage stamp, survives. The letter describes the 'annual spring parade of the troops quartered in and around St. P[etersburg]' which took place 'yesterday' - yesterday being 1 May 1901 - on the 'Field of...
Dates:
1901
Letter from A. Campbell to Lady Campbell, Barcaldine, 1833
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Identifier: Coll-1437
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The letter is dated Doncaster, 26 January 1833, and addressed to Lady Campbell / Barcaldine / Bonaw / Argyleshire. It was written when the young Alexander was 13-years old, and begins, 'My dear Mamma'. The letter writes of making amends and promises to 'write much oftener than I have done previously'; of the 'nice cake' sent to him; and, of the receipt of a letter from Margaret who had said that 'Mary went to shower baths every other day'. The letter tells of how Christmas and New Year was...
Dates:
1833
Letter from Andrew Young to D M Baillie 22 November 1937
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Identifier: Coll-1469
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This autograph letter signed is dated 22 November 1937, and it was written from 'Seamark', Lloyd Road, Hove, Sussex, and addressed to 'My dear Ballie'. The letter regrets that he 'did not see' Baillie last August but that he he will 'have better luck next year'. He has the hope though that he 'will pay me a visit here some day'. The letter accompanied 'this book' - presumably Nicodemus. A mystery (1937). He suggests that if 'you like it at all you may have a chance...
Dates:
1937
Letter from Archibald Hepburn to James Cunningham, W.S.
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Identifier: MS HEP
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Notebook containing a 6 page letter of Archibald Hepburn to James Cunningham, W. S. Letter dated 10 February 1850. Notebook also contains an 8 page list of insect specimens, to be given to Cunningham's son Alexander. The rest of the notebook is blank.
Laid into the back of the notebook is a cartography sketch of Calton Hill, from Professor John Fleming's natural science class, 1855.
Dates:
1850
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Letter from Arthur Conan Doyle to unidentified recipient
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Identifier: Coll-1545
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The signed letter of two manuscript pages is on a printed letterhead - Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex. It is dated 14 February, no year. The recipient is unidentified but the letter is in response to a question on Spiritualism. The letter states that, 'the reports of the psychic disturbances at Mount Sorrel are very consistent with those which break out so often in what are called polter-geist hauntings. Many hundreds of these are on record, the more famous being that at Epworth in 1716...
Dates:
1902-1930
Letter from Bruce W Adams to Rev D.S. Hopkirk
Fonds
Identifier: MS 5009
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Letter from Rev Bruce W Adams, St John's Manse, Kaniva, Australia, to Rev Prof Dudley Stuart Hopkirk, 2 Ormond College, Carlton, N.3, Victoria, Australia, enclosing a donation of 25 shillings towards the purchase of books for the theology section of the Ormond Library. He also discusses his parish life, theological reading, and expresses good wishes to Hopkirk who has been in poor health.
Dates:
10 November 1952
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Letter from Christabel Pankhurst to Mrs. Morrow, 23 November 1913
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Identifier: Coll-1464
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This letter from Christabel Pankhurst to Mrs. Morrow [Hove], written 23 November 1913, from 11 avenue de la Grande Armee, Paris, discusses fund raising efforts and the appalling condition suffered by imprisoned suffragettes: 'This collection gives to all WSPU members and friends an opportunity to make a united demonstration of the kind which will impress the Government and the public and will prove the utter futility of torture [...] The prisoners are doing their part. It is for the rest of...
Dates:
1913-1930
Letter from E. Gordon Duff to Mr. Johnston, and fragment
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Identifier: Coll-1280
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The letter from E. Gordon Duff is dated Tuesday 7 January 1913, on paper embossed with the arms of the Athenaeum, Liverpool. It is written to 'Dear Mr Johnston' . The letter refers to 'the two books in the Laing portraits'. Apparently the book 'on the table in the sitting portrait was a copy of some Scottish Acts'. The book had been 'sold in the final Laing sale'. When Duff had seen it a couple of months before writing the letter 'it was in the hands of a London firm of...
Dates:
1913
Letter from George Selwyn to father William Selwyn describing tour of Pacific islands, with sketches, 1848
Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 80
Letter from George Shaw Stewart, 48, Comiston Drive, Edinburgh to W. R. Forrester
Fonds
Identifier: MS 5007
Scope and Contents
Letter from Rev George Shaw Stewart, 48, Comiston Drive, Edinburgh to W. R. Forrester stating that he would not enter into the United Church, his reasons for not doing so, and his desire that this would not cause an end to their friendship.
Dates:
27 May 1929
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections