Scope and Contents 1. Autograph letter signed from Christian von Bunsen to Leornard Horner, dated 5 August 1858: "Welcome in Germany! I was afraid you had gone to Hekekiah and Sesustesen instead of my dear country, and am happy to know you so near. You threaten to overthrow the balance of the minor states however, by all settling in such numbers in one Dukedom only: and as I ever not wish you to separate, we might hope you would put up headquarters for a week or two at Heidelberg where there are plenty of...

Scope and Contents Three autograph letters signed from William Gladstone to Leonard Horner.1. Letter dated 17 May 1843, from 13 Carlton House Terrace: "I beg to return you my best thanks for your kindness in sending me a copy of your valuable pamphlet on the employment of children. I have perused it with great interest [...]".2. Letter dated 21 February 1861, on stationery with letterhead "11 Downing Street, Whitehall"): "I much regret to find myself unable to comply with your request....

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Autograph letter signed from Stephen Lushington to Leonard Horner, dated 9 June 1843: “I saw Ld. [...] yesterday & the result is, as you anticipated, that there is no real difficulty seen [?] as to the lots. I have informed the [?] sellers how the matter stands. On Monday I am to see Ld. John. If the Committee is to give up the Vote all may be satisfactorily arranged [...]”.

Scope and Contents 1. Autograph letter signed from James Nasmyth to one Mrs. Wills, Penshurst (Kent), 11 June 1889: “We were delighted to receive your most welcome note of yesterday and to know that you are quite well again as in your cosey house at No 13. -- We shall be very happy to receive your friends any afternoon and hope the sun will shine not so as to unable them to enjoy so long a drive. -- I well remember Leonard Horner and his venerable Father in my early days in Edinburgh in connection with the...

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Autograph letter signed from Bettino Ricasoli (Prime Minister of Italy), dated 30 September 1861, to Leonard Horner in Turin, about his visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the next day: “Saró molto fortunato Se Ella vorrà favorirmi domani al Ministero degli Affari Esteri al mezzogiorno e mezzo [...]”.

Scope and Contents 1. Autograph letter signed from Nicholas Tindal to Sir Charles Lyell, dated 11 March 1838, Bedford Square [London]: "I am sorry we missed each other, when we must both have called for the same purpose. I send you my proxy paper for the Yorkshire Schools, properly signed by me; but I will trouble you to put in the name of the proxy, and also the proper figure apart the boys name; for there is something a little obscure in the two last lines of the N. B. which I had rather leave to the...