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Letter book for the Receiver of Wrecks at Kingston upon Hull, England, 1855-1861

This handwritten letter book was kept for James Sparrow, who worked for the British Board of Trade as the Receiver of Wrecks at Kingston upon Hull, 1855-1861. The volume begins with an index of correspondents and subjects. While the book primarily records copies of all outgoing mail, there are...

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The Papers of Solicitors J. M. Shugar and A. W. Vaisey, 1850-1914

The documents in this collection contain the stories of nineteenth century English lives. Solicitors J. M. Shugar and A. W. Vaisey worked as probate and property lawyers in the town of Tring, Hertfordshire, in south central England. They handled wills, estates, and personal property issues for...

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Deciphering Dickens

Charles Dickens left behind a remarkably complete record of his literary output, including not just handwritten drafts for most of the major novels but also marked-up page proofs, serial publications, illustrations, theatrical adaptations, and records of his own legendary performances from his...

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Diary of Harry Andrewartha

Harry Andrewartha, writes of his personal experiences as an apprentice on board the windjammer Moshulu. He talks about his voyage from Port Victoria to England via Cape Horn and presents a daily description of his time on the Moshulu performing his duties as an apprentice, the weather (an...

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Haines Diary 1

This is the first diary in a series. They are summaries of more detailled journals with information from 1886 onwards. Nellie Haines' brother was Frank Haines a well known music composer who was the organist at Clare Collage at the start of the 1900s. Nellie was born in 1886. She was a...

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London and Surrounding Area Records

Contains records created by individuals, families, and organizations created in or related to London and the surrounding area.

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Letters from World War II : J.H. Massey

This collection contains digital scans from 163 handwritten letters written by J.H. Massey during his time in the English Army (Cheshire Regiment) during World War II. Most of the letters were written and sent from Palestine, and discuss naval life, the Cheshire Regiment, England, World War II,...

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Newdigate family collection of newsletters

This collection largely comprises English manuscript newsletters, dating from 1674 to 1715, received and compiled by the Newdigate family of Arbury Hall in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The letters cover a diverse range of topics but are mainly concerned with contemporary domestic and Continental...

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GSM registers

Historic fossil registers held by British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK. Part of the GSM (Geological Survey Museum) Collection.

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Anne Paston Letters 1591

Two letters from Anne le Strange, wife of Sir Nicholas Le Strange, to her father, Sir William Paston, 1591

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Gillette Safety Razor Company - Cables and radio scripts concerning the 'bodyline' cricket series, 1932-1933

Bodyline cricket series https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YolEXLy9 Restrictions on commercial radio in the United Kingdom in the 1930s resulted in radio stations being established on the continent beamed directly to the United Kingdom. The main station was situated in Paris. One of its...

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Papal Bull (16 July 1182)

i) Pope Lucius III ii) The Prior of Dudley Granting ii) the church of St James of Dudley and the chapel of St Edmund; church of Northfield; chapel at Coston Haskel, Ingle, Bradfield with chapel of Inglefield, gift of Gervase Paganell; the church of Wombourne with chapel of Tresel, gift of...

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British Army: Description and Succession Books (Regimental)

These books give details of British Army soldiers and officers, They include details of enlistment, and appointments (promotions) and discharged or deceased The National Archives (UK) will use basic information to enhance their catalogue. The forms vary in content. The image quality may be...

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The Diaries of Lord Ronald Gower

LORD RONALD GOWER (1845–1916) was the youngest son of the 2nd Duke of Sutherland. A sculptor and writer born at the top of the social tree, he knew everyone and went everywhere. 'Ronnie', as he was known even to Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, was described as: "a striking...

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These works have been transcribed.

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Cemetery Transcriptions Manuscript 1650-2000 Indexing, UK Monuments (Public)

Indexing burial records in United Kingdom parish cemeteries, for use in a genealogy database. Please do not start indexing this project until you read the Full Instructions and Style Guide, linked below. Please contact zobeida.chaffee-valdes@nehgs.org with indexing questions. This is a...

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