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Total number of records: 8

Count of Record type

Record type	Count
Books and printed items	4
Archives	4

Count of Collection group

Collection group	Count
Brotherton Collection	8
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection	3

Count of Subject

Subject	Count
newspapers	8
parody	1
postal services	1
print media	1
musical performances	1
letters	1
consecration of bishops	1
humour (literary)	1
letter writing	1

Count of Place

Place	Count
Manchester, United Kingdom	1
Genoa, Italy	1
London, United Kingdom	1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Sowerby, William S	1
Shepherdson, William (1817-1884)	1
Porter, William Smith	1
Gregory, Robert	1

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'A Slap at Slop and the Bridge-Street Gang'

1821

Copy of a satirical news sheet titled 'A Slap at Slop and the Bridge-Street Gang' and published in 1821 by William Hone and George Cruikshank. In a parodic style it comments on several contemporary ev...

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Letter from Robert Gregory, with related material.

Gregory, Robert

c.1873-1897

Comprises 1 autograph letter from Robert Gregory to William S. Sowerby dated 18 October 1873 (with a transcript), 1 press-cutting concerning the enthronement at St. Paul's of the new bishop of London,...

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Praeger, Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm to Hastings, [?]

c. 1850

Handwritten letter from the composer and musician Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger to [?] Hastings, requesting that Hastings publish a notice of Praeger's German tour and its successful reception.

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Fragment of postage label from the Manchester Examiner

1882

Fragment of postage label with a half penny stamp from the Manchester Examiner, addressed to Mrs. C. Clarke, Villa Novello. The post mark dates it to 1882.

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