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Smethwicke, John (1641)1
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Marshall Family, correspondence with various literary personalities

Marshall Family

c.1852-1881

Members of the Marshall Family named in the correspondence include the following:-(1) Julia O'Brien; (2) Edward O'Brien; (3) Nellie O'Brien; (4) Mary Marshall; (5) James Marshall, 1802-1873; (6) Aubre...

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Letter accompanied by a pen and ink sketch of a grave stone inscribed with the word 'Resurgam'; addressed from 'Haworth nr Bradford'.
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Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland

15 May 1842

Letter to Joseph Leyland commenting on the drawings Leyland has sent to the Committee appointed to erect a monument to the surgeon Thomas Andrews following his death, and inviting Leyland to a meeting...

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Letter addressed from 'Haworth nr Bradford, Yorks'; letter bearing broken seal, Bradford and Halifax post marks and penny postage stamp
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Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland

12 July 1842

Letter to Joseph Leyland mentioning John Brown and Mr Newsholme of Haworth and commenting on the final stages involved in completing the memorial tablet for Thomas Andrews. Letter also refers to Bront...

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Letter addressed from 'Haworth'; with pen and ink sketch entitled
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Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland

10 September 1845

Letter to Leyland commenting on Brontë’s disappointment that Leyland was unable to visit Haworth, and his hopes he will be able to visit soon. Also contains a detailed discussion of a three-volume ...

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'Northangerland' pen and ink sketch
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'Northangerland' pen and ink sketch

c1847

Pen and ink sketch of a man, titled 'Northangerland', with 'Alexander Percy' written across the bottom and 'John Brown' [possibly in another hand] on left hand side, and ‘Joseph Leyland’ on the ri...

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Preliminary page 3
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Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Bedford, Francis (1799-1883); Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William (1853-1930); Vail, Theodore Newton (1845-1920); Wells, Gabriel (1861-1946); Condell, Henry (1627); Heminge, John (1556-1630); Droeshout, Martin (1601-); Jaggard, Isaac (1627); Blount, Edward (1588-1632); Smethwicke, John (1641); Aspley, William (1640)

1623

The 'first folio', with very slight imperfections. 12 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches. F.1b. 'To the reader'. [By Ben Jonson.] F.2a. Title-page. F.3a-b. 'To the most noble...'. F.4a. 'To the great variety ...'. F....

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