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19 volumes of Hawkes official correspondence during his period as Captain and Flag Officer. The papers throw much light on the hard work of one of the greatest sea captains of the 18th century, best known for his victory at Quiberon Bay 1759

The Journal recounts the philanthropic work of the Moravians, Latrobes assistance to Dr Burney on the History of Music, and notes conversations with, amongst others, Wilberforce, the Bishop of London and the Wesleys on Slavery

The letters make frequent reference to the work of DG Rossetti and discuss the work of many writers such as Swinburne. Also acquired at this time were 10 letter sof Michael Frederick Halliday, a close friend of Millais, to William Holman Hunt. 25 of the grant was given by Simon Nowell-Smith

A collection of Civil War pamphlets, broadsides and letters which were all sent to David Pennant in his capacity as High Sheriff of Flintshire in 1642 and preserved by him.

Lot 318 is an oration of Elizabeth I made in St Marys Church to the University in 1564; Lot335 is a briefe extract of such charges as Sir William Pelham sustayned in Irland service 1579- 1580 and Lo t 342 is the Orders and instructions of Robert Earl of Lindsay Admiral of His Majestys fleet, 1635

An important letter describing the preparations for the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway, the worlds first major railway line

Includes Yarmouth Frere MSS being the Yarmouth section of the collection of Peter Le Neve, Francis Blomefield and other Norfolk antiquaries

An important record of Norfolk villages around 1900

Letters largely concern John Clare the poet and contain copies of 13 hitherto unpublished or variant poems. Also includes three letters from Clare to Knight complaining that he cannot leave the Asylum where Knight became House Steward in 1845

Survey of the Demense 1652, map of the Mannor 1724, designs for the house by Jospeh Bonomi 1791; map of Woolhouse Farm 1816