MS 241
Reference code
MS 241
Title
Album of various autograph letters mainly from and to Etonians and school exercises
Level
Sub-fonds
Administrative / Biographical history
William Gifford Cookesley (1 December 1802 – 16 August 1880) was an English classical scholar and cleric. He was educated at Eton College and later one of the assistant masters.
Richard Arthur (RA) Austen-Leigh (1872–1961), printer and historian educated at Eton College.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (19 October 1774 – 9 August 1823), educated at Eton College.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852) was one of 17 serving parliamentarians present at the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) rewarded by Parliament witha a seat in the House of Lords as the 1st Duke of Wellington.
George Canning (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from April to August 1827. He attended Eton College.
Richard Arthur (RA) Austen-Leigh (1872–1961), printer and historian educated at Eton College.
Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (19 October 1774 – 9 August 1823), educated at Eton College.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852) was one of 17 serving parliamentarians present at the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) rewarded by Parliament witha a seat in the House of Lords as the 1st Duke of Wellington.
George Canning (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from April to August 1827. He attended Eton College.
Date
1782 - 1901
Extent & medium
a bound volume
Content description
Dark brown album with gold titling on red leather on front cover 'Manuscripts Eton School Library' containing among other items:
- 8 letters addressed to Rev. W.G. Cookesley and a trascription requested by him
- 1 letter of the 1st Duke of Wellington (1832)
- 4 Latin school exercises
- 1 envelope
- 23 small stamped handwritten messages
- 1 signature
- 3 letters by George Canning
- 1 letter from R.A. Austen Leigh (1916)
- 1 letter from the 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (1813)
- 2 unidentified letters
- 1 printed leaf with two poems
- 8 letters addressed to Rev. W.G. Cookesley and a trascription requested by him
- 1 letter of the 1st Duke of Wellington (1832)
- 4 Latin school exercises
- 1 envelope
- 23 small stamped handwritten messages
- 1 signature
- 3 letters by George Canning
- 1 letter from R.A. Austen Leigh (1916)
- 1 letter from the 2nd Marquess Cornwallis (1813)
- 2 unidentified letters
- 1 printed leaf with two poems
Provenance
Album of autograph letters, signatures and school exercises dated from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century probably collected and tipped in by the school librarian in the second half of the 19th century and given to Eton College Library in the the 1960s.
Physical characteristics
Some items are fragile. To be handled with care.
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