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Bill for repairs to church fabric. 1 item

Printed volume edited by Thomas Pell Platt, one time fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, entitled The Ethiopic Didascalia; or the Ethiopic version of the Apostolical Constitutions, received in the Church of Abyssinia (London, 1834). With attached letter from the author to Leathes presenting the book as a gift, 1834. 1 volume

Display captions for books and curiosities exhibited by Leathes. 1 envelope

Manuscript catalogue of books donated by Leathes in alphabetical order by author. 3 files

Copy of manuscript of the reign of Edward IV, 'Charter Eliam: Tabula de Beth Kil-hart', lent to Leathes by Edward Jones, bard, 1814; copy of manuscript of the reign of Henry VII entitled 'Charta Nordwalliae', transcribed from papers belonging to the Reverend Ewan Evans, 1763. 1 file

Manuscript copies of a narrative entitled 'An account of what happened to Mr Chase at Lisbon in the earthquake written by himself, in a letter to his mother, the 31st of December, 1755'. Subsequently printed in Blackwood's magazine vol. 88 (1860). 2 copies in exercise book format

Manuscript notes containing commonplaces from, among others, the writings of Charles I and Charles II, copies of receipts and accounts, passage entitled 'From a young gentleman to a lady of superior fortune'; comments on the importance of an education in virtue, signed by John Carter. 1 file

Correspondence with Leathes relating to the life and career of John Carter, notably including details of Carter's collection of drawings and the dispersal of the estate following his death, with Sotheby's catalogue containing sale items, sketches of York, Carter's memoirs. 1 file

Manuscript diary including references to early performance by Adelina Patti, opera singer, in Don Giovanni; travel in London and Munich in particular, mainly routine but also including references to church architecture and the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. With ink sketches of landscapes and interior decoration. 1 volume

Manuscript volume by Thomas Beckwith, painter and historian, comprising a dictionary of Celtic words. 1 volume

Manuscript volume by Thomas Beckwith, painter and historian, comprising a dictionary of Saxon words. 1 volume

Drafts of letters by Leathes to unknown correspondents regarding publications of the Society of Antiquaries; brass plate exhibited at the Society, probably discovered below the tower of the old St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, London; the fundraising work of the Moravian Missionary Church. 5 letters

Cover of exercise book with elaborate flower print pattern in red ink and letters of Greek alphabet on inside. 1 item

Pedigree tracing descent of English kings from the reign of Henry II down to the reign of Henry V. Incomplete section of longer roll in both ascending and descending directions. Colour illuminations. Latin and English. 1 roll. FRAGILE

Pedigree tracing descent of the kings of England from mythical origins at Troy down to the reign of George III. Latin and English. Last entry dated 1762. 1 roll. FRAGILE

Letter in the form of a circular distributed by the London Association in Aid of the Moravian Missions, in respect of the financial burden of the missionary work of the Church in parts of the British Empire. 1 letter

Letter granting power of attorney to William Barlow, scrivener, to administer the affairs of Thomas Bell of Nottingham, barber. 1 item

Autograph book collected by Casper Johann Northbeeg van Revel, containing watercolour illustrations of family coats of arms, various street scenes featuring, among others, musicians, ladies and gentlemen promenading and ribald social commentary. With verses in French, German and Latin. 1 volume