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General Chapman suggested that enclosed pamphlets would interest Jenkinson; they were damaged in a fire at Maples Hotel Dublin

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He cannot supply a complete set of 'Weekly Summary', issued to Police Force in Ireland: files were not kept; sends available copies; he is trying to collect some Sinn Fein literature; would like to know of books on Royal Irish Constabulary

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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

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Relieved to have returned from Ireland; he collected books which 'will given you an extraordinarily good insight into the methods of the IRA'

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Sends a consignment of Irish newspapers from 'the troublesome times', set aside and overlooked until now

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Report on Irish Rebellion; fighting in Dublin streets

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Sorry he is unwell; wants to talk about the subject of his last letter

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Too busy to come to Cambridge - his builder is coming to do estimates; Lord Midleton to see designs; '...I can show you glorious things'; a few inaccuracies in Camden Society publications; disuse of sedilia and sacrarium; 'No one can detest modern 'Italianism' more than I do but the 'Christian antiquities' of Rome merit our veneration...' [illuminated initial 'R', with sketch of Clare College]

Scope and Contents Comments on matrimony (Vernes, Pastor at Geneva, about to marry) and good wishes; he hopes to see a copy of the Genevan edition of his article, 'Economie politique' from the 'Encyclopédie', promoted by Vernes; Voltaire has not written (to acknowledge Rousseau's 'Lettre à d'Alembert'); Tronchin's letter contained judicious criticisms of Rousseau's work; he has not forgotten Vernes' request, but has little time for writing - his illness - has to reply to thousands of letters, entertain...

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Law can depend on Paley in Chapter (Carlisle Cathedral); Bath waters doing him good; Mrs Thomas received an account of Shepherd's restoration to his fellowship at Cambridge

Scope and Contents The only purpose of his little quotation was 'to gratify my own spleen'; the shield shall pass as his property; Warbuton's short dialogue transcribed from Shirley is incomparable - it will make a fine conclusion to his note; a 'hypercrital emendation' is 'taking an extravagant liberty with the text'; pleased with Warburton's objection to his main principle, and answer; he is proud to be allowed to copy Warburton's papers; he quarrels with Warburton 'for saying one word of your upbraiders';...

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Inscribed '2 private letters. Gift of the British Museum'

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A sketch he made of bridge, boats and figures on Paddington Canal was taken to Paris and lithographed; Clift was sent four impressions, which Dr Evenius, a Prussian, left at Dover until Clift paid duty; he requests them to be sent to King's Warehouse, London, for him to pay duty

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He tries to answer questions 'to the best of my judgment and belief in its truth'; hares do not chew cud; nature of their stomach; criticism of Dr Gill's annotations on 'rumination' in Scripture (Leviticus 11, 6); notes on Gill

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University of Cambridge objects to provisions of Bill to erect a new town prison; it will petition the House, but needs time; committee should be postponed; the University thinks the town is 'trying to steal a march upon them', and should have consulted before bringing the Bill to Parliament; the University would be liable to tax 'which they have never hitherto borne', and the town could take university or college land, 'even Clare Hall piece'

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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

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Hopes for a meeting; his health moderate in past year

Scope and Contents He was in London to see how his son fared with competitors for Dr Bell's 'Central National School'; he is now there, at Bloomfield's expense; he declined financial help from Sir C. Brydges, but found expense in London crippling; he mentioned his wish to continue his children's education to his friend Park; hopes friends will support him in this; 'Forty of fifty pounds out of whatever may be left in Clements Lane in my name, would enable me to return to Bedfordshire with a tolerable grace,...

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He received 'the promised copy of my [stray?] production relating to [torn] [Ae]olian Harp'; he will reprint it; May will receive a new copy in exchange

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Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.

Scope and Contents He found a valuable manuscript of the Syriac Pentateuch in New College Library, dated 1193, from the monastery where the 'Patriarch of the Indian Syrians' lives; it agrees with Dr Buchanan's Travancore manuscript, and proves the latter to date from before the time when Roman Catholics reached India; he was unable to borrow the manuscript, and doubts whether he will have collated enough of it in nin days 'to proceed with our text'; hopes to return to Cambridge in August; thanks to Mandell and...

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He cannot promise Syriac New Testament collations this year; many manuscripts are the British Museum; he will try to get some of the Ibn Khaldun for next meeting; 'I have the unfortunate propensity to undertake more than I can get through'; Mirza Abrahim is with him

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He received [?]'s testimonial and Gr?berg's account of Ibn Khaldun's work; he suspects Gr?berg has not seen the last part of the history of the Berbers, which Lee possesses; hopes to get the manuscript now at Mr Rich's, Red Lion Square

Scope and Contents No trace of a book in Cambridge; he does not know the Rabbinic work 'Seder Raddoroth'; since 'Jewish histories are generally not worth reading', he suggests Dr Sacks should tell the committee how it is superior to most Jewish histories, and more reliable, or else translate it at his own risk for the committee; he doubts whether 'Shebet Jehudah' would be 'acceptable to an enlightened public': committee probably could not justify translation and printing; Dr Sacks should send specimens of each...