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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Parkes, Harry Smith, Sir (1828-1885). English diplomat. ALS, 14pp, 7"x5", Hong Kong, Addressed to Mr. Mayers. Fine. Marked fading of ink, soiling and browning along vertical folds on back of last sheet. Counseling Mayers over his disappointment at not receiving an appointment in the service., November 4, 1861

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 61
Scope and Content From the Collection:

This collection consists of letters, one Common Place Book, and miscellaneous documentation related to nine of the authors. The earliest document, Joseph Clarke's Common Place Book, dates from ca.1750 while the most recent letter was written by Henry Algernon George, Lord Percy in 1909. Most of the letters date from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Dates: November 4, 1861