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Newspapers

Scarborough Gazette, 1870 and The Standard, 1899, pages from The Art Journal, 1886, The Illustrated London News, with supplement engraving of ‘The war in the Soudan-Battle of Tamasi: gallant recapture of the guns’, 1884, page of Engineering, 1875, with piece about Henry Harland’s arrangement of fixing lifebuoys, page from the 'Journal of the Royal Society of the Arts' featuring obituary of Robert Kaye Gray, 1914, pages from the 'Daily Mail' , featuring war news, 1940, page from the 'Daily Telegraph' featuring bomb damage, 1941, copy of the 'Daily Mail', 1950, reprint of 1915 issue of 'The Daily Mirror' featuring the sinking of the Lusitania, 1972

Ephemera

(1) Sketches [2] of Low armorials, 19C
(2) Unused envelopes with AFL initials, 1867-1899
(3) Bundle of unused mourning envelopes and notepaper featuring Low family crest, and AF Low’s address, 1885-1900

Financial papers

(1) Bundle of personal bills, 1870s- 1900
(2) Letter and receipt from military outfitters, 1890-1891
(3) Wellington College fees for pupil GJEA West, 1892
(4) Stamped receipt for term fees, 1895
(5) Letter to Colonel West regarding his India Office annuity, 1898
(6) Letters and receipts for payment concerning debts incurred by GA West, 1898-1899

Financial papers

(1) Specifications of works, invoices and receipts for 84 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, [bought on the family's return from Mexico] including list of articles bought at the De la Rue’s sale, 1866-1899
(2) Insurance certificate for the ‘Christina’, sailing from Rangoon to the UK, 1877
(3) George Stewart & Co payment receipts [3] to AF Low, 1891-1899
(4) Receipt for donation by AF Low to Paddington Green Children’s Hospital, 1895

Photographs

(1) Photo album, likely Emily Jane Halley’s, and containing portraits of adults, couples and choldren, some annotated including ‘Hudson, Eggar, Nelson James Graham, William Halley-yg doctor’,[source: Philpott/Low], 19C
(2) Embroidered frame [loose and dirty] with photograph of Emily, Alexander Halley Low and Annie Low, [1893]
(3) Pack of photographs of testimonial of thanks from the Halleys, listing them all, to Nurse Hannah Ford, who served the family 1850-1900
(4) Mounted [damaged] photo of elderly Emily surrounded by family, c 1905
(5) Framed [damaged] portrait of elderly Emily c1905
(6) Photographs [9] of an elderly Emily Jane many featuring her family including daughter Annie and son-in-law AG Low and their children, c1905 - 1910

Personal papers

(1) The Excellent Woman as described in the Book of Proverbs, inscribed ‘Emily’ 1831
(2) Letters [2] from 'Emmie' to her father, with concerns about his health, her husband's financial difficulties and general family news, nd, 1865
(3) Letters [8] from Emily to Nell [her daughter], 188[6?]-1908
(4) News cutting on ‘Miss Katherine Eggar’s composition’, 1908
(5) Order of service for the burial of Emily Jane Halley, 1910

Estate papers

(1) ‘Dr & Mrs Halleys Marriage Settlement Authority to Trustees’, 1887
(2) Marriage Settlement ‘Husbands Fund’ trustees account, 1910-1911
(3) Executors Account [2], 1910-1911
(4) Account of the Trustees of the Settlement made by Emily Jane Haley on her marriage with Dr Alexander Halley, [ 2 copies], 1913
(5) Trustees Account of the Residuary Legatees of EJ Halley’s estate, 1911-1913
(6) Rev AH Halley and Thomas Eggar, trustees, second account [2 copies], 1911-1913
(7) MS copy of valuation extract of estates in the parishes of Brampton, Yorkshire, nd
(8) Letters [2] addressed to Mrs Low outlining her mother’s marriage settlement and estate, May 1911
(9) Copies [2] of Mrs EJ Halley’s Estate Partial Further Division of the Residuary Estate of Sir EJ Harland deceased among the four legatees, with accompanying accounts and letters, 1912

Personal papers

(1) Birth certificate, for the son of Matthew Richard West, 1875
(2) Passports for George Evelyn Annesley West journey to Russia and his return to England, 1905, 1912
(3) ‘Russian as she is spoke’, typescript, c1910

Legal papers

(1) Articles of co-partnership between WJ Gilder & Alexander Halley, 1847
(2) Receipt for £700 paid for dissolving Gilder & Halley partnership, 1850
(3) Witnessed note dissolving partnership of Halley and Gilder, 1850

Correspondence

(1) Letter to Matthew West, Royal Horse Artillery, in India from [??], Burma asking if he would agree to having a ‘protegee’, 1871
(2) Letters [2] to Mrs West, London, from her husband at Fort Camden, with news of money, friends and his health ‘I ought to pull round, with a true devoted wife, doing all she can, & try to be some use as a husband & a father, instead of as at present, useless to myself & everybody else’, Ireland, 1884
(3) Letter from MR West to his daughter after learning of her accident, 1891
(4) Letter of thanks and news to Col MR West, India, from J Ashley [Cubit?], 1894
(5) Letter to Colonel West praising GA West’s service in Sierra Leone and shouldn’t find any difficulty applying to go to Nigeria once he is recovered from his fever, 1899
(6) Letter to Colonel West from the War Office advising his son, George, applies to the Garrison Artillery where he might determine to live less expensively, 1899
(7) Letters [2] from Dublin relating to Col West's genealogy, 1907, 1911
(8) Letters relating to Col West’s health containing reports, concerns about his correspondence [1914-1915?], and copy of West’s request about his will, 1914
(9) Letter and lists relating to pictures donated by Colonel West to the Calvary Club, 1915

Correspondence

(1) Letter from Charles W Low to ‘Papa’ from his school, detailing his news, 1868
(2) Letter to his nieces and nephews thanking them for their wedding gift, [1900]
(3) Note about ‘our Crest’, 1903
(4) Wellington Court address cards, post 1904
(5) Short letter to brother Alick of general news, 1908
(6) Reference for J Fraser as ‘motor driver’, 1916
(7) Postcard to Lieut. AH Low, [1917?]

Copied and Translated Work

4 folders containing 8 handwritten and typed volumes by J.A Grant Robinson and 2 sheets of music copied out by Grant Robinson concerning Peter Grant's work

Correspondence

(1) Letters, [part of one missing] from JC Low to his father from school, [1 Bath Villas, Cheltenham College], 1866-1867
(2) Postcard to AF Low, announcing his arrival at Stavanger, 1894
(3) Letter from James C Low to his brother Alick regarding the difficulties of selling Tellicherry [in Mangalore?] so 'the sooner we can clear out the better', 1893 with news cutting on bankruptcy of Alston, Low & Co,. 1895,
(4) Postcard, JC Low to AG Low, noting loan of ‘the crest’ 1903
(5) Letters [2] from James to Alick describing his trip to Columbo, China, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, 1909
(6) Letter to Alick from James about moving banks and retiring as a soldier, 1915
(7) Note from JC Low concerning money meant to be paid to Violet, 1920

Correspondence

(1) Letters from George to his parents, while at school, at Wellington College and on holiday with the Pattens, 1880-1893
(2) Correspondence and statements between CH [Blount?} RA Mess, Ipswich, Col and Mrs West, and Lieut. GA West concerning the latter’s dishonoured cheques, his likely dismissal from the Service and necessity of a transfer, potentially abroad, 1897-1898
(3) Letters from GA West to his sister Violet and his parents whilst on service in Sierra Leone, and whilst travelling there and back, 1898-1899
(4) Letters from George to his parents describing his confidence in learning Russian and shorthand and, after moving to Russia, his life in St Petersburg and Archangel, including the tense situation regarding the Czar and general unrest. Also letter to Capt, GA West relating to mortgages, 1905-1910
(5) GA West letters to his mother, written from Chelsham, some detailing his spending, with news of his activities, books read, his friends and colleagues in Russia, work he’s trying to do, and his health [he seems to be staying with a doctor] and his desire to go to Norway and plans to publish a book he translated from Russian. Refutes accusations that he is ill because ‘I avoided people’ or that ‘the whole British colony were wishing to kill me’, and that he is well enough and desires to return to work in Russia, 1912
(6) GA West letters, mostly to his mother, written in Salzburg, Ealing, Biarritz and Sweden. Contains responses to letters from his mother, thoughts on events, general news and opinions about his activities and the places he is living. Also refers to his health and the treatments he receives 1918-1925

Employment papers

(1) ‘Letters of recommendation’ wallet containing references for AH Low, geologist, and letters of introduction, 1914-1923
(2) Army exercise book containing diary of AH Low’s Great Slave Lake Expedition, June-1919
(3) ‘Important papers’ wallet containing AH Low’s ‘Outline of qualifications and experience’ and papers, including Entry Certificate to Northwest Territories Canada, relating to starting his employment with MacKenzie River Oil Ltd, Ontario and subsequent court dispute, 1921-1922
(4) Agenda of Cheltenham Science Society, listing lecture by AH Low on oil-finding in Peru, 1924
(5) Poster 62 ‘Cree’ and Poster 63 ‘Chipewyan’ [written in Inuktitut syllabics], one signed RH Campbell, [Director of Forestry, Ottawa] with fabric poster ‘Warning to Campers’ rules [1920s]

Reports

Report on Peter Grant's life, 8 missionary reports (1830 - 1864) and an item concerning his memorial.

Peter Grant

Legal papers

(1) Marriage settlement of William Elliott and Evaline A Lucas, with related papers, 1866
(2) Probate of the will of William R Elliot, Lieutenant 29th Regiment [first husband of EA West], 1867
(3) Extract copy probate of Susan Ann Lucas, with details relating to Evaline A West underlined, 1879
(4) Certificate of death for Thomas Allen of Brighton as requested by Mrs West with letters [2], 1891-1893
(5) Papers relating to the Stammers Trust, including the copy will of Edward Stammers, 1910-1927
(6) Draft license granted by Mrs West to Mrs Carr for property in Brighton with associated papers, 1915-1926
(7) Annotated and damaged letter from the Public Trustee Office concerning a decision relating to the West Settlement Trust, 1916
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