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AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION. A collection of letters of literary and historical interest, including letters of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Bart (six letters to Sherwood & Co, booksellers, Stourhead, 1817 and n.d., with two related papers), Joseph Hume (5 letters), Charles Kingsley, Horatio Smith, and letters to and from members of the family of Sir William Fenwick of Meldon, Northumberland (9 letters, 1652-55 and n.d.), and others, altogether approximately 30 items.
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