(C0814)
I. Correspondence
A. Alphabetical
B. Unidentified (chronological)
C. Letter Fragments
D. Autographs
II. Works
A. Prose
B. Verse
III. Miscellaneous Papers
IV. Iconography
V. Printed Matter
VI. Related Material
| I. Correspondence | ||
| A. Alphabetical | ||
| 1 | Ainsworth, William Harrison (to James), 9th December 1844 | |
| Ainsworth, William Harrison, 13th July 1845 | ||
| Ainsworth, William Harrison (to James), 14th July 1845 | ||
| Ainsworth, William Harrsion (to James), 6th August 1845 | ||
| Ainsworth, William Harrison (to James), 29th April 1845 | ||
| Aitken, John , 10th February 1832 | ||
| Aitken, John, 25th June 1832 | ||
| Aitken, John, 10th August 1832 | ||
| Aitken, John, 17th September 1832 | ||
| Atkinson, William James, 21st November 1836 | ||
| (with 2 printed extracts, "Some Observations on Articles in the Athenaeum" re James's book A History of the Life of Edward the Black Prince) | ||
| Atkinson, William James, 27th April 1846 | ||
| Bancroft, George, 4th April 1853 | ||
| Bentley, Richard, 20 March 1836 | ||
| Bentley, Richard, 19th January 1838 | ||
| Bentley, Richard, 4th April 1840 | ||
| Bohn, H., 9th April 1850 | ||
| Boyle, Miss M., 15th April 1835 | ||
| Bridges, J.T., Friday | ||
| Brodie, Sir Benjamin, 5th July 1839 | ||
| Brooke, Miss, 27th March 1845 | ||
| Burbury, Mrs., 12th May 1850 | ||
| 2 | Chorley, Henry F., 10th October 1836 | |
| Cochrane, J., 20th December 1830 | ||
| Cochrane, J., 21st February 1831 | ||
| Colburn, Henry, 19th March 1839 | ||
| Davidson, Mrs., 23rd February 1838 | ||
| Davies, The Reverend John, 23rd April 1851 | ||
| Drysdale, Mr., no date | ||
| Dunlop, A. Graham, 5th April 1859 | ||
| Eden, The Reverend and Hon. William, 17th January 1844 | ||
| Elliot, Mrs. Russell, 18th November 1832 | ||
| Elliot (or Eliott), Captain Russell, 5th January 1840 | ||
| Emerson, George B., 2nd June 1851 | ||
| 3 | Foss, Edward, 10th February 1847 | |
| Foss, Edward, 2nd May 1847 | ||
| Foss, Maria, 14th March 1847 | ||
| Graham, George R., 8th May 1851 | ||
| Hall, Samuel C. (to James), 10th December 1830 | ||
| Halsted, Miss, 24th June 1840 | ||
| Hamilton, Colonel, 24th December 1852 | ||
| Harrison, William H., 30th January 1836 | ||
| Harrison, William H., 5th July 1836 | ||
| Harrison, William H., 8th May 1837 | ||
| (with AMs poem, "Slow 'oer the dark sky floats the snowy cloud..." | ||
| Harrison, William H., 1st September 1840 | ||
| Harvey, Mr., 18th February 1843 | ||
| Hawes, B., 11th May 1839 | ||
| Houlton, J., 16th November 1842 | ||
| Howitt, William, 16th August 1842 | ||
| Hutchins, William, 21st August 1839 | ||
| Hutchins, William, 25th October 1841 | ||
| Ingram, A., 14th March 1848 | ||
| Irving, Washington, 7th January 1841 | ||
| James, Mr., 2nd April 1843 | ||
| 4 | Jerdan, William, 2nd December 1828 | |
| Jerdan, William, 5th March 1836 | ||
| Jerdan, William, 16th March 1838 | ||
| Jerdan, William, 19th April 1838 | ||
| Jerdan, William, 3rd May 1838 | ||
| Jerdan, William, 9th March 1845 | ||
| Jerdan, William, 16th May 1847 | ||
| 5 | Law, Charles Ewan , 7th January 1845 | |
| Lever, Charles, 31st October 1842 | ||
| Lever, Charles (to James), 28th August 1843 | ||
| Literary Journal, 18th May 1832 | ||
| Lord Chamberlain, 2nd December 1837 | ||
| Lord Chamberlain, 2nd August 1838 | ||
| Mackenzie, R.S., 8th September 1843 | ||
| Marryat, 4th August 1847 | ||
| McMillan, Mr., 24th March 1832 | ||
| Milward, Mrs., [1840] | ||
| Moran, Mr., 26th May 1844 | ||
| (with AMs poem, "The pact in whose hand Anacrion's Lyre..." | ||
| Moultrie, Miss Grace, 16th May 1850 | ||
| Moyes, Mr., 26th January 1837 | ||
| Murray, John, 10th July 1836 | ||
| Murray, John, 13th July 1837 | ||
| Nicolas, Sir Harris, 23rd February 1836 | ||
| Northumberland, Duke of, 5th July 1848 | ||
| 6 | Ollier, Charles, October 1828 | |
| Ollier, Charles, 26th November 1828 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, August 1829 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 9th December 1837 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 7th February 1838 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 22nd May 1848 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 4th October 1848 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 13th April 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 22nd April 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 17th June 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 20th June 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 22nd June 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 26th June 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 5th September 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 9th September 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 6th October 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 20th October 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 21st October 1849 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 28th December 1849 | ||
| 7 | Ollier, Charles, 3rd March 1850 | |
| Ollier, Charles, 10th March 1850 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 17th March 1850 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 19th March 1850 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 21st March 1850 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 5th May 1850 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 18th June 1850 | ||
| 8 | Ollier, Charles, 13th April 1851 | |
| Ollier, Charles, 23rd June 1851 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 30th June 1851 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 10th August 1851 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 24th August 1851 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 20th October 1851 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 4th January 1852 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 15th February 1852 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 1st July 1852 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, 14th May 1852 or 1853 | ||
| Ollier, Charles, no date | ||
| Ollier, Charles, no date | ||
| Transcriptions of Letters to Ollier by James in Locations other than Princeton University: | ||
| 9 | Hanover Square, 17th October 1828 | |
| Kent, 17th December 1843 | ||
| Near Farnham, 27th April 1849 | ||
| New York, 18th July 1850 | ||
| Boston, 18th September 1850 | ||
| New York, 24th October 1850 | ||
| New Haven , 27th October 1850 | ||
| Stockbridge, 26th July 1851 | ||
| Stockbridge, 5th October 1851 | ||
| Stockbridge, 9th February 1852 | ||
| Stockbridge, 22nd March 1852 | ||
| Stockbridge, 9th May 1852 | ||
| Norfolk, 30th August 1853 | ||
| Winchester, 6th November 1853 | ||
| Norfolk, 7th April 1855 | ||
| 10 | Patrick, Mrs., 24th April 1852 | |
| Pearce, Stephen, 1845 | ||
| Pearce, Stephen, 13th September 1846 | ||
| Phillips, Samuel March, 27th February 1839 | ||
| Prentice, G.D., 17th June 1858 | ||
| Prudhoe, Lord, 20th June 1841 | ||
| Redding, C., 7th August 1829 | ||
| Rees, Owen, 4th May 1836 | ||
| Ritchie, Mrs. Cora Mowatt, 16th August 1858 | ||
| Ritchie, Mrs. Cora Mowatt, Tuesday | ||
| Ritchie, Mrs. Cora Mowatt, no date | ||
| 11 | Seymour, Sir G. Hamilton, 1st May 1836 | |
| Seymour. Sir G. Hamilton, 7th July 1837 | ||
| Seymour, Sir G. Hamilton, 27th August 1838 | ||
| Seymour, Sir G. Hamilton, 4th January 1839 | ||
| Seymour, Sir G. Hamilton, 15th October 1848 | ||
| Seymour, Sir G. Hamilton, 11th April 1854 | ||
| 12 | Shortrus?, Mr., 28th May [watermark 1829] | |
| Smith, Mrs., 6th December 1841 | ||
| Smith, Mr., 12th June 1843 | ||
| Southey, Robert, 3rd March 1830 | ||
| Tartt, W., 30th July 1839 | ||
| Tartt, W., 6th November 1839 | ||
| Tartt, W., 5th February 1849 | ||
| Taylor, Bayard (to James), 6th July 1850 | ||
| Theil, Charles L., 19th September 1850 | ||
| Trower, Miss, 11th April 1847 | ||
| Twining?, Mrs., 9th October 1849 | ||
| Tyrconnel, Lord, 28th October 1848 | ||
| 13 | Van Norden, James and others, 13th January 1853 | |
| Walker, Lieut. J.A., 19th no month, no year | ||
| Watts, Alaric A., 12th March 1839 | ||
| Worthington, The Reverend Doctor, 17th April 1843 | ||
| Wyndham, Mrs. [Charles], no date | ||
| Wyndham, Mrs. [Charles], no date | ||
| B. Unidentified (chronological): | ||
| 14 | My Dear Sir, Maxpoffle, 25th January 1832 | |
| Dear Madam, Maxpoffle, 29th January 1832 | ||
| My Dear Sir, 1 Lloyds Place, 21st December 1835 | ||
| My Dear Sir, 1 Lloyds Place, 22nd January 1836 | ||
| Dear Madam, 1 Lloyds Place, 7th April 1836 | ||
| My Dear Sir, 1 Lloyds Place, 13th May 1836 | ||
| My Dear Madam, Marlow, 1st June 1836 | ||
| Sir, Marlow, 22nd July 1836 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Marlow, 31st October 1836 | ||
| My Dear Sir, 30th April 1837 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Petersfield, 15th March 1839 | ||
| 15 | Dear Madam, Hastings, 8th March 1840 | |
| My Dear Sir, Hastings, 8th March 1840 | ||
| My Dear Madam, Hastings, 28th March 1840 | ||
| Dear Madam, Hastings, 12th May 1840 | ||
| My Dear Sir, [Watermarked 1841] | ||
| My Dear Sir, Walmer, 4th November 1841 | ||
| My Dear Sir, [1842] | ||
| Gentlemen, Walmer, 2nd December 1842 | ||
| Dear Madam, Walmer, 25th February 1843 | ||
| Sir, Walmer, 16th July 1843 | ||
| 15 | Sir, near Walmer, 22nd March 1844 | |
| Gentlemen, near Walmer, 1st September 1844 | ||
| My Dear Sir, near Walmer, 12th September 1844 | ||
| My Dear Sir, [near Walmer], 18th December 1844 | ||
| 16 | My Dear Sir, [Walmer], 9th March 1845 | |
| Dear Sir, Walmer, 16th March 1845 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Walmer, 5th January 1847 | ||
| Sir, Walmer, 8th January 1847 | ||
| My Dear Madam, 11th April 1847 | ||
| Gentlemen, Walmer, 6th July 1847 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Walmer, 12th September 1847 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Farnham, 17th February 1848 | ||
| Dear Sir, Farnham, 5th March 1848 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Farnham, 26th April 1848 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Farnham, 16th May 1848 | ||
| Mary, Farnham, 10th August 1848 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Farnham, 11th September 1848 | ||
| 17 | My Dear Sir, Farnham, 26th March 1849 | |
| My Dear Sir, Farnham, 22nd May 1849 | ||
| Dear Sirs, Farnham, 28th June 1849 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Farnham, 3rd August 1849 | ||
| Dear Madam, Farnham, 7th February 1850 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Jamaica, Long Island, 18th August 1850 | ||
| My Dear Sir, New Haven, 18th October 1850 | ||
| Dear Sir, Boston, 12th November 1850 | ||
| Dear Sir, Boston, 13th November 1850 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Yorkville, 24th December 1850 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Yorkville, 8th January 1851 | ||
| My Dear Sir, New York City, 10th February 1851 | ||
| Dear Sir, Buffalo, 25th February 1851 | ||
| My Dear Sir, New York, 22nd March 1851 | ||
| Mary, Stockbridge, 20th November 1851 | ||
| 18 | My Dear Sir, New York, 1st May 1852 | |
| My Dear Sir, Norfolk, 27th February 1853 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Norfolk, 11th July 1853 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Winchester, 8th November 1853 | ||
| Dear Sir, Richmond, 9th December 1855 | ||
| My Dear Sir, Norfolk, 4th April 1856 | ||
| Sir, Richmond, 7th March 1857 | ||
| Dear Sirs, Richmond, 25th August 1858 | ||
| My Dear Sir, 7 East Circus Place, Monday Evening [1839] | ||
| My Dear Sir, 1 Lloyds Place, Tuesday 17th November | ||
| My Dear Sir, Hotel de Holland, Friday Evening | ||
| C. Letter Fragments | ||
| 19 | 6 items | |
| D. Autographs | ||
| 20 | 11 items | |
| II. Works | ||
| A. Prose | ||
| 21 | Preface to The Fate (1851), Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 30th July 1851, | |
| addressed to Harper & Brothers, 2 pp. | ||
| Preface to a drama "Danasch" with Dramatis Personae, n.d., 4 pp. | ||
| "The French Clergy," n.d., 6 pp. | ||
| B. Verse | ||
| 22 | "Dear Madam, I remember well the time...," 3 6-line stanzas, n.d. [1825] | |
| "Golconda's ruins...," 8 lines, 1848 | ||
| "I wander forth alone..." 8 4-line stanzas, 20th October 1837 | ||
| "Impromptu to Lady Douro, sitting by the Duke of Wellington," 12 lines | ||
| "I've got no paper, got no ink...," 12 lines, Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 18, 1857 | ||
| "Measures not men the wise folks say..." 4 lines, n.d. | ||
| "The Washington, the Washington!" 8 4-line stanzas, n.d. | ||
| "Who steals my purse steals trash..." 5 lines, 7th August 1841 | ||
| III. Miscellaneous Papers | ||
| 23 | Document (receipt) concerning the "British Brig Standard," Norfolk, July 1853 | |
| "Memorandum As To the Property of Copyrights of Mr. James's Works," n.d. | ||
| "List of Mr. James's Writings, 1849" | ||
| Letter by George W. Childs to Mr. Tuckerman mentioning G. P. R. James, Philadelphia, 24th September 1858 | ||
| Two quoted passages from James's The Stepmother (1851), in an unidentified hand | ||
| IV. Iconography | ||
| 24 | 10 engraved and other portraits (some duplicates) of James | |
| V. Printed Matter | ||
| 25 | Advertisement (printed) - Fair Oak Lodge, 17th August 1838, Goodner, Printer, Midhurst. On his resignation as Historiographer in Ordinary for England. With a note in an unidentified hand stating that it had been sent to him by James in 1840. | |
| Newspaper clippings - written by or about James | ||
| VI. Related Material | ||
| 26 | extract - "The Solitary Horseman in Virginia, Novelist G. P. R. James as British Consul, 1852-1858," by James Meehan (Virginia Cavalcade, Autumn 1977, no. 2) | |
| extract - "The Cloud on the Western Sky," by J. Bennett Nolan (The Philadelphia Forum, October 1955) | ||
| Commonplace Books | ||
| These volumes have been cataloged separately in C0199 (General Mss. Bound) but contain references to G. P. R. James: | ||
| "Anonymous" | ||
| 1837-1859, English, in English & French, contains an extract from James's Attila (1837), pages 1-3, dated August 21, 1837 | ||
| "Garrick, Albinia Anne" | ||
| 1833, English, contains the poem, in four 5-line stanzas "Song, Trust! Trust! Sweet Lady, Trust!" in James's hand, signed | ||
| "Housman, Sarah" | ||
| 1817, English, contains contributions by Robert Fletcher Housman (1807- ), son of Robert Housman (1759-1838), also 2 extracts from James's The Desultory Man (1836) on 2 pages | ||