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Box Y.d.341(1-56)

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Autograph letter signed from Peter Cunningham, Audit Office, to John Payne Collier, 1840 June 11

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (32)
Scope and Contents

Describes an interview with Forster in which they discussed Alexander Dyce.

Dates: 1840 June 11

Autograph letter signed from George Daniel, No. 2 Hopkins Building, Islington, to John Payne Collier, 1832 October 20

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (33)
Scope and Contents

Collier's note: "G. Daniel, he always owed me a grudge because I would not see & praise the farce mentioned in the ensuing letter; besides I used to laugh at him for his gross ignorance and wearing borrowed plumes. The best things he did were done for him." Refers to Daniel's farce "Sworn at Highgate," of which Daniel desires a review in the Morning Chronicle.

Dates: 1832 October 20

Autograph letter signed from William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire, Holker Hall, Newton in Cartmel, to John Payne Collier, 1858 March 1

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (35)
Scope and Contents

Discusses Collier's pension and the dedication of his edition of Shakespeare.

Dates: 1858 March 1

Autograph letter signed from William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th duke of Devonshire, Chiswick, to John Payne Collier, 1856 April 10

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (36)
Scope and Contents

Has found some letters from Lord Halifax (ca.1661-1686) and a diary of Lord Burlington (ca.1669); invites Collier to copy them.

Dates: 1856 April 10

Letter signed from William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th duke of Devonshire, to John Payne Collier, ca.1856-1857

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (37)
Scope and Contents

Collier's note: "signed with his left hand owing to paralysis." Thanks him for sending the "Diary" and encloses a letter by Mackintosh (not included in present collection.)

Dates: ca.1856-1857

Autograph letter signed from William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th duke of Devonshire, to John Payne Collier, 1857 December 14

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (38)
Scope and Contents note

Collier's note on reverse: "The Duke of Devonshire's kind letter on the death of my dear Wife written with his left hand. He died suddenly on the 18 Jan. following." Prefatory note: "Written with his left hand after paralysis."

Dates: 1857 December 14

Autograph letter signed from Charles Dickens, Furnival's Inn, to John Payne Collier, [ca.1835?]

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (39)
Scope and Contents note

Dated "Thursday Morning."

Collier's note: "This was written while C.D. was writing his sketches." Dickens cannot find time to write a sketch this week; asks to write two next week instead.

Dates: [ca.1835?]

Autograph letter signed from Charles Dickens, Furnival's Inn, to John Payne Collier, ca.1836 October-1837 November

 Item — Box: Y.d.341(1-56)
Identifier: Y.d.341 (40)
Scope and Contents note

Dated "Friday Morning." Refuses to retract a letter to which [Sir John] Easthope objects. Insists he is blameless in the quarrel with Easthope over his resignation from the Morning Chronicle. Asks assurance that the new publication Bentley's Miscellany, which he is to edit, will receive proper notice.

Dates: ca.1836 October-1837 November