Cutting from The Times, containing a letter from Henry Coxwell headed ‘American War Balloons’
- Crewe MS/8/inside front cover
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- 24 Oct. 1861
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Cutting from The Times, containing a letter from Henry Coxwell headed ‘American War Balloons’
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Cutting from an album amicorum, bearing an inscription by Jean-Pierre Blanchard
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Cutting from The Times, containing an article headed ‘Wonderful, if True’
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Cutting from a newspaper, containing an article headed ‘A Fearful Balloon Voyage’
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Cutting from The Times, containing an article headed ‘A Lost Balloonist’
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Printed pamphlet entitled Air-Navigation by means of the Rotary Balloon, by John Luntley
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Cutting from a newspaper, containing a notice of the death of Charles Green
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Cutting from The Times, containing part of a letter from E.A., headed ‘Aërial Travelling’
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The caption gives brief details of Green’s aeronautical career, with a facsimile of his signature.
Print of a hot-air balloon with three men in the basket
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(No caption or other information.)
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Cutting from The Times, containing letters from C. H. H. and C. R. headed ‘Children’s Balloons’
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Cutting from The Times, containing a letter from Lang and Co. headed ‘Children’s Balloons’
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Cutting from a newspaper, containing an article headed ‘Ballooning across the Atlantic’
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Cutting from a newspaper, containing an article headed ‘The End of an Aeronaut’
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‘Aeronautica’: prints, cuttings, and other papers relating to the history of ballooning
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On the spine is stamped 'Aeronautica'.
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The men depicted in the illustration are, from left to right, Walter Prideaux, John Hollins, William Milbourne James, Robert Hollond, Charles Green, and Thomas Monck Mason.
(No caption or date. Title and date supplied from British Museum No. 1858,0613.402. )
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(No caption or other printed information. Details supplied from Monck Mason’s Aeronautica.)
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Printed leaflet entitled Prospectus de la cinquante-unième ascencion de l’aéronaute Blanchard
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(Undated. Blanchard’s fifty-first ascent took place in 1800.)
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(The document bears a note on its provenance, dated at Annonay on 1 Jan. 1827.)
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(Marked ‘Siehe S.377’.)
Cutting from a newspaper, containing a short notice headed ‘Prince Lucien Bonaparte and his Works’
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(Undated. The catalogue referred to in the notice was issued in 1862.)
Letter from Charles Green to P. N. Scott.
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Transcript
My Dear Sir /
I duly received your kind letter and the paper Containing the parragraph for which I return you many thanks and shall prize it greatly it being so much to the purpose—I have made several enquiries of the Postman who says had it been sent from the Norwich Post office I shd have had it he is sertain I am sorry you have had so much trouble and beg you will not think I wish to impose on good nature by making your granting me one favor the foundation of asking others—I shall use every exertion to get it further noticed if possible and endeavor to get aprint† of Major Money to morrow as I hope to be able to go to town—I sent an article on my projected voyage across the Atlantic wich is recited[?] verbatum with the Editors remarks I have purchased a Copy for you and shall send it the first opportunity
With best regards to Mrs Scott likewise Mr Crowshay† & family
I am Dear Sir | Yours truly & much obliged
Chas Green
Highgate
Jany 27—1840
[Direction:] P. N. Scott Esqr | St Giles Street | Norwich | Pre Paid
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Postmarked as ‘Paid’, 28 January 1840. The spelling and punctuation are occasionally irregular.
† Sic.