Memorandum by G. M. Trevelyan concerning a quote about women of noble families marrying the the clergy in Lord Macaulay's History of England, [c 1925], removed from Churchill Babington's Mr Macaulay's Character of the Clergy in the Latter Part of the Seventeenth Century Considered donated by A. N. L. Munby (Trinity College Library shelfmark: Macaulay 140).
Also, a cutting from The Times headed "Macaulay. Thirty Years in Letters. A Gift to Trinity College," 24 Jan. 1928, about the collection of manuscript letters from Macaulay to Thomas Flower Ellis given to Trinity College Library, removed from George Otto Macaulay's The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay (Trinity College Library shelfmark: Macaulay 146).
Also, notes about Macaulay's reading and a list of Macaulay's books owned by George Trevelyan. The volume this was removed from in the Macaulay collection was not recorded.
Three photographs from the same time period, probably commercially produced, with captions in white lettering at the bottom. The Great Gate is captioned "Henry's[?] Gateway Trinity College Cambridge", and shows the gateway with two lamp posts outside, and one visible in Great Court. The fountain is captioned "Fountain Trinity College Cambridge," and carries the number 15321. J.V. A figure is facing the camera across the court under the Great Gate arch, and a wheelbarrow is parked by the sundial, while lamp posts are present. The photograph of the bridge shows punts in the foreground with seats in back with scrollwork, people in boats in the distance and people on a blanket on the St. John's bank of the river.
Embossed notepaper, 3 Grosvenor Square, W. - Accepts Milnes's Philobiblon invitation for 6 June.
Includes Timberland near Lincoln; Hunslet (Leeds); Penistone near Sheffield.
Venice, sent to Milnes at Pall Mall, London. - With enclosure: copy of an agreement in Italian, 13 Mar. 1950, signed at a meeting of Holme & Co. creditors; the original has been sent to Valentine's brother [in law?] Thomas Thompson of 157 Fenchurch Street to obtain the remaining signatures'. The estate is placed under administration and Valentine is 'liberated from all further responsibility towards the creditors'. Hopes this information will reach London in time to prevent any steps being taken to cancel his appointment [as British representative at Venice]. Apologises for 'all the trouble' he has given Milnes.
Signed 'Not Charity But Justice*, responding to article on Dobell's death.
29 Welbeck Street, W. Two letters, one dated 23 Oct. 1866 in which he asks for instructions regarding the Macaulay statue, its delivery, the pedestal, and shares his thoughts on the three positions considered eligible: the Library, the Library staircase, and the Antechapel; also asks for instructions as to the bust of Kemble. The second letter dated 4 Nov. 1866 relates news that the presentation of the Macaulay statue needs to stand over until Parliament meets; he hassent off the Kemble bust, and Mr Donne promised he would write Thompson a formal letter on the subject.
Miscellaneous items re. suppliers, servants etc. Some undated items.
St. Saviour's Road, St. Helier, Jersey. - 'Letters cost nothing nowadays', so he will write and let Milnes know how they have been since they left England. Mrs Fenton is much better; he bought her a New Forest pony and now she 'never rides less then 12 or 14 miles a day'; the children also 'grow fat' and do very well. St Helier's is 'the most beautiful place I ever saw'; housing is dear, but 'Every Article of Food is 30 per cent cheaper than in England except Bread'. Does not understand this, as he is sure more corn has been brought to the island since he came there than would be needed for everyone on it for a year; has 'no doubt a great deal of it, finds its way into England as Jersey Meal - which is exported for Seed to England'. Discusses the price of meat and wine, and the nature of the farming land. Attendance at church on Sunday 'set[s] us an example'.
Hopes Milnes' wife is better. His 'duty' may be done in four Sundays, and then he will return. Worth coming here if Milnes wants an 'excursion'; the Malanta [? - ship] from Southampton is 'like your own drawing Room, and a passage only of 10 or 11 hours'.
35, Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington, W. Read his commemoration sermon and sends something to go with his collection of papers relating to Cambridge. Is afraid they may not get Sir A. Dale in as [Sir James] Frazer is to be brought forward, whose claims are undeniable, but has hopes that Dale may come in at the next meeting or next after that.
Colvin, Sir Sidney (1845-1927) Knight, art historianColvin's letters are dated 28 September 1885 and 25 April 1903.
The title on f. 1r is ‘Book of Rydal Cartoons, drawn by H. E. Fox. (Trin. Coll.).’ and the binding is labelled 'Tibbiana' on the front. The significance of the latter is unclear. On the back of the front free endpaper are the inscriptions: ‘G. F. Cobb. Trin. Coll. Cambridge. Oct. 1863.’ and ‘Given to H. E. Fox by the Widow of his dear friend Ap. 1906.’
Most of the sketches are dated. The earliest date that appears is July 1862, and the latest December 1863, but it is possible that some of the drawings towards the end of the book were made early in 1864.
The earliest dated sketches (ff. 2r–4r) were made in July and August 1862 during an expedition in the Lake District, and those on ff. 5v–6v (and probably the one on f. 5r) were made in the same place in January the following year. Most of the rest (f. 7r onwards) were made either during a third visit to the Lake District between July and September 1863 or at Trinity College in November and December that year. These include, at the end (ff. 105r–112r), a humorous alphabet, dated in November. Many of the sketches relate to private jokes, the points of which are now obscure.
Fox, Henry Elliott (1841-1926), Church of England clergyman, missionary, and botanistThere are three figures labelled respectively ‘CWKPATHC’ (Socrates), ‘ΘEAITHTOC’ (Theaitetos), ‘ΘEWΔWTOC’ (Theodoros), of whom the first is sitting with a long clay pipe in his hand and winking at the second, who is crouching on stool. The third is in the background facing away.
The sketch is dated ‘July. 62.’, but a later hand has written ‘(? 63)’ above the figures in pencil.
Below the sketch is written, ‘And here we have the celebrated Greek DIGAMMA.’
The ghost is saying, ‘Follow! wretch to the New Adelphi’, presumably a reference to the New Adelphi Theatre, which opened in London in 1858.
Below this sketch, on the page itself, is written in pencil: ‘one of the Teutonic races | for w[hic]h consult Kingsley’.