Item 119-120 - Letters from Thomas Woolner to W. H. Thompson

2 folded sheets

Sent to the Master eight months after Whewell's death, and misidentified at some later point as Whewell's rather than W. H. Thompson's. Placed with the Whewell papers at some point before c 1939, when D. A. Winstanley listed it in his description of the papers, now shelfmark O.15.50.

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.

Recipient identified as W. H. Thompson rather than William Whewell in this catalogue record, Feb. 2025.