Item 1 - Notebook containing transcripts of letters, Jan.1817-Feb. 1818 from Henry Venn Elliott to members of his family during his 'Grand Tour'

1 vol., paginated 1-182 (2 flyleaves, and 1 extra page at front).

Letters date from 21 Jul. 1817 to 17 Feb 1818; each is assigned a number, from 2nd to 19th. Written to his mother, brother Edward, father, and sisters Charlotte and Mary. They cover his journey from 'the Dutch barge from Bruges to Ghent' to Naples, via Germany and Switzerland.

Unclear when transcripts were made, but volume appears to date from 19th cent. Pencil notes on the back of the flyleaf and first (unnumbered) page by May Elliott, wife of Frank Dumbell Elliott (grandson of Henry Venn Elliott), record context, point to some letters of interests, and note that 'His letters from the Holy Land etc have been given to salvage in the big salvage drive for the country in Nov. 1941. These others are more interesting & maybe of some further interest still, in a world where so much has been destroyed. Nov. 16 1941'.

A thread around the spine shows where, at p. 171 a letter from Hon. C[harles] Shore, Naples, Jan. 2 1818, once was; this is no longer present. It is mentioned in a contemporary note on the back of the front flyleaf; there are also a couple more original index items on the first, unnumbered, page.