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Manuscripts and Correspondence

Box 1

Arnold-Essex

 

Arnold, Samuel James, 1774–1852. 4 letters (1814–1817) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62598–62600.

Scope and Content Note

HM 62600 in oversize.
 

-----. 1 letter (1816, July 28) to Mary Kelly, 1763?–1827. HM 62601.

 

Beaufort, Henry Somerset, Duke of, 1792–1853. 1 letter (1846, July 24) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62602.

 

Bedford, Charles C., fl 1883. 1 letter(1883, May 7) to Mary Ellen Greville. HM 62603.

 

Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1788–1861. 3 letters (1827–1853) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62604–62606.

 

Bird, Charles. 1 letter (1825) toFrances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62607.

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Bloomfield, Benjamin, Sir, 1768–1846. 1 letter(1821, May 22) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62608.

 

Brooke of Warwick Castle, Henry Richard Greville, Earl, 1779–1853. 3 letters (1817–1820) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62609–62611.

 

Brooke of Warwick Castle, Sarah Elizabeth (Savile) Monson Greville, Countess, 1786–1851. 1 letter (1817, Aug. 18) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62612.

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Buccleuch, Walter Francis Scott, Duke of, 1806–1884. 1 letter (1858, Sep. 12–17) toFrances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62613.

 

Burt, James, fl. 1821. 1 letter (1821, Jan. 5) to "Sir." HM 62614.

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Collier, John Payne, 1789–1883. 2 letters(1845) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62615–62616.

 

-----. 1 letter (1832) to "My dear Sir." HM 62617.

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Conyngham, Henry Conyngham, Baron, 1766–1832. 1 letter (1826, May 15) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62618.

 

Dacre, Barbarina, Lady, 1767–1854. 2 letters (1827–1833) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62619–62620.

 

Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1790–1858. 6 letters (1827–1849) toFrances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62621–62626.

 

Doyley, M--- A---, fl. 1849. 1 letter (1849, June 4) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62627.

 

Editor of the Lady's Magazine. 1 letter (1833, Jan. 21) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62628.

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Edridge, fl. 1817. 1 letter (1817, June 5) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62629.

 

Ellesmere, Francis Egerton, Earl of, 1800–1857. 1 letter (1832, Nov. 29) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62630.

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Elliston, R. W. (Robert William), 1774–1831. 1 letter (1820) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62631.

 

Essex, George Capel-Coningsby, Earl of, 1757–1839. 1 letter (1817, Sep. 25) to Arnold. HM 62632.

 

-----. 1 letter (1818, Oct 23) to "Dear Mrs. Arnold." HM 62633.

 

-----. 21 letters (1815–[<1839]) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62634–62654.

 

-----. 1 letter (1816, Oct. 22) to "My Dear Lady Warwick." HM 62655.

 

Essex, Sarah Bazett Stephenson Capel-Coningsby, Countess of, d. 1838. 5 letters (1816–1817) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62656–62660.

Box 2

FitzClarence-Kelly (Frances)

 

FitzClarence, Adolphus, Lord, 1802–1856. 2 letters(1853) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62661–62662.

 

Gould, C.L., fl. 1849. 2 letters (1849) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62663–62664.

Scope and Content Note

HM 62664 in oversize
 

Gray, Ellen, fl. 1829. 14 letters (1829) to Mrs. Gerbini. HM 62665–62678.

 

-----. 1 letter (1829, Apr. 16) to John Thatcher, fl. 1839. HM 62679.

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Greville, Mary Ellen. "Frances Maria Kelly 1790–1882": [biographical sketch], [>1882], A.MS. (2p.). HM 62680.

 

Greville, Mary Ellen. 1 letter(>1882) to John Hollingshead, 1827–1904. HM 62681.

 

-----. 1 letter (1883) to The Editor, Time?. HM 62682.

 

-----. "With reference to the Shakespearean material": [essay], [>1882], AMS. (4p.). HM 62683.

 

Guy, Lady, fl.c.1848. 1 letter (c.1848) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62684.

 

Hely-Hutchinson, Anne. 1 letter (1831, Nov. 1) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62685.

 

Henderson, Emily. 1 letter (1827, Feb. 11) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62686.

 

Hereford (England) Citizens. 1 letter (1817, Aug. 26) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62687.

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Holland, Charles, 1768–1894?. 1 letter(1817, June) to George Capel-Coningsby, Earl of Essex, 1757–1839. HM 62688.

 

Home, Elizabeth (Scott) Ramey-Home, Countess of, 1770–1837. 1 letter (1826, May 30) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62689.

 

Kelly, Eleanor S., fl. 1827. 1 letter (1827, Mar. 27) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62690.

 

Kelly, Frances Maria, 1790–1882. "Address": [speech], [1835], A.MS. (3p.). HM 62691.

 

-----. Autobiographical Sketch, [>1853], A.MS.(6p.). HM 62692.

 

-----. Autobiographical Sketch, 1880, Jan. 14, A.MS.(6p.). HM 62693.

 

-----. 1 letter (1816, Oct. 26) to Sarah Elizabeth (Savile) Monson Greville, Countess Brooke of Warwick Castle, 1786–1851. HM 62694.

 

-----. 1 letter (>1847) to Frederick William Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, 1805–1872. HM 62695.

 

-----. 1 letter (1848, Sep. 30) to James Coles, fl.1848. HM 62696.

 

-----. 1 letter (1833, Aug. 8) to "Dear Sir." HM 62697.

 

-----. 1 letter (1852, Aug. 21) to "Dear Walter." HM 62698.

 

-----. Diary Fragments, [1813], Feb. 20-Mar. 1, A.MS.(6p). HM 62699.

 

-----. 1 letter (1849, Oct. 11) to Charles Dickens, 1812–1870. HM 62700.

 

-----. "Dramatic Recollections": [notebook],[1832], A.MS.(124p). HM 62701.

 

-----. 3 letters (1816) to George Capel-Coningsby, Earl of Essex, 1757–1839. HM 62702–62704.

Scope and Content Note

HM 62702 in oversize
 

-----. 2 letters (1816) to Sarah Bazett Stephenson Capel-Coningsby, Countess of Essex, d. 1838. HM 62705–62706.

 

-----. 1 letter (>1814) to Mary Kelly, 1763?–1827. HM 62707.

 

-----. 1 letter (1875, Sep. 28) to Charles Kent, 1823–1902. HM 62708.

 

-----. 1 letter (1833, May 28) to George Lamb, 1784–1834. HM 62709.

 

-----. 1 letter (1849, Oct. 11) to Mark Lemon, 1809–1870. HM 62710.

 

-----. 2 letters (1850) to "Madam." HM 62711–62712.

 

-----. 1 letter (1833, Feb. 20) to Mrs. (Anne Jackson) Mathews, 1782?–1869. HM 62713.

 

-----. 2 letters (1835–1849) to Charles James Mathews, 1803–1878. HM 62714–62715.

 

-----. 1 letter (1818, Oct. 7) to "My Dear Massa." HM 62716.

 

-----. 1 letter (1848, Aug. 14) to "My Dear Sir." HM 62717.

 

-----. 1 letter (<1870) to the Porter of Miss Burdett Coutts. HM 62718.

 

-----. 1 letter (1848, July 21) to "Sir." HM 62719.

 

-----. 1 letter (1816, Nov. 23) to The Subcommittee of the Theater Royal, Drury Lane. HM 62720.

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-----. 1 letter (1848, May) to Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, 1795–1854. HM 62721.

 

-----. "Will of Frances Maria Kelly": [document], 1830, Nov. 2, D.S.(6p). HM 62722.

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Box 3

Kelly (Lydia)-Worthington and unidentified

 

Kelly, Lydia, b.1795. "Will of Miss Lydia Kelly": [document], 1833, July 16, D.S.(4p). HM 62723.

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Kelly, Michael, 1762–1826. 1 letter (1825, Mar. 1) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62724.

 

Kent, Charles, 1823–1902. 2 letters(1882) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62725–62726.

 

Knight, Edward, 1774–1826. 1 letter (1822, July 4) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62727.

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Lamb, Charles, 1775–1834. Cover of a letter(1833, Jan. 16) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62728.

 

Leinster, Augustus Frederick Fitzgerald, Duke of, 1804–1874. 3 letters (1853) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62729–62731.

 

Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794–1859. 1 letter(1842, May 20) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62732.

 

Londonderry, Charles William Vane, Marquis of, 1778–1854. 2 letters (1833) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62733–62734.

 

Marsh, Charles, 1774?–1835?. 1 letter (1816, Oct. 8) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62735.

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Marsh, Mary Hale, fl. 1816. 1 letter (1816, Oct. 14) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62736.

 

Mathews, Mrs. (Anne Jackson), 1782?–1869. 1 letter(1822, Nov. 29) to Mary Kelly, 1763?–1827. HM 62737.

 

-----. Notebook, [>1835]?, A.MS.(32p.). HM 62738.

 

Mathews, Charles, 1776–1835. 1 letter (1817, Aug. 5) to "My dear Sir." HM 62739.

 

Mexborough of Lifford, Elizabeth (Stephenson) Savile, Countess of, 1762–1821. 1 letter(<1821) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62740.

 

Monson, Theodosia (Blacker) Monson, Baroness of, 1803–1891. 1 letter (1833, Jan. 11) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62741.

 

Montagu, D--- B---. 1 letter (1822, Apr. 9) to John Hamilton Reynolds, 1794–1852. HM 62742.

 

Paulet, William, Lord, 1804–1893. 1 letter(1853, June 3) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62743.

 

Peake, R.B., 1792–1847. 4 letters (1827–1831) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62744–62747.

 

Phillips, Charles, 1787?–1859. 1 letter(1833, Apr. 6) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62748.

 

Reynolds, J[ohn] H[amilton], 1794–1852. 1 letter(1831, Apr. 19) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62749.

 

St. George, Harriet. 1 letter (<1882) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62750.

 

Singleton, Mary, Lady, fl.1826. 1 letter(1826, May 14) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62751.

 

Stanton, Charles, fl.1833. 1 letter (1833, Dec. 5) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62752.

 

Taylor, John, 1781–1864. 6 letters (1825–1828) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62753–62758.

Scope and Content Note

HM 62753 in oversize
 

Thatcher, John, fl.1829. 1 letter (1829, May 12) to Mrs. Gerbini. HM 62759.

 

-----. 3 letters (1829) to Ellen Gray. HM 62760–62762.

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HM 62762 in oversize
 

-----. 1 letter (1829, Sep. 18) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62763.

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-----. 1 letter (1829, Nov. 24) to "My dear Friend." HM 62764.

 

-----. 1 letter (1829, Oct. 21) to "My dear Madam." HM 62765.

 

-----. 1 letter (1829, Apr. 17) to "the tyke of Innocence, the younger Gerbini." HM 62766.

 

Western Philanthropic Institution. 1 letter(1827, June 16) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62767.

 

Worthington, fl.1847. "To Miss Kelly": [poem], 1847, Oct. 15, A.MS.(2p). HM 62768.

 

[ ]. 1 letter (1840, July 15) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62769.

 

[ ]. 1 letter (?, Mar. 16) to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62770.

 

[ ]. "List of Actors," [<1882], A.MS. (4p.). HM 62771.

 

[ ]. 1 letter (1800, Feb. 7) to "Madam." HM 62772.

 

[ ]. Miscellaneous Notes, [<1882], A.MS. (1p.). HM 62773.

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Oversize and Ephemera

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Oversize manuscripts and correspondence A-Z.
Box 4

Oversize and Ephemera

 

Announcement for the performance of Miss Kelly's Benefit. HM 62774(a).

 

Oxberry's Dramatic Biography. HM 62774(b).

 

Page from Harper's Monthly Magazine with autograph note by Mary Ellen Greville. HM 62774(c).

 

Playbills. HM 62774(d).

 

Printed poems to Frances Maria Kelly, 1790–1882. HM 62774(e).

 

Royal Dramatic School and Theatre. HM 62774(f).

 

Theatre floor plans. HM 62774(g).

 

Theatre reviews. HM 62774(h).

 

Theatre Tickets. HM 62774(i).

 

The Theatrical Observer. HM 62774(j).

 

Watercolor portrait of George Capel-Coningsby, Lord of Essex, 1757–1839. HM 62774(k).

 

Extra-Oversize Documents and Ephemera

 

Kelly, Frances Maria, 1790–1882. "Will of Frances Maria Kelly": [document], 1830, Nov. 2, D.S.(6p). HM 62723.

 

Kelly, Lydia, b.1795. "Will of Miss Lydia Kelly": [document], 1833, July 16, D.S.(4p). HM 62724.

 

Elevation and plan of Miss Kelly's Theatre at Dean Street by J.T. Wood. HM 62775(a).

 

Playbill formerly tipped into Frances Maria Kelly's "Dramatic Recollections" p.23–24. HM 62775(b).

 

Playbills. HM 62775(c).